Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1906 French Currency

Description

• Issue Dates: November 1905 (early 1906 in Ferchenbauer) -1907
• Printed by:
• Print Process: overprints on stamps of Austria issues 1905-1907 (without varnish bars)
• Perforations: 13:12²
• Catalogue N°s Ferchenbauer, Michel 12-16

The French currency was introduced to serve in all Turkish empire Austrian offices (not only for Crete). Not to be confused with the 1904 issue with varnish bars. Valid until 31-12-1908: difficult to find truly cancelled. The 2 shades of green are not to be confused.

Unused stamps

5 Centimes blue-green - Mi12	10 Centimes black 10- Mi13	File:Austrian Levant 1906 Centimes unused c.jpg 5 Centimes yellow-green - Mi14
10 Centimes red 10 - Mi15	unused Mi15
Mi16	15 Centimes - Mi16

Used stamps

5c on 5h, CANDIA (Crete) in 1907, Mi12	10 c in 1907 in Greece Mi13	10c on 10h in Turkey Mi13
5c on 5h yellow-green, used at SMYRNA (Turkey) in 1908, Mi14	File:Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1906 French Currency e.jpg 10c on 10h - Mi15
File:Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1906 French Currency fu.jpg 15c violet - Mi16