Ottoman Empire 10 paras revenue stamp

Ottoman Empire · 1900 · 10 paras

The rectangular stamp features its 10 paras denomination in Ottoman Turkish script, surrounded by a decorative border. It is shown affixed to a 1908 telegraph receipt.

Issued by the Ottoman Empire, this revenue stamp was used to collect fixed fees for public services such as telegraph communication. Its presence on a 1908 receipt illustrates the empire's administrative and infrastructural systems at the turn of the 20th century.