Italy – offices in Crete

In January 1900, Italy, following other European countries, opened a post office in Chania/La Canea. It overprinted an Italain 25c stamp  PIASTRA 1 or with an additional LA CANEA. In 1906, Italian stamps were overprinted LA CANEA, reverting to Italian currency. This included a special delivery stamp. In 1907-10, newer Italian stamps were similarly overprinted. In 1912, the 15c black definitive of Italy was overprinted in violet.

Crete at the time was an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire. Crete also issued its own stamps around that time. Crete was annexed to Greece in 1913 with foreign post offices closed.

 File:Ital off in Crete one.jpg|From the first issue. File:Italy office Canea.jpg|From the first issue. 

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