Monday, February 25, 2019

Antalya and postal buildings of Turkey



A cover from Turkey 🇹🇷 



Perga or Perge was an ancient Anatolian city in modern Turkey, once the capital of Pamphylia Secunda, now in Antalya province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Today, it is a large site of ancient ruins 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the coastal plain. An acropolis located there dates back to the Bronze Age.

The cover has been posted from Antalya with the city postoffice postmark ! 

The other stamp is part of the 2016 definitives - on PTT buildings in Turkey .. but I am unable to find out which postal building the stamp depicts !! 

Thanks Vera for the cover ! 

Update : 28-02-2019
I found from Mrs. Vera about the second stamp !! 




The stamp is part of the 2016 definitives on postal buildings. This particular stamp depicts Mardin postal office building. 


Mardin is a city and multiple (former/titular) bishopric in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for the Artuqid (Artıklı or Artuklu in Turkish) architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris River that rises steeply over the flat plains. Mardin has often been considered an open-air museum due to its historical architecture. Most buildings use the beige colored limestone rock which has been mined for centuries in quarries around the area.

Mardin post office building 

Thanks again Vera ! 

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