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Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire until the defeat of the Ottomans in the First World War and an extensive network of Imperial Ottoman post offices operated in the region. A French post office operated between 1852 and 1914, and an Egyptian office at Latakia from 1870 to 1872.[1] Syria used the stamps of the Ottoman Empire from 1883 until 1919.[2]
In 1920 Emir Faisal of the Hejaz organised an Arab Kingdom in central Syria in rebellion against French control. On 8 March 1920 Faisal was proclaimed King of Syria.[1] During this period stamps of Turkey from 1913 to 1919 were overprinted in Damascus with the Arabic seal Al Hukuma Al Arabia 'Arab Government' and some of the stamps surcharged in Egyptian currency. After Faisal was proclaimed King, a set of stamps was issued by the Arabian Government of Syria, and one of the set, the 5 milliemes, pink, overprinted in Arabic with green ink, "In commemoration of the independence of Syria. Adar (March) 8th 1920." The overprinted Turkish provisionals continued in use for about two months and were used conjunctively with stamps of the E.E.F. and regular Syrian issues.[5]
A French colonies key type stamp of Levant overprinted T.E.O. for use during the French military occupation of Syria and Lebanon between 1920 and 1922A "sower" stamp of France overprinted for use in Syria and Lebanon in 1923 during the period of the French MandateA stamp of France overprinted for use in Syria, 1924A French Merson type stamp overprinted O.M.F. for use during the French military occupation of Syria and LebanonA French Merson type stamp overprinted for use in Syria, 1924
French military occupationedit
In July 1920 King Faisal was dethroned by the French and a mandate was granted to France by the League of Nations over the whole of Syria from 1923. Following the awarding of the mandate and the defeat of Syrian forces in May 1920, Syria came under French military occupation. Syria got divided between a coastal area with a capital at Beirut, which subsequently became Lebanon, and the interior under the control of the Arabs with a capital at Damascus. Stamps of France were used between 1920 and 1922 overprinted T.E.O. (Territoires Ennemis Occupés) or O.M.F. (Occupation Militaire Francaise).[1]
French Mandateedit
As a League of Nations mandate, Syria used the stamps of France, overprinted Syrie Grand Liban in 1923.
The postal administrations for Syria and Lebanon were separated in 1924, and the stamps of France overprinted Syrie were issued for Lebanon. From 1925 Syria had its own stamps marked Syrie.[1]
On 1 February 1958 Syria and Egypt united to form the United Arab Republic and stamps marked UAR were used.[1]
Syrian Arab Republicedit
A 1963 Syrian postage stamp depicting the great 10th-century poet Abu Firas al-Hamdani
On 28 September 1961 Syria left the UAR and became the Syrian Arab Republic and stamps have been marked first under that name, then Syrian A.R. or just Syria since then.[1]
Philatelic History of the Arab Kingdom of Syria by Alexander Kaczmarczyk and Rodney Unwin Edited by Abed H Najjar, published by London Stamp Exchange. 2014
^Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Part 19 Middle East. p.245.
^. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
^"The Stamps of Syria" in Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, September 1927. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian February 2015 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Russian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 1 193 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Russian Wikipedia article at ru Istoriya pochty i pochtovyh marok Sirii see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ru Istoriya pochty i pochtovyh marok Sirii to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Syria Syria is a country in Western Asia bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west Turkey to the north Iraq to the east Jordan to the south and Israel to the southwest The French were awarded a mandate to govern Syria at the Paris Peace conference of 1918 and Syria attained independence in April 1946 as a parliamentary republic Contents 1 Early postal arrangements 2 Egyptian Expeditionary Force 3 Syrian Arab Kingdom 4 French military occupation 5 French Mandate 6 Syrian Republic 7 Independence 8 United Arab Republic 9 Syrian Arab Republic 10 See also 11 Further reading 12 References 13 External linksEarly postal arrangements edit nbsp A mint stamp of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force available at EEF post offices in SyriaSyria was part of the Ottoman Empire until the defeat of the Ottomans in the First World War and an extensive network of Imperial Ottoman post offices operated in the region A French post office operated between 1852 and 1914 and an Egyptian office at Latakia from 1870 to 1872 1 Syria used the stamps of the Ottoman Empire from 1883 until 1919 2 Egyptian Expeditionary Force editStamps of the British Egyptian Expeditionary Force were available in Syria between 23 September 1918 and 23 February 1922 3 4 Syrian Arab Kingdom editIn 1920 Emir Faisal of the Hejaz organised an Arab Kingdom in central Syria in rebellion against French control On 8 March 1920 Faisal was proclaimed King of Syria 1 During this period stamps of Turkey from 1913 to 1919 were overprinted in Damascus with the Arabic seal Al Hukuma Al Arabia Arab Government and some of the stamps surcharged in Egyptian currency After Faisal was proclaimed King a set of stamps was issued by the Arabian Government of Syria and one of the set the 5 milliemes pink overprinted in Arabic with green ink In commemoration of the independence of Syria Adar March 8th 1920 The overprinted Turkish provisionals continued in use for about two months and were used conjunctively with stamps of the E E F and regular Syrian issues 5 nbsp A French colonies key type stamp of Levant overprinted T E O for use during the French military occupation of Syria and Lebanon between 1920 and 1922 nbsp A sower stamp of France overprinted for use in Syria and Lebanon in 1923 during the period of the French Mandate nbsp A stamp of France overprinted for use in Syria 1924 nbsp A French Merson type stamp overprinted O M F for use during the French military occupation of Syria and Lebanon nbsp A French Merson type stamp overprinted for use in Syria 1924French military occupation editIn July 1920 King Faisal was dethroned by the French and a mandate was granted to France by the League of Nations over the whole of Syria from 1923 Following the awarding of the mandate and the defeat of Syrian forces in May 1920 Syria came under French military occupation Syria got divided between a coastal area with a capital at Beirut which subsequently became Lebanon and the interior under the control of the Arabs with a capital at Damascus Stamps of France were used between 1920 and 1922 overprinted T E O Territoires Ennemis Occupes or O M F Occupation Militaire Francaise 1 French Mandate editAs a League of Nations mandate Syria used the stamps of France overprinted Syrie Grand Liban in 1923 The postal administrations for Syria and Lebanon were separated in 1924 and the stamps of France overprinted Syrie were issued for Lebanon From 1925 Syria had its own stamps marked Syrie 1 Syrian Republic editThe Syrian Republic was formed in 1930 as a component of the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon From 1934 stamps marked Republique Syrienne were in use changing later to just Syrie 1 Independence editSyria became de facto independent in April 1946 United Arab Republic edit nbsp An UAR stamp issued by SyriaOn 1 February 1958 Syria and Egypt united to form the United Arab Republic and stamps marked UAR were used 1 Syrian Arab Republic edit nbsp A 1963 Syrian postage stamp depicting the great 10th century poet Abu Firas al HamdaniOn 28 September 1961 Syria left the UAR and became the Syrian Arab Republic and stamps have been marked first under that name then Syrian A R or just Syria since then 1 See also editPostage stamps and postal history of Lebanon Postage stamps and postal history of Alawite State Postage stamps and postal history of HatayFurther reading editPhilatelic History of the Arab Kingdom of Syria by Alexander Kaczmarczyk and Rodney Unwin Edited by Abed H Najjar published by London Stamp Exchange 2014References edit a b c d e f g Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 19 Middle East 6th edition London Stanley Gibbons 2005 pp 299 341 ISBN 0 85259 576 X Rossiter Stuart amp John Flower The Stamp Atlas London Macdonald 1986 pp 218 219 ISBN 0 356 10862 7 Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 19 Middle East p 245 Syria Stamps and postal history StampWorldHistory Archived from the original on 2018 03 03 Retrieved 12 August 2018 title missing The Stamps of Syria in