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II. 1914 ·. 18 The "Democrats" Rebel Government Germany supports
WWI. Entente against the opposition and
Central Powers certain tribes
Russian troops under General Baratoff fight out opposition and Turkish/German forces
The "Democrats" with German support controled virtually all Persia south of Qum, Kermanchah, Sultanabad and
Yezd line second half of 1915 and well into 1916. Only the Russians were able to stop their advance

r: Kermanchah
National Censor
1334 in black
Emblem of the
\: Lion and the Sun
Existed late 1915-
Early 1916 in
black and blue
I .. Registered single
rate 6 ch cover
r -, from Hamadan
18 Dec 1915 to
~:, Kermanchah.
arriving
22 Dec 1915
The only
recorded with
this mark used
on opened and
closed censored
cover across
a label

J!'~.r#'I

J
v

Sultanabad-Arak
National Censor
1334
Local 2ch card UNION POSTALE UNIVERS'ELL'E
Sent 11 Jan 1916
to Teheran c) 1-(. I~:;·",
arriving 15 Jan.
Very elusive
Censor. CARTE POSTALE DE PER
Five recorded

History: The huge area between Hamadan, Kermanchah, Sultanabad-Arak and Qum was in the hands of the "Democrats, a nationalistic
movement for independence of Persia. They leaned towards Germany, hoping it would win the war and in their special hatred of the Russians.
Some groups had their own censor marks.