Turkey – Global Postcard Sales

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Istanbul, Blue Mosque
Card was mailed in Malaysia (not Turkey!) in 1991 with Malaysian stamp and readable postmark. It’s missing its lower left corner. The left edge is perforated, as the card apparently came from a book of similar cards. Grade: 5

Code: 20554001
Price: $0.50
Istanbul, Citerne de Yere’Batan
Cards like this were made to display in dark places. No idea of age, ~early 1900s, but this unused card is in excellent condition both front and back. And, if we may say, ultra-atmospheric and exotic. Grade: 1

Code: 20554002
Price: $34.50

Istanbul, Topkapi Museum case

Technically this could be under “Malaysia” since it was issued in conjunction with the 1990 World of Islamic Civilization Expo there. Two cards are available, each mailed in Malaysia in 1991. One has a Perak stamp and a rare double postmark from two different cities (Grade: 2, $6). The other has a Pulau Pinang stamp (Grade: 1, $4). Caption says this card portrays “Silver case containing sand sample from the grave of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. Topkapi Museum, Istanbul.” One perforated edge on each card.

Code: 20554003

Price: $6.00

Istanbul, Topkapi Museum case

Istanbul, Topkapi dagger
Card mailed in 1969, with two stamps and full postmark, as well as blue airmail sticker affixed. Very minor edge abrasions. Grade: 2

Code: 20554004
Price: $7.00
Istanbul, Blue Mosque Domes
Technically from Malaysia, this card was issued in conjunction with the 1990 World of Islamic Civilization in Kuala Lumpur. Mailed in Malaysia in 1990, it has Johor stamp and full postmark. One perforated edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20554005
Price: $3.00
Istanbul, Topkapi, capsule
We weren’t sure where to classify this. The Al-Hajar Al-Aswad capsule belongs to Topkapi Museum in Turkey but is pictured on a World of Islamic Civilization Expo 1990 card from Malaysia. Card was mailed in Malaysia in 1990, one Sabah stamp and full postmark. Minor abrasion on reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20554006
Price: $4.00
Istanbul, Topkapi, Sayyidina Ali sword
Actually this card comes from the 1990 World of Islamic Civilization Expo in Malaysia, but as it features a Turkish property, the card goes here. Mailed in Malaysia in 1991, the card is 4″ x 7″ due to an extra perforated stub on the left side. Grade: 2

Code: 20554007
Price: $5.00
Istanbul, Mosque of Sultan Ahmet
Enduring a bit of postal battering along the way, this card was mailed in 1969 with two stamps but illegible postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 20554008
Price: $4.00
Bursa, multiple views
Interesting all around: the variety of views from an (arguably) less-known place, to the message on the back. Card was mailed from Ankara in 1993, with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20554009
Price: $3.50
Istanbul, Topkapi Museum, golden case
Disclaimer: the item (and photo) are from Topkapi Museum, the card was printed and issued in Malaysia in connection with the 1990 World of Islamic Civilization Expo. Mailed in 1991 with Negeri Sembilan stamp and partial postmark, the card has a perforated edge where the non-card stub was removed. Grade: 4

Code: 20554010
Price: $1.00
Istanbul, Yerebatan Sarayi
The card is contemporary, the location definitely not. Google provides this: Constantine the Great reputedly built the original cistern on this site, with the current one being enlarged and rebuilt by Justinian in 532. It was known as the Basilica Cistern after the Stoa Basilica, which used to stand above it. As for the 4-3/4″ x 6-5/8″ card, we have two of them. One was mailed with a postage meter in 2010 (Grade: 1, $3). The other is unused (Grade: 1, $2).

Code: 20554011
Price: $2.00
Multiple views
Mailed from Germany in 2011, with stamp, full postmark, and trilingual Luftpost sticker. Grade: 3

Code: 20554012
Price: $2.00
Istanbul, St. Sophia Museum
Unusually, mailed with both a stamp (uncancelled) and a postage meter. The card dates from 2012 and measures 4-3/4 x 6-3/4″. Grade: 2

Code: 20554013
Price: $3.00
Constantinople, Kadikeuy District
Unused and heavily aged old card. Grade: 3

Code: 20554014
Price: $8.00
Constantinople, Summer Palace Hotel a Therapia
Unused, aged card with a major abrasion in the front centre. Grade: 5

Code: 20554015
Price: $3.00
Constantinople, Mosque and Kiosk Imperial at Top-Hone
Unused, heavily aged card with particular abrasion on right lower corner. Grade: 3

Code: 20554016
Price: $7.00
Aşk, bır ömrü paylaşmaktır
Card issued by PTT and mailed in 2012 with stamp and partly legible but very heavy postmark. Google helps us translate this as “Love, to share a lifetime of.” Grade: 1

