17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
5355 lots
Lot 30683 | 1847 (Feb 20) Envelope from Bushire to Shiraz
Persia » Postal History
1847 (Feb 20) Envelope from Bushire to Shiraz with original letter inside the cover, with contents about dealing of silk with Muscat.
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30684 | 1858 (Feb 15) Envelope from Bander Abbas to Bombay
Persia » Postal History
1858 (Feb 15) Envelope from Bander Abbas to Bombay with original letter inside the cover, written on the back side of cover “Haji Abd al Rahim’s manuscript…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30685 | 1860 (Feb 11) Envelope from Bander Abbas to Yazd
Persia » Postal History
1860 (Feb 11) Envelope from Bander Abbas to Yazd with original letter inside the cover, written on the back side of cover “Abd al Rahim’s manuscript from…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30686 | 1865 (May 21) Envelope from Singapore to Yazd with original letter inside the cover
Persia » Postal History
1865 (May 21) Envelope from Singapore to Yazd with original letter inside the cover, covers sent from Singapore to Persia at that time are scarce.
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30687 | 1901 Incoming Mail: Envelope franked Russian Levant
Persia » Postal History
1901 Incoming Mail: Envelope franked Russian Levant 1pi on 10k tied “ROPIT SMYRNA/1.OKT.901” addressed to Ispahan, arrival bs, very fine
Estimate: 70 – 100 CHF
Lot 30688 | 1944 Incoming Mail: Registered stampless envelope with Russian markings
Persia » Postal History
1944 Incoming Mail: Registered stampless envelope with Russian markings, unusual and scarce.
Estimate: 70 – 100 CHF
Lot 30689 | 1883 (Mar 28) Envelope to India franked on the reverse with 1/2a tied by “B-1” in barred square, underpaying the 1a Ship Letter rate
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
1883 (Mar 28) Envelope to India franked on the reverse with 1/2a tied by “B-1” in barred square, underpaying the 1a Ship Letter rate for conveyance to…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30690 | BANDER-ABBAS: Group of two envelopes with “B” in circle of bars duplex BANDAR-ABAS
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BANDER-ABBAS: Group of two envelopes, first 1884 (Feb 8) franked on the reverse with pair of 1/2a blue, second 1884 (Feb 12) franked on the reverse with…
Estimate: 400 – 500 CHF
Lot 30691 | BANDER-ABBAS: 1892 (Jul 18) Registered envelope sent from Bander Abbas to Bushire
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BANDER-ABBAS: 1892 (Jul 18) Registered envelope sent from Bander Abbas to Bushire franked on the reverse with a block of six & pair of 1882-90 1/2a blue-green…
Estimate: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 30692 | BANDER-ABBAS: 1876 (Jan 25) Registered envelope from Bander Abbas to Bombay
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BANDER-ABBAS: 1876 (Jan 25) Registered envelope from Bander Abbas to Bombay, franked on the reverse with strip of three and two singles of 1/2a blue +…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30693 | BANDER-ABBAS: Group of three envelopes
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BANDER-ABBAS: Group of three envelopes, first 1882 (Feb 21) franked on the reverse with pair of 1/2a blue, second 1882 (Jul 2) franked on the reverse with…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30694 | BANDER-ABBAS: Group of three envelopes
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BANDER-ABBAS: Group of three envelopes, first 1880 (Apr 21) franked on the reverse with pair of 1a brown, second 1880 (Jun 30) franked on the reverse with…
Estimate: 80 – 100 CHF
Lot 30695 | BANDER-ABBAS: Group of three envelopes
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BANDER-ABBAS: Group of three envelopes, first 1883 (Sep 2) franked on the reverse with pair of 1/2a blue, second 1883 (Jan 24) franked on the reverse with…
Estimate: 80 – 100 CHF
Lot 30696 | BUSHIRE: 1878 (Aug 31) Registered envelope from Bushire
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BUSHIRE: 1878 (Aug 31) Registered envelope from Bushire to Bombay franked on the reverse with pair of 2a Orange + 1a brown tied by BASHIR “K-5” duplexes…
Estimate: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 30697 | BUSHIRE: Group of four envelopes
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BUSHIRE: Group of four envelopes, first 1882 (Feb 25) franked on the reverse with 2a orange, second 1882 (Jul 6) franked on the reverse with 1/2a blue,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30698 | BUSHIRE: Group of three envelopes
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BUSHIRE: Group of three envelopes, first 1883 (Apr 28) franked on the reverse with pair of 1/2a blue, second 1882 (Apr 21) franked on the reverse with…
Estimate: 80 – 100 CHF
Lot 30699 | BUSHIRE: 1879 Group of two envelopes
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BUSHIRE: Group of two envelopes, first 1879 (Aug 16) from Bushire to Bombay franked on the reverse with 1868-73 1/2a blue tied by BASHIR “K-5” duplexes…
Estimate: 70 – 100 CHF
Lot 30700 | BUSHIRE: 1880 (Jun 19) envelope from Bushire to Bombay
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BUSHIRE: 1880 (Jun 19) envelope from Bushire to Bombay franked on the reverse with strip of three of 1a brown tied by BASHIR “K-5” duplexes (SG type Z8),…
Estimate: 60 – 80 CHF
Lot 30701 | BUSHIRE: 1878 (May 25) envelope from Bushire to Bombay
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
BUSHIRE: 1878 (May 25) envelope from Bushire to Bombay franked on the reverse with 4a green tied by BASHIR “K-5” duplexes (SG type Z8), with Bombay arrival.
