Postage Due Stamp, Crescent and Star

Turkey · 1971 · 10 Kurus

This is a postage due stamp from Turkey, part of a definitive series issued in the early 1970s. The design features a prominent crescent and star, the national symbols of Turkey, enclosed within an ornate circular frame. The denomination '10 KURUS' is clearly displayed at the bottom, indicating the amount of postage to be collected upon delivery.

Issued during the Turkish Republic era, these functional postage due stamps were used to collect insufficient postage from the recipient of a mail item, a common postal practice worldwide at the time.