1880 two small covers franked with 2nd Portrait issue (Colored Borders), one used from Bushire to Shiraz (Eftekhar 29c, $900), another from Isfahan to Yezd (Eftekhar 31, $350), fine-v.f. (Cat No. 43,45) (Image)

Est.US$400

1906 (5 July) cover (opened for display) from Meched, via Gaoudan to Constantinople, franked with pair of 6ch Teheran typeset plus 1ch, tied by Meched departure oval, with transit and Constantinople (Russian Post office) receiving postmark alongside, also "Obezzarasheno" Russian disinfection handstamp applied at the border in Gaoudan, fine and rare combination franking to Russian Constantinople, with 2014 Sadri Persiphila certificate (Cat No. 351,425) (Image)

Est.US$850

1908 (2 Nov) cover franked with single 13ch Mohammad Ali Shah, tied by "Kuh-Malek-Siah-Ziaret" native pmk, sent to USA, with Indian Post Office transit and arrival pmks on back (Cat No. 434) (Image)

Est.US$300

1912 (8 May) cover (opened for display) from Senneh, via Hamadan to Recht, franked with 6ch Ahmad Shah perf 11 1/2x11 and handstamped "Al-Soltan Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar" (only 128 copies reported to have been used), with appropriate markings, fine and rare usage during the Senneh Rebellion, with 2005 Sadri, Persiphila certificate (Image)

Est.US$700

1912 (24 June) cover from Khoy to Hamburg, franked with 13c "Officiel", tied by Khoy postmark, fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1917 (28 Oct) cover from Senneh to Hamadan, franked with "1335" revalued 6ch on 12ch, tied by Senneh departure cds (repeated on back), with Hamadan arrival and showing framed violet rectangular censor of Kurdistan ("observed by military censor of Kurdistan"), minor cover flaws, rare (Eftekhar KD6, $4,500) (Image)

Est.US$1,100

1920 (1 June) Gilan Rebellion, cover from Meched to The Imperial Bank of Persia Resht, franked on back with 9ch Ahmad Shah, tied by Meched departure, with Gilan rebellion censor handstamp, re-inspected by government censor and resealed with small paper tape, showing boxed "Iran Soviet Republic Government Mail 1299" handstamp, fine and rare cover (Image)

Est.US$800

1921 two covers from Sangsar to Teheran, showing "Postkhaneh Mobarakeh Sangsar" departure pmks, Semnan transit and Teheran arrival pmks, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1923 (26 Jan) cover from Shiraz, via Bushire, Bombay and Brindisi to London, franked on back with 7x6ch on 24ch "Controle", one with doubled "6" variety, filing fold away from the stamps, fine usage (Image)

Est.US$250

1925 cover from Recht to Teheran, postage fee paid with "TAXE PERCUE" handstamp, with military censor negative handstamp and resealed with paper tape. Cover described on a customized Persiphila album page (Image)

Est.US$350

1926 two "Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa" cover from Abadan to Scotland, via Mohammareh, one with intact wax seal, the other with violet "Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa" handstamp, fine (Persiphila $600) (Image)

Est.US$300

1929 (20 Mar) large Stationery envelope entire of "Agriculture, Commerce and Public Benefit Ministry", franked on back with pair of 15ch blue, registered to Germany, with April 9 Munich arrival pmk, filing folds away from the stamps, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1931-37 two postal insurance envelopes, 6 Shahis from Shahr-Babek to Yezd, franked with 4x10ch of 1931-32 Issue (Persiphila E3, $600), clear Babek pmks, intact wax seals on back; and 50 Dinars (small 50) from Shiraz to Isfahan, franked with 2r and 10d 1936-1937 issue (Persiphila CatalogIE7A, $250), fine pair of insurance envelopes (Image)

Est.US$350

1930 (5 Feb) Lingeh to Athens, and (8 Apr) Djask to Athens, two first flight covers by Imperial Airways, each with appropriate departure and arrival pmks, fine-v.f. (Persiphila $1,300) (Image)

Est.US$400

1936 cover (written-up on album page) sent from Teheran (probably) to England, damaged during the Imperial Airways liner accident in Mirabella Bay, Crete. The short S.17 Kent flying boat "Scipio" was a British four-engined 15-seat biplane luxury flying boat airliner which sank after a heavy landing at sea on Aug 22, 1936. Because of communications difficulties, the rescue ship was delayed. The airplane sank, with two passengers trapped in the wreckage, with boxed "Damaged by Immers. in Sea Water I.S." handstamp, also a card showing the "Scipio" (Image)

Est.US$350