The word “Empire” in the title on the stamps “Empire Ottoman”, reads as “Ampir” and this is the reason these Ottoman stamps are called as “Ampir”. In my opinion... Read More...
These stamps were used for printed matter postage like, newspapers, magazines, calendar etc. It is not entirely correct to call these stamps “Newspaper Stamps” ... Read More...
Since the day I stepped on stamp world I was fascinated by the first issues (or Toughra) of the Ottoman stamps. I've been reading articles, studies and books ab... Read More...