Ottoman Empire 10 Para Overprinted for Levant Post Offices

Ottoman Empire (Levant Post Offices) · 1908 · 10 Para

This stamp is a 10 para issue from the Ottoman Empire, originally part of the 1908 definitive series. It has been overprinted with a new value in French currency for use in Ottoman post offices in the Levant, a common practice to facilitate international mail.

At the turn of the 20th century, several European powers and the Ottoman Empire maintained their own post offices in various cities of the Levant to handle international trade and communication.