1878-79 Five Kran Stamps (SG 40-43) (Persiphila 30-37). 1878-79 5kr grey blue, unused complete sheetlet of four, from the setting with positions 'AD/CB', showing huge margins, a superb sheetlet and exceedingly rare, one of only two such sheetlet recorded, a showpiece, signed Heddergott, cert. Sadri (Persiphila $75’000+) (Image)

1878-79 5kr blue (shades), selection of four used singles, showing all four positional types A to D reconstructed as per setting 'AD/CB', touched to large margins, one thinned, one with tiny pinhole, generally fresh and very fine, some signed Sadri (4) (Persiphila $8'000) (Image)

1878-79 5kr bronze gold shade, five of the less than ten recorded examples of this shade, all used single, from different positions, showing good to large margins, some faults, generally fresh and fine, an extremely rare group (5), some signed Sadri (Image)

1878-79 5kr gold, selection of four used singles, showing all four positional types A to D reconstructed as per setting 'AD/CB', close to large margins, generally fresh and very fine, some signed Sadri (4) (Persiphila $3'000) (Image)

1878-79 5kr olive gold, selection of three used singles, showing positional types A, C and D, close to large margins, some faults, some signed Sadri (3) (Persiphila $2'250) (Image)

1878-79 5kr bronze-red shades, selection of three used singles, showing all positional types B, C and D, close to large margins, some thins, generally fine, some signed Sadri (3) (Persiphila $7'500) (Image)

1878-79 5kr purple bronze, attractive used selection of 4 singles, showing all four types, all with good to large margins, few usual small faults, a fine & a rare assembly, a few signed Holcombe or Dadkhah (4) (Persiphila $15'000) (Image)

1878-79 5kr bronze purple shade, unused single, showing all four margins clear to large, position A, slight staining, small thin, an extremely rare colour, apparently only four recorded, signed (Persiphila $65'000) (Image)

1878-79 5kr bronze purple shade, used single, showing all four margins clear to good margins, smudged ink impression, thinned at top left, an extremely rare colour, signed (Persiphila $3'750) (Image)

1878-79 5kr bronze purple shades, selection of four used singles, showing all four positional types A to D reconstructed as per setting 'AD/CB', close to large margins, some minor faults, generally fine, a rare reconstruction, some signed Sadri (4) (Persiphila $15'000) (Image)

1878-79 5kr olive gold bronze, used single, position 'A' from the setting 'AD/CB', close to large margins, light horizontal crease, fine and extremely rare, showpiece (Persiphila $15'000+) (Image)