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Postal History of Tenedos

 

AUSTRIAN POSTAL SERVICE:

The first post office in Tenedos was opened by Austrians who had obtained the first mail service operating privileges from the Ottomans. Austrian Lloyd ships were the key behind this operation of this service.  It has operated between 1837 and 1891 and during that period used three different postmarks.

 

"Letter mailed from Tenedos Austrian postal office to Hristo Riga in Thessalonica on June 11, 1871" ENV.NO:

 

EGYPTIAN POSTAL SERVICE:

Khedivate of Egypt provided continuous postal service in Aegean islands between 1870 and 1875 and has used one type of postmark and one type of letter closing seal.

 

Letter closing seal. " POSTE VICE REALI EGIZIANE TENEDOS. "  ENV.NO.:

 

 

OTTOMAN POSTAL SERVICE:

Operated from 1878 until 1912 and used 6 different types of postmarks.

 

"Tenedos B.Ceylan type 9A: stamped fragment, 1901, 20 para." ENV.NO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRANCE:

" TRESOR ET POSTES * 409 * 20.08.1915 ( 2^nd squadron du C.E.O. 156. D.I.) . ENV.NO:

 

GREECE:

On 7 November 1912 Tenedos became a part of Greece. Greece provided postal service with three different postmarks until 20 September 1923 when Tenedos became a part of the new Turkish Republic in accordance with Lausanne Treaty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TURKEY:

After the island became a part of Turkey, late Ottoman period postmarks were used in various forms until 1930. Following the adoption of Latin alphabet in 1928 within a short period double form postmarks were abandoned and uniform Latin language stamps appeared.