The purpose of the Ottoman and Near East Philatelic Society (ONEPS) is to promote the collecting and study of the postage stamps, revenue stamps, postal stationery, and postal history used in the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, and successor states.

The 2022 ONEPS Annual Meeting will be held (To Be Announced)

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Click on the link to see the September 2015 issue or the January 2014 issue.

Here is an index of articles from January 2011 to September 2018.

 

In September 2016, ONEPS published a 24 page study "Postal Rates of the Republic of Turkey 1920 - 1960". Hard copies are available for $8 in USA or $10 to all other countries postage paid. If interested, please contact ONEPS Secretary, Mr. Rolfe Smith.

In September 2016, ONEPS published a 24 page study “Postal Rates of the Republic of Turkey 1920 – 1960”. Hard copies are available for $8 in USA or $10 to all other countries postage paid. If interested, please contact ONEPS Editor, Richard Rose at zygomate@att.net

The Ottoman Fiscal Calendar
An account of the solar fiscal calendar in the Ottoman Empire from 1676 to 1925 with conversion tables to use with the Julian and Gregorian calendars. by Richard B. Rose, PhD