Ottoman Empire 3 Piastres Fiscal Stamp, Preveza Austrian Post

Ottoman Empire · 1890 · 3 piastres

A 3 piastres fixed fee fiscal stamp from the Ottoman Empire, featuring text in Ottoman Turkish script, cancelled by a circular postmark from the Austrian Post Office in Preveza.

This stamp illustrates the complex postal and fiscal arrangements in the late Ottoman Empire, where foreign powers like Austria operated their own post offices within Ottoman territory, reflecting extraterritorial rights.