Turkey 1863 2 Piastres Postage Due
Turkey · 1863 · 2 piasters
The stamp features an Ottoman imperial cipher (tughra) centrally, surrounded by Ottoman Turkish script. It is printed in black on a red-brown background, with the denomination '2 PIASTRES' at the bottom.
Issued by the Ottoman Empire in 1863, this postage due stamp was used to collect insufficient postage from the recipient. It represents an early period of postal service development in Turkey.
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Image: Government of Turkey · License: Public domain
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