Trebizonde Trabzon / Turkey: Levant French PO Postcard Guzel Hissar Marseille (Vintage PC 1905)

vintage 1905 illustrated postcard titled souvenir de trebizonde trabzon turkey showing views of guzel hissar the greek catholic church and the greek college

the card was sent via the french post office in the ottoman empire franked with two green 5c french office in the levant stamps cancelled with sharp clear trebizonde levant circular postmarks dated september 9 1905 9 sept 05

the address side features the rare circular postmark trebizonde turquie d'asie and the scarce asie transit handstamp it is elegantly handwritten to monsieur antoine castagnier in marseille france an exceptional and complete piece of levant postal history and black sea region topography