Philately of the Ottoman Empire – Varieties of Postage Stamps

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The Ottoman Empire

1876/77. Definitive issue.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 para
1	Deformed numeral and white spot in numeral circle.

1876/1890. Definitive issues: The Large Seal.

The Large Seal
1876	1880	1884	1886	1888	1890	Postage dues
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Bottom frame below the second letter A in PARAS broken.
–			–	–	Another example
Oval line below letter N in OTTOMAN broken, letter E in PIASTRE damaged.

POSSIBLE VARIETIES Note: as it was observed that varieties and other constant traits (such as broken frame after N in OTTOMAN on 2 piastre stamps, or indentation in frame below 10 on 10 paras stamps) occur between printings, the list of possible varieties does not differentiate between issues.
5 paras
1	Two black dots on the left frame.
2	Colored circle above E in EMP.
10 paras
1	Color between two vertical lines of the left frame.
2	Letter N in OTTOMAN deformed.
20 paras
1	Right outer frame broken at top.
2	Two black dots on the left frame.
1 piastre
1	Big colored spot between 1 and PIASTRE.
3	Top left corner missing.
4	Letter E in PIASTRE deformed.
5	Outer right frame broken at bottom.
6	Colored dot below letter A in PIASTRE.
7	Two breaches in right inner frame.
8	Colored dot in front of 1.

1901/05. Stamps for international mail.

POSSIBLE VARIETIES
10 paras
1	Bottom left corner missing.

1905. Definitive issue.

POSSIBLE VARIETIES
5 paras
1	White circle left from numeral 5.

14 March 1913. Definitive issue, the Istanbul central post office.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
2 piastres
1	Big white spot in the center of the left frame.

1915 Overprinted stamps, overprint Type I.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
Type I: six-pointed star, crescent with year 1331.
1	Shifted overprints.

POSSIBLE VARIETIES
Overprint Type I
1	A circle in six-pointed star.