If I'm well informed, this type of the 1 ch violet was based on the second type of the Barre essays. In my view it has a scratch through the line below the lion. Also, the inner frameline has a break in the left bottom part, just above the scroll.
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First stamps were printed in rows of four stamps, later also blocks of four stamps were printed.
The first stamps (without numerals between the legs) were printed in four types. These types were based on the five types of the Barre essays (one type was not used). Pairs or other multiples do not seem to exist for the first issue? Unfortunately, neither the book of Schuller nor the websites http://fuchs-online.com/iran/lions-02.htm and http://fuchs-online.com/iran/lions-03.htm gives any information about the types. This is what I could find out about the types of the first stamps:
If I'm well informed, this type of the 1 ch violet was based on
the second type of the Barre essays. In my view it has a scratch
through the line below the lion. Also, the inner frameline has a
break in the left bottom part, just above the scroll.
This type of the 1 ch violet (presumably based on the third type
of the Barre essays), appears to have a broken left bottom
corner.
In the type of the 1 ch (based on the fifth type of the Barre
essays, see first images), there is a weakness in the most inner
of the two outer framelines at the central bottom part. The 1 ch
black of this type also has this weakness (third image), as well
as one of the official reprints (fourth image)
This type has a weakness in the left bottom scroll and also a
break in the line just beneath it (the inner bottom frameline).
2 ch green stamp. In this type, a break is present in the circle
surrounding the central design, just right to the bottom central
ornament (this break is already present in the corresponding
original Barre essay type 5, see first and second image). This
corresponds to Type A of the 2 ch blue stamps shown lateron.
Apparently Boital took this stamptype to Paris to order reprints
(last three images).
2 ch Barre essay Type 3, with bottom left corner shaved off. Next
to it the corresponding 2 ch stamp and Type C of the 2 ch blue
stamp, all based on the same Barre essay.
4 ch blue, with broken lower left corner, taken from the second
Barre type.
4 ch blue: Most likely taken from Barre type 5. In my view, in
this type there is a kink in the inner bottom frameline just
below the right curl.
In my view, there is a break in the outer rigth frameline about
1/3 from the bottom.
?
Barre essays and 8 ch; type 4 with damaged upper left corner and
a dot on top of the upper left Arabic '8'. There are usually some
breaks in the right hand side of the bottom frameline.
In my view, this type has two breaks in the left hand side, one
in the inner straight line (halfway up) and another in the circle
just besides it.
Persia 1868 issue, types, part 2