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Auction: 140 - July Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 704

#40, 1878 1T Bronze on blue paper, tissue paper variety, type A, a spectacular used example of this rarely encountered key stamp of 19th century Iran, boasting large margins all around, fresh color with a vivid impression not often found this nice, unobtrusive Tabriz postmark, extremely fine; a stamp that is missing from even the most advanced collections; signed Sadri and accompanied by his 2012 certificate (Persiphila #28a; $6,000.00).

Sold for
$2,200