Italy – offices in the Levant

General issue
 File:It off Levant 20Para20.jpg|1908 20pa on 10c surcharge File:It off Levant 1pi.jpg|1908 1pi on 25c surcharge, 2nd local printing File:It off Lev 2 PIASTRE.jpg|1908 2pi on 50c value, 2nd local printing 
 * In 1908, five then-current Italian stamps were surcharged in paras ("Parà"). These were on 1908 Victor Emmanuel [u]profile[/u] designs; stamps with other designs were only issued for use in Janina (see below). Note that the singular piaster is rendered as the singular "piastra" in Italian.
 * Beginning in 1908, stamps were surcharged locally in Constantinople. The para values were in san serif type without accent and the piaster values were in serifed type with the surcharged value set high on the stamp. These were now all in capital letters and now no longer had the repeated denomination.
 * Second printing: Again in all capital letters, Italian stamps were surcharge in new values with the denomination in serifed type near the foot of each stamp.
 * Third printing: the 15c Victor Emmanuel profile stamp was surcharged 30c in sans serif type in red.
 * Fourth printing: the 4pi on 1L and 20pi on 5L stamps were issued with repeated fancy surcharge numerals above PIASTRE.
 * Fifth printing: the two values above were issued with repeated san serif/plain numerals above PIASTRE.

(more to follow)  File:It off abroad 2pi.jpg|1921 2pi on 15c surcharge 
 * In 1921, four Victor Emmanuel profile stamps were surcharged in san serif type at the foot of the stamps.
 * In 1922, Italian definitives were again surcharged in sans serif type, now with the denomination following "PARA" or "PIASTRE".

Airmail
 File:IT off Levant uniss air.jpg 
 * c.1923, a 15pi surcharged stamp was issued for a planned Bucharest to Paris flight. Turkey closed all foreign post offices before this could be issued. Five examples are known to exist with the rest reported destroyed.

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Albania
 File:It off Albania 40para40.jpg|1902 40pa surcharge File:Italy off Albania 80.jpg|1907 80pa surcharge 
 * In 1902, contemporary Italian stamps were surcharged ALBANIA and new values in paras.
 * In 1907, other or later Italian stamps were similarly surcharged.
 * In November 1928, Albania became independent and Italian offices were closed by then.

Constantinople
 File:It off Constantinople 20pa.jpg|1922 20par surcharge 

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Durazzo ( now Durrës, Albania)
 File:It off Durazzo 4pi.jpg </Gallery>
 * In 1909-11, then-current Italian stamps were surcharged in paras or piasters and Durazzo (10 paras to 2 piasters) or DURAZZO (4pi to 40 pi).
 * In November 1928, Albania became independent and Italian offices were closed by then.

Janina (now Ioannina, Greece)
 File:It off Janina 10pa.jpg|1909 10 surcharge File:It off Janina 20pi.jpg|1909 20pi surcharge </Gallery>
 * In 1902-07, contemporary Italian stamps were surcharged in paras ("Parà"). Stamps of the 1908 issue showing Victor Emmanuel in profile are general issues of the Levant. (see above).
 * In 1909-11, then-current Italian stamps were surcharged in paras or piasters and Janina (10 paras to 2 piasters) or JANINA (4pi to 40 pi).

Jerusalem
 File:It off Jerusalem 2pi.jpg File:It off Jerusalem 4pi.jpg </Gallery>
 * In 1909-11, then-current Italian stamps were surcharged in paras or piasters and Gerusalemme (10 paras to 2 piasters) or GERUSALEMME (4pi to 40 pi).

Salonika (Thessaloniki)
 File:It off Salonika 20 pi.jpg </Gallery>
 * In 1909-11, then-current Italian stamps were surcharged in paras or piasters and Salonicco (10 paras to 2 piasters) or SALONICCO (4pi to 40 pi).

Scutari (Shkodër)
 File:It off Scutari 4pa.jpg </Gallery>
 * In 1909-11, then-current Italian stamps were surcharged in paras or piasters and Scutari / di Albania (10 paras to 2 piasters) or SCUTARI / DI ALBANIA (4pi to 40 pi).
 * In November 1928, Albania became independent and Italian offices were closed by then.

Smyrna (İzmir, Turkey)
 File:It off Smyrna 20pi.jpg </Gallery>
 * In 1909-11, then-current Italian stamps were surcharged in paras or piasters and Smirnealonicco (10 paras to 2 piasters) or SMIRNE (4pi to 40 pi).
 * In 1922, new values without the duplicating numerals were released but never used.

Valona
 File:It off Valona 20pa.jpg|1909 20pa value File:It off Valona 20pi.jpg|1909 20pi value </Gallery>
 * In 1909-11, then-current Italian stamps were surcharged in paras or piasters and Smirne (10 paras to 2 piasters) or SMIRNE (4pi to 40 pi).
 * In 1916, the 15c Italian definitive was surcharged 30pa similarly but now in capital letters.
 * Also in 1916, the previous stamp was re-surcharged CENT.20.

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