kernelgui
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What I collect: Primary - Canada, Secondary - British Commonwealth, > 40 Large albums of customized pages WW
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Post by kernelgui on May 2, 2023 18:52:46 GMT
Have been looking for a while and not really even sure of the country on this guy. Hopefully some fun searching for someone. Any hints really appreciated. Thanks, Neil  |
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khj
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Post by khj on May 2, 2023 19:31:31 GMT
In the Scott catalog, Turkey #600(1921).
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kernelgui
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What I collect: Primary - Canada, Secondary - British Commonwealth, > 40 Large albums of customized pages WW
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Post by kernelgui on May 2, 2023 19:48:39 GMT
Thanks khj! I was literally just two pages away in Scotts. I should have seen that  At least it's a relatively nice copy to share. Neil |
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on May 2, 2023 19:51:45 GMT
In the Scott catalog, Turkey #600(1921). Agree as you beat me....2 minutes - Thanks Kim These are surcharge stamps when you check Scott cat René |
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cjd
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Post by cjd on May 3, 2023 0:50:10 GMT
Eventually, you'll just recognize them, but one feature to look out for is this "symbol":
It's called a tughra, and it is roughly equivalent to a monogram. Each Turkish leader had his own, so you can find your era by knowing the few tughras that are relevant to our eras.
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Post by greaden on May 3, 2023 0:58:45 GMT
I was about to say, are you illiterate? Can't you read? But even the Turks no longer read their variant of Arabic script
The shape of the tughras (calligraphic signatures of the rulers) are distinct enough, even if we cannot decipher the letters.
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