1976.IRN.0110th Asia-Pacific Scout Conference, Tehran
Iran·1976
10th Asia-Pacific Scout Conference, Tehran
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1976.IRN.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Iran (IRN)
- Year
- 1976-10-02
- Event
- 10th Asia-Pacific Scout Conference, Tehran
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Printer
- Government Press
- Process
- Offset lithography
- Paper
- Watermarked Persian inscription and coat of arms in circle, upright
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Line 10½
- Panes
- 100 stamps
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 976.27
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- IR 1912
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- IR 1840
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- IR 1671
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- IR 1996
History
Iran issued a 2 rial commemorative at Tehran on 2 October 1976 for the 10th Asia-Pacific Scout Conference. The stamp is lettered 10th Asia Pacific scout Conference Tehran 1976, IRAN and 2R., with ۲ ریال پست ایران and a Persian heading that includes the year ۲۵۳۵. A twelve-petal yellow flower fills the field; at its centre a Scout fleur-de-lis stands over wavy water and a rising sun. A gold circular seal sits at upper left.
The Government Press printed it in offset lithography in panes of 100, line perforated 10½, on paper watermarked with a Persian inscription and the coat of arms in a circle, upright. One million five hundred thousand copies were printed. Validity ended on 1 April 1979. Sources give no designer.