David Feldman - Persia Monday, December 3, 2018, at 15:00 CET

47 Geneva, December 3, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Persiphila Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 20134 DCE 16Ha 1876 One Kran red bronze on YELLOW PAPER, type B, unused with close to large margins, very fine & extremely rare, apparently one of only three known from this famous experimental issue, showpiece cert. Sadri (Persiphila $35’000) 5’000 - 7’000 20135 H 16var 1876 One Kran, imperforate, on blue surface paper, Type C, used with part Rescht ds, thinned and paper adherence, fine and a very rare blued paper error, cert. Persiphila 500 - 800 20140 20137 20136 20136 DCE 17 1876 Four Krans, imperforate, used a complete sheet in a block of four, setting 7 positions DB/CA, very large even margins, superb central TEHERAN cds, some creases and thins, fine and a rare sheet (Persiphila $5’500+), cert. Persiphila 800 - 1’200 20137 DCE 17 1876 Four Krans, imperforate, used a complete sheet in a block of four, setting 6 positions DB/AC, clear to good margins, two superb central SCHIRAS/2.7 cds, some creases and thins, fine and a rare sheet (Persiphila $5’500+), cert. Persiphila 800 - 1’200 20138 H / 48 17 1876 Four Krans, imperforate, specialised range of used, showing type, shades with yellow, yellow- orange, brown orange, light olive-yellow, olive-yellow, ochre, buff etc., and paper varieties, thin, medium and the scarce laid paper, some thins and other minor faults, mixed to very fine, attractive and valuable assembly (32) (Persiphila $17’000+), cert. Persiphila 1’500 - 2’000 20139 H / 48 17 1876 Four Krans yellow, on white paper, selection of sixteen used singles, showing four reconstructions from setting DB/AC, CA/BD, DC/BA and CB/DA, showing array of shades, some usual faults, generally fresh and a very fine group, all neatly mounted and written up on exhibition page (16) (Persiphila $5’600+) 900 - 1’200 20140 H 17 1876 Four Krans olive yellow, an irregular block of three, types A/BD from setting 2, used with clear SCHIRAS/19.3 cds, good margins, very fine & scarce, cert. Persiphila (Persiphila $3’500) 800 - 1’200