The 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire issue, Iran (Pahlavi), 1971
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1971
Issuing entity
Iran (Pahlavi)The The 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire issue comprises 4 postage stamps issued in 1971 by the postal administration of Iran, catalogued here under Iran (Pahlavi). StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 1526, 1527, 1528, 1529.
Values and colours recorded: 1R multicoloured; 2R multicoloured; 5R multicoloured; 10R multicoloured. Production details recorded: perforation 10½ and watermark type 5 (StampWorld). The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare value, colour, perforation and any overprint or surcharge together; shades, printings and perforation varieties are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page and have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- StampWorld type 5
- Perforation
- 10½
Design
- Values and colours
- 1R multicoloured · 2R multicoloured · 5R multicoloured · 10R multicoloured
Identification
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
- Issue date (StampWorld)
- 12. October
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 1526, 1527, 1528, 1529
Catalogue references
- StampWorld1526, 1527, 1528, 1529
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.