Code: 20554018
Price: $3.00
Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun (Happy Holidays)
Issued by PTT (Turkish Post) with stamp, clear Istanbul postmark, and address label affixed. That’s the Bosporus Bridge in the background. Grade: 3

Code: 20554019
Price: $2.00
Bosphorous Bridge at night
Sender had some trouble writing, so there is white correction fluid in the message area, and address label affixed, along with stamp and partial Istanbul postmark. Grade: 4

Code: 20554020
Price: $2.00
A Turkish Bath
Looking for a Turkish Bath postcard? Here it is, though the sender somewhat indignantly has defended “traditional” Turkish baths for segregating men and women, not only in different rooms, but in different buildings. Conclusion: this is a “touristic” bath. We don’t know, we’ve never tried. The aging card was mailed in 2012, with stamp and clear Istanbul postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20554021
Price: $4.00
Greetings from Turkey, map
This 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ postcard was mailed in 2012 with stamp and full Istanbul postmark. It also went to the wrong destination first, as indicated by a “Missent to Taipei” blue chop on the reverse. Accordingly, some postal bumping around the edges. Grade: 3

Code: 20554022
Price: $4.00
Istanbul, Sultan Ahmet Mosque
We want to say “not postally used” but there are remnants of postmarks even though no sign whatever of stamps. Message and address on the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20554023
Price: $1.00
Istanbul, At the Bosporus
Mailed in 1939 with stamp and postmark. Creased horizontally through the middle. Grade: 3

Code: 20554024
Price: $4.00
Constantinople, The Mosque of Ortakeui
Genuinely old artwork card, but mailed from Connecticut, USA (not Turkey!) in 1933 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 20554025
Price: $1.00
Istanbul, Interior view of Sultanahmet Mosque
This 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card was mailed from Malaysia (not Turkey!) in 2013, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 20554026
Price: $3.00
Multiple views
This 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card was mailed from Malaysia (not Turkey!) in 2013, with stamp and postmark. The five sites on the front are identified in the caption on the reverse, and include Aziziye Mosque in Konya, and Bodrum Castle in Mugla. Grade: 3

Code: 20554027
Price: $3.00
Constantinople, Mosquee Sultan Ahmed & Ruines du Palais de Justinien
This is an unused blue-tinted card (“N.1135 – E.F. Rochaf – Constantinople. Editions d’Art de l’Orient. Obtenu sur plaque Guilleminot”). Grade: 1

Code: 20554029
Price: $4.00
Istanbul, Küçüksu Çeşmesi (Fountain) and Rumeli Castle
Mailed, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20554030
Price: $2.00
Pamukkale / Denizli
Issued by PTT, complete with QR codes. Mailed in 2013 with stamp, heavy postmark, and extra sticker that looks like it should be a stamp, but isn’t. Grade: 3

Code: 20554031
Price: $3.00
Constantinople, Bosphore
If you were in Istanbul, this unused card would cost much more. Grade: 2

Code: 20554032
Price: $7.00
Istanbul, View of the Leander’s Tower
Unused card. The full caption reads: “The view of Leander’s Tower, Trought of the Judaea’s Trees”. Grade: 1 (We must verify availability)

Code: 20554033
Price: $2.00
Boğaziçi, Rumeli Hisar (fortress)
This card had been mailed long ago, but nothing is intact. Grade: 5

Code: 20554034
Price: $1.00
Saklikent
Sturdy internet card mailed in 2014 using a postage meter. Grade: 1

Code: 20554035
Price: $1.00
Istanbul, View of the harbour
Unused card, clean and unmarked but handled a few times. Grade: 2

Code: 20554037
Price: $1.00
Flag
Two cards are available. On one, obvious postal battering on this card mailed in 2014, with stamp and postmark (Grade: 3, $1). The other is unused (Grade: 1, $1).

Code: 20554038
Price: $1.00
Istanbul, Guzellikleri, Galata Bridge, New Mosque, and Suleymaniye
Heavily aged and handled card mailed in 1973, with two different stamps and faint postmark. We wouldn’t claim this card to be in the greatest condition but it’s a colourful scene. Grade: 3+

Code: 20554039
Price: $3.00
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 1881-1938
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20554040
Price: $2.00
Istanbul, Ceramic from Iznik – 16th century
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20554044
Price: $2.00
Istanbul, The Sultanahmet Mosque 34/996
Unused Keskin card 34/996. Grade: 1

Code: 20554052
Price: $2.00
Istanbul, six multiple views 34/1070
All six views are identified in the caption, but it’s all in Turkish. Unused Keskin card 34/1070. Grade: 1

Code: 20554055
Price: $3.00

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