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AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES IN TURKEY, Part 2

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1890 As stamps of Austria overprinted with value in "PARA" or "PIASTER" and value in "KREUZER"

8 para on 2 k brown 1 Pi on 10 k blue "Smyrna" cancellation 2 Pi on 20 k green (octogonal), "Saloniki" cancellation 2 Pi on 20 k green (ellipse)

  8 pa on 2 k brown
  10 pa on 3 k green
  20 pa on 5 k red
  1 Pi on 10 k blue
  2 Pi on 20 k grey (Franz Joseph in an ellipse)
  2 Pi on 20 k grey (Franz Joseph in an octogonal, 1891)
  5 Pi on 50 k lilac (Franz Joseph in an ellipse)
  5 Pi on 50 k lilac (Franz Joseph in an octogonal, 1891)

Larger size

Note the first stamp with cancel 'Smyrna'

  10 Pi on 1 G blue
  10 Pi on 1 G violet
  20 Pi on 2 G red
  20 Pi on 2 G green

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
8 pa on 2 k c c  
10 pa on 3 k c c  
20 pa on 5 k c c  
1 Pi on 10 k c vc  
2 Pi on 20 k ** *** Elliptic design
2 Pi on 20 k c c Octogonal design
5 Pi on 50 k *** *** Elliptic design
5 Pi on 50 k * * Octogonal design
10 Pi on 1 G blue ** **  
10 Pi on 1 G violet ** **  
20 Pi on 2 G red *** ***  
20 Pi on 2 G green *** ***  

 

1900 As stamps of Austria overprinted with value in "PARA" or "PIASTER" and value in "HELLER"

10 Para on 5 h green 20 pa on 10 h red, "Smyrna" cancellation

  10 pa on 5 h green
  20 pa on 10 h red
  1 Pi on 25 h blue
  2 Pi on 50 h blue

Larger size

5 Piaster on 1 K red

  5 Pi on 1 K red
  10 Pi on 2 K violet
  20 Pi on 4 K green

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa on 5 h c c Exists with varnish bars
20 pa on 10 h c c Exists with varnish bars
1 Pi on 25 h c c Exists with varnish bars
2 Pi on 50 h c c Exists with varnish bars
5 Pi on 1 K * c  
10 Pi on 2 K * *  
20 Pi on 4 K * *  

 

1903 As stamps of Austria overprinted with value in "PARA" or "PIASTER" at the top and at the bottom, original value erased

30 para violet 1 Pi blue "Jaffa" cancellation 2 Pi blue "Constantinopel" cancellation

  10 pa green
  20 pa red
  30 pa violet
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi blue

All the above stamps (except 30 pa), exist with varnish bars.

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa c c  
20 pa c c  
30 pa c c  
1 Pi c c  
2 Pi * c  

 

1908 As stamps of Austria but value in "PARA" or "PIASTER"

2 Pi red on yellow

  10 pa green on yellow
  20 pa red
  30 pa brown on yellow
  60 pa violet on blue
  1 Pi blue on blue
  2 Pi red on yellow
  5 Pi brown on grey
  10 Pi green on yellow
  20 Pi blue on grey

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa c c  
20 pa c c  
30 pa c c  
60 pa c *  
1 Pi * c  
2 Pi c c  
5 Pi c c  
10 Pi * c  
20 Pi * *  

Postage due stamps

1902 Postage due stamps of Austria, overprinted with "PARA" or "PIASTER" and value

  10 pa on 5 h green
  20 pa on 10 h green
  1 Pi on 20 h green
  2 Pi on 40 h green
  5 Pi on 100 h green

These stamps exist with various perforations.

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 pa on 5 h c *  
20 pa on 10 h * *  
1 Pi on 20 h * *  
2 Pi on 40 h * *  
5 Pi on 100 h * *  

 

1908 As postage due stamps of Austria, but value in "PIASTER"


(reduced sizes)

  1/4 Pi green
  1/2 Pi green
  1 Pi green
  1 1/2 Pi green
  2 Pi green
  5 Pi green
  10 Pi green
  20 Pi green
  30 Pi green

These stamps are perforated 12 1/2. Specialists distinghuish stamps printed on glazed and normal paper, and stamps printed on thick and thin paper.

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1/4 Pi * *  
1/2 Pi c *  
1 Pi * *  
1 1/2 Pi c *  
2 Pi * *  
5 Pi c *  
10 Pi ** ***  
20 Pi ** R  
30 Pi ** **  

Other stamps in the same design, but in red and with only inscription "PORTO" were issued for Austria.


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