Italy – offices in the Levant

General issue
All Levant general issues were surcharges on contemporary Italian stamps.  File:It off Levant 20Para20.jpg|1908 20 para on 10 centisimi surcharge File:It off Levant 10pa sans serif.jpg|1908 10pa on 5c surcharge, 1st local printing File:It off Levant 10pa serif.jpg|1908 10pa on 5c surcharge, 2nd local printing File:It off Lev 30 PARA at top.jpg|1908 30pa on 15c surcharge, 2nd local printing 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 File:It off Levant 30pa red.jpg|1908 30pa on 15c, 3rd local printing File:It off Levant 4p fancy numerals.jpg|4pi on 1L value, 4th local printing File:It off abroad 2pi.jpg|2pi on 15c, 5th local printing File:It off Levant 4pi plain.jpg|4pi on 1L value, 5th local prinitng 
 * In 1908, five stamps were surcharged in paras ("Parà"). These were on 1908 Victor Emmanuel profile 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. These were printed in Turin (Italian printing).
 * 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.
 * 2nd printing: Again in all capital letters, stamps were surcharge in new values with the denomination in serifed type near the foot of each stamp.
 * 3rd printing: the 15c Victor Emmanuel profile stamp was surcharged 30c in sans serif type in red.
 * 4th printing: the 4pi on 1L and 20pi on 5L stamps were issued with repeated fancy surcharge numerals above PIASTRE.
 * 5th printing: the two values above were issued with repeated san serif/plain numerals above PIASTRE.

 File:It off Levant 2 PIASTRE.jpg|1921 2pi on 15c surcharge File:It off Levant pi18 pa30 .jpg|"PIASTRE 18 / PARA 30" on 1L surcharge (1st 1922 printing) File:It off Levant 18.75pi.jpg|"PIASTRE 18,75" on 1L surcharge (4th 1922 printing) File:It off Levant 45pi large.jpg|45pi on 5L surcharge, large central numeral of value (7th 1922 printing) 
 * In 1921, four Victor Emmanuel profile stamps were surcharged in san serif type at the foot of the stamps.
 * In 1922, definitives were again surcharged in sans serif type, now with the denomination following "PARA" or "PIASTRE".
 * 2nd 1922 printing: surcharges in sans serif type were issued, now with the currency name before the amount.
 * 3rd 1922 printing: the Italian 25c definitive was surcharged "Piastre / 3.75".
 * 4th 1922 printing: stamps were surcharged in sans serif type.
 * 5th 1922 printing: 45pi and 90pi surcharges were issued in a smaller thin san serif font.
 * 6th 1922 printing: a 30pa on 2c and 1.50pi on 20c surcharges that were placed about the center of the stamp.
 * 7th 1922 printing: yet another series with a large(r) central numeral(s) of value were issued.

 File:It off Levant 45pi small.jpg|45pi on 5L surcharge in 2 lines 
 * In 1923, surcharges in two lines were printed but never issued.
 * In 1923, Turkey closed all foreign post offices.

Airmail
 File:IT off Levant uniss air.jpg 
 * c.1923, a 15pi surcharged stamp was printed 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.

Special delivery
Again, contemporary Italian special delivery stamps were surcharged here.  File:It off Levant 60 spec del.jpg|1910 60pa on 1.20L surcharge 
 * In 1908, the 25c value was surcharged LEVANTE and I PISTRA 1.
 * In 1910, the 30c value was similarly overprinted LEVANTE and 60 Parà 60.
 * In 1922, thin lines obliterated all the old data on the 30c stamp and it was surcharged 15 / PIASTRE.
 * Also in 1922, the 30c value was surcharged with a large 15 / PIASTRE.
 * In 1923, the 1.20L stamp was surcharged 15 / PIASTRE. This was never issued.

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
All Contantinople issues were surcharges on contemporary Italian stamps.  File:It off Const 20 para 20.jpg|1908 20 para on 10 centesimi surcharge File:It off Const 1PIASTRA1.jpg|1908 1 piaster on 25 surcharge File:It off Constantinople 20pa.jpg|1922 20par surcharge File:It off Levant PARA 30.jpg|1923 "PARA 30" on 5c surcharge File:It off Levant pi7 pa 30.jpg|1923 "PIASTRE 1 / PARÀ 30" on 25c surcharge
 * In 1909-11, stamps were surcharged in paras or piasters and Costantinopli (10 paras to 2 piasters) or COSTANTINOPOLI (4pi to 40 pi).
 * Also in 1922, surcharges similar but not exactly in the same typeface as the capital letter type previously used were issued. There is slightly more space between the two lines of the surcharge.
 * In 1923, more surcharges were issued, now with COSTANTINOPOLI near the top of each stamp.
 * Turkey closed all foreign post offices in 1923.



Postage due
 File:It off Const 1L due.jpg|1L value. Note control mark 
 * In 1992, then-current Italian postage dues were overprinted Costantinopoli. Every block of 4 has a double ring control mark with the arms of Italy.

Special delivery
 File:It off Const 15pi spec del.jpg </Gallery>
 * In 1923, the then-current 1.20L Italian special delivery stamp was surcharged COSTANTINOPOLI and 15 / PIASTRE.

Durazzo ( now Durrës, Albania)
 File:It off Durazzo 10pa.jpg|10pa on 5c surcharge File:It off Durazzo 4pi.jpg|4pi on 1L surcharge </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 10pa.jpg|10pa surcharge File:It off Smyrna 20pi.jpg|20pi surcharge </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 1922, new values without the duplicating numerals were released but never used.

Valona (now Vlorë, Albania)
 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.
 * In November 1928, Albania became independent and Italian offices were closed by then.

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