Unidentified Philatelic Objects


Unidentified #52

52. Persian Revenue
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What is this overprint? Also not found in Scott or Michel, but I could have missed it among the great variety of overprints.
As far as I can tell your stamp is a revenue. I must qualify that as the image on my computer is not very clear . The cancel seems to confirm it as consular usage. [Lawrance Marques]
During the period this stamp was in use there was a tax levied on all railroad passengers into Persia. I believe this overprinted stamp was placed directly on the passport page and cancelled by the official after collection of the 1 Kr. [Brian McGrath]

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