Ahmad Shah Qajar issue, Qajar and Pahlavi Persia, 1924
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1924
Issuing entity
Qajar and Pahlavi PersiaThe Ahmad Shah Qajar issue comprises 14 postage stamps issued in 1924 by the postal administration of Persia, catalogued here under Qajar and Pahlavi Persia. StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 482–495.
Values and colours recorded: 1Ch orange; 2Ch purple red; 3Ch reddish brown; 6Ch sepia; 9Ch dark green; 10Ch brownish purple; 12Ch red; 1Kr blue; 2Kr blue/carmine; 3Kr violet/brown; 5Kr carmine/brown; 10Kr brown/violet; 20Kr dark green/blackish brown; 30Kr orange/black. Production details recorded: perforation 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
- 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
Design
- Values and colours
- 1Ch orange · 2Ch purple red · 3Ch reddish brown · 6Ch sepia · 9Ch dark green · 10Ch brownish purple · 12Ch red · 1Kr blue · 2Kr blue/carmine · 3Kr violet/brown · 5Kr carmine/brown · 10Kr brown/violet · 20Kr dark green/blackish brown · 30Kr orange/black
Identification
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour, perforation and overprint together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 482–495
Catalogue references
- StampWorld482–495
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.