Postal Cancellations
The postal cancellations, applied to Turkey's stamps to prevent re-use, carried the name, in Turkish—written in Arabic script—and sometimes also in the Latin alphabet, of the localities where posted. These cancellations have received extensive study by philatelists, who have cataloged several thousand used in the Ottoman Empire. The cancellations include "negative seals," typically a circular stamp in which the Arabic lettering appears uninked against a black background.
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1870-71 Duloz cancelled in Trebizonde
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1886 Empire cancelled in Brusa, negative seal within box
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1890 Empire with unidentified negative seal cancellation
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1890 Empire with Stamboul cancellation
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