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BudMouthBoy
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Helping Grandson with a collection. Any idea on which country these are from?
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Star and cresent here a clue .... But at the time of those stamps it was called Ottoman Empire

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Thank you. I had an inkling but am grateful for the confirmation.
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The calligraphic symbol in the middle is called a Tughra. It is the calligraphic monogram of the ruling Sultan at the time. Might be able to use this to narrow down year with a little research.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tughra
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