TURKEY, issues 1908-1912

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Turkey 1901-1907

 

1908 Circle in the middle of the stamp

Type 1: Large text at the bottom of the central circle

  5 pa yellow
  10 pa green
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi black
  2 1/2 Pi brown
  5 Pi lilac
  10 Pi red
  25 Pi green
  50 Pi brown

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa c vc  
10 pa c vc  
20 pa c vc  
1 Pi * vc  
2 Pi * vc  
2 1/2 Pi * c  
5 Pi ** c  
10 Pi *** *  
25 Pi *** ***  
50 Pi *** ***  

I have seen a postcard in a similar design in the value 20 pa red, the inscription reads 'UNION POSTAL UNIVERSELLE TURQUIE CARTE POSTALE'.

Newspaper stamps, overprinted with arabic text

  5 pa yellow (overprint blue)
  10 pa green (overprint red)
  20 pa red (overprint blue)
  1 Pi blue (oveprint red)
  2 Pi black (overprint red)
  5 Pi brown (overprint red)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa ** c  
10 pa *** c  
20 pa * c  
1 Pi ** *  
2 Pi ** *  
5 Pi *** *  
Stamps for letters abroad, overprinted with arabic sign

  10 pa green (overprint red)
  20 pa red (overprint blue)
  1 Pi blue (overprint red)
  2 Pi black (overprint red)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa * *  
20 pa * *  
1 Pi * c  
2 Pi *** *  
Overprinted with three lines of arabic text (1909)

  5 pa yellow
  10 pa green
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi black
  2 1/2 Pi brown 

Forged overprints are known!

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa R R  
10 pa R R  
20 pa R R  
1 Pi R R  
2 Pi RRR RR  
2 1/2 Pi RRR RR  
Stamps in type 1, but with label attached to the stamp at the top 

Image obtained thanks to Christer Bergstrom

  5 pa yellow
  10 pa green
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi black

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa c c  
10 pa c c  
20 pa c c  
1 Pi * *  
2 Pi *** ***  

Type 2: As before but design in circle changed (1909/1910): text smaller (signature of new Sultan)

  2 pa olive (1911)
  5 pa yellow
  10 pa green
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi black
  2 1/2 Pi brown
  5 Pi lilac
  10 Pi red
  25 Pi green
  50 Pi brown

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 pa c c  
5 pa c c  
10 pa c c  
20 pa c vc  
1 Pi c vc  
2 Pi ** c  
2 1/2 Pi *** ***  
5 Pi *** *  
10 Pi *** *  
25 Pi RR R  
50 Pi RR RR  
Surcharged (1910, type 2)

Image obtained thanks to Christer Bergstrom

  '2' and arabic text on 5 pa yellow

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 on 5 pa c c  
Newspaper stamps, overprinted with arabic text

  5 pa yellow (overprint blue)
  10 pa green (overprint red)
  20 pa red (overprint blue)
  1 Pi blue (oveprint red)
  2 Pi black (overprint red)
  5 Pi brown (overprint red)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa c c  
10 pa ** c  
20 pa *** **  
1 Pi *** ***  
2 Pi R ***  
5 Pi R ***  
Stamps for letters abroad, overprinted with arabic sign

  10 pa green (overprint red)
  20 pa red (overprint blue)
  1 Pi blue (overprint red)
  2 Pi black (overprint red)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa * *  
20 pa ** *  
1 Pi ** c  
2 Pi *** **  

Type 2, letters abroad, overprinted with arabic sign, further overprinted with one line of arabic text (1916, mount Sinai issue)

  20 pa red

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
20 pa RR RR  

Type 2, overprinted with one line of arabic text (1916, mount Sinai issue)

  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
20 pa * *  
1 Pi ** *  

Postage due stamps

Type 2 Type 1

  1 Pi black on red (type 1)
  1 Pi black on red (type 2, design in circle changed, 1909/10)
  2 Pi black on red (type 1)
  2 Pi black on red (type 2, design in circle changed, 1909/10)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 Pi *** ** Type 1
1 Pi *** *** Type 2
2 Pi *** *** Type 1
2 Pi RR RR Type 2

1915 Stamps in type 1, overprinted with large 6-pointed star and crescent (date inside crescent)

  2 Pi black (red overprint)
  2 1/2 Pi brown
  5 Pi lilac (red overprint)
  10 Pi red
  25 Pi green (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 Pi RR RR  
2 1/2 Pi * *  
5 Pi RR RR  
10 Pi R R  
25 Pi R ***  

1915 Stamp in type 1, overprinted with large 6-pointed star and crescent (date inside crescent) on stamp for letters abroad

  2 Pi black (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 Pi R ***  

1915 Stamps in type 1, overprinted with large 6-pointed star and crescent (date inside crescent) on newspaper stamps

  2 Pi black (red overprint)
  5 Pi brown (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 Pi RR RR  
5 Pi *** ***  

1915 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with large 6-pointed star and crescent (date inside crescent)

  5 pa yellow (red overprint)
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)
  2 Pi black (red overprint)
  2 1/2 Pi brown
  5 Pi brown (red overprint)
  10 Pi red
  25 Pi green

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa c c  
20 pa c c  
1 Pi * c  
2 Pi * *  
2 1/2 Pi RR RR  
5 Pi ** *  
10 Pi *** *  
25 Pi RRR RRR  

1915 Stamp in type 2, overprinted with large 6-pointed star and crescent (date inside crescent), on stamps for letters abroad

  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)
  2 Pi black (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
20 pa * c  
1 Pi * *  
2 Pi * *  

1915 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with large 6-pointed star and crescent (date inside crescent), on newspaper stamps

  5 pa yellow (red overprint)
  5 Pi brown (red overprint) 

