Menu
Turkey
1889 / 1900 Krone / Adler Overprints
The first stamps produced especially for use at the German Post Offices in Turkey were German Krone / Adler issues overprinted with new values in the local currency, para/piaster.

Numerous plate and overprint flaws exist on all issues of this set.

MiNr. 6 Plate Flaw I — “C” with cedilla (right)

Posn. 15, 20, 65, 70

MiNr. 6 Plate Flaw III — “comet” at upper right (right)

Posn. 21, 26, 71, 76

MiNr. 6 Plate Flaw IV — broken "R" in "REICHSPOST" (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 6 Overprint Flaw V — overprint strongly shifted in the horizontal, such that "1" wraps off the stamp
MiNr. 7 Plate Flaw I — crossbar on “T” (right)

Posn. 7

MiNr. 7 Plate Flaw III — short foot on “P” (right)

Posn. 49 & Unknown Others

MiNr. 7 Plate Flaw IV — dot in left frame between leaves (right)

Posn. 47

MiNr. 7 Plate Flaw V — line between left “PF.” & "1" (right)

Posn. 7 & Unknown Others

MiNr. 7 Overprint Flaw VI — broken “0” in left “20” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 8 Plate Flaw I — damaged corner at upper left (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 8 Plate Flaw III — broken wing (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 8 Overprint Flaw V — overprint shifted strongly in the horizontal, such that it reads “1 1 Piaster”
MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw I — short “1” in left “¼” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw II — short “1” in right “¼” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw III — short “1” in both “¼” (bottom)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw IV — bent “1” in right “¼” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw V — white spot over second “S” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Plate Flaw VI — "I" broken at top (right)

Posn. 22, 27, 72, 77

MiNr. 9 Plate Flaw VII — "I" broken at top right (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Plate Flaw VIII — dot beside lower left scroll (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw I — short "1" in right "1/2" (right)

Posn. 17

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw II — notch in "1" of right "1/2" (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw III — broken "A" in "PIASTER" (right)

Posn. 60

MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw IV — white wedge at upper right (right)

Posn. 23

MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw V — broken "T" in "REICHSPOST" (right)

Posn. 39

MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw VI — pne vertical & one diagonal scratch on left side of design

Posn. 36

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw VII — short "1" in left "1/2" (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw VIII — Overprint shifted strongly in the vertical
MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw IX — egg-shaped white spot on scroll (right)

Posn. Unknown

These stamps were printed in 10×10 sheets, with two sheets per printing pane, arranged vertically.  As a result, gutter pairs (in German, Zwischtenstegpaare) exist containing stamps from the bottom row of the top sheet and the top row of the bottom sheet.

1889 / 1900 Krone / Adler Overprints
The first stamps produced especially for use at the German Post Offices in Turkey were German Krone / Adler issues overprinted with new values in the local currency, para/piaster.

Numerous plate and overprint flaws exist on all issues of this set.

MiNr. 6 Plate Flaw I — “C” with cedilla (right)

Posn. 15, 20, 65, 70

MiNr. 6 Plate Flaw III — “comet” at upper right (right)

Posn. 21, 26, 71, 76

MiNr. 6 Plate Flaw IV — broken "R" in "REICHSPOST" (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 6 Overprint Flaw V — overprint strongly shifted in the horizontal, such that "1" wraps off the stamp
MiNr. 7 Plate Flaw I — crossbar on “T” (right)

Posn. 7

MiNr. 7 Plate Flaw III — short foot on “P” (right)

Posn. 49 & Unknown Others

MiNr. 7 Plate Flaw IV — dot in left frame between leaves (right)

Posn. 47

MiNr. 7 Plate Flaw V — line between left “PF.” & "1" (right)

Posn. 7 & Unknown Others

MiNr. 7 Overprint Flaw VI — broken “0” in left “20” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 8 Plate Flaw I — damaged corner at upper left (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 8 Plate Flaw III — broken wing (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 8 Overprint Flaw V — overprint shifted strongly in the horizontal, such that it reads “1 1 Piaster”
MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw I — short “1” in left “¼” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw II — short “1” in right “¼” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw III — short “1” in both “¼” (bottom)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw IV — bent “1” in right “¼” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Overprint Flaw V — white spot over second “S” (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Plate Flaw VI — "I" broken at top (right)

Posn. 22, 27, 72, 77

MiNr. 9 Plate Flaw VII — "I" broken at top right (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 9 Plate Flaw VIII — dot beside lower left scroll (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw I — short "1" in right "1/2" (right)

Posn. 17

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw II — notch in "1" of right "1/2" (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw III — broken "A" in "PIASTER" (right)

Posn. 60

MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw IV — white wedge at upper right (right)

Posn. 23

MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw V — broken "T" in "REICHSPOST" (right)

Posn. 39

MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw VI — pne vertical & one diagonal scratch on left side of design

Posn. 36

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw VII — short "1" in left "1/2" (right)

Posn. Unknown

MiNr. 10 Overprint Flaw VIII — Overprint shifted strongly in the vertical
MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw IX — egg-shaped white spot on scroll (right)

Posn. Unknown

These stamps were printed in 10×10 sheets, with two sheets per printing pane, arranged vertically.  As a result, gutter pairs (in German, Zwischtenstegpaare) exist containing stamps from the bottom row of the top sheet and the top row of the bottom sheet.