Lot 300
Iran: 1910 registered envelope to London




Stamps and Covers of Asia & the Middle East | S25009
Auction: 2 September 2025 at 11:00 BST
£168
Description
1910 registered envelope addressed to “Champion and Wilson/ Saddlers/ London” with blue embossed Russian Coat of Arms and two-line ‘Legation Imperiale de Russie/Teheran’, carried by hand to Baku due to the Revolution and posted there with block of four 5k cancelled by single double-ring cds, repeated on front; some insignificant staining on reverse. Horizontal crease through stamps. A good example of mail diverted or re-routed due to conflict.




