IRAN

Stamps inscribed 'Poste Persan' or 'Postes Persanes' and [find Farsi script], 'Iran' and
'', 'République Islamique de l'Iran', 'R.I. Iran', 'Islamic Rep[ublic] of Iran' or. 'I.R. Iran' and '' or ''. No country name until 1881.

1868 ->

From 1868: 1 Toman = 10 Qirans, 1 Qiran (also spelled Qerun or Kran) = 20 Shahi
(= 1000 Dinars - no stamps issued with Dinar values)
1881-82:1 Franc = 100 Centimes
From 1882: 1 Toman = 10 Qirans, 1 Qiran (also spelled Qerun or Kran) = 20 Shahi
(= 1000 Dinars - no stamps issued with Dinar values)
From 1935: 1 Rial (IRR) = 100 (New) Dinars (= 1 Quiran)
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WILD CATS

Issue Item code Item type
Face value
Remarks SC
1915 Crowning of Ahmad Shah Qajar

This set was also overprinted for use in occupied Bushire

IR19150400 ST 0_1_00 Stamp 0-1-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
MI 372
IR19150400 ST 0_2_00 Stamp 0-2-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
MI 373
IR19150400 ST 0_3_00 Stamp 0-3-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
MI 374
IR19150400 ST 0_5_00 Stamp 0-5-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
MI 375
1915 Service Stamps IR19150400 SE 0_1_00 Service stamp 0-1-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 1_00
overprinted "" and "SERVICE"
MI D46
IR19150400 SE 0_2_00 Service stamp 0-2-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 2_00
overprinted "" and "SERVICE"
MI D47
IR19150400 SE 0_3_00 Service stamp 0-3-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 3_00
overprinted "" and "SERVICE"
MI D48
IR19150400 SE 0_5_00 Service stamp 0-5-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 5_00
overprinted "" and "SERVICE"
MI D49
1915 Parcel Stamps IR19150400 PAR 0_1_00 Parcel stamp 0-1-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 1_00
overprinted "" and "COLIS POSTEAUX"
MI PA27
IR19150400 PAR 0_2_00 Parcel stamp 0-2-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 2_00
overprinted "" and "COLIS POSTEAUX"
MI PA28
IR19150400 PAR 0_3_00 Parcel stamp 0-3-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 3_00
overprinted "" and "COLIS POSTEAUX"
MI PA29
IR19150400 PAR 0_5_00 Parcel stamp 0-5-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 5_00
overprinted "" and "COLIS POSTEAUX"
MI PA30
1918 Crowning of Ahmad Shah Qajar (overprints - sold as definitives) IR19181100 ST 0_2_00 Stamp 0-2-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 2_00
overprinted "Novembre
١٣٣٧‎ - 1918"
MI 416
IR19181100 ST 0_3_00 Stamp 0-3-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 3_00
overprinted "Novembre
١٣٣٧‎ - 1918"
MI 417
IR19181100 ST 0_5_00 Stamp 0-5-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 5_00
overprinted "Novembre
١٣٣٧‎ - 1918"
MI 418
1921 Crowning of Ahmad Shah Qajar (overprints - sold as definitives) IR19210221 ST 0_1_00 Stamp 0-1-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 1_00
overprinted "١٣٣٩
٢١ فوریه
- 21. FEV. 1921"
MI 454
IR19210221 ST 0_2_00 Stamp 0-2-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 1_00
overprinted "١٣٣٩
٢١ فوریه
- 21. FEV. 1921""
MI 455
IR19210221 ST 0_5_00 Stamp 0-5-0 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Bas Relief from the Tomb of King Artaxerxes II, Persepolis (6. - 5. c. BC)
IR19150400 ST 1_00
overprinted "١٣٣٩
٢١ فوریه
- 21. FEV. 1921"
MI 455
1967 50th Anniversary of Lions International IR19670511 ST 3_00 Stamp 3.00 Lion
MI 1351
M
IR19670511 ST 7_00 Stamp 7.00 Lions Club Logo
MI 1352

2008 Friendship with Kazakhstan

Joint issue with Kazakhstan

IR20080907 ST 650 1 Stamp 650 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Bronze Medallion with Two Lions with One Head, Iran, 7th c. BC
MI 3105
  IR20080907 ST 650 2 Stamp 650 Snow Leopard
Wild Cat Art
Bronze Snow Leopard Belt Buckle, Kazakhstan, 5th - 6th c. BC
MI 3106
  IR20080907 LB 1 Undenominated label - Snow Leopard
Lion
Wild Cat Art
Bronze Snow Leopard Belt Buckle, Kazakhstan, 5th - 6th c. BC
Bronze Medallion with Two Lions with One Head, Iran, 7th c. BC
Bronze Medallion with Two Lions with One Head, Iran, 7th c. BC
Stamp-sized undenominated label

List compiled by Geir Arveng, with additional information from Greg Balagian, Hovhannes Alexanian and Hossein
Kalantar.
Latest update 7 February, 2015