Name of Object:

Stamp sketch

Location:

Istanbul, Türkiye

Holding Institution:

Istanbul Postal Museum

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Date of Object:

1919–1921

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Stamp

Provenance:

Istanbul

Description:

The Ottoman Empire held a contest to determine the stamp that would be printed in London between 1919 and 1921. Stamp sketches drawn by famous calligraphers are exhibited in the museum. This stamp sketch belonged to the Eminönü Post Office.

Type of Object

Stamp

Citation of this web page:

"Stamp sketch" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tr;74;en

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MWNF Working Number: TR2 070