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Lion - 88 Sunrays issue, Qajar and Pahlavi Persia, 1885

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1885

The Lion - 88 Sunrays issue comprises 2 postage stamps issued in 1885 by the postal administration of Persia, catalogued here under Qajar and Pahlavi Persia. StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 52, 52a.

Values and colours recorded: 5C blue; 5C violet blue. Production details recorded: perforation 12-13 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
12-13

Design

Values and colours
5C blue · 5C violet blue

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
Issue date (StampWorld)
March
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 52, 52a

Catalogue references

Research required

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