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Coat of Arms & Nasser-Edin Shah Qajar issue, Qajar and Pahlavi Persia, 1891

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1891

The Coat of Arms & Nasser-Edin Shah Qajar issue comprises 9 postage stamps issued in 1891 by the postal administration of Persia, catalogued here under Qajar and Pahlavi Persia. StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 74–82.

Values and colours recorded: 1Ch black; 2Ch brown; 5Ch blue; 7Ch grey; 10Ch dark pink; 14Ch orange; 1Kr green; 2Kr orange; 5Kr yellow. Production details recorded: perforation 10½-11½ 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
10½-11½

Design

Values and colours
1Ch black · 2Ch brown · 5Ch blue · 7Ch grey · 10Ch dark pink · 14Ch orange · 1Kr green · 2Kr orange · 5Kr yellow

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 74–82

Catalogue references

Research required

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