Stamp Honoring Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad Unveiled

TEHRAN -- At a ceremony in Tehran attended by Iran’s first vice president and senior cultural officials on Saturday, a commemorative postage stamp honoring the 1,500th anniversary of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) was officially unveiled, transforming a moment of religious remembrance into an enduring cultural artifact.

The event brought together the minister of culture and Islamic guidance, the minister of information and communications technology, the vice president for women and family affairs, the head of the Islamic Development Organization, religious scholars from both Shia seminaries and the Sunni community, and provincial and governmental representatives. 
Following the formal unveiling, Vice President Muhammad Reza Aref affixed the stamp’s first official postmark, a ceremonial gesture that signaled its entry into circulation and into the historical record. Attendees then signed a commemorative panel, collectively marking the occasion.
The stamp’s design draws from The Ascension (Mi’raj), a celebrated miniature painting by renowned Iranian master Mahmoud Farshchian, whose work is internationally recognized for its spiritual symbolism and luminous reinterpretation of classical Persian art. 
The image anchors a full philatelic collection that includes first-day covers, commemorative postcards, framed full sheets, four-stamp blocks, and a single-stamp presentation bearing an internationally registered postal certificate.
Produced through a collaboration between the Art and Media Working Group of the anniversary’s organizing committee, the National Post Company of Iran, and the cultural media institute Nashr Avaran, the collection was conceived as more than a postal issue. Its formats are designed as refined presentation pieces—objects intended for cultural gatherings, official events, and international exchanges, where they function as gifts that carry both artistic distinction and spiritual meaning.