Petite Treasures – May 2026.

1899, Wrapper 6 ch. orange, double overprint of arabesque control handstamp, unused, fine (Persiphila PW5A, $300)

1899, Wrapper 3 ch. purple arabesque control handstamped, unused, fine (Persiphila PW4A, $300)

1900/30 ca., Three postcards including stationery 2 ch. with reverse print ‘Merchand colporteur-Teheran’ (stamps missing), Post Office inside with postman (mint) and Bookstore & Tea House Iqbal pos. used, some faults, but attractive and scarce

1913, Mozaffar-ed-din Shah Qajar 5 ch.on 5 ch. red overprinted postal stationery card cancelled Teheran no.3 ds., to Leipzig. (Persiphila PC27)

1918, Ahmad Shah 2 ch. red postal stationery card cancelled “RECHT (DEPART) 28 III 18” cds., addressed to Makina Mesopotamia, but redirected from Bagdad to India with transit marks Base Office M.E.F. 21 SEPT 18, Bombay Base Postal Depot 22 Oct 18, AGRAM-BANGALORE 27 OCT 18, endorsed in red “Returned to England on leave Base Postal Depot Bombay”, full message on reverse, pre-dates the Dunsterforce sent to Baku, tiny flaw, crease and spots, otherwise fine and a scarce destination (Persiphila PC32) 

1930/35, Three postal stationery cards, 10 di. blue uprated to USA, 10 din. on 90 din. overprinted to Sultanabad, and 2 ch. green orange-brown used uprated in Bouchir, fine and fresh trio (Persiphila PC47, 51A, 53C)

1931, 2 ch. red and black on blue postal stationery card, overprinted "Specimen", very fine and fresh (Persiphila PC50, $1,100)

1933, 10 di. blue on light blue postal stationery card, overprinted "Specimen", additional 10 di. blue on pale greenish-blue and 90 di. red on light blue, all unused, very fine and fresh trio (Persiphila PC51B, 51C,52B)

1938, Airmail postcard, 50 d. red & blue, unused, slight marginal marks, otherwise very fine. Very scarce

1938, 90 di. red on olive-grey postal stationery card face free cancelled Teheran to Berlin, tiny crease on top left, otherwise fine and scarce (Persiphila PC58)

1938/41, Six postal stationery cards, two unused three used 10 di. magenta and 25 din. red used, all fine and fresh (Persiphila PC59A, 59B, 60)

1938, Flying Bird 50 d. red & blue; postal stationery card, airmail issue unused, fine and very scarce (Persiphila PC59, $950)

1956/65, 12 different Aerogramme including 2,50 r. blue, 8 r. magenta (black colour double print), blue and green overlay, different imprints, all unused, very fine (Persiphila C1, C2, C4, C5, C8, C10, C17-19)

1971, Aerogramme 2 x 8 r. blue, with red / green overprints ‘ANNIVERSARY OF IRAN’ S WHITE REVOLUTION', unused, very fine (Persiphila C22-23, $500)

1971/72, Aerogramme 11 different types and overprints, additional one Islamic Republic overprinted card, all unused, very fine (Persiphila C25, C26, C28-30, C32, C38-40)

2002/5, Five Aerogramme 600 r. overprinted with different Riyal types '250', '350, '450', ‘550’, '2000', all unused, very fine 

6 ch. brown-lake and green surcharged "BUSHIRE Under British Occupation.", clear cancelled Bushire, fine. (Yvert 5)