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LIBRARY
STAMPS of TURKEY - A Book by Adolf PASSER
INTRODUCTION
At the beginning of 1863 Turkey
followed the example of Great Britain and other countries by adopting adhesive
labels for the prepayment of the postage, the first government stamps being
issued during the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz.
Until
then the right to transmit mails had been conceded
to various private companies, who used their own
labels. Before the advent of these companies mails
were transported...
