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Stamps of 1911 Overprinted "Controle" issue, Qajar and Pahlavi Persia, 1922

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1922

The Stamps of 1911 Overprinted "Controle" issue comprises 9 postage stamps issued in 1922 by the postal administration of Persia, catalogued here under Qajar and Pahlavi Persia. StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 461–469.

Values and colours recorded: 1Ch green/orange; 2Ch red/brown; 3Ch greyish brown/green; 5Ch brown/carmine; 6Ch green/reddish brown; 9Ch brown/purple; 10Ch red/brown; 12Ch green/ultramarine; 24Ch violet/green. Production details recorded: perforation 11½ x 11 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
11½ x 11

Design

Values and colours
1Ch green/orange · 2Ch red/brown · 3Ch greyish brown/green · 5Ch brown/carmine · 6Ch green/reddish brown · 9Ch brown/purple · 10Ch red/brown · 12Ch green/ultramarine · 24Ch violet/green

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 461–469

Catalogue references

Research required

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