1876 4sh. dull red, selection of three unused singles and seven used, two on fragments with 1sh. black, showing array of shades variations, few minor faults, generally fresh and very fine, all neatly mounted and written up on an exhibition page, some signed Sadri (12) (Image)

1876 4sh. vermilion, type 'B' used with 1876 Block Issue 1sh. black, type 'D', on 1876 cover from Tabriz to Tehran, tied by faint TABRIZ cds, fine and an extremely rare franking showing this combination of issues Provenance: Shargi (Image)

1876 4sh. vermilion, type 'D' used with Kardi 1sh. black, rouletted, type 'D', on 1876 cover from Tabriz to the Minister of Justice in Tehran, tied by clear red TABRIZ cds, showing manuscript date in Arabic of "1 Safar", fine and scarce usage, being one of the earliest usages of the Special printing, signed Holcombe, cert. Persiphila (2014) (Image)

1876 4sh. vermilion, type 'D' used with Kardi 1sh. black, 2sh. blue and 8sh. green, rouletted, all neatly tied on fragment by red TEHRAN/6.5 cds, a stunning showpiece, one of only three items with four colour usage and unique with the Special Print issue (Image)

1876 4sh. dull red, unused sheet of four, setting 'CADB', showing close to good margins, very fine and rare (Persiphila $10'000) (Image)