Lar map - click on image to see details
Lar map - click on image to see details
| In 1909, while Iran was struggling in the hands
of a revolution and chaos, warlords were in charge in many parts of the country
rather than the central government.
One of these self-appointed leaders, was a mullah by the name of Seyyed Abdul Hossein ( سيد عبدالحسين لاري ) in Lar. Lar is located 180 miles south east of Shiraz and 127 miles north west of Bandar Abbas was an important trade center and caravans stopping place. In early 1909 (more precisely, between March and May) Abdul Hossein issued his own stamps. The Lar stamps may be classified into two groups and each group may further divided into several types. Group 1: The first group of stamps is the ones with the central inscription reading پست ملت لار (Post-eh Mellat-eh Lar) meaning the Post of the Nation of Lar. Group 2: The second group of stamps has the inscription reading پست ملت اسلام (Post-eh Mellat-eh Islam) meaning the Post of the Nation of Islam. click on images to enlarge |
