386th Auction

1931, Graf Zeppelin 50 pia. on 27 m. and 100 m. on 27 m. with special cancellation “SUEZ GRAF ZEPPELIN 9.AP.31” on two pieces, fine, very scarce, signed Trachenberg with certificate (1973)

Provenienz: Ludwig Kofler (127. Corinphila-Auktion, 2001)

1931, Graf Zeppelin 100 m. on 27 m. red-brown with double overprint, vertical pair with sheet margin at left, unused, lower stamp umounted mint, very fine, rare

1868, "RAMLE POSTE VICE REALI EGIZIANE" black on cream, interpostal seal clear blue cancelled POSTE VICE REALI EGIZIANE RAMLE 16/GIU/68, very scarce Egypt forerunner, fine

Miscellaneous: 1931, telegram from the president of France, Gaston Dumergue, to the Emperor Haile Selassie, postmarked "ADIS ABEBA 9.1.31" in violet. Very fine and scarce

1909, surcharges on fiscal stamps, group of twelve, comprising 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a, 10a, 11a, and 12a values, three unused, large part original gum, the balance used, all of these but the 12a. tied to small piece by “Costa Occidental De Africa / Correos / Elobey”m all with large margins all around, the 11a. with horizontal crease, the 12a. backstamped Galvez, a rare group.

1951, Rice and cotton 1 sen-25 sen including 10 sen purple (large format 18x22,5) imperforated in blocs of 4, very fine, cat.v.6000+, Prangko 72A-80A and 77Aw, Rp.

1951, Rice and cotton 1-25 sen imperforated in part sheets of 35, without gum, few some brown spots, others very fine, cat.v. 52.500, Prangko 72A-80A 

1951, National Sports Week 1951,  5, 10, 20, 30 and 35 Sen imperforated in sheetparts of 20, all corner margins (5, 10 and 20 without margin printing), all Fiat drukken (printing fiat) 4/10 51, imperforated in Zonnebloem not mentioned, Prangko 96A/100A Rp.440.000.000

1954, Child welfare 10, 15, 35, 50 sen and 1 Rp imperforated in parts sheets of 35, without gum, few brown spots, mostly very fine  Prangko 127A-130A and 132A

Child Welfare 1954, 10, 15, 35 and 50 Sen and 1Rp in sheetparts of 20 with 2 horizontal gutters, and all written fit drukken (printing fiat), as usual folded in gutter, few stains, otherwise fine

1 sen-1 Rp imperforated in horizontal pairs, without gum, very fine, ca.21.000, Prangko 41A-58A

1890, "TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I ALI EL GHARBI 300" (1886), (Bayindir no.1 RRR, isfila unrecorded) red arrival mark on reverse of cover bearing Baghdad local bisect stamp 1 pia. on 2 pia. on front, tied by "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD" all arabic cancellation. Cover with some edge tears, still fine strikes of these unusual cancels and an important rarity of Turkey and Iraq postal history

1878, 1 shahi deep carmine rose on white paper, re-engraved issue, showing "fugative ink" variety, full to wide margins, part cancelled Tabriz, very fine and scarce  (Scott 33)

1889, 1 kr. orange with 5 ch. lilac, tied by Bousher c.d.s. to reverse of  registered cover with  front side register label to Teheran

1902, 5 Chahis on 10 ch. blue, tied by Teheran 2 c.d.s. to reverse envelope to Ispahan with arrival mark, very fine

1902/03, Teheran Typeset Issue: 1 - 5 ch. and 10 ch. with violet handstamp "SPECIMEN", and 1 - 3 ch. and 12 ch. with handstamp "ULTRAMAR" stuck to piece.                                    

1 ch., 5 ch. and 12 ch., tied to registered postcard from Sultanabad to Frankfurt/Main, with transit marks of Teheran and Baku and arrival mark. Small transportation marks.

