Persia 1902 Shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar

Iran · 1902 · 1 Chahi

This stamp features a left-facing portrait of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, the fifth Qajar Shah of Persia. The design is enclosed within an ornate frame, with the denomination and country name inscribed in Persian script. This particular issue was printed by Joh. Enschedé & Sons in the Netherlands.

Issued during the reign of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah, this period in Persian history was marked by growing foreign influence and internal political unrest, which would eventually lead to the Persian Constitutional Revolution a few years later.