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2pi denom (#773) (Turkey usage only)

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Desc: 2pi

Currency: Ottoman lira (40par=40pa=1pia=1pi)

Numerical sorting value: 4800


Equivalent denoms used by Turkey: 2pia (15)
Only used by others: 80pa (8)

Users of this denom: Austrian offices in the Turkish Empire (10 stamps, 1888-1908), Cilicia (6 stamps, 1919-1920), Eastern Rumelia (2 stamps, 1880), French offices in Crete (1 stamp, 1903), French offices in the Turkish Empire (2 stamps, 1890-1902), German offices in the Turkish Empire (3 stamps, 1900-1905), British offices in the Turkish Empire (1 stamp, 1906), Italian offices in the Turkish Empire (3 stamps, 1908-1921), Constantinople (1 stamp, 1909), Durazzo (1 stamp, 1909), Janina (1 stamp, 1909), Jerusalem (1 stamp, 1909), Salonika (1 stamp, 1909), Scutari (1 stamp, 1909), Smyrna (1 stamp, 1909), Valona (1 stamp, 1909), Russian offices in the Levant (3 stamps, 1900-1913), Thrace (3 stamps, 1913), Turkey (76 stamps, 1863-1923), Turkey in Asia (6 stamps, 1921-1922) Show with all usages

Used by 76 stamps of Turkey: (See all uses as list)

1/13/1863 2pi blk pc=grnbl issue=1863 d=tughra (1863) imperf paper=thin
1/13/1865 2pi bl issue=1865 dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1865) perf=12.5
postage due 1/13/1865 2pi dkredbrn issue=1865 due perf=12.5
1/13/1867 2pi bl issue=1867 dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1867) perf=12.5
1869 2pi orgred issue=1869 dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1869)
postage due 1/1/1869 2pi yelbrn&dkbrn issue=1869 due perf=13.25
postage due 1/1/1869 2pi yelbrn&redbrn issue=1869 due perf=13.25
1870 2pi red issue=1870 dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1869) perf=5-11
1873 2pi ver issue=1873 dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1869)
1/1876 2pi redbrn issue=1876 Jan dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1876) perf=13.25
9/15/1876 2pi blk&redbrn d=crescent (1876) perf=13.25
1881 2pi sal d=crescent & star (1876) perf=13.25
1884 2pi och&paleoch issue=1884 d=crescent (1876)
3/1886 2pi org<bl d=crescent (1876)
3/13/1888 2pi lil&bl d=crescent (1876)
postage due 3/13/1888 2pi blk issue=1888 due perf=13.25
6/5/1890 2pi yel&gray d=crescent (1876)
3/1892 2pi brnorg issue=1892 d=arms of sultan & tughra perf=13.5
postage due 3/10/1892 2pi grayblk&blk issue=1892 due perf=13.25
newspaper 1893 2pi brnorg issue=newspaper 1893 d=arms of sultan & tughra ovpt=yyy oc=blk on=1892-2pi perf=13.5
military 4/21/1898 2pi org d=tughra & bridge perf=13.5
1901 2pi graybl issue=1901a d=tughra (1901 a) perf=13.25
1901 2pi org issue=1901b d=tughra (1901 b) perf=13.25
postage due 1901 2pi blk&rose issue=1901 due b perf=13.25
1905 2pi sl d=tughra (1905) perf=13.25
1906 2pi sl issue=1906 discount d=tughra (1905) ovpt=B oc=blk on=1905-2pi-tughra (1905) perf=13.25
1908 2pi blblk d=tughra (1908)
1908 2pi blblk issue=1908 discount d=tughra (1908) ovpt=B oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1908)
postage due 1908 2pi blk&rose issue=1908 due perf=13.25
12/17/1908 2pi blblk issue=Granting of the Constitution d=tughra (1908 banderol)
postage due 1909 2pi blk&rose issue=1909 due perf=13.25
12/1909 2pi ind issue=1909 b discount d=tughra (1909) ovpt=B oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1909) perf=12
12/1909 2pi ind issue=1909a d=tughra (1909) perf=12
6/26/1911 2pi issue=Macedonia visit Uskub b d=tughra (1901 b) ovpt=arabic//USKUB oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1901 b)
6/26/1911 2pi issue=Macedonia visit Monastir a d=tughra (1901 a) ovpt=arabic//MONASTIR oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1901 a)
6/26/1911 2pi issue=Macedonia visit Monastir b d=tughra (1901 b) ovpt=arabic//MONASTIR oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1901 b)
6/26/1911 2pi issue=Macedonia visit Uskub a d=tughra (1901 a) ovpt=arabic//USKUB oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1901 a)
6/26/1911 2pi issue=Macedonia visit Salonika b d=tughra (1901 b) ovpt=arabic//SALONIKA oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1901 b)
6/26/1911 2pi issue=Macedonia visit Salonika a d=tughra (1901 a) ovpt=arabic//SALONIKA oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1901 a)
6/26/1911 2pi issue=Macedonia visit Pristina a d=tughra (1901 a) ovpt=arabic//PRISTINA oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1901 a)
6/26/1911 2pi issue=Macedonia visit Pristina b d=tughra (1901 b) ovpt=arabic//PRISTINA oc=blk on=2pi-tughra (1901 b)
postage due 1913 2pi blk pc=dprose perf=12
3/14/1913 2pi ind issue=1913 d=post office, Constantinople perf=12
3/14/1913 2pi ind issue=1913b d=post office, Constantinople ovpt=discount oc=blk on=issue=1913-2pi perf=12
1/14/1914 2pi grn&blk issue=1914 d=Light Cruiser Hamidiye perf=12
3/10/1914 2pi grn&blk issue=1914 exterior d=Light Cruiser Hamidiye ovpt=star oc=blk on=issue=1914-2pi perf=12
10/14/1914 2pi grn&blk issue=capitulation abrogation d=Light Cruiser Hamidiye ovpt=capitulation abrogation oc=blk on=issue=1914-2pi perf=12
1915 2pi blblk issue=1915h discount d=tughra (1908) ovpt=6point oc=blk on=1908-2pi-blblk-tughra (1908)
1915 2pi blblk issue=1915 on 1908 d=tughra (1908) ovpt=6point oc=blk on=1908-2pi-blblk-tughra (1908)
1915 2pi ind issue=1915 on 1913 discount d=post office, Constantinople ovpt=6point oc=blk on=1913-2pi perf=12
(plus 26 more) (See all uses as list)