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Nasser-Edin Shah Qajar issue, Qajar and Pahlavi Persia, 1879

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1879

The Nasser-Edin Shah Qajar issue comprises 6 postage stamps released by Qajar and Pahlavi Persia in 1879. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 33–38), printed in 6 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1(Ch) red/black; 2(Ch) yellow/black; 5(Ch) green/black; 10(Ch) purple/black; 1(Kr) brown/black; 5(Kr) blue/black. Perforation: 12. No watermark is recorded. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
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
12

Design

Values and colours
1(Ch) red/black · 2(Ch) yellow/black · 5(Ch) green/black · 10(Ch) purple/black · 1(Kr) brown/black · 5(Kr) blue/black

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
D, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 33–38

Catalogue references

Research required

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