uncommon1900-1945

Austro-Hungarian Levant Post: Emperor Franz Joseph I, 1 Piaster/25 Heller (1900)

Name: Austro-Hungarian Levant Post: Emperor Franz Joseph I, 1 Piaster/25 Heller (1900)
Brand: Austro-Hungarian Empire
Availability: InStock

Austro-Hungarian Empire · 1900 · 1 Piaster / 25 Heller

The stamp features a right-facing profile portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I within an ornate oval frame. It is denominated '1 PIASTER' and '25 HELLER' and marked 'K. U. K. POST'.

Issued by the Austro-Hungarian Empire for its post offices in the Ottoman Empire, this stamp reflects the empire's influence in the Levant. This particular example was used in Preveza, then an Ottoman city, and bears a 1901 postmark.

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

royalty heads-of-state definitive levant-post foreign-post-office

Image: Austro-Hungarian postal authorities · License: Public domain

Estimated Values by Condition

Superb(S)

Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults

$300

Extremely Fine(XF)

Well centered, fresh colors

$180

Very Fine(VF)

Nicely centered, minor flaws

$100

Fine(F)

Average centering, acceptable

$50

Good(G)

Off-center or visible wear

$20

Prices are approximate market estimates for educational purposes. Actual values depend on specific factors including cancel type, margins, and provenance.