Spring Auction Series 2016

1920 Persian Consular Post in Baku. 12sh (2x6sh and 2sh) official cover sent in April 1920 from the Persian mission in Baku cancelled with special large violet circled mark, Postes Consulaires Persanes/ BACOU as usual. Addressed to Teheran arriving 11 April 1920. Cover received the rare censor No15. Also a large wax seal reading AR.(Not the postal term of Avis de Reception). Cut on the top of the envelope.

1921 Coup d'Etat cover sent from Teheran 25 V 21 franked 6sh overprinted 21.FEV.1921 and sent to Shiraz. No further postmarks. In manuscript " an order to the postal carrier to confiscate the cover after delivering the letter", a very rare cover with rare franking and the special obligation of the postal carrier.

Mellat Kazeroun. Censored cover, 6sh ovpt by handstamp Mellat Kazeroun in Persian, sent from Kazroun 5 XII 16 to Shiraz. Censored at Kazeroun and then in Shiraz where the cover was inspected and resealed. Scarce.

The Muhammed Ali-Shah Senneh Rebellion Issue - April 1912. Cover with a pair of 3sh overprinted cancelled Senneh 18 IV 12 and Hamadan (ARRIVE) 20 IV 12 and depart the 26 IV 12 and addressed to Tabriz. There is a handstamp across the cover obliging the authorities to return the cover to Senneh. There is also a "C" control handstamp.

The Senneh rebellion 1912. Mohammed Ali Shah returns from Russia. Cover from Senneh franked 6sh with overprint of the rebellion. Normally this type of covers were returned to sender from Hamadan but in this case the cover went through. Thus very scarce.

The Muhammed Ali-Shah Senneh Rebellion Issue - April 1912. Cover with a 9sh overprinted cancelled Senneh 25 IV 12 and Hamadan (ARRIVE) ? IV 12. There is no handstamp across the cover obliging the authorities to return the cover to Senneh. However, most probably not forwarded outside of Hamadan due to the order from the higher postal authorities that this type of covers should be returned to Senneh! There is also a "C" control handstamp.

The Muhammed Ali-Shah Senneh Rebellion Issue - April 1912. Cover with a 13sh overprinted cancelled Senneh 7 IV 12 and Hamadan (DEPART)) 26 IV 12 and addressed to Beirut. There is a handstamp across the cover obliging the authorities to return the cover to Senneh. There is also a "C" control handstamp. Dr. Dadkhah seal. Very few covers with this overprint have been recorded addressed to abroad

1938 Reza Shah 1938 Sixtieth Birthday Anniversary issue complete set 5d-1.5R IMPERF, 5R-10R perf, Scott #870A-870H mint OG lightly hinged

PC34, 5sh Postal Stationery(PC31) overprinted "BUSHIRE Under British Occupation", mint, rare.

1868-1915 Attractive exhibition collection neatly mounted and written up on 80, showing strength in the Lion issues with unused, used and one cover being 1868 4 Shahi greenish blue single on reverse of 1872 cover from Teheran, with a good deal of completion often showing all four types (87 stamps & one cover), later issues showing mostly used, plus a fine array of covers, better items include 1879 2nd Portrait 5 kran imperf pair (...

1876-1925 The Keykavoussi Collection Balance: 1876-1925 Extensive and valuable collection partly mounted and written up on over 140 album pages plus many loose, showing strength in both stamps and postal history, in particular a fine array of censor usages, plus many rare franking and usages including bisects and foreign destinations etc., mixed to very fine, a truly wonderful collection and excellent basis for study and expansion (100's...