Turkey, Ottoman empire
Ottoman Empire and Turkey postage stamps cover the long transition from the Ottoman state to the modern Turkish Republic. This category includes classic Ottoman issues, overprints, transitional emissions, and early stamps of modern Turkey with strong historical significance.
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Ottoman Empire and Turkish stamps represent a historically rich and complex field of world philately.
From empire to republic
Ottoman stamps date back to the 19th century and include distinctive scripts, currencies, and administrative systems. The later transition period documents the emergence of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
- classic Ottoman issues
- overprints and provisional stamps
- transition period emissions
- early stamps of modern Turkey
An essential collecting area for specialists in Middle Eastern and European postal history.