Dr. Mohamed Dadkhah (1910–1980) was a world-renowned
philatelist of
Iran.
Collecting interests
Dadkhah specialized in the collection of postage stamps of Iran and
Bushire. He is known for his extensive collections, and his Iran presentation at the philatelic exhibition
Philympia 1970
The Philympia 1970 International Stamp Exhibition was an international stamp exhibition held under Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) patronage. It was held at the Empire Hall, Olympia, London from 18 to 26 September 1970. Specia ...
in London won him the gold award.
Philatelic literature
Dadkhah, in 1960, wrote the book ''Emissions du Type “Lion” de l'Iran 1865-1879'' (also entitled ''The Lion Stamps of Persia'' in English) and received the Crawford Medal for his effort.
Philatelic activity
Dadkhah was active in the Iranian Philatelic Society which he founded, and remained president of, for the remainder of his life.
Honors and awards
Dadkhah was awarded the
Crawford Medal in 1961, and he signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1965. In 1983, he was named to the
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.
See also
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Philatelic literature
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Background to philatelic literature
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References
Dr. Mohamed Dadkhah
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1910 births
1980 deaths
Philatelic literature
Iranian philatelists
American Philatelic Society