Estimate: 60 – 80 CHF
Lot 30702 | Jask, Bandar Abas, Bushire: Group of three covers incl.
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
Jask, Bandar Abas, Bushire: Group of three covers incl. envelope from Jask to Shikarpur with QV 1/a pair tied by “B” barred square (cover faults), commercial…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30703 | Linga: Group of three envelopes
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
Linga: Group of three envelopes, first 1881 (Dec 5) franked on the reverse with pair of 1/2a blue, second 1882 (Feb 5) franked on the reverse with 1a brown,…
Estimate: 700 – 800 CHF
Lot 30704 | Linga: 1878 (Apr 16) envelope from Linga to Bombay, franked on the reverse with 1/2a blue tied by “2 / K-5” LINGA duplex
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
Linga: 1878 (Apr 16) envelope from Linga to Bombay, franked on the reverse with 1/2a blue tied by “2 / K-5” LINGA duplex (SG type Z8), with Bombay arrival.
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30705 | Linga: 1893 (Jan 16) Registered envelope from Linga to Bushire
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
Linga: 1893 (Jan 16) Registered envelope from Linga to Bushire, franked on the reverse with 1a brown + pair of 2a6p green tied by LINGA squared circle…
Estimate: 400 – 500 CHF
Lot 30706 | 1910 Registered cover from Linga 19 June 1910 to Leeds, UK, bearing Indian stamps
Persia » Indian Postal Agencies in Persia
Linga: 1910 Registered cover from Linga 19 June 1910 to Leeds, UK, bearing Indian stamps ½a, 1a, 6a (SG 121,123, 132), all tied by Indian datestamp Linga,…
Estimate: 500 – 800 CHF
Lot 30707 | Large Format Lion Label: Gold Lion Label on cream paper,
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1865 Essays
Large Format Lion Label: Gold Lion Label on cream paper, type E, perf. 11 1/2, mint nh block of four, fresh, very fine and scarce, cert. IPSC (2023)
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 30708 | Small Format Lion Label: Gold Lion Label on cream paper,
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1865 Essays
Small Format Lion Label: Gold Lion Label on cream paper, mint nh complete sheet of twenty, fresh, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30709 | 4sh. bluish, unused, showing a clear offset on reverse,
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1868-70 The Baqeri Issue (SG 1-4) (Persiphila 1-4)
4sh. bluish, unused, showing a clear offset on reverse, fine (Persiphila 3, $225)
Estimate: 50 – 80 CHF
Lot 30710 | 2 shahis dark cobalt blue, type A, very fine used with scarce complete roulette
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1875 Wide Spacing (SG 5-13) (Persiphila 5-9)
2 shahis dark cobalt blue, type A, very fine used with scarce complete roulette on both sides, very fine.
Estimate: 80 – 120 CHF
Lot 30711 | 1sh. black, 2sh. grey-blue and 8sh. green, all used,
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1875 Wide Spacing (SG 5-13) (Persiphila 5-9)
1sh. black, 2sh. grey-blue and 8sh. green, all used, a fine trio.
