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first issues > countries > lebanon |
#1 | xxx |
perf 14x13½, no wmk
Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 centimes on 2 centimes claret | 1 | 1 | ||||
other values to 2.50 piastres | 2-9 | 2-9 |
Republic under Frrench Mandate |
Independent Republic |
1926 Sc63 SG95 | 1942 Sc156 SG252 | v
Floyd A. Walker (see Syria) writes, " LEBANON went from being a [French] Mandate (#1) in 1924 to [a Republic under French Mandate in 1926, to ] an independent republic (#156) in 1942." This is a similar initial trajectory to Syria.
Sources: ScS, SGP19.
Images from colnect, ebay.
FI ref: 543 | Page credit: NB |
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