Stamps for a Masonic Occasion

(Part 3)

Stamp issued by Turkey to mark the Centenary of the Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Turkey

 

The Supreme Grand Council of Turkey, dormant since 1861, was revived on 3rd March, 1909, and  consecrated four Turkish lodges. These four lodges plus another three Italian, two French, one Spanish, and two Egyptian (one of whom was Resne, English Constitution)  met together and formed the Grand Lodge of Turkey on 13th July, 1909, and elected  the Minister of the Interior - A, Mehmet Talat S. Pasha, as its first Grand Master. He later became Grand Vizier (Prime Minister).

Turkey

Honduras

Two of a set of four stamps issued by Honduras in May 1972, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Grand Lodge of Honduras, but, at the same time, presumably not wanting to go to the  expense of designing another set those stamps issued on 15th May, 1972 to commemorate the ‘Moon Landing by the USA were used  - hence the overprint

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