386th Auction

10 kr. and 1 kr., with small letters 10 ch., 5 ch., and 2 ch. and Mozaffar Shah 2 kr. green, tied by Tabriz cds to waybill. Very scarce and attractive.

50 KRAN, reconstruction of the pane of 12, comprising the largest recorded multiple of this stamp, an unmounted mint block of 6, 4 unused singles and 2 used copies. The block with faint crease in the upper pair, otherwise very fine/fine, all unused items signed Sadri, 4 with certificates. A unique ensemble.
                                        
 

Small letters: 2 ch., reconstruction of the pane of 12 with 3 single stamps, strip of three and block of six (one stamp with double overprint), unused. Except one single all signed Sadri, with certificate for the block (2003)

10 ch., 2 copies, tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN 2/11.." to reverse of double rate registered envelope to Esfahan. Fine and scarce.

10 ch. and demonetized 1899, lion 2 ch. brown, tied by Tabriz c.d.s. to reverse of envelope to Baku, with arrival mark. Hinge remainders on front, otherwise very fine.

50 kr. with money order issue 20 t. and 1902/04, Mozaffer 10 kr. red, tied by violet Meshedisar c.d.s. to piece of money order. Very fine and rare. Signed Sadri with certificate (2016)

50 kr., reconstruction of the pane of 12 (only pos. 2 is type I) with single stamps (one with narrow 0) and a block of four, unused with original gum. All signed Sadri, with certificates for 6 singles and the block. A very rare group, just 1000 copies printed.

5 KRAN on 5 kr., two pairs and three single stamps (except one all with good to large margins), tied by c.d.s. "TEHERAN 12/11" to waybill to Nayshabour. The largest recorded franking of this scarce stamp and a great postal history rarity.

 

50 t. magenta with not regularly issued Coat of Arms handstamp, control number "0018", used with central Teheran c.d.s.. A very rare stamp, just four copies recorded. Signed Sadri

Money order issue 10 t., reconstruction of a block of four, pos. 9-12, all used with Hamadan c.d.s., one tiny thin, otherwise very fine. All signed Sadri, pos. 9 with certificate (2003)

10 t. and 50 t., unused with original gum, 10 t. Marginal copy, 50 t. small thin, otherwise fine. 10 t. certificate Sadri (2009)

20 t., reconstruction of the upper half pane of six, all unused with original gum. All signed Sadri, with opinions

 

50 t. and 100 t., both with clear c.d.s. on cutouts of postal money order forms. 50 t. signed Sadri with certificate.

 

100 t., unused with original gum. Very fine and fresh. Signed Sadri. A very rare stamp; just 4 unused copies recorded.

100 t. with signature "Lavers" instead of handstamp, used with Teheran c.d.s. on small piece of money order form. Fine and rare. Signed Sadri 

"P.L. TEHERAN" 2 ch., type I, tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN 7/.." to local cover (slight vertical crease not affecting the stamp). Very fine. A scarce franking. (Persiphila 276)

1903, PROVISOIRE, 1ch., three single copies with five single copies, pair, strip of three and strip of four of 2 ch. and three copies 12 ch., tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN 15/4" to front and reverse of opened out postal stationery envelope 5 CHAHIS  on 1 kr., as registered letter against acknowledgement of receipt, to Paris, with arrival mark. Usual small imperfections due to transport. Overall a very fine and exceedingly rare entire. The largest recorded franking of this issue.

2 ch. and 10 ch., reconstructions of the panes of 12, unused, 2 ch. with 4 used copies and an unused block of four. Fine and scarce. Signed Sadri with certificate for the block.

 

2 ch., 5 ch., 10 ch. and 1 kr. with additional franking, tied by c.d.s. "TEHERAN DEPART" to registered postcard via Baku to Karlsruhe, Germany, with transit- and arrival marks. A fine and outstanding franking of great rarity.

