Epirus #42/50 Moschopolis Issue 1914 (NEVER HINGED).... Odd Story - read......

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Epirus

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42

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General Issue

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In 1914 Moscopolis was part of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus. It was destroyed again in 1916 during World War I by the marauding Albanian bands of Sali Butka.
Historians have attributed the decline of the city to a series of raids by Muslim Albanian bandits. Moscopolis was initially attacked and almost destroyed by those groups in 1769 following the participation of the residents in the preparations for a Greek revolt supported by the Russian Empire. Its destruction culminated with the abandoning and destruction of 1788. Moscopolis, once a prosperous city, was reduced to a small village by Ali Pasha. According to another opinion, the city's decline was mainly due to the relocation of the trade routes in central and eastern Europe following these raids. Today Moscopole, known as Voskopojë, is a small mountain village, and along with a few other local settlements is considered a holy place by local Orthodox Christians. It was one of the original homelands of the Aromanian diaspora. Mint Never Hinged - I have made several of these groups and am using one generic scan for all of them. If you want more than one please send me a message as I do have many.

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