1939 Royalty Signed Document King Zahir Shah Mohammed Afghanistan Postage Stamp for Sale

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1939 Royalty Signed Document King Zahir Shah Mohammed Afghanistan Postage Stamp For Sale

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1939 Royalty Signed Document King Zahir Shah Mohammed Afghanistan Postage Stamp:
$349.96

LOT-P62. For your consideration is a rare and important hand-signed Afghan Postal Stamp by King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, signed on the verso of his 1939 stamp (Scott330). Original Royal autograph on a piece of card stock signed by Mohammed Zahir Shah (15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007), who was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July1973. He expanded Afghanistan's diplomatic relations with many countries, including with both Cold War sides. In the 1950s, Zahir Shah began modernizing the country, culminating in the creation of a new constitution and a constitutional monarchy system. The signature is over a related stamp: Afghanistan 1939 1af Mohammed Zahir Shah Scott 330.

Mohammed Zahir Shah (Pashto: محمد ظاهرشاه‎, Persian: محمد ظاهر شاه‎; 15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973.[2] He expanded Afghanistan's diplomatic relations with many countries, including with both Cold War sides. In the 1950s, Zahir Shah began modernizing the country, culminating in the creation of a new constitution and a constitutional monarchy system. His long reign was marked by peace in the country that was lost afterwards. While on vacation in Italy, Zahir Shah's regime was overthrown in a "white coup" in 1973 by his cousin and former prime minister, Mohammed Daoud Khan, who established a republic. He remained in exile near Rome until 2002, returning to Afghanistan after the end of the Taliban government. He was given the title Father of the Nation, which he held until his death in 2007.