Ottoman/Greece/UK/Levant-Commercial Co.of Salonica(Tobacco Merchant)-1895/6 4x

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Ottoman/Greece/UK/Levant-Commercial Co.of Salonica (Tobacco Merchant) -1895/6 4x
In the late nineteenth century the city of Kavala, a town by the sea in northern Greece,
was developed to one of the most important tobacco processing centers in the Balkan
area.
The first tobacco trade businesses belonged to Ottoman, Armenian, Jewish and Greek tobacco merchants, members of the diverse national communities that coexisted in the Ottoman Empire.
The composition of the tobacco workforce itself was also multicultural. The non-discrimination between the workers of the diverse nationalities is clearly stated in the charter of the Tobacco Workers International Union that was based in Kavala (1908).
The first big company that settled in Kavala in the middle of the 19th century was the House of Allatini, the well known Italian family of Thessaloniki. Later, the House was renamed into
"Commercial Company of Salonica Ltd"
, and relocated its headquarters in London.
Issuer:
Commercial Co.of Salonica (Tobacco Merchant)
Type : see picture
Nominal: -
Country : UK
Place :
London
Issue date : 1895/96
Cancelled: No
Coupons : No
Quality : VF, folded
(see photo)
Shipment Worldwide
Europe
USA
China
Russia
< 100 grams
6,00
6,00
6,00
6,00
100 - 350 grams
12,00
12,00
12,00
12,00
>350 grams
18,00
20,00
20,00
20,00
I will combine wins in one shipment to save shipment cost. However if the total wins exceeds 100 grams additional shipments cost are added.
Shipment will be done in a strong envelope with hardboard cover. Amounts above USD 200 require to be send by registered mail at an additional cost.
Winning bidder to pay by PayPal. Other payment methods may be accepted upon request. Please note that I am located in the Netherlands.