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Polo (Chogan) - the Persian Ancient Game
 
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16.08.2019 
1 stamp 
XXXофсет 
 
Ghadir 
 
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 Polo (Chogan) - the Persian Ancient Game. Chronological catalogs.
The game of chovgan (horse polo), a fragment of a miniature of Hossein Behzad
values:
18 000 Rls
color:
multicoloured
perforation:
13
stamp size:
45 x 65 mm
quantity:
80 000
 
 
 
Polo (Chogan) - the Persian Ancient Game

On August 16, 2019, the Iranian Post issued a stamp dedicated to the ancient Persian game of Chovgan - the ancestor of equestrian polo.

The stamp is based on the work of the famous Iranian artist Hossein Behzad (1894 - 1968). He was a talented miniature painter of the 20th century
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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