1876 4k yellow, Types A, B, C, D, canceled Hamadan, Tabriz, Yezd and Kerman, one sound, another small thin, two defective, fine appearance, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 17) cat. $1200 (Cat No. 20) (Image)

Cat. $1200, Est.US$250

1876 4k yellow, vertically laid paper, Types B, C, D, each with a fairly light pmk, small thins, fine appearance, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 17Dc) cat. $1500 (Cat No. 20b) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.US$300

1878 1kr carmine rose, Type D, unused without gum, margins all around, good color, vertical crease at left, fine appearance, scarce unused, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 26) cat. $950 (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Cat. $950, Est.US$200

1878 1kr carmine rose, irregular block of three, Types B/C-A, Teheran cancels, intense color, fine positional multiple, signed Holcombe, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 26) cat. $525 (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Cat. $525, Est.US$200

1878 1kr carmine rose, Types A-B/C-D, Meched and Teheran cancels, margins all around, thinned, fine appearing group of the four types, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 26) cat. $700 (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Cat. $700, Est.US$250

1878 4kr ultramarine, horizontal pair, Types A-C, Tabriz cancel, margins all around, fine, signed Holcombe, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 29) cat. $350 (Cat No. 35) (Image)

Cat. $350, Est.US$150

1878 5kr purple, Type A, light pmk, also 5kr gold, type B, Rescht pmk at upper left, each with margins around, the latter thinned, otherwise fresh, v.f., each with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 30,31) cat. $1100 (Cat No. 36,37) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.US$300

1878 5kr gold, type C, Hamadan cancel, margins around, nice color and impression, fine example of this difficult stamp, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 31) cat. $750 (Cat No. 37) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.US$250

1897 Provisional Issue, 1kr on 5kr violet & silver, partial pane of 45, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2016 Sadri certificate (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $1800 (Cat No. 102) (Image)

Cat. $1800, Est.US$750

1899 Arabesque Control Handstamped Issue, 1c-50k complete set of 16, horizontal strips of five, some with control handstamps inverted, each stamp handstamped "Ultramar" (overseas) by the Portuguese Ministry for Colonies which reportedly received 25 sets as specimens for further distribution to the various Portuguese Colonies. Stamps are n.h. and post office fresh, some with natural gum shading, occasional perf. Separations and few minor faults (one 2k pink faulty corner), or hinge reinforcements, mostly fine-v.f., extremely rare set of genuine strips of five, with 2018 Sadri certificates (Cat No. 120-135S) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1901-02 5 Kran on 50kr red brown, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., faint crease at lower left, otherwise v.f., with 2011 Sadri certificate, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 171) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.US$1,000

1902 two pieces with different franking, one single and vertical strip of 3x50t magenta, canceled Bouchir (Persiphila 273, $6,000), the other with 5kr yellow and three additional stamps, fine and scarce lot, signed Sadri (Image)

Est.US$400

1902 12 Chahis blue, horizontal pair with red rosette overprint, used on back of a registered cover from Teheran, via Baku (2 May 1912 transit) to Holland, with Rotterdam arrival pmk, fine and rare usage, with 2009 Guy de Vachat certificate (Cat No. 252) (Image)

Est.US$500

1902 100 tomans bronze red (position 11), with (Fernand) "Lavers" signature, control No.532 handstamped on reverse, canceled to order "Tonokaboun", with full original gum, h.r., v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2002 certificate ("in my opinion a remainder; although it is a genuine stamp. Most known copies are canceled by favor with this postmark") (Persiphila 274A, $250) (Cat No. 290var) (Image)

Est.US$150

1906 1c on 10c brown, surcharged in violet and in blue, also 2c on 2k ultramarine, l.h.. or h.r., signed Mirza-Hadi and Sadri, cat. $550 (Cat No. 419-20) (Image)

Cat. $550, Est.US$250

1906 Typeset "Provisoire" overprints handstamped in black, 1c-13c complete sheets of 12, n.h., some uneven or dried gum, 2c and 3c folded between stamps, minor wrinkles and creases, occasional marginal tears, two with official's initials in margin, still a v.f. set of sheets, signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $4140 (Cat No. 422-27) (Image)

Cat. $4140, Est.US$1,000

1910 Ahmad Shah Qajar, Postage and Official Stamps for the Coronation (unissued), the complete set of 32 (16 each with gold and silver borders), h.r., some disturbed gum, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1910 Saatdjian Coronation Issue, complete set of 16, gold borders, h.r., fresh and fine-v.f., beautiful set (Persiphila C21-36) (Image)

Est.US$750

1910 overprints, complete set used (canceled to order), large margins, fine-v.f., cat. $2805 (Cat No. 464-80) (Image)

Cat. $2805, Est.US$750

1912 Sultan Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, 6ch handstamped, used, fine, signed Sadri, rare stamp (Image)

Est.US$250

1914 Kings and Historical Buildings, Postage and "Service", the complete set of 38, each with gold borders, prepared but not issued (due to the outbreak of WWI), h.r., fresh colors, fine-v.f. A rare set, most of the printed stamps were destroyed, leaving around 130 complete sets or less (Persiphila C91-109, 111-129, $5,300 for hinged) (See note in Scott following No.536) cat. $5000 (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.US$2,500

1917 12c on 1kr and 24c on 1kr, also 1c orange & maroon overprinted "1335" in Persian numerals, used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, cat. $5500 (Cat No. 586-588) (Image)

Cat. $5500, Est.US$1,500

1917 24 Chahis on 1kr ultramarine & carmine, perf. 11 1/2 x 11 (Tall Vignette), block of four, n.h., minor perf. separations, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2019 certificate, cat. $10000 (Cat No. 587) (Image)

Cat. $10000, Est.US$1,000

1918 overprints, complete set of seven used, 5k small thin, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Sadri, etc., cat. $1270 (Cat No. 603A-606) (Image)

Cat. $1270, Est.US$500

1918 November 1918 overprints, complete set of seven, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, cat. $450 (Cat No. 610-616) (Image)

Cat. $450, Est.US$250