Day: 5 December 2017

  Mr Mehrdad Sadri is the pre-eminent authority in Iranian philately and a recognised expert worldwide. A renowned author and lecturer on the subject, he specialises in Iranian stamp forgeries – and how to distinguish them from true originals. His definitive works include Persiphila Iran Classic Philatelic Reference (Vol 1 Qajar Dynasty), for which he received the Grand Award (Grand Prix) and Gold Medal at the 2007 National Philatelic Exhibition (NAPEX) in Washington DC and the World Gold Medal at the 2008 World Stamp Championship in Israel. Born in 1952…

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Before the introduction of modern stamps, the Persian Empire relied on couriers to transmit information and documents. Couriers traced a traditional route when delivering correspondences, and started from Babylon, and passing through Hamadan and Tsagros. While this route was in place during ancient times, couriers tried to explore different routes to complete their tasks. Persian leaders including Cyrus valued the importance of a network that can help facilitate communications. It was during his time when stables and stations were established to help couriers complete their work. A number of postal…

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