Spring Auction Series 2016

1876 5 Shahi postal stationery envelope and 2nd Portrait 5 Shahi, from Meched to Tehera, cancelled and tied by MECHED/14.3 (1880) cds and arrival ds alongside, paying the Ten Shahi internal double letter rate, very fine and extremely rare usage, apparently the only recorded example of this franking

1879-80 1 Shahi red and black, BLOCK OF FOUR tied on reverse of cover from Boushir to Shiraz, by BOUSHIR/27.6 cds, paying the Four Shahi double local rate, very fine and an extremely rare usage, apparently unique

1879-80 1 Shahi red and black, vertical pair tied on reverse of cover from Boushir to Shiraz, by BOUSHIR/12.11 cds, paying the Two Shahi local rate, very fine and and rare usage of a vertical pair

Local rate 2sh on cover franked pair of 1sh of the 2nd Portrait issue cancelled Bouchir. Pairs of this issue are scarce.

1879-80 1 Shahi red and black and 2 Shahi yellow and black, pair, tied on reverse of cover from Yezd via Shiraz to Bombay, India, by YEZD/10.3 (1881) cds, paying the Five Shahi internal letter rate, very fine, colourful and a stunning showpiece, only of two covers recorded to a foreign destination

1879-80 1 Shahi red and black and two 2 Shahi yellow and black tied on reverse of 1880 envelope by ISPAHAN/2.11 cds with Teheran arrival cds alongside, colourful and scarce

1879-80 Second Portraits, two complete with a mixture of unused and used, with first set perf. 12x13 and second perf. 12 1/2x12, some short perfs

1879-80 2 Shahi yellow and black, pair tied on cover from Boushir to Shiraz, by BOUSHIR/15.11 (1880) cds, paying the Four Shahi the double local rate, cvr creases, fine and an extremely rare usage, apparently unique

1879-80 2 Shahi yellow and black, single tied on reverse of cover from Boushir to Shiraz, by BOUSHIR/19.12 cds, paying the Two Shahi local rate, very fine and scarce

1879-80 5 Shahi green and black, single tied on requested receipt of parcel delivery form Khoy to Shiraz, by KHOY/25.9 (1880) cds with SCHIRAS cds in violet alongside, paying the Ten Shahi double internal letter rate, very fine and an extremely rare usage, possibly unique

1879-80 5 Shahi green and black (Perf. 13x12 1/2), single tied on cover from Teheran to Paris, France, then forwarded within Paris with '30' marking, by TEHERAN (1880) cds, paying the Five Shahi single letter rate, very fine and a rare franking being one of only four known with this franking going abroad

1879-80 5 Shahi green and black, two singles in combination with 1881 Recessed Mitra 25c deep green and green, tied on reverse of registered envelope from Teheran to Graz, redirected to Salzburg, by boxed arabic KHIABAN ds, paying the Fifteen Shahi single registered letter rate, very fine and an extremely rare franking