GERMAN FOREIGN POST OFFICES
TURKEY
STAMPS
1908
The German post offices in turkey were closed 30th Sep 1914 so Michel 48 to 52 are the last issue
The first German Post Office in Turkey was opened in Constantinople on 1st Mar 1870. The stamps of the North German Confederation were the first to be used in Turkey. The Constantinople Office was opened as the "North German Postal Agency" and was renamed the "German Empire Post Office" on 6th May 1871 and served the so-called European Quarter of the city. A second branch post office was opened in the city district of Stambul in the Turkish Quarter.
Michel 48 to 52
Regular issues German Empire Stamps
"PEACE" Printings
Issued 5th Aug 1908. Regular issues German Empire stamps Germania and representative illustrations, all "PEACE" Printings. Inscribed "DEUTSCHES REICH" with diagonal black overprint in Antigua typeface. Lozenge / Diamond watermark with new currency "Centimes". Perf K 14:14¼.
Michel 48 to 52
Regular issues German Empire Stamps
Overprint 'Specimen'"
