Turkey Postage Due Stamp, Crescent and Star

Turkey · 1913 · 20 Para

This stamp is the first postage due issue from the Ottoman Empire, featuring a simple yet iconic design. The central motif is the crescent and star, a prominent national symbol, enclosed within an ornate circular frame. The denomination '20 Para' is clearly indicated at the bottom, with inscriptions in Ottoman Turkish script.

Issued in 1913 during the final decade of the Ottoman Empire, this stamp represents a period of modernization and administrative reform within the postal system, just before the outbreak of World War I.