| Dr. Mohamed Dadkhah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910 |
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | Iran |
| Work | |
| Institution memberships | Iranian Philatelic Society |
| Significant projects | Wrote the book The Lion Stamps of Persia |
| Significant awards | Crawford Medal APS Hall of Fame |
Dr. Mohamed Dadkhah (1910–1980), was a world-renown philatelist of Iran.
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Dr. Dadkhah specialized in the collection of postage stamps of Iran and Bushire. His collections were outstanding, and his Iran presentation at the philatelic exhibition PHILYMPIA in 1970 at London won him the gold award.
Dr. 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.
Dr. Dadkhah was active in the Iranian Philatelic Society which he founded, and remained president of, for the remainder of his life.
Dr. 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.