Turkey Microhistory of the Turkish Post 1920-1950

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Turkey: Microhistory of the Turkish Posts 1920 – 2015, volume 1 1920 – 1950 by Mehmet Akan and Timur Kuran, published by Türkiye Is Bankasi Kültür Yayinlari, 2019, full colour, 821 pages, bilingual Turkish and English.

This is the first volume of a historical trilogy on Turkish postal stationery, volume I covers the postal stationery of Turkey from 1920 to 1950, including formulars, reply coupons, return receipts, airgraphs, private stationery, telegram forms, and service envelopes. Detailed information on rates and postmark types are also included. The work studies the functions of all the mentioned forms, including their changes through time. Most of the studied categories had not been catalogued before, let alone analyzed in depth.
We have aimed to expand the horizons of collectors of Turkish stationery, but also to provide documentary and visual clues to historians focused on Turkish society in the 20th and 21st centuries. The term “microhistory” in the title reflects a collecting philosophy that puts philately in the service of history and cultural studies. 

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