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I had to buy me some Turkey the other day and was quite excited to do so. Turkey is one of those countries which hardly ever features in phi...
1913 Scott 252 20pa red "Mosque of Selim, Adrianople" Quick History Turkey is located in Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, situate...
In 2002, twenty years after it was first established, the International Day of Peace was celebrated on its new permanent date – September 21. Also known as World Peace Day, it’s a United Nations-sanctioned holiday calling for peace and an end to war and violence.
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Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 22-25 September, 2009. Category — 1902-08 Issue (Scott 315-318). Lots 391 — 400
1913 Scott 252 20pa red "Mosque of Selim, Adrianople" Quick History Turkey is located in Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The Ottoman Empire reigned from there between 1299 - 1922, and then the Republic of Turkey was born in 1923. 1863 Scott 7 1pi black/gray "Tughra" Lithographed, Red Band, Thick Surface Colored Paper The Ottoman Empire issued its first postage stamp on January 1, 1863 with the "Tughra", the calligraphic monogram of Sultan Adul-Aziz. Ottoman Empire 1900 Between 1865-1876, the "Crescent and Star", enclosed by a central oval, and symbols of the Turkish Caliphate, were used on the so-called typographic "Duloz" stamp issues. "Duloz" Stamp Issues: 1865 Scott 11 2pi blue "Crescent and Star" The Top and Side Overprint Characters translate "Ottoman Empire Posts" These were designed and initially printed in France, but the printing plates were moved to Constantinople in 1868, where the remaining stamps were printed. 1876 Scott 55 50pa blue & yellow Ottoman Empire Issue The Ottoman Empire joined the General Postal Union (then the Universal Postal Union) in 1876. A new Empire issue was released, with the name of the country and values in both western script and Arabic script, and was intended for use to countries within the UPU. A note of caution: both common and rare issues of 19th century Ottoman Empire stamps have been extensively forged. Unfortunately, we will not have time to look into this sad reality. 1901 Scott 104 20pa magenta For Foreign Postage The 1901-1911 issues all had the Tughra of the reigning monarch. WW I proved the end of the Ottoman Empire, who had entered the war in 1914 on the side of the Central Powers. The Allies occupied Constantinople. The Sultinate was abolished by the National Assembly on November 1, 1922. Turkey Turkey was declared a republic on October 28, 1923, under the leadership of President Mustafa Kemal. 1923-25 Scott 613a 5pi violet, Type II "Crescent and Star" The "Star and Crescent" design of the first stamp issue of the Republic of Turkey marked the end of the use of the "Tughra", which had been on most stamps from 1863-1922. Note that "Constantinople" was officially changed to "Istanbul" in 1930. (I will be using either one somewhat indiscriminately.) The capital was and is Ankara, and the population was 17,800,000 in 1940. 1914 Scott 255 4pa dark brown "Column of Constantine" Into the Deep Blue The 2014 Scott Classic Specialized 1840-1940 catalogue has, for the Turkish (Ottoman) Empire and Turkey 1863-1942, 1303 major number descriptions. Of those, 594 are CV
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1921-23 Scott 90 1 1/2p green "WWI Contingent Embarking for Overseas Duty" Quick History Jamaica, an island 146 miles by 50 miles in size, is located in the Caribbean Sea 90 miles south of Cuba. The Capital is Kingston, and the population was 1,200,000 in 1943. Jamaica Jamaica has been under British influence since 1655, with independence achieved in 1962. Jamaica is still part of the Commonwealth. At the beginning of the 19th century, Jamaica was heavily dependent on slaves to work in the sugar cane fields, with about a 20:1 population ratio of blacks to whites. Full emancipation from slavery was declared in 1838. Although British stamps with a Jamaican recognizable numeral town cancel can be found beginning in 1858, Jamaica's first Victorian issue- with a pineapple watermark-was issued in 1860. 1901 Scott 32 1p red & black "Llandovery Falls" Into the Deep Blue The 2011 Scott Classic Specialized catalogue has, from 1860-1952, 152 regular, 3 semi-postal, 11 war tax, and 4 official major descriptive stamp categories: Total 170. Of those, 86 are CV
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