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 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

  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 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 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

  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.