Crete

Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ/ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, and Ω ω. Crete, or Κρήτη, is a large island in the Aegean Sea.

Crete became autonomous from the Ottoman Empire in 1898, but the European powers of the time then sent troops to control their interests there.
 * Nonetheless, Crete issued its first stamps in 1900, inscribed ΚΡΗΤΗ.
 * In 1901, a second issue was released, both with and without the overprint ΠΡΟΣΩΡΙΝΟΝ.
 * By September 1908, union with Greece had been declared and ΕΛΛΑΣ was overprinted in various styles.
 * Crete's last issues were released in 1910.

Obsolete Cretan stamps were used by Greece in 1922. See: ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΣ 1922.

 File:Crete HELLAS A.jpg|The ΕΛΛΑΣ overprint in various styles indicated union with Greece. 

Post offices of other countries

 * Austrian offices in Crete
 * British offices in Crete
 * French offices in Crete
 * Italian offices in Crete
 * Russian offices in Crete





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