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Introduction |
 1865, Riester Essay
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1865, Barre Essay, Paris |
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1868, The first Lions Stamps, the so-called "Bagheri
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The Lion issue of 1875
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1875, 1 Kran yellow Essay |
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1875, Four Shahis Special printing on thin Paper |
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1876 (July), Vertical Sheetlets of 4
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August 1876, Issue in blocks of four |
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In 1865, a delegation was send to Paris to look for suitable essays for
the first stamps of Persia. A French artist named Riester learned about that, prepared a
draft and showed it to that delegation. On the lower margin usually the inititals of Mr.
Riester can be found.
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| Riester Essay |
These essay were printed in a variety of colors on three different types of paper and
were rejected by the Iranian government.
The following Essays are believed to be prepared by Riester as well .
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| Lion Essay, Type 1 (green color) |
Lion Essay, Type 1 (orange color) |
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| Lion Essay, Type 2 |
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Lion Essay, Type 3 |
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