1878 Lion Coat of Arms, 5kr gold, block of four Types AD/CB, unused without gum, v.f., with IPSC certificate. A great rarity from Iran (catalogued as singles $34,000, Persiphila $85,000 for the block) (Cat No. 37) (Image)

Est.$20,000

1878 Lion Coat of Arms, 5kr red bronze, Type A, postally used, v.f., with Persiphila card certificate, cat. $2500 (Cat No. 38) (Image)

Cat. $2500, Est.$1,000

1878 Lion Coat of Arms, 5kr violet bronze, Type A, postally used, v.f., with Persiphila card certificate, cat. $4000 (Cat No. 39) (Image)

Cat. $4000, Est.$1,500

1907 Mohammed Ali Shah, complete set of 18, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) cat. $1198 (Cat No. 428-45) (Image)

Cat. $1198, Est.$500

1910 Lion Coat of Arms, gold frame, unissued set of 16, l.h., fine-v.f. A beautiful set (Persiphila C21-36) (Image)

Est.$500

1926 Regne de Pahlavi Overprints, 4kr and 5kr, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $800 (Cat No. 718-719) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.$250

1917-18 Ottoman Occupation, two covers, one from Senneh to Hamadan, the other from Kharaghan to Tabriz, each with different Turkish army censor (black "Sansor Idlmisgter") and (round crest & moon) markings, the former cover torn, but with markings intact (Eftekhar TK8), AO1 priced from $13,300 for both covers, fine and rare, with IPSC certificate (Image)

Est.$1,500

1917-19 two covers with franking on back, British Military censor markings, used from Hamadan during the Dunster Force occupation (Image)

Est.$250

1918-19 three covers, one from Recht to Teheran, franked on back, with boxed "Passed by Censor NORPERFORCE" (North Persia Force), another from Teheran to Hamadan, "Opened by Censor" seal and additional "Dunsterforce Censor 101" handstamp; last one from the British Military hospital in Kazwin, showing an interesting Lion cachet censor, some cover wear, fine group (Dunsterforce, officially called the British Military Mission to the Caucasus, was a secret force of 450-1,000 soldiers commanded by Maj.General Lionel C. Dunsterville. Its mission was to safeguard the immense oil installations at Baku from the Ottomans and the Germans, while organizing local groups of Armenians, Georgians, and anti-Bolsheviks to safeguard the railways and approaches to Afghanistan and India) (Image)

Est.$300