358 / September 2014

1 ch. black, 2 ch. brown (2) and 10 ch. rose, all used on 1892 reverse of overprinted 6 ch. rose postal stationery envelope mailed to Madras, India tied by oval framed TEHERAN datestamps in black and by Madras arrival cds (May 2). Fine strike of ´Sea Post Office-C´transit cds alongside (April 25). A scarce franking.

3 ch. green strip of three, 10 ch. brown and  kr. purple used on reverse of registered cover 1907 to London, tied by oval DJOULFA-ISPAHAN datestamps. Teheran transit (14/12) at left and London arrival in red. Clear red wax seal "Indo European Telegraph Department" alongside. Minor opening faults, unusual.

1907: 1 ch. violet, 3 ch. green and 9 ch. orange, all on deeply blued paper, used on 1908 cover to Kew, London, tied by rare KUH MALEK SIAH ZIARAT circular handstamp in blue, further strike on reverse with Indian Exchange Office KOH-I-MALEK-SIAH-ZIARAT INDIAN P.O. datestamp in black (April 27) alongside ´Kew Gardens´ arrival cds (May 23). Small envelope imperfections but a rare cover.

5 ch. black & rose, imperforate Postal Stationery cut-out, used on small envelope to Bombay, cancelled by neat strike of KERMANCHAH datestamp (inverted date) in black. A scarce and attractive usage.

"KUH MALEK SIAH ZIARET",  struck in red on 1906 incoming cover to Meshed, endorsed via Quetta and Sistan, sent registered and franked on reverse with India 1902 ½ a. green (3) and 2 a. 6 p. ultramarine (3) tied by Umarkhandi cds´s in black (June 20). Cover with transits of Quetta (June 27), KOH-I-MALEK-SIAH-ZIARET INDIAN P.O. in black (July 4) and Persian Post Office Meshed arrival (July 7) alongside. A rare and attractive usage.