Iran, 1875, 2s Dark Cobalt Blue, Rouletted, complete horizontal sheet of 4, setting ABCD, full o.g., includes all four types used bearing various cancels; two used examples with small thin, otherwise Very Fine; M. Sadri handstamp, with 2011 Persiphila certificate. Persiphila No. 6. Scott No. 12  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (5.2MB) $0 (Image)

Iran, 1878, 1t Red Brown on Blue, type D, tied on small piece by "Teheran 10/3" town cancel, ample to large margins, rich color, Very Fine and choice; with 2015 Persiphila certificate. Persiphila No. 28. Scott No. 40  $8,000. THE ONLY KNOWN USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1878 ONE TOMAN RE-ENGRAVED LION ISSUE ON PIECE. Blue paper was used to indicate the Toman denomination. No multiples of this issue are known to distinguish the settings, but most likely were printed in the same setting as the one Kran stamps on yellow paper. $0 (Image)

Iran, 1878, 1t Red Brown on Blue Thin Porous Paper, type B, central Teheran 2/11 town cancel, clear to large margins, strong color, Very Fine; with 2014 Persiphila certificate. Persiphila No. 28A. Scott No. 40  $8,000. A HANDSOME AND RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1878 ONE TOMAN RE-ENGRAVED LION ISSUE. $0 (Image)

Iran, 1878, 5k Purple Bronze, type C, violet town cancels, margins large to touching at left, rich color, F.-V.F.; with 2006 Persiphila certificate. Persiphila No. 33. Scott No. 39  $4,000. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1878 FIVE KRANS RE-ENGRAVED LION ISSUE IN PURPLE BRONZE COLOR. $0 (Image)

Iran, 1878, 5k Red Bronze, type A, blue Meched town cancel, full well balanced margins, strong color, Very Fine and choice, an attractive example of this scarce re-engraved Lion issue; with 2013 Persiphila certificate. Persiphila No. 32. Scott No. 38  $2,500. $0 (Image)

Iran, 1879, 5k Nasser-Eddin Shah Qajar Varieties, two postally used singles; one imperforate with Teheran town cancel and wide margins, other inverted center with neat octagon town cancel, later with minor corner nick not mentioned on certificate, Very Fine; each with Persiphila certificate. Persiphila No. 45E, 45Ba. Scott No. 42a, 42b  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)