The Stamps Of Turkey / Turkiye: On Steiner Pages.

Please post any information.
I intend (when time permits) to use the Rossiter Stamp Atlas, then read up on the 1913 Balkan situation. At the moment, makes my head spin.
I have the full set Turkish stamps overprinted with the Thrace Greek occupation.
I may even get the time to browse the ONEPS library online, see if there is anything there.

Michael,
here is a representative of his treatment.
The preamble discussed overall history and points of each issue, for example the design of the Round Stamp Impression designed by the Calligrapher Mehmed Bey.
I buy direct from Mr. Birken, but he has challenging payment options, no Paypal etc. You may wish to source from Cyprus : James Bendon.

The old Higgins & Gage catalogue lists the same three registered envelopes.

Their 1981 prices were (in US dollars):

Size a - $15 mint, $30 used

Size b - $17.50 mint, $35 used

Size c - $20 mint, $40 used

They give exactly the same sizes and call them a, b, c rather than A, B , C.

Hi Rod,

I liked the reference to the "NEW - Final Volume" of the Coles & Walker handbooks which was published back in 1995.

abctoo,
Absolutely no idea here, I am breaking new ice for me, with revenues, and to broadcast my ignorance, I was presuming the strikes were hand stamps by weighing officials. Your questions open up a whole new investigation.
I'll post whenever news comes to hand.
If these were National, one would expect silk, furs, tobacco, spices and cotton. However being Constantinople municipal usage, whom knows?

Hi floortrader,

I believe the first of your Thrace stamps is also a variety.

These surcharges were made in two parts:

1. The first two lines read "Administration of Autonomous "Western Thrace" on all values.

2. The bottom line has the new value.

These two parts were applied separately (as described in Scott).

As a result, there exist varieties with one or other part missing (such as your second stamp without the first two lines).

You can also find stamps with one or other part inverted.

Your first stamp appears to have the first two lines inverted and the value the normal way up.

Hi Nigel,



New Reprint?
But where would we be without them? for me, made some sense out of the mind numbing aray of Pmks with squiggly lines.
I can see why some collectors like the challenge of Turkey.
What an enterprise!



Would we know the approximate date line of usage of these stamps?

Hi Rod,

I think at most a few weeks in October 1913.

Some information on the short-lived state:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provi...stern_Thrace

Fabulous. Thanks Nigel, the muddy waters are getting clearer.

Private Issues and Charities
Tuberculosis
Istanbul Local Issue
1942 Patient Convalescing and Firs
20 x 30mm Perf 10.5
VEREM MUCADELESI CEMIYETI

Thanks Nigelc , your correct it is a top invert .Instead of a $20.00 value it is a $100.00 catalog item ,now just got to find out if it is real.

To rod222:
Would you be kind enough to post a scan that is 300 dpi both horizontally and vertically of the Arabian Government revalued postage due? The enlargements I tried to make were just too distorted for any real accuracy. Thanks.

300dpi
I usually deskew, but left them alone in case it confuses things

600 dpi

Postal Tax
Sc#81 and Sc# 81A
Identifying "Lilac Brown" V "Rose Violet"

Part 5 : Private Issues and Charities.
TURK HAVA KURUMU (THK)
Turkish Air Association
Without SERI (Series)
New THK Logo
YARDIM MAKBUZU
McD #52 1943 Blue on Blue. 250K
Usually Perforated one side (Top? Booklet?)
8 in set