Persian empire (3 Ergebnisse)

25 stamps (42 x 50 to 52 x 65 mm) mounted on 6 printed album sheets (250 x 170 mm). Loosely inserted within an envelope in a full cloth album with the name and insignia of the Persian Gulf Command. Jubilee stamps issued on the occasion of the celebration of the Persian Empire's 2,500-year anniversary, from a collector's album. Including portraits of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his father, Shah Reza Pahlavi, they also feature architectural landmarks and artefacts such as the Pahlavi crown, the Cyrus Cylinder, and a section of the Bishapur mosaic, as well as the coronation of Shahinshah Aria Mehr of the Kingdom of Yemen. The festivities were to celebrate Iran's ancient civilization and history and to showcase the country's contemporary progress under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. - Album slightly rubbed at extremities. Vertical tear to 4 sheets, not touching stamps. A few stamps with traces of postmarks; one stamp loose. An appealing set.…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Engraving comprising 15 aerial city views with captions in German below. Original wash colour: images in green, text panels in pink, surrounding border in yellow. Image size: 49 x 58 cm; overall size: 53.5 x 62.5 cm. Fifteen views of prominent cities within the former Persian Empire arranged on one sheet, including Astrachan (Astrakhan, southern Russia), Derbent (Dagestan), Teflis (Tbilisi, Georgia), Kars (northeastern Turkey), Erzerum (Erzurum, northeastern Turkey), Baccu (Baku, Azerbaijan), Sultania (Soltaniyeh, Iran), Schmachia (Shamakha, Azerbaijan), Erivan (Yerevan, Armenia), Schiraz (Shiraz, Iran), Candahar (Kandahar, Afghanistan), Ardebii (Aardabil, Iran), Kachan (Kashan, Iran), Isphahan (Esfahan, Iran);Gamron / Bender Abassi (Bandar Abbas, Iran). Isfahan is shown considerably larger than the other cities as the actual capital of the Empire. Shiraz is identified as the ancient city of Persepolis, a former capital. Below each view are indicated the principal points of interest such as city gates and walls, rivers, royal palaces, and markets. The Safavids controlled the area of modern Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, most of Georgia, and parts of Turkey. Homann was the outstanding German map publisher in the 18th century. Very well preserved; 2 tiny holes in top blank margin.…

E.Albumblatt (1 S. kl. 8 to), in schwarzer Tinte mit E.EINTRAG auf arabisch, Datum, eigenhändiger Unterschrift eigenhändig signiert (1963) - RARE ! (autograph album page signed in person by japanese artist, PROVENIENZ : aus Reisealbum / from autograph album of world traveller ROLF ITALIAANDER (1913-91, Professor Dr., deutscher Schriftsteller und Völkerkundler / german writer and folklorist ).…