Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Definitive Issue
Iran · 1950 · 10 Dinar
This definitive stamp features a portrait of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. The design is simple and formal, typical of definitive issues of the era, focusing on the monarch's image as the head of state. The denomination is 10 Dinars, part of a larger series with varying colors and values.
Issued during the Pahlavi dynasty, this stamp represents a period of modernization and Westernization in Iran under the Shah's rule, prior to the political turmoil that would lead to the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Printing Method
Photogravure
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Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults
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Nicely centered, minor flaws
Average centering, acceptable
Off-center or visible wear
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