1 ch. and 2 copies 12 ch., tied by Sultanabad c.d.s. resp. "REGISTERED" handstamp, to registered commercial cover to Switzerland with transit marks of Teheran and Baku and arrival mark. Very fine.

1 ch. (2), 2 ch. and 3 ch., tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN" to reverse of " PROVISOIRE 1319" postal stationery envelope 5 ch., via Baku to Rotterdam, Netherlands, with transit- and arrival marks.
                 

 

1-3 ch., 10 ch. and 1 kr., tied to double rate registered cover from Teheran to Berlin, showing on reverse transit mark of Baku and arrival mark.

 

2 ch., 5 ch. and 10 ch., tied by Tabriz c.d.s. to registered postcard with register label, to Gand, Belgium, with arrival mark. Fine and scarce.

2 ch. and 3 ch. with sheet margin, tied by c.d.s. "YEZD 7/12" to cover to Esfahan.

 

1 ch. in horizontal pair, one stamp just touched at upper right, otherwise clear to mostly large margins, tied by Rasht cds. to reverse of local cover to the director of customs at the port of Anzali. A very rare franking.
 

1 ch. and 5 ch. In combination with Mozaffar 1 kr. red and 10 ch. light blue, to reverse of double rate registered commercial cover from Tabriz to Paris, with arrival mark.              

1 ch. and 3ch., both pin-perforated, each in horizontal pair, together with horizontal pair imperforated 1 ch., tied by Djulfa c.d.s. to reverse of envelope of the British and foreign Bible Society, to Shiraz with arrival mark on front. Scarce franking.

1 ch. with Farsi figure "2", in horizontal pair with normal stamp, tied by Tabriz c.d.s. to opened out postal stationery envelope 10 ch., addressed to Manchester. Folds, not affecting the stamps. Very rare. Supposed to be the only recorded entire with this variety.        

2 ch., 2 horizontal pairs and single stamp, the later slightly touched., tied by c.d.s. "SULTANABAD.." to reverse of double rate cover to Esfahan. A fine and scarce multiple franking.

 

 

2 ch. and 10 ch., tied by c.d.s. "MECHED.." to reverse of cover to Paris, with Russian transit mark.

1902, Rosette Handstamp, large letters, 3 ch., 2 copies with large margins, tied by experimental suburb "SCHIMERAN" c.d.s. of May 28th resp. 29th, to reverse of double rate local cover to the royal pharmacist at Teheran city. A unique franking. Signed Sadri.     

3 ch. in block of 4, 2 ch, in vertical strip of four and single stamp, in combination with 'PROVISOIRE1319'  1 kr. and 1 ch in pair, tied by oval  "TEHERAN MAIDAN 31/5" to registered envelope to England, with transit mark of Baku and arrival mark. An attractive and rare franking.

 

5 ch. in block of four, good to large margins, used with Bandar Jezd c.d.s. on reverse of registered envelope to Teheran. A fine and scarce franking.

5 ch., 2 single frankings, one on postcard from Teheran to Mexico City, the other one tied by Teheran c.d.s. to reverse of cover from Khar to Teheran with manuscript instruction "Should be paid by the Teheran account"

5 ch. and 12 ch. each in complete sheet with two complete panes of twelve each, the first with sheet requisition number '33840' at top, the later one with misaligned panes and partly shifted handstamps. Unused with original gum, most stamps mnh. 12 ch. sheet folded horizontally, this one signed Sadri with certificate (2002).                                

10 ch., 2 single copies with large margins, tied by c.d.s. "ISPAHAN 26/5" to reverse of commercial registered cover, with frontside register label, to Shiraz.

1 kr. (cut into at base) and 1903/04, lion 5 ch., tied to reverse of registered cover from Tauris to the German embassy at Teheran. Latest recorded use of the 1 kran.

 

2 kr. and 1 kr., tied by Tabriz cds. to reverse of registered envelope to Zürich, Switzerland. Address side with some adhasions and small part folded back at top. A scarce franking.