Sönmez on Stamps I. "Marbled Flowers." With six stamps printed by Turkish postal system.
Izmir, 2017. Miniature. 3 x 2 1/4. 58 numbered pages (but many are blank or have a single word). Sixteen text pages in English are followed by 6 original postage stamps loose in plastic mounts. Green cloth gilt. Fine. Item #18102
"The Turkish passion for flowers is well known," writes Sönmez. The 6 marbled images are a tulip, a bouquet of tulips, lily, gentian, bellflower, and water lily. He provides a history of ebru-marbled flowers. No. 5 of 99 signed copies.
Price: $118.00
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