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Constantinople conquest 500th issue of Turkey
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Short desc: Constantinople conquest 500th
Issuer: Turkey Date: 5/29/1953 Occasion: Constantinople conquest Number/Year: 500 Consists of 12 stamps: (See stamps as list) 5k d=Rumeli Hisari Fortress 8k d=Soldiers Moving Cannon 10k d=Mehmet II Riding into Sea & Turkish Armada 12k d=Landing of Turkish Army 15k d=Ancient Walls of Topkapı Constantinople 20k ver d=Troops Entering Constantinople 30k dkgrn d=Mosque of Fatih in Istanbul 40k ultra d=Presenting Mace to Patriarch Yenadios 60k dkorgbrn d=Map of Constantinople in the 15th Century 1l grn d=Tomb of Mehmet II in Istanbul 2l d=Miniature of Sultan Mehmet II by Sinan 2.50l d=Portrait of Mehmet II by GBellini All are perf=11.75 Record of changes |
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