1972.IRN.0120th Anniversary of Iranian Scouting
Iran·1972
20th Anniversary of the Iranian Scout Association, Tehran, 9 December 1972
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1972.IRN.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Iran (IRN)
- Year
- 1972-12-09
- Event
- 20th Anniversary of the Iranian Scout Association, Tehran, 9 December 1972
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Process
- Lithography
- Paper
- Watermarked Persian inscription and coat of arms in circle
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Line 10½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 972.17
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- IR 1684
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- IR 1605
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- IR 1452
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- IR 1753
History
Iran issued a 2 rial commemorative at Tehran on 9 December 1972 for the twentieth anniversary of the Iranian Scout Association. The stamp shows the association's badge, a gold-outlined fleur-de-lis with a sun and wings in the upper petal, a lion's head at the centre, and a blue scroll of Persian script on a knotted gold rope, against a purple-to-cream ground. It is inscribed IRAN, 20th SCOUTING ANNIVERSARY and 3rd DEC. 1972, with the face value 2 R. The stamp was printed by lithography in panes of fifty on paper watermarked with a Persian inscription and the coat of arms in a circle, line perforated 10½. Five hundred thousand were issued; the stamp remained valid until 1 April 1979.