Iran Qajar Dynasty, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar

Iran · 1900 · 1 Chahi

This stamp features a portrait of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, the fifth Qajar king of Persia, who reigned from 1896 to 1907. The design is simple, focusing on the monarch's bust within an ornate frame, with inscriptions in Persian script. This issue was part of a definitive series used for regular postage at the turn of the 20th century.

Issued during the Qajar dynasty, this stamp reflects a period of increasing foreign influence and internal political change in Persia, culminating in the Persian Constitutional Revolution of 1906.