Five different official seals are recorded from Iran. All are very scarce. No modern designs have been seen to date.
Catalog: Drummond OS2
Date issued: Circa 1935, EKU August 25, 1939
Printing: Black on thin off-white
Perforation: Imperforate
Inscription: Bilingual Farsi/French "ADMINISTRATION DES POSTE / DE PERSE / L'envoi étant endommgé au cours de / transport, il est fermé d'office"
Control Number: None
Description: Registered 1939 cover from Tourane, Annam (Indochina) to Bandar Pahlavi, Iran repaired along three sides with 3 1/2 Iranian official seals. Interesting late usage of old stocks of "Persia" inscribed seals, as the name of the country was officially changed to Iran in March, 1935.
Catalog: Drummond OS3
Date issued: Unknown, EKU September 10, 1959
Printing: Black on thin off-white
Perforation: Imperforate
Inscription: Bilingual Farsi/French "ADMINISTRATION DES POSTE / d'IRAN / L'envoi étant endommagé au cours / de transport, il est fermé d'office"
Control Number: None
Description: 1959 cover from Teheran to Ghom, Iran repaired with third type Iranian official seal.
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Updated December 2, 2007