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Nasser-Edin Shah Qajar issue, Qajar and Pahlavi Persia, 1885

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1885

The Nasser-Edin Shah Qajar issue comprises 3 postage stamps issued in 1885 by the postal administration of Persia, catalogued here under Qajar and Pahlavi Persia. StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 56, 57, 58.

Values and colours recorded: 10Ch brown; 1Kr grey; 5Kr purple. 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
10Ch brown · 1Kr grey · 5Kr purple

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 56, 57, 58

Catalogue references

Research required

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