Ottoman Empire / Turkey: Reply To Munich 20 Paras (Vintage Postal Stationery 1887)

vintage ottoman empire postal stationery card from the 19th century featuring an imprinted 20 paras rose carmine stamp with the sultan tughra emblem this is the official reply part marked reponse under the upper left inscription avec reponse payee the card features bilingual printed text in french and ottoman turkish arabic script

the reverse side contains an official handwritten request in french ink dated august 1st 1887 1 ao 1887 addressed to the royal bavarian post administration in munich germany a la direction des postes de la baviere bureau de munich inquiring about a postal subscription au verso an exceptional nineteenth century document of early international postal relations and communication between the ottoman empire and the kingdom of bavaria