Postal History – BalkanPhila

1916 Ottoman Syria Damas Military School censored card

Kemal Giray — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:47:43 +0000

Ottoman Syria: 1916 postcard of Jerusalem to Istanbul franked with 5pa of Tur-u Sina overprinted commemorative stamp tied by DAMAS 2 datestamp. Reverse ‘Şam’da Küçük Zabit Mektebi’ (Junior Officer School in Damascus) military censor negative seal.

1922 Turkey Malatya Censored to Istanbul

Kemal Giray — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:24:59 +0000

Türkiye – Anatolian Government: 1922 (12 March). Commercial cover to Istanbul franked with overprinted 5pi. Ministry of Finance fiscal stamp for five piastres letter rate tied by MALATYA 3 (TR #4235), RR) datestamp and scarce oval SANSÜR EDILMISTIR (Censored) hand cachet. Reverse arrival cds’s.

1916 Austria Vienna Parcel Card to Istanbul

Kemal Giray — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:19:40 +0000

Austria – Türkiye: 1916 (1 October). Parcel card to Istanbul struck by Wien datestamp. Reverse franked with pair of 1pi tied by 8 October Stamboul arrival cds.

1871 Turkey CIZRE Dulos Cover to Istanbul

Kemal Giray — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:51:49 +0000

Türkiye: 1871 cover to Istanbul franked with strip of three 2pi of 1868 Dulos stamps for 6 piastres single weight over 200 route hours (distance was 346 route hours) rated tied by triple box CIZRE (TR #1222, A&P 1, RR) hand stamps. Reverse arrival cds.

1975 Turkey 175k Basketball Championship and Commemorative Cancel card

Kemal Giray — Sun, 31 May 2026 07:09:02 +0000

Türkiye: 1975 Scutari postcard with 175k Basketball Championship stamp and ‘We Are in Asia’ hand stamp to Austria.

1960 Turkey Mosque card with Bank Slogan Cancel to Austria

Kemal Giray — Sun, 31 May 2026 07:05:40 +0000

Türkiye: 1961 Mosque postcard by Turkish Tourism Bank struck by Turkiye Is Bankasi slogan cancel. to Austria.

1966 Turkey Gaziantep Ironwork Workshop to Germany

Kemal Giray — Sun, 31 May 2026 06:51:00 +0000

Türkiye: 1966 Ironwork Workshop, Gaziantep imprinted cover to Germany.

1959 Turkey Ataturk Death Anniversary cover to USA

Kemal Giray — Sun, 31 May 2026 06:48:06 +0000

Türkiye: 1959 20th anniversary of Atatürk’s death cover to United States

1978 Turkey 175k Basketball Championship on Trojan Horse card

Kemal Giray — Sun, 31 May 2026 06:15:40 +0000

Türkiye: 1978 pair of 175k Basketball Championship stamps on Trojan Horse postcard to England.

1948 Turkey Red Crescent airmail to USA

Kemal Giray — Sun, 31 May 2026 06:10:39 +0000

Türkiye: 1948 airmail cover to Crete, United States with pair of 20k. Red Crescent obligatory tax stamps.