Ottoman Turkey: 1874 (July). Folded complete entire to Istanbul franked with Dulos type irregular perf. overprint and borders red-brown 20pa and brown border 1pi postage due stamps for single weight 1 1/2 piastres up to 100 route-hours rate tied by triple circle EDIRNE (A&P type 6) handstamps. Reverse bilingual Andrinople dispatch and 24 July Stamboul arrival cds’s. Usage of red-brown border 20pa on cover is rare and very few recorded.
