Hakim Abul Qasim Firdousi

A commemorative postage stamp on the Celebration of 100 Years of “Shahnama“ :

Issued by Pakistan

Issued on Oct 27, 1994

Designer : Faizi Amir (PSPC)

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Denomination : Re. 1/-

Colour : Multi colour

Size of Stamp : 32.5 x 44.5 mm

Size of Print : 28.5 x 40.5 mm

Perforation : 13C

Paper : 102 gsm crescent & star water mark dual purpose coated PVA gum

Quantity : 500,000

Number of stamps in a sheet : 28 stamps (7 x 4 rows)

Process of Printing : Litho Offset

Printers : Pakistan Security Printing Corporation

Name : Abuʾl–Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi

Born on 940 at Tus, Samanid Empire [now in Iran]

Died on 1020 at Tus, Ghaznavid Empire [now in Iran]