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AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES IN TURKEY, Part 1

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Austria had 120 post offices (or agencies) in the Turkish Empire (or Levant); for example in Constantinopel, Beirut, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Kerassunde etc. For more information see also: http://stamps.endfield.org.uk/ahpos.htm.

1867 As stamps of Austria, emperor Franz Joseph facing the right, but value in "Sld"

3 s green 3 s red

  2 s yellow
  3 s green
  5 s red
  10 s blue
  15 s brown
  25 s violet
  50 s brown (larger size)

All these stamps (except the 10 s and 15 s) are worth considerably more in cancelled condition than uncancelled. Forged cancels exist!

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
2 s	c	***
3 s	*	***
5 s	*	**
10 s	R	c
15 s	**	**
25 s	*	R
50 s	**	R

Envelope with the same design:

3 sld green

These envelopes exist in the values 3 sld green, 5 sld red, 10 sld blue, 15 sld brown and 25 sld violet. Furhermore a postcard with "4 soldi" (red) should exist (but I've never seen it).

I've seen stamps with forged cancels (cancelled stamps are often more valuable for this issue). For example a 2 Sld yellow stamp, with a forged 'SALO' cancel (probably part of 'SALONICI').

Forged 'ALEXANDRIEN' cancels on two 25 s stamps

Rather primitive forgeries of the 3 sld and 10 sld stamps

Cut from a Gray catalogue Cut from a de Torres catalogue
Forgery with printed perforation. This forgery is identical to the image provided in the John Edward Gray 'The Illustrated Catalogue of Postage Stamps' of 1870 (page 6). The catalogue of Placido Ramon de Torres "Album Illustrado para Sellos de Correo" of 1879 also has the same image on page 47! (information passed to me thanks to Gerhard Lang, 2016).

1883 Double headed eagle issues of Austria

Value in "Sld.", inscription "Imper. reg. posta austr.":

  2 s brown
  3 s green
  5 s red
  10 s blue
  20 s grey
  50 s lilac

Overprinted in "PARA"

  '10 PARA 10' on 3 s green

10 p on 3 k green

  '10 PARA 10' on 3 k green
  '20 PARA 20' on 5 k red
  '1 PIASTER 1' on 10 k blue
  '2 PIASTER 2' on 20 k grey
  '5 PIASTER 5' on 50 k lilac

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
2 s	c	***
3 s	*	***
5 s	*	***
10 s	***	*
20 s	**	***
50 s	**	***
Surcharged
10 pa on 3 s	c	**
10 pa on 3 k	*	**
20 pa on 5 k	*	**
1 pi on 10 k	***	c
2 pi on 20 k	*	**
5 pi on 50 k	***	***

Austrian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire, part 2

AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES IN TURKEY, Part 1

1867 As stamps of Austria, emperor Franz Joseph facing the right, but value in "Sld"

1883 Double headed eagle issues of Austria

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