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Islamic Revolution issue, Islamic Republic of Iran, 1979

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1979

The Islamic Revolution issue comprises 4 postage stamps issued in 1979 by the postal administration of Iran, catalogued here under Islamic Republic of Iran. StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931.

Values and colours recorded: 3R multicoloured; 5R multicoloured; 10R multicoloured; 20R multicoloured. Production details recorded: perforation 10 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
10

Design

Values and colours
3R multicoloured · 5R multicoloured · 10R multicoloured · 20R multicoloured

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
Issue date (StampWorld)
21. April
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.
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