Russia post in Turkey year 1913 postage stamp 30 Piaster MH
The Russian Post Offices in the Ottoman Empire (often referred to as the Russian Levant post) operated from the late 18th century until September 1914.
In 1913, the Russian post offices in Turkey continued to use stamps that were either Russian postage stamps overprinted with Turkish currency (paras and piastres, or $pi.$) or special issues for use in the Turkish Empire.
Key points regarding the 1913 Russian post in Turkey stamps:
- Overprints: Many of the stamps used were regular Russian stamps (kopecks/rubles) that had an overprint indicating the equivalent value in Turkish currency. For instance, you can find stamps listed as “1½ pi on 4pa on 1k” (1.5 piastres on 4 paras on 1 kopeck).
- ROPiT: The postal operations were run by the Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (Russkoe Obschchestvo Parokhodstva i Torgovli or ROPiT). Some stamps or postal markings may reference ROPiT.
- Catalogue Listings: These stamps are generally listed in specialized catalogues under “Russian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire” or “Russian Levant.” Scott catalogue numbers in the low 200s (e.g., SC#214, SC#228-231) are associated with some of the 1913 issues.
If you are a collector, you would typically look for these under the category of Foreign Post Offices in the Ottoman Empire (Levant).
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