Ottoman & Levant – BalkanPhila

1905 Greece Limnos Limni Negative Seal Parcel Receipt

Kemal Giray — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:45:25 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: 1905 parcel receipt struck by TELGRAF ve POSTAHANE-I LIMNI 1302 (vilayet Aegean Archipelago, GR #296, RRR) negative seal in black. Very few recorded. ex. Herry Schaefer

1911 Greece Polygros Poliroz Cover to Prinkipo

Kemal Giray — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:52:32 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: 1911 cover to Büyükada franked with 1pi. of 1909 Sultan Mohamed V tughra stamp for single weight one piastre letter rate tied by POLIROZ – POLYGROS (vilayet Selanik, GR #387, RR) bilingual datestamp and 11 September Prinkipo (Ile) arrival cds. Reverse same day Istanbul transit cds. 1999 TFDF certificate

1884 Greece Florina Registered Cover to Istanbul

Kemal Giray — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:16:54 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: circa 1884 registered cover to Istanbul franked with strip of four 1pi. (one damaged) of 1884 UPU Empire stamps for single weigh two piastres postage and two piastres registration rate tied by double circle FILORINA (vilayet Manastir, GR #115, RR) hand stamps. Shortened on right accompanied with two certificates.

1880 Greece Larissa Yenisehir 81 Istanbul City Post Dulos Cover

Kemal Giray — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:56:34 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: 1880 (26 June). Cover to Istanbul franked with 5pi. irregular perf. of 1872, pair of 1pi. of 1876 and 20pa of 1877 Dulos type stamps for 7,50 piastres quadruple weight up to 200 route hours (distance was 146 route hours) rate tied by double circle YENISEHIR 81 (vilayet Janina, GR
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1876 Greece Ioannina Yanya 81 Double Weight Dulos Cover

Kemal Giray — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:40:52 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: 1876 (28 October). Larger cover to Istanbul franked with 5pi. irregular perf. of 1872, 20pa. and pair of 1pi. of 1875 Dulos type stamps for 7,50 piastres 4 dirham weight up to 200 route hours (distance was 182 route hours) rate tied by double circle YANYA 81 (vilayet Janina, GR
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1880 Greece Thessaloniki Selanik Battal 93 entire

Kemal Giray — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:50:36 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: 1880 folded entire franked with 1pi. of 1868 Dulos stamp for one piastre single weight littoral rate tied by BATTAL / SELANIK POSTA SUBESI 93 (vilayet Selanik, A&P type 10, GR #456, RR) handstamp.

1883 Greece Serres Siroz Dulos entire to Plovdiv

Kemal Giray — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:41:30 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: 1875 folded complete entire to Filibe (Plovdiv) franked with 1pi. of 1868 postage and 2pi. of 1870 postage due type Dulos stamps for single weight three piasters 100 to 200 route hours rate tied by SIROZ 81 (vilayet Selanik, A&P type 3, GR #569) handstamps.

1883 Greece Chios Sakiz Turquie cover to Istanbul

Kemal Giray — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:34:27 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: 1883 (27 January). Cover opened out for display to Istanbul franked with 20pa. of 1882 Dulos stamp for twenty paras littoral rate tied by CHIO * TURQUIE (vilayet Cezayir-i Bahri Sefid [Archipelgo], A&P type 2, GR #425, RR) datestamps and 12 February arrival cds’s.

1877s Greece Chios Sakiz Dulos cover to Istanbul

Kemal Giray — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:28:16 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: circa 1877 cover to Istanbul franked with 20pa. Dulos stamp for twenty paras littoral rate tied by SAKIZ (vilayet Cezayir-i Bahri Sefid [Archipelgo], A&P type 1, GR #423, RR) octagonal handstamp. Reduced on right and bottom.

1897 Greece Almyros Ermiye Negative Seal cover to Bursa

Kemal Giray — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:18:43 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Greece: 1897 (July). Stampless envelope to Bursa struck by POSTA ve TELGRAFHANE-I ERMIYYE 1315 (vilayet Janina, A&P type 1, GR #103, R) negative seal, 25 July Istanbul transit and Brousse arrival cds’s.