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa c c  
5 Pi RR RR  

1915 Stamp in type 1, overprinted with small 6-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent)

  10 pa green (red overprint)
  5 Pi lilac (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa * *  
5 Pi R ***  

1915 Stamps in type 1, overprinted with small 6-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent), on stamp for letters abroad

Image obtained thanks to Christer Bergstrom

  10 pa green (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa R R  

1915 Stamp in type 1, overprinted with small 6-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent), on newspaper stamp

  10 pa green (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa RR RR  

1915 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with small 6-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent)

  10 pa green (red overprint)
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)
  5 Pi brown (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa * c  
20 pa * c  
1 Pi * c  
5 Pi ** *  

1915 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with small 6-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent), on stamps for letters abroad

  10 pa green (red overprint)
  20 pa red 
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa c c  
20 pa * *  
1 Pi *** *  

1915 Stamp in type 2, overprinted with small 6-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent), on newspaper stamp

  10 pa green (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa * c  

1916 Stamp in type 1, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent)

  10 Pi red

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 Pi RR RR  

1916 Stamp in type 1, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent), on stamp for letters abroad

  20 pa red

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
20 pa ** **  

1916 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent)


(Reduced size)

  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)
  10 Pi red

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
20 pa * c  
1 Pi * c  
10 Pi RR RR  

1916 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (date between star and crescent), on stamps for letters abroad

  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
20 pa * c  
1 Pi * c  

1916 Stamps in type 1, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (arabic date in crescent)


25 Pi, 10 g on 50 Pi and 25 g on 50 Pi

  2 1/2 Pi brown (red overprint)
  25 Pi green (red overprint)
  50 Pi brown

Further surcharged
  10 g on 25 Pi green (red overprint)
  10 g on 50 Pi brown
  25 g on 50 Pi brown

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 1/2 Pi R R  
25 Pi R ***  
50 Pi RR RR  
10 g on 25 Pi *** ***  
10 g on 50 Pi RR RR  
25 g on 50 Pi RR RR  

1916 Stamp in type 1, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (arabic date in crescent), on stamp for letters abroad, (overprinted with arabic sign)

  2 Pi black (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 Pi R R  

1916 Stamp in type 1, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (arabic date in crescent), on newspaper stamp (overprinted with arabic text)

  5 pa yellow (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa *** ***  

1916 Stamp with label, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (arabic date in crescent)


(Reduced size)

  5 pa yellow (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa *** ***  

1916 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (arabic date in crescent)

  5 pa yellow (red overprint)
  10 pa green (red overprint)
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)
  2 Pi black (red overprint)
  2 1/2 Pi brown (red overprint)
  5 Pi lilac (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa * c  
10 pa *** ***  
20 pa *** ***  
1 Pi ** *  
2 Pi *** **  
2 1/2 Pi R R  
5 Pi RR RR  

1916 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (arabic date in crescent), on stamps for letters abroad, (overprinted with arabic sign)

 
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)
  2 Pi black (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 Pi R R  
2 Pi R R  

1916 Stamps in type 2, overprinted with 5-pointed star and crescent (arabic date in crescent), on newspaper stamp, (overprinted with arabic text)

  5 pa yellow

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa R R  

1917 Stamps in type 1, with beetle overprint

  5 pa yellow (red overprint)
  10 pa green (red overprint)
  2 Pi black (red overprint)
  2 1/2 Pi brown
  25 Pi green (red overprint)

Surcharged
  10 Pi on 50 Pi (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa *** ***  
10 pa * *  
2 Pi RR RR  
2 1/2 Pi *** ***  
25 Pi RR RR  
10 Pi on 50 Pi RR RR  

1917 Stamps in type 1, with beetle overprint, on stamps for letters abroad (overprinted with arabic sign)

  1 Pi blue (red overprint)
  2 Pi black (red or black overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 Pi RR RR  
2 Pi *** *** Black overprint: R

1917 Stamp in type 1, with beetle overprint, on newspaper stamp (overprinted with arabic text)

  5 pa yellow

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa RR RR  

1917 Stamp with label, with beetle overprint

  5 pa yellow

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa ** **  

1917 Stamp in type 2, with beetle overprint

  5 pa yellow (red overprint)
  10 pa green (red overprint)
  20 pa red
  1 Pi blue (red overprint)
  2 Pi black (red overprint)
  2 1/2 Pi brown
  5 Pi lilac (red overprint)
  10 Pi red (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa ** **  
10 pa * *  
20 pa * *  
1 Pi * *  
2 Pi *** ***  
2 1/2 Pi RR RR  
5 Pi RR RR  
10 Pi R R  

1917 Stamp in type 2, with beetle overprint, on stamps for letters abroad (overprinted with arabic sign)

  1 Pi blue (red or black overprint)
  2 Pi black 

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 Pi * * Black overprint: ***
2 Pi R R  

1919 Surcharged with blue '5 and arabic text' and red 'toughra'


(Left; normal stamp; Right; with double blue '5 and arabic text' overprint)

  5 pa on 2 pa olive 

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa on 2 pa c c Exists with double blue overprint,
see picture above

Overprinted with black circle (with signature), arabic text and value (1920)

Image obtained thanks to Christer Bergstrom

  5 Pa on 2 pa olive

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa on 2 pa c c  

Other overprints:


(Postage due stamps? 'T' in an ellipse overprint, reduced sizes)

For stamps in this design surcharged with a double headed eagle see under Albania.

Genuine overprint
(Albania stamp)


Argyrocastron overprint (Epirus)

Forgeries


Dangerous forgeries made by the forger Jean de Sperati.


Some modern(?) forgeries of the 50 Pi stamps with small text in the wrong colours blue and green.

 

For stamps issued from 1913 to 1920, click here.


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