Iran (Persia) Stamp Collection 1876-1983

Iran · 1876 · Various

This is a collection of stamps from Iran, formerly known as Persia, spanning over a century from 1876 to 1983. The collection likely includes a wide variety of designs, from early issues featuring the Lion and Sun motif and portraits of the Shahs of the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties, to later issues from the Islamic Republic.

The collection covers a tumultuous period in Iranian history, including the final decades of the Qajar dynasty, the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty under Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the first few years following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.