Anatolia Issue, Surcharge on Ottoman Empire Stamp
Turkey · 1921 ·
This stamp is part of the Anatolia Issues, created by the Turkish Grand National Assembly government in Ankara during the Turkish War of Independence. It features a surcharge or overprint on a previous stamp of the Ottoman Empire, repurposing existing stock for the new nationalist government.
Issued during the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923), these stamps represent the authority of the nationalist government in Ankara, which was fighting against both occupying Allied forces and the Ottoman Sultan's government in Istanbul.
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