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888 IONIAN ISLANDS — IRAN IONIAN ISLANDS Issue for Cephalonia and Ithaca 1943 Wmk. 140 Perf. 14 OCCUPATION POSTAGE DUE Stamps of Greece, 1937-38, N26 A94 25c deep green 22.50 45.00 STAMPS a. Carmine overprint 40.00 75.00 ¯i-¯o-n¯e-ən ¯i-lənds Overprinted in Pairs Vertically, N27 A95 50c purple 22.50 45.00 Reading Down, or Horizontally (H) in a. Carmine overprint 40.00 75.00 General Issue Black No. N19 with this overprint is a proof. Value, LOCATION — Seven Islands, of which black $40; carmine $85. Postage Due Stamps of Italy, 1934, six-Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas (Santa Nos. N26-N27 were in use 8 days, then Overprinted in Black Like Nos. N18- Maura), Cephalonia, Ithaca and were succeeded by stamps of Greece. N25 Zante-are in the Ionian Sea west of Forgeries of Nos. N26-N27, NC13 and their 1941 Wmk. 140 Perf. 14 Greece, and a seventh-Cerigo cancellations are plentiful. NJ1 D6 10c blue .60 .75 (Kithyra)-is in the Mediterranean NJ2 D6 20c rose red .60 .75 south of Greece Greek stamps with Italian overprints NJ3 D6 30c red orange .60 .75 for the islands of Cerigo (Kithyra), NJ4 D7 1 l red orange .60 .75 GOVT. — Integral part of Kingdom of Nos. NJ1-NJ4 (4) 2.40 3.00 Greece Paxos and Lefkas (Santa Maura) are AREA — 752 sq. miles fraudulent. See footnote after No. N25. POP. — 231,510 (1938) These islands were acquired by Great Britain in 1815 but in 1864 were OCCUPATION POSTAL TAX STAMPS 1 1 1 ceded to Greece on request of the Perf. 12 /2x12, 13 /2x12, 12x13 /2 OCCUPATION AIR POST STAMPS inhabitants. 1941 Wmk. 252, Unwmk. Issued under Italian Occupation In 1941 the islands were occupied by N1 A69 5 l brn red & bl 2.75 3.25 Issued under Italian Occupation Italian forces. The Italians withdrew in N2 A70 10 l bl & red brn Issue for Cephalonia and Ithaca 1943 and German forces continued the (#413) (H) 2.75 3.25 Issue for Cephalonia and Ithaca Greece No. RA56 with Additional occupation, using current Greek stamps a. On No. 397 30.00 35.00 Stamps of Greece Overprinted in Pairs N3 A71 20 l blk & grn (H) 2.75 3.25 Overprint on Horizontal Pair in Black without overprinting, except for Zante. a. Overprint inverted 90.00 Vertically, Reading Down, or Like Nos. N1-N17 For stamps of the Italian occupation Horizontally (H) in Black Like Nos. N1- 1 N4 A72 40 l green & blk 2.75 3.25 Serrate Roulette 13 /2 of Corfu, see Corfu. N5 A73 50 l brown & blk 2.75 3.25 N17 1941 Unwmk. N6 A74 80 l ind & yel brn 1 1 10 Oboli = 1 Penny (H) 8.00 5.00 Perf. 13x12 /2, 12 /2x13 NRA1 D3 10 l car (Bl+Bk) 3.75 3.75 a. Overprint inverted 80.00 80.00 1941 Unwmk. a. Blue overprint double 35.00 35.00 12 Pence = 1 Shilling b. Inverted overprint 55.00 55.00 N7 A67 1d green (H) 55.00 29.00 On Greece Nos. C22, C23, C25 and 100 Lepta = 1 Drachma N8 A84 1.50d green (H) 40.00 22.50 Same Overprint Reading Down a. Overprint inverted 75.00 75.00 C27 to C30 100 Centesimi = 1 Lira N9 A75 2d ultra 3.75 3.25 on Vertical Pairs of Nos. RA61-RA63 Grayish Paper 1 N10 A76 5d red 17.00 8.50 Perf. 13 /2x12 Watermarks N11 A77 6d olive brown 17.00 8.50 NC1 AP16 1d dp red 17.50 17.50 NC1A AP17 2d dl bl 42.50 NRA2 PT7 10 l brt rose, N12 A78 7d dark brown 17.00 8.50 pale rose 7.50 7.50 N13 A67 8d dp blue (H) 42.50 19.00 NC2 AP19 7d bl vio (H) 90.00 90.00 NC3 AP21 25d rose (H) 80.00 75.00 a. Overprint on horiz. pair 100.00 40.00 N14 A79 10d red brn 21.00 9.25 a. Overprint inverted 190.00 190.00 b. Horizontal overprint on N15 A80 15d green 32.50 18.00 single stamp 200.00 NC4 AP22 30d dk grn 65.00 65.00 c. Overprint reading up 12.50 12.50 N16 A81 25d dk blue (H) 42.50 37.50 a. Overprint reading up 85.00 70.00 a. Overprint inverted 140.00 110.00 b. Horizontal overprint on NRA3 PT7 50 l gray grn, N17 A84 30d org brn (H) 140.00 92.50 single stamp 150.00 125.00 pale grn 2.25 2.25 a. Overprint inverted 225.00 160.00 c. As “b,” inverted 250.00 a. Overprint reading up 6.00 6.00 