Austrian Post Offices in the Levant

AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES IN THE LEVANT FOUNDED IN 1919

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AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES IN THE LEVANT

Development of Land Routes Before the Congress of Vienna 1815

Mehmet the Conqueror enters Constantinople

1443, early ''Captains Letter'' from Constantinople.

After the Congress of Vienna 1815

The Congress of Vienna 1815 reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars

Occupation of Moldavia and Wallachia 1854: "K.K. Ă–ST. F.P. KRAIOVA": From 12 March 1855 the Austrian Fieldpost also accepted civil mail.

Consular Post Office Belgrad: The only Levante P.O. using Kreuzer stamps!

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Expansion to Sea Austrian Navy and Austrian Lloyd

'FRANZ I', DDSG Maiden Voyage 17 September 1830

K.K. Marine Packet Boat from Triest 28 May 1831 to Corfu.

''Lloyd Austriaco di Trieste''

Austrian Lloyd Post Office Aleppo: 1855, cover to London.

Provenance: Herry Schäfer Collection

The Danube Steam Navigation Company

View of Aleppo

Danube Steam navigation Company in Romania: 1867, double letter rate (2 x 10kr.) cover from Calafat to Braila.

AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES IN THE LEVANT

Postal Rates The Introduction of Adhesive Stamps, Unified Land and Sea Rates.

View of Alexandria

Alexandria, Egypt: 1863, 11. September: The earliest recorded usage of Postage Stamps in the Austrian Levant.

Provenance: Wolfsbauer Collection

View of Constantinople

Soldi and Kreuzer Mixed Franking on 1875 cover from Constantinople.

Provenance: Ing. Pietro Provera Collection Silvain Wyler Collection

View of Trieste

Unauthorised use of soldi stamps in Austria: 1875, 4 soldi post card used in Trieste, Austria. Unique!

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Regional Expansion

Austrian Post Office in Jerusalem

1870, Turkish-Austrian Courier Service between Scutari and Antivari.

GERUSALEMME (Jerusalem), 3'500 km distance from Vienna!

Competition with other Postal Administrations

View of Constantinople

The Shield Issue used in the United Principalities was only valid from 1-15 June 1867, but was tolerated due to delayed delivery of new soldi stamps.

Russian Post Office 1875: Entire from Constantinople via Odessa to Trieste.

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International Postal Connections to Europe

The Roter-Turm-Pass

1864, Three-Colour-Franking from Adrianople to France.

Provenance: Ing. Pietro Provera Collection

The Harbour of Sulina

1874, Registered letter from Sulina to Italy.

Provenance: Fritz HeimbĂźchler Collection

Romania 1865, Cuza 20pa. paying Romanian Inland Postage, used on cover via Roter-Turm Pass to Vienna.

Provenance: Hans Smith Collection

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International Postal Connections to Overseas

The production of raisins in Smirna

1883, Sample without Value (Raisins sample bag) from Smirne via Alexandria to St. Denis, Reunion.

Arrival of a caravan at Smirna Harbour

1873, 'Richard Barker's Drug Report' (Opium Trade!) printed matter from Smirne to the United States.

1869, 35 soldi franking on cover from Smirne to Australia.

The Werner Schindler Collection AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES IN THE LEVANT Corinphila May 2020 The Largest Recorded Franking of the 1867 Levante Issue

830 soldi franking (incl. four 50 soldi adhesive stamps) used on cover from Varna to Constantinople.

Provenance: Anton Jerger Collection.

Emil Capellaro Collection

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