10 ch. with handstamp sideways, block of 4, pos. 1-4, unused with original gum. Fold between stamps, still very fine and scarce. Signed Sadri

1903, lion 3 ch. with overprint “Controle”, tied by violet negative seal to postcard to England, with additional franking 5 ch., tied by Teheran c.d.s., fine and scarce

1903/04, lion 12 ch. blue, tied by oval “DJOULFa-ISFAHAN 27-11-04”, to Telegramm envelope “On His Majesty's Service/ TELEGRAPHS” of the Indo-European-Telegraphs. Tiny gum stains and missing corner perf, still fine and very scarce.

1898/1911, registration label used as 1 ch., 10 copies (2 applied damaged), tied by c.d.s. "HAMARAN 15/2" to reverse of cover 1902 to Boroujerd.

1910, Saatdjian Coronation issue postage stamps 16 colour trial proofs in unissued values and colours up to 30 k., all unused, fine and scarce group (Persiphila C21-C36)

1910, Saatdjian Coronation issue officials 16 Color trial proofs in unissued values and colors up to 30 k., all unused, fine and scarce group (Persiphila C37-C52)

1915, “GAZA 3.1.15” c.d.s. on cover bearing 1 pia. 10 pa. rate with Damas transit mark to Germany, ms. "seen and objected by censor" with signature and large oval all Arabic "GAZA ASKERI HASTAHANESI SER TABIBI" ('Military Hospital Gaza chief doctor'; if the sender was an officer in the hospital, the chief medical officer had to censor) and signature mark, transit mark Damas and red censor label Istanbul. A Palestine and Turkey WWI rarity

"HAYFA POSTA SUBESI 1287" violet all arabic postmark (Coles-W.No.52; 20 Pt.) on postcard Haifa bearing Turkey 20 pa. dull violet with transit mark "ALEXANDRIE 1/8/97" to Germany with arrival mark "WEISSER HIRSCH 25/8/97", fine and very scarce

"JAFFA-JEROUSALEM" railway ds. on postcard bearing 5 Para ochre, flaw on top right, to Constantinople, very scarce 5 Para imprimes maritime rate, two tiny corner crease, otherwise fine and very attractive

Provenance: C. Arsman Coll. (D.Feldman 2010)

 "KUDS 2" all Arabic c.d.s. (Bale 886, JERUSALEM 2) on postcard with censor mark to Adana Turkey, fine and very scarce

NABLUS (Coles-Walker no. 71), very clear all arabic oval one frame cancellation on reverse of envelope bearing 1 piaster greyish blue, addressed to Jerusalem, tiny spots, otherwise fine, mounted on exhibition page, scarce

“NAZARETH FEV/22/900” c.d.s. and all arabic "TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I NASRE" (Coles-Walker no.75 & 78, 25 Pts.) on 20 para postal stationery card to France with arrival mark Avignon 5.Mars.01 on reverse, fine and scarce Holy Land & Palestine forerunner!

1916, Death certificate officially registered from Naplous sent with stamples wrapper to a military address "Firka 19 Alay 35" (Regiment 35, unit 19) tied by cds. "NAPLOUS" and fieldpost cancellation "SAHRA POSTASI 35" alongside, all Arabic "NAPLUS VATAN HASTAHANESI SER TABIBI" (Nablous Homeland Hospital chief doctor) under wrapper and signature, a Palestine WWI rarity

1871, 100 m. deep blue/black on native laid paper, left sheet margin, pos. 9-17-25, vertical strip of three, full to wide margins, mint no gum as issued, fresh deep colour, tiny horizontal crease, otherwise fine. Cert. Eichhorn BPP

1883, UPU-Koban 5 s. blue, 2 pairs, tied by c.d.s. "YOKOHAMA 20 MA 1890", to 2nd rate envelope via San Francisco to Switzerland, with transit- and arrival marks.

1943, stationery picture card propaganda 2 s., complete set with three: "British surrender at Singapore", "Japanese storming of the British position Wang chai / Hong Kong" and “Japanese attack of Pearl Harbour”, unused, together with selling envelope and leaflet with explanation, very fine

1892, "AB POSTA SUBESI" (“IBB” Isfila & Coles Walker unrecorded type) blue all arabic cancellation on 20 Para dull violet block of four, paper remain on reverse, short perfs and minor faults, a great rarity of Jemen & Turkey postal history, showpiece!