Nos. N1-N17 (17) 450.00 277.75 b. Ovpt. on horiz. pair 20.00 20.00 NC5 AP23 50d vio (H) 275.00 225.00 c. Horizontal overprint on NC6 AP24 100d brown 210.00 175.00 single stamp 250.00 A variety with wrong font “C” in “Cephalonia” a. Overprint reading up 275.00 300.00 is found in several positions in each sheet of NRA4 PT7 1d dl bl, lt bl 14.00 12.00 all denominations except those overprinted on No. NC1A is known only with overprint read- a. Overprint reading up 27.50 21.00 Wmk. 138- “2” Wmk. 139- “1” single stamps. It sells for about three times the ing up. Same Overprint Reading Down price of a normal pair. on Vertical Pair of No. RA65 Several other minor spelling errors in the On Greece Nos. C31-C34 overprint occur on several denominations in Reengraved; White Paper NRA5 PT7 50 l gray grn, pale grn 150.00 one of the printings. NC7 AP16 1d red 9.00 7.50 a. Overprint reading up 180.00 Forgeries exist of many of the higher valued NC8 AP17 2d gray bl 9.00 7.50 stamps and minor varieties of Nos. N1-N17, a. Overprint reading up 9.00 7.50 Nos. NRA5 and NRA5a were not placed in NC1-NC11 and NRA1-NRA5. b. Horiz. ovpt. on pair 150.00 90.00 use on any compulsory day. c. Horizontal overprint on See footnote following No. N17. Overprint Reading Up single stamp N1a A69 5 l 13.50 16.00 NC9 AP18 5d vio (H) 12.50 10.00 N4a A72 40 l 7.00 8.50 a. Overprint inverted 90.00 N5a A73 50 l 7.00 8.50 b. Vert. ovpt. on single Queen Victoria — A1 N9a A75 2d 50.00 42.50 stamp, up or down 90.00 IRAN N10a A76 5d 60.00 50.00 NC10 AP19 7d dp ultra N11a A77 6d 42.50 24.00 (H) 20.00 20.00 1859 Unwmk. Engr. Imperf. N12a A78 7d 42.50 24.00 a. Overprint inverted 60.00 50.00 i-ran 1 1 A1 ( /2p) orange 70.00 500.00 N14a A79 10d 42.50 30.00 N15a A80 15d 50.00 50.00 Overprinted Horizontally on No. C36 Wmk. 138 Nos. N1a-N15a (9) 315.00 253.50 1 Rouletted 13 /2 2 A1 (1p) blue 20.00 190.00 (Persia) NC11 D3 50 l vio brn 35.00 32.50 Wmk. 139 General Issue a. Pair, one without ovpt. 80.00 b. On No. C36a 190.00 3 A1 (2p) lake 20.00 190.00 LOCATION — Western Asia, bordering Nos. 1-3 (3) 110.00 880.00 See footnote following No. N17. on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman Forged cancellations are plentiful. Stamps of Italy, 1929, Overprinted in Red or General Issue GOVT. — Islamic republic Black Italy No. C13 Overprinted in Red Like AREA — 636,000 sq. mi. Nos. N18-N25 POP. — 65,179,752 (1999 est.) ISSUED UNDER ITALIAN 1941 Wmk. 140 Perf. 14 OCCUPATION 1941 Wmk. 140 Perf. 14 NC12 AP3 50c olive brown .50 1.00 N18 A90 5c olive brn (R) .30 .55 a. “SOLE” for “ISOLE” 35.00 Values of stamps overprinted by N19 A92 10c dk brown (R) .30 .55 Used in all the Ionian Islands except Cerigo N20 A91 20c rose red .30 .55 which used air post stamps of Greece. letterpress in pairs are for unsevered N21 A94 25c deep green .30 .55 No. NC12 with additional overprint “BOLLO” pairs. Single stamps, unused, sell for N22 A95 30c olive brn (R) .30 .55 is a revenue stamp. one third the price of a pair; used, a. “SOLE” for “ISOLE” 35.00 one half the price of a pair. N23 A95 50c purple (R) .30 .55 Handstamped overprints were also N24 A94 75c rose red .30 .55 Issued under German Occupation N25 A94 1.25 l dp blue (R) .30 .55 ZANTE ISSUE applied to pairs, with “isola” instead Nos. N18-N25 (8) 2.40 4.40 of “isole.” No. NC12 with Additional The stamps overprinted “Isole Jonie” were issued for all the Ionian Islands except Cerigo Handstamped Overprint in Black which used regular postage stamps of Like Nos. N26-N27 Greece. 1943 Wmk. 140 Perf. 14 NC13 AP3 50c olive brown 25.00 50.00 a. “SOLE” for “ISOLE” 300.00 b. Carmine overprint 110.00 190.00 ISSUED UNDER GERMAN See note after No. N27. OCCUPATION Zante Issue Nos. N21 and N23 with Additional Handstamped Overprint in Black Copyright © 2004 By Scott Publishing Co. IRAN 889 CAPITAL — Tehran c. 1k yellow (error) 9,500. d. Tˆete bˆeche pair 15,000. 20 Shahis (or Chahis) = 1 Kran 20 A2 4k yellow 550.00 70.00 a.