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2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire issue of Iran

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Short desc: 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire

Issuer: Iran
Dates: 6/21/1970 - 6/15/1971
Occasion: Persian Empire start
Number/Year: 2500


Consists of 8 stamps: (See stamps as list)

6/15/1971 1r d=Harpist mosaic image perf=10.5
6/15/1971 2r blk&orgbrn d=Investiture of King Ardashir stone relief perf=10.5
6/15/1971 2r d=King Shapur II hunting lions medal perf=10.5
6r d=Tomb of Cyrus the Great perf=13
8r d=Columns of the palace at Persepolis perf=13
10r d=Ritual small relief of a tomb of Mede perf=13
6/15/1971 10r d=Bronze head of a Parthian prince perf=10.5
14r d=Achaemenid warriors bas-relief perf=13

All are wmk=arms of Iran in circle

Issues with this name: Ajman (1971), Iran, Nepal (1971), Turkey (1971), Umm al Qiwain (1972)


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