What is British post offices in Crete?
[[File:StampCreteBritish1898Michel1.JPG|thumb|120px|<small>The first stamp of the British administration in Crete issued in 1898 and inscribed in Greek</small>]] '''British post offices in Crete''' provided the [[postal service]] in the territory of the island of [[Crete]]. They were established by the [[Military occupation|military administration]] in the area under the control of [[Great Britain]]. It functioned in the period from 25 November 1898 to the end of 1899. In 1898 Crete obtained [[autonomy]] under Turkish [[suzerainty]]. But it was [[garrison]]ed by an [[international]] [[military]] force from Britain, [[France]], [[Italy]] and [[Russia]]. Britain issued 5 [[postage stamp]]s inscribed in [[Greek language|Greek]].<ref>[[:en:Stuart Rossiter|Rossiter, S.]]; Flower J. (1986). ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald. p. 124. {{ISBN|0356108627}}.</ref> == Related pages == * [[British Army]] * [[Crete]] == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{commonscat-inline}} [[Category:Postal history]] [[Category:Crete]] [[Category:19th century in Greece]] [[Category:Wars involving the British Empire]] [[Category:1890s in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Philately of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1898 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Establishments in Greece]] [[Category:1899 disestablishments]] [[Category:19th-century disestablishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1890s disestablishments in Europe]]