Shkodër-İşkodra 1892 issue 20 para claret postal stationery card used in 1896 from Scutari to Cattaro showing bilingual with stars type "Scutari (D'Albanie)" datestamp struck in blue-green, with "Kotor / Cattaro" arrival cds (13/5) alongside

Stamps the World – Ottoman Post Offices in Albania

Where was ‘Ottoman’ Albania? Up until its independence in 1912, Albania was part of the Ottoman Empire. The rise of nationalism swept through many so-called ’empires’ during the 19th C and it also affected territories within the Ottoman Empire. A growing sense of ethnic nationalism and nationalist thought was one of the most significant Western…

1916 Long Island (Chustan Island, Gulf of Smyrna) to Dublin, Ireland, with rare Long Island 1d Black on thin horizontally laid paper

Irish Diaspora Letters: Long Island (Gulf of Smyrna) to Dublin (1916)

Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: 1916 Long Island (Chustan Island, Gulf of Smyrna) to Dublin, Ireland: Notes: In early 1916, the British Royal Navy occupied Chustan Island, which is located off the coast of Izmir in the Gulf of Smyrna, and renamed it Long Island. Local stamps were issued between 7 and 26 May 1916.…

1875 cover from Constantinople to Stillorgan, Co. Dublin with BLUED PAPER GB QV 2½d rosy mauve tied Constantinople 'C with red AU 14 1876 / A

Irish Diaspora Letters: B.P.O. Constantinople to Stillorgan, Co. Dublin (1875)

Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: British P.O. Constantinople to Stillorgan, Co. Dublin: This envelope is backstamped “BLACKROCK” and “STILLORGAN” arrivals Face manuscript appended “Received at Mainz (Germany) 27 Aug 1876” British Post Offices Abroad were British Post Offices in foreign countries which had an B.P.O. for the convenience of British Traders and shipping companies. The…