Description: This vintage definitive postage stamp from Iran features a monochromatic rose-red intaglio design printed on a thick, off-white cream paper stock. The central vignette frames a striking, side-angle architectural view of the monumental brick entryway archway belonging to the National Museum of Iran (Muze-ye Melli-ye Iran) in Tehran. This grand structure is flanked by an elegant, traditional Persian tilework lattice or arabesque interlocking pattern that wraps completely around the vertical borders. The upper corners feature identical scalloped cloud medallions, with the western denomination "75D" explicitly detailed on the left and its Eastern Arabic numeral equivalent mirroring it on the right to read seventy-five dinars. A clean banner at the baseline houses the Persian text reading "Post-e Iran" (پست ایران), confirming its origin. The physical specimen is bounded by uniform, standard comb perforations and displays a prominent, dark black ink circular postal cancellation mark arcing over the right side of the frame.
Circa: 1942-45
Condition: Used - Hinged
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