Ottoman ADPO 20 Para Revenue Stamp on Receipt

Ottoman Empire · 1923 · 20 para

An Ottoman revenue stamp featuring a tughra and Arabic script, overprinted 'A.D.P.O.' and cancelled with an 'ALEP' date stamp. It is affixed to a postal/telegraph receipt.

This stamp reflects the continued operation of the Administration de la Dette Publique Ottomane (ADPO) in former Ottoman territories like Syria around 1923, a period of significant political transition following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.