Category:Austrian Post Offices Abroad
The Empire of Austria gained permission in 1721 from the Ottoman Empire to operate a postal service for official correspondence. This resulted in the establishment of 61 post offices (as of June 1867) throughout the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean. The oldest known cancellation is a double linear "CONSTAN-TINOPEL" in 1787. The latest remaining Austrian post offices in Turkey area were closed on 30 September 1914.
This system is familiarly named Levant post offices (other European countries were also participating). Before the issuance of specific stamps in 1867, the Lombardy-Venetia Soldi issues were used (hence the importance of the postmarks for identification).
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Austrian Post Offices Abroad"
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
- Austrian Levant 1863 soldi
- Austrian Levant 1864 soldi
- Austrian Levant 1867 soldi
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1876 Soldi Currency
- Austria-Empire 1888 Turkish currency surcharge
- Austrian Levant 1890 surcharges
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1891 Turkish Currency
- Austrian Levant 1900 surcharges
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1903 French Currency
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1904 French Currency
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1908 Emperors Accession Anniversary
- Austrian Levant 1913 coloured paper
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- Austrian Levant 1883 CoA
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in Crete 1903 Stamps of Austria Overprinted
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in Crete 1904 Stamps of Austria Overprinted
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in Crete 1906 Stamps of Austria Overprinted
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in Crete 1908 Definitives - Francis Joseph I
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1896 Turkish Currency
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1901 Turkish Currency
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1902 Postage Due
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1903 Turkish Currency
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1906 French Currency
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1908 Jubilee - French Currency
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1908 Postage Due
- Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1909 Postage Due
