Coat of Arms issue, Qajar and Pahlavi Persia, 1868–1870
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1868–1870
Issuing entity
Qajar and Pahlavi PersiaThe Coat of Arms issue comprises 9 postage stamps issued in 1868–1870 by the postal administration of Persia, catalogued here under Qajar and Pahlavi Persia. StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 1–4a*.
Values and colours recorded: 1(Ch) violet; 1(Ch) bluish green; 2(Ch) light green; 2(Ch) dark green; 2(Ch) olive green; 4(Ch) dull blue; 4(Ch) dark blue; 8(Ch) carmine; 8(Ch) brick-red. Production details recorded: perforation imperforated and no watermark recorded. 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
- None recorded
- Perforation
- Imperforated
Design
- Values and colours
- 1(Ch) violet · 1(Ch) bluish green · 2(Ch) light green · 2(Ch) dark green · 2(Ch) olive green · 4(Ch) dull blue · 4(Ch) dark blue · 8(Ch) carmine · 8(Ch) brick-red
Identification
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 1–4a*
Catalogue references
- StampWorld1–4a*
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.