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commonpre-1900
Ottoman Empire 1 Kuruş stamp, 1890
Ottoman Empire · 1890 · 1 Kuruş
A brown definitive stamp featuring the Tughra (imperial monogram) of an Ottoman Sultan, surrounded by Arabic script.
Issued by the Ottoman Empire, this stamp was used in Baghdad, then an Ottoman province, illustrating the empire's administrative reach in the late 19th century.
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Image: Post of Ottoman Empire · License: Public domain
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