The Mahendra Sagar Collection of Inverted Centers
October 5-6, 2011
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #268 IRAN 1879 Nasr-ed-Din, 5 krans blue & black, imperforate single, black center vignette and numerals inverted, light magenta Shiraz 22/7 pmk, small thin, fine appearance, signed Mehrdad Sadri, with 2004 Persiphila cert., O Catalog #42c Catalog Value $ 1,850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #269 IRAN 1902 Meshed Issue, 1ch black, center inverted with the "V.C." initials (Victor Castaigne, Postmaster of Meshed) inverted in the center, also value from lower left corner and Persian character from upper right corner transposed, Persian character inverted, used, margins all around, v.f., with 1960 Iranian Philatelic Society certificate, also 2002 APS cert. A rarity (YT 192a) O Catalog #222b Catalog Value €5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #270 IRAN 1909 Coronation of Ahmad Shah, 1ch-26ch, also 1kr-4kr, plus 30kr (Service), selection of 12 different Lion Essays, last one with silver border (this stamp is showing one of the gates of Teheran, when it was a walled city), others gold border, lower values on vertically laid paper, mostly fine-v.f. Considered to be among the most beautiful stamps of Persia, these essays were prepared by Enschede printers in the Netherlands, but never released (Persiphila No. C21-32,C52). These stamps are not inverted * | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #271 IRAN 1909 Coronation of Ahmad Shah, 1ch, 13c, 26ch, three different with golden border, also 1ch, 2ch, 3ch, 9ch, plus Service 2kr, 5kr and 30kr, seven different with silver border, last three showing gate of Teheran, others Lion, each with center inverted, a total of 10 different, one without gum, others l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., the three top values signed Mehrdad Sadri, with Persiphila certificates (Persiphila No. C21a,27a,28a,37a-39a,41a,46a,49a,52a) * | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #272 IRAN 1911 Shah Ahmed reprints, 5c, 6c, 9c, 24c, 26c, 4k, 5k and 10k, eight different inverted centers, fine-v.f. * Catalog #484/498var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #273 IRAN 1915 Coronation, 1c-24c reprints (Imperial Crown design), centers inverted, as well as printed on both sides, the nine different values in top sheet margin blocks of four (36 stamps), each with plate "12" (also inverted) and registration marks, without gum as issued, fine-v.f.  (*)Catalog #560-68,570var | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #274 IRAN 1915 Coronation (Ruins of Persepolis), 1t-5t centers inverted, each also printed on both sides (normal print on other side), without gum as issued, generally well centered and with bright colors, v.f. (*) Catalog #574-77var | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #275 IRAN 1924 Shah Ahmed, 2k indigo and red, center inverted, exceptionally well centered, strong bright colors, cds in the top right corner virtually free of the central inverted vignette, exceptionally well centered and fresh, tiny toned speck and inconsequential internal crease on back, v.f. A rarity, as only 10 examples (nine of which are used) exist. Certainly one the finest centered extant (most of all other examples we have seen are off-center). An important stamp for either an inverted centers of the world collection or an advanced collection of Iran, considerably undercatalogued, O Catalog #675a Catalog Value $ 4,000 | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #276 IRAN 1950 10r carmine and blue green, center inverted, top sheet-margin single of this rare and attractive invert, with strong vibrant colors, well centered, hinged in the selvage only, stamp n.h., v.f., with 1994 APS certificate, ** Catalog #927a Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #277 IRAN 1950 Old GPO Building, 10r carmine and blue green, center inverted, used in combination with additional franking on 1951 flown cover from Teheran to New York, both stamps tied with a typical illegible Teheran Cds, addressed to K. Faboudah 505 Fifth Ave New York, with return address on back, v.f. One of only two known covers franked with the inverted GPO Building, with 2008 Mehrdad Sadri certificate  Catalog #927a | Unsold |
 | Lot #278 IRAN 1956 50d brown and olive, center inverted, n.h., natural gum irregularity, penciled position ("45) on back, n.h., v.f., with 2002 APS cert. Only 100 printed, ** Catalog #1059Ab Catalog Value $ 3,750 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
