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 10 s blue "Jersusalem" cancellation 25 s violet "Constantinopel" cancellation 50 s brown

  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

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

 

1883 Double headed eagle issues of Austria

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

2 s brown 5 s red 10 s blue 10 s blue "Alexandria" (Egypt) cancellation20 s grey 

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

Overprinted in 'PARA'

10 p on 3 s green 

  '10 PARA 10' on 3 s green

10 p on 3 k green '1 PIASTER 1' on 10 k blue

  '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

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