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AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES IN CRETE

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I've seen stamps of the Austrian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire, used in Candia (Crete). I've seen the following values:
10 sld blue (1867 issue)
10 pa on 5 h green (1900 issue)

1903 Stamps of Austria overprinted 'CENTIMES' or 'FRANCS'

25 c on 25 c blue (coloured background) 25 c on 25 h (white background)

  5 c on 5 h green (value black on original stamp)
  5 c on 5 h green (value green on original stamp)
  10 c on 10 h red (value black on coloured background on original)
  10 c on 10 h red (value black on white background on original)
  10 c on 10 h red (value red on original)
  15 c on violet
  25 c on 25 h blue (value black on coloured background on original)
  25 c on 25 h blue (value black on white background on original)
  50 c on 50 h blue (value black on original stamp)
  50 c on 50 h blue (value white on original stamp)

Larger size:

1 F on 1 K red

  1 F on 1 K red
  2 F on 2 K violet
  4 F 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
5 c on 5 h	*	*	value black
5 c on 5 h	*	*	value green
10 c on 10 h	*	*	value black on coloured background
10 c on 10 h	*	*	value black on white background
10 c on 10 h	*	*	value red
15 c	*	**
25 c on 25 h	R	R	value black on coloured background
25 c on 25 h	*	***	value black on white background
50 c on 50 h	**	***	value black, 'CENTIMES' curved
50 c on 50 h	*	***	value white, 'CENTIMES' straight
1 F on 1 K	***	R
2 F on 2 K	***	R
4 F on 4 K	***	RR

1908 As 1908 type stamps of Austria, but value in 'CENTIMES' of 'FRANC'

25 c blue on blue "Saloniki" cancellation

  5 c green on yellow
  10 c red
  15 c brown on yellow
  25 c blue on blue
  50 c red on yellow
  1 F brown on grey

These stamps are perforated 12 1/2.
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
5 c c c
10 c * *
15 c * *
25 c * *
50 c ** **
1 F *** ***

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Preview of Stamps Catalogue CD : VOLUME 2