Estimate: 50 – 80 CHF
Lot 30712 | 1875 1 Shahi black, 2 Shahis blue, 4 Shahis orange
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1875 Wide Spacing (SG 5-13) (Persiphila 5-9)
1875 1 Shahi black, 2 Shahis blue, 4 Shahis orange red, 8 Shahis green, roulettes on both sides, mint and unused, complete set of four, very fine and scarce…
Estimate: 400 – 800 CHF
Lot 30713 | 2sh. black, mint vertical tete-beche pair, fresh, very
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1876 Narrow Spacing (SG 34-35) (Persiphila 11-12)
2sh. black, mint vertical tete-beche pair, fresh, very fine and a rare showpiece, cert. BPA (1977) (Persiphila 12, $8’000)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 30714 | 1sh. grey, used block of four, showing good to large
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1876 Narrow Spacing (SG 15-19) (Persiphila 13-17)
1sh. grey, used block of four, showing good to large margins with superb central TABRIZ/7.12, light thinning, very fine and scarce (Persiphila 13, $350)
Estimate: 80 – 120 CHF
Lot 30715 | 4kr. crome-yellow, used horizontal pair, good to large
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1876 Narrow Spacing (SG 15-19) (Persiphila 13-17)
4kr. crome-yellow, used horizontal pair, good to large margins, showing central SCHIRAS/2.7 cds, scarce (Persiphila 17, $1’000)
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30716 | 4 krans type C, in the interesting uncat. yellow-ochre shade
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1876 Narrow Spacing (SG 15-19) (Persiphila 13-17)
4 krans type C, in the interesting uncat. yellow-ochre shade, slightly touched top left otherwise with good margins, tied by cds to piece; signed Calves…
Estimate: 80 – 120 CHF
Lot 30717 | 1 Toman red bronze on blued paper, used with good to
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1878-79 Re-engraved (SG 37-39) (Persiphila 26-28)
1 Toman red bronze on blued paper, used with good to large margins, very fine and an extremely rare showpiece (Persiphila $8’000)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 CHF
Lot 30718 | 1878-79 5kr purple, re-engraved issue clear cliché
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1878-79 Five Kran Stamps (SG 40-43) (Persiphila 30-37)
1878-79 5kr purple, re-engraved issue clear cliché type C, very fine used, very lightly cancelled, with light paper wrinkling, otherwise very fine, signed…
Estimate: 80 – 160 CHF
Lot 30719 | 1878-79 5kr gold, re-engraved issue type A, very fine
Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1878-79 Five Kran Stamps (SG 40-43) (Persiphila 30-37)
1878-79 5kr gold, re-engraved issue type A, very fine used.
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 30720 | 1886 registered letters from Teheran to Paris and Vienna, one sent via Tabriz
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1885 registered letters from Teheran to Paris and Vienna, one sent via Tabriz, Julfa EPOs, Tiflis to Vienna, with registration mark of “RECOM” type with…
Estimate: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 30721 | 1879 5s green and black, single copy on letter to Teheran, struck by purple Shiraz
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1879 5s green and black on letter to Teheran, struck by purple circular Schiras cds 14.5, with Teheran 21.5 arrival alongside, reverse further Tehran and…
Estimate: 150 – 250 CHF
Lot 30722 | Envelope franked with 10s violet and black 1879 second portrait issue
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1879 envelope franked with 10s violet and black 1879 second portrait issue, paying domestic double rate, ideally tied by circular Yezd datestamp; an attractive…
Estimate: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 30723 | 1879 large piece of a receipt or waybill bearing three singles and one pair second portrait issue 5kr
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1879 large piece of a receipt or waybill bearing three singles and one pair second portrait issue 5kr blue and black, all tied by Teheran 20.6 circular…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30724 | 1881-82 internal document sent from Zendjan to Teheran, bearing pair 25c 1881 Mitra
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1881-82 waybill sent from Zendjan to Teheran, bearing pair 25c 1881 Mitra issue, neatly tied by rare Zendjan circular datestamp 1.1, with Teheran 4.1 and…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 30725 | 1886-87 5ch green 1881 Mitra issue single franking on letter from Djahroum to Teheran
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1886-87 5ch green 1881 Mitra issue single franking on letter from Djahroum to Teheran, stamp tied by bold strike of the scarce Djahroum native cancellation…
Estimate: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 30726 | A group of seven letters, including 1881 5ch green single on reverse of envelope tied by rare Kermanchah
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
A group of seven letters, including 1881 5ch green single on reverse of envelope tied by rare Kermanchah circular cds, on the front is Hamadan receiver,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30727 | 1882-84 50c buff, orange, black single franking on the back of envelope
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1882-84 50c buff, orange, black single franking on the back of envelope tied by circular Teheran cds; some light damage and browning to corners of cover,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 30728 | 1885-86 one page with two letters, official letter from postal authorities
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1885-86 one page with two letters, official letter from postal authorities in Rescht May 1886 via Enzeli, Baku, Tifliz, to Germany, bearing 1885 “Officiel”…
Estimate: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 30729 | 1889 registered letter Tabriz to Switzerland Sep 10 1889, bearing 1882 issue 10s orange
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1889 registered letter Tabriz to Switzerland Sep 10 1889, bearing 1882 issue 10s orange and black and (on back) block of six 2ch pale blue of the newly…
Estimate: 150 – 250 CHF
Lot 30730 | 1885 very fine single use of Nassar-eddin Shah Qajar issue 50c gray and black,
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1885 Nassar-eddin Shah Qajar issue 50c gray and black, tied to cover by the unusual circular Ardebil cds with Gabriz receiver alongside; very fine and…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30731 | 1882-1884 50c grey and black, vertical imperf used
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1882-1884 50c grey and black, vertical imperf. used pair, fine and scarce
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30732 | 1882 three letters franked with 5s green 1882 issue,
Persia » 1876-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues
1882 three letters franked with 5s green 1882 issue, two single frankings and one double, paying the domestic double rate, all tied by circular datestamps…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF