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7 1/2 kurus Mustafà Kemal Atatürk ensenyant l'alfabet llatí

Turkey, 1938

Stamp issued to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the Latin alphabet, issued during the period of the Republic of Turkey, proclaimed following the fall of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne (1923). Among the reforms applied by Ataturk, the Arabic alphabet was replaced by its Latin counterpart for writing in Turkish.

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Title 7 1/2 kurus Mustafà Kemal Atatürk ensenyant l'alfabet llatí
Inventory number MGPB 022982
Dating 1938
Provenance Turkey
Dimensions 2.6 x 4.1 cm
Material paper (fiber product)
Technique printing (process)
Inscriptions TÜRKIYE POSTALARI / 7 1/2 KURUS / HARF INKILABININ 10UNCU YIL DÖNÜMÜ HATIRASI / 1928-1938 / 7 1/2 KURUS
Bibliography Museo Postal y Filatélico de Barcelona. Catálogo ilustrado de la valiosa e importante colección de sellos de correo de Ramón de Marull Huguet donada a la Ciudad de Barcelona e instalada en el Palacio de la Virreina. Segona edició. Barcelona: 1962.