Certification
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Iran was among the very first countries issued postage stamps and immediately
gained popularity among the collectors including many famous names such as Count
Ferrari and Thomas Keay Tapling to name a few. Due to this tremendous demand by
the collectors all over the world, the counterfeiters created a vast number
forgeries including stamps as well as covers and postal documents.
To help weeding out these forgeries and or reprints, we offer an Expertization and certification service to all those interested. All items are examined and certified by Mehrdad Sadri, the author of the Lions of Iran (5th Edition) the authoritative works on the Lion issues of Iran and 2002 Persiphila Standard Philatelic Catalogue the first specialized catalogue of Iran (Qajar Dynasty) as well as newly released edition of 2007 Persiphila Classic Philatelic Reference Mehrdad Sadri has been active and an avid collector of the Iranian stamps and postal history since 1960. He has also conducted number of seminars and lectures on the subject of Iranian philately and particularly regarding the forgeries and how to distinguish them from the originals. Among these seminars, the 1997 International Philatelic Exhibition in San Francisco by the invitation of the Iran Philatelic Study Circle. |
