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Lion & Nasser-Edin Shah Qajar issue, Qajar and Pahlavi Persia, 1889

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1889

The Lion & Nasser-Edin Shah Qajar issue comprises 8 postage stamps issued in 1889 by the postal administration of Persia, catalogued here under Qajar and Pahlavi Persia. StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 66–73.

Values and colours recorded: 1Ch pink; 2Ch blue; 5Ch brownish purple; 7Ch brown; 10Ch greyish black; 1Kr reddish orange; 2Kr pink; 5Kr green. Production details recorded: perforation 11 or 13½ 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
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
11 or 13½

Design

Values and colours
1Ch pink · 2Ch blue · 5Ch brownish purple · 7Ch brown · 10Ch greyish black · 1Kr reddish orange · 2Kr pink · 5Kr green

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 66–73

Catalogue references

Research required

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