Ottoman Period – BalkanPhila

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.

1917 Turkey Voivoda Galata Commercial cover to Leipzig

Kemal Giray — Sun, 31 May 2026 06:02:11 +0000

Ottoman Türkiye: 1917 (11 May). ‘Robert Schnick Ingenieur Technisches’ imprinted cover to Leipzig, Germany franked with pair of 5pa of six pointed and a pair of 20pa five pointed star & crescent overprinted stamps tied by VOIVODA (GALATA) datestamps and rectangular censor cachet.

1917 Turkey Istanbul Registered Commercial to Cologne

Kemal Giray — Sun, 31 May 2026 05:48:19 +0000

Ottoman Türkiye: 1917 (3 March). ‘Jacques Inselberg’ imprinted registered cover to Germany franked with 20pa and 1pi of five pointed star & crescent overprinted and 1pi pictorial stamps tied by ISTANBUL – STAMBOUL 2 datestamps and rectangular censor cachet. Reverse red rosette censor label and 10 March Coln arrival cds.

1916 Turkey Mahmutpasa Commercial cover to Zeulenroda

Kemal Giray — Sat, 30 May 2026 15:11:39 +0000

Ottoman Türkiye: 1916 (21 February). ‘Ed. Kölle. Ferdinand Schmidt’ imprinted cover to Zeulenroda, Germany franked with pair of 20pa six pointed star & crescent overprinted stamps tied by MAHMOUD PACHA (STAMBOUL) datestamp and same day transit cds on reverse.

1917 Turkey Galata Registered Censored to Manheim

Kemal Giray — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:59:50 +0000

Ottoman Türkiye: 1917 (9 October). Registered commercial cover to Manheim, Germany franked with 60pa surcharged on 1 1/2 pi and four 10pa war orphans tax stamps tied by GALATA 25 datestamps and rectangular Galata censor cachet. Reverse same day Istanbul transit and 24 October arrival cds’s.

1908 Turkey Opening of Parliament FDC on lettercard

Kemal Giray — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:57:06 +0000

Ottoman Türkiye: 1908 (17 December). Re-opening of the Parliament set on 20pa. lettercard tied by First Day cancellations.

1916 Turkey Kadikoy to Ankara Money Order

Kemal Giray — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:53:11 +0000

Ottoman Türkiye: 1916 (4 February). Money Order for 100pi. to Ankara franked with strip of three 5pa six pointed star & crescent overprinted stamps tied by Kadikoy 4 datestamps. Reverse 12 February arrival cds.

1916 Turkey Sirkeci Oriental Dutch Trading Co to Germany

Kemal Giray — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:47:09 +0000

Ottoman Türkiye: 1916 (28 January). Oriental Dutch Trading Company cover to Germany franked with 10pa six pointed star & crescent overprinted stamp for printed matter rate tied by Sirkeci 3 datestamp and boxed Istanbul censor cachet.

1901 Turkey Yenisehir to Ertugrul Postal Card

Kemal Giray — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:38:10 +0000

Ottoman Türkiye: 1901 (27 April). Philatelically inspired 20pa of 1892 postal stationery card t Bilecik additionally franked with pair of 5pa, 10pa and 20pa of 1901 internal use stamps tied by YENISEHIR double box handstamps and circular datestamp and next day ERTUGRUL – ERTGHROUL arrival cds.