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Hello, This stamp was listed as an early Turkish revenue. I saw the Bagdad printed on it and was not sure whether it was an overprint or a cancel.I thought that if it was an overprint then it may be an Iraqi revenue and not Turkisk. Is it one of those or neither? Many thanks David  |
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It is Turkey, but I don't have the relevant catalogs to give you more than that. |
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I believe it is Turkey, from the 1890 series of revenues, but that is just an educated guess. Forbin doesn't picture this particular frame, but the frames vary. |
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Bedrock Of The Community
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Nice stamp,
the opt looks a little like a spray-on,
I checked Byrum Supplemental, no listing there either
Turkey has surprisingly low records there in just 2 pages.
I did notice the German Rommel swastika and palm
is listed under "Tunisia"
I always had that one under Germany.
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Thank you everone, I appreciate it.
Rod222, What do you mean by spray on?
many thanks
David |
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Bedrock Of The Community
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David, I have adopted that terminology from US collectors
on SCF that explain the dot matrix / ink jet cancels seen on modern
covers.
Not suggesting that happened here :) just the look of the opt
it just doesn't look like a surface printed opt to me,
looks kinda odd?
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To me, the "BAGDAD" looks handwritten. From the scan it looks like the two "D" letterforms don't match each other, nor do the two "A"s. |
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I also thought it looked odd for an overprint. I have to agree it looks handwritten. Also seems an odd spelling for Baghdad. I always spelled it with an H.
Thanks again
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Bedrock Of The Community
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I agree with Collin. Turkey 1890 Effets de Commerce. Various Frames Forbin #86 5 Piastres Olive  |
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