1868, The first Lions Stamps, the so-called "Bagheri Issue"

The first so called "Bagheri-Issue" has been put on sale in 1868 and why this issue if called "Bagheri-Issue" is not known. The Barre's Proofs, which were the base for these stamps, had been prepared in 5 clichés for each of the for nominations. Out of these 5 clichés, 4 clichés of each nomination have been chosen as follows:

Nomination	Selected Barre Cliches	Quantity Printed
1 Shahi	Types 2, 3, 4, 5	3000
2 Shahis	Types 1, 3, 4, 5	5000
4 Shahis	Types 1, 2, 3, 5	8000
8 Shahis	Types 1, 2, 4, 5	6000

As it can be seen, the 4 Shahi value was the most common one so, surprisingly, from this value I have the least number of stamps in my collection. The Bagheri issue was printed in block (sheets) of four stamps.I have never seen a complete sheet of four stamps.. but I am certain one or more complete sheets have survived.

1 Shahi	2 Shahis	4 Shahis	8 Shahis

Type 2	Type 1	Type 1	Type 1


Type 3	Type 3	Type 2	Type 2

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Type 4	Type 4	Type 3	Type 4


Type 5	Type 5	Type 5	Type 5

The Paper and color for this issue had been bought on demand in the bazaar, with the effect that these stamps exist in many different color shades, printed on a variety of paper.

The block, or should I call it sheet, was cut into singles afterwards and 100 of each nomination was packed into envelopes. On this envelope a stamps of the respective nomination has been affixed which was marked in Persian manuscript "Yek-Sad Adad" (100 pieces).
A copy of such a stamp in the 8 ch. value is shown below