Public Auction #313 - Stamps and Covers

1875-1939 Persia/Iran: Collection on Scott pages, inc 1875 Lion 8sh green reprint, then very attractive range with many full sets inc 1879 Nasruddin, 1881 defs to 10Fr SG cat £80, plus 50c, 1885 small designs, 1885-7 "Officiel" opts (10) M & U (£300+), 1889 defs, 1891 defs, 1894 bicolours, 1897 surch set of 3, 1897, 1899 ornate h/s set mostly U, 1899 new colours set (£325), 1900 Lion opt singles range (17, mostly M, £760), 1901-02 12ch/1K (3) & 5K/50K (2) surch M (£480), 1902 "Provisoire 1319" opt set U (£750), 1901-2 surch (9), 1902 Meched provisionals (4 cat £1200+), 1902 CHAHIS/KRANS rosette opts to 50K U (£475), "Provisoire" opt set of 5 on same M (£700), "PL Teheran" opts on same (3, £360), "5 KRANS" opt U, then "Chahis/Krans" similar range of opts inc 2ch opt "PL Teheran" in black (2 M, £280), octagonal "Provisoire 1903" opt set, 1904 2ch grey opt "PL Teheran" (6U), 1903 def set to 50K U, 1906 "Provisoire" specialised range inc set M, collection whole sheets of 10 U with folio nos, singles with inv opts, double printed prs & others, 1907-08 set U, 1909 Lion bicolour set M £500, 1911 Mirza set U, ranges 1915-16 "1333" & "1334" opts M (£540), "Novembre 1918" & "Provisoire 1919" opt/surch sets, 1924-5 "P-re" & date opts comp M, 1926 "Regne de Pahlavi opt set, other sets later inc 1929 & 1935 Shah U, Official "Service" opts & surch 1902-15, "Colis Postaux" opts 1908-15, much more inc range of unissued stamps & various opts -noted 1910 Saatdjian Colis Postaux surch (5), not inc in cat value. Most F-VF M/U. Sure to contain reprints, forgeries & genuine. SG cat £11,000+ = A$22, 000. Nearly all diff. Interesting lot! (est 820)