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Introduction |
 1865, Riester Essays
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1865, Barre Essay, Paris |
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1868, The first Lions Stamps, the so-called "Bagheri
Issue" |
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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
Issue |
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August 1876, Issue in blocks of four |
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1877-1878, Official Teheran Re-Issue |
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1878-1879, The so-called Re-engraved Issue |
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1879/79, The last Lion stamps (Four Kran
blue and Five Kran stamps) |
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In order to improve and reorganize the existing postal system, Nasser-Eddin Shah
appointed Herr Gustave Riederer, a senior Official of the Austrian Post as Director of
Posts of Iran. On his arrival in Iran in November 1874 he ordered a new set of stamps to
be prepared based on the old clichés and in accordance with the UPU regulations. To make
the stamps intelligible universally, new Arabic numerals had been added individually by
engraving underneath the lions. Due to this "individual engraving", four
different types could be classified as follows.
| Nomination |
Types |
Corresponding Barre Clichés |
Quantity Printed |
| 1 Shahi |
A - B - C - D |
3 - 4 - 5 - 2 |
40000 |
| 2 Shahis |
A - B - C - D |
5 - 4 - 3 - 1 |
30000 |
| 4 Shahis |
A - B - C - D |
2 - 5 - 1 - 3 |
30000 |
| 8 Shahis |
A - B - C - D |
1 - 4 - 2 - 5 |
20000 |
These stamps have been printed in horizontal sheetlets of four stamps in
several different settings on different paper in several color shades.
Perforated stamps
| 1 Shahi |
2 Shahis |
4 Shahis |
8 Shahis |
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| Type A |
Type A |
Type A |
Type A |
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| Type B |
Type B |
Type B |
Type B |
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| Type C |
Type C |
Type C |
Type C |
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Type D, cancelled Kazvin 24/9 |
Type D |
Type D |
Type D |
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1 ch. black, complete sheet of 4 stamps, types ABCD |
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1
Shahis, complete sheet of 4 stamps, rouletted vertically between the
stamps, The stamps are from cliché types A-B-C-D, the first setting of
this issue. (Mi-Nr. 5, Persiphila Number 5, Scott 11) |
A sample the wavy perforation line between the stamps (P05,
Type B), such wavy lines are found in Settings 4-9 of this value.
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2 Shahis, horizontal pair,
rouletted, Cliché Types A-B, spacing between the stamps is 10 mm. The pair
therefore comes either from Setting 1 or Setting 4 |
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Eight Chahis bright yellow-green, A
used strip of four, being a complete sheet in the first setting of the
cliche, A-B-C-D. Rouletted vertically between stamps. Tied by three neat
strikes of ZENDJAN 30/9 cancellations to a fragment of a letter. |
Imperforated stamps
| 1 Shahi |
2 Shahis |
4 Shahis |
8 Shahis |
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| Type A |
Type A |
Type A |
Type A |
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| Type B |
Type B |
Type B |
Type B |
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| Type C |
Type C |
Type C |
Type C |
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| Type D |
Type D |
Type D |
Type D |
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8
Chahis, mint strip of four (cmplete sheet), being a complete sheet in the first setting of the cliche, A-B-C-D,
imperforated. |
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