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Crete. Turkish infantry and barracks, c.1900-1903

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Crete. Turkish infantry and barracks, c.1900-1903

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Set / seriesWikimedia Commons — Stamps of France for the Ottoman Empire
LanguageEnglish
Year2013
Kindstamp
Year2013
Regionfr
DescriptionDuring the period Crete was placed under international trusteeship (1898-1913), what was called the Autonomous State of Crete remained nominally part of the Ottoman Empire and the Turks were allowed to maintain a small military presence. Postcard with French stamp. Austria, France and Italy maintained their own post offices in Crete during that period.
Commons FileFile:Crete. Turkish infantry and barracks, c.1900-1903.jpg
Image SourceWikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crete._Turkish_infantry_and_barracks,_c.1900-1903.jpg
Image LicensePublic domain
Commons CategoryCategory:Stamps of France for the Ottoman Empire
Oracle ID36639613

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Source credit: Wikimedia Commons / Edit. Socrates Madbak, c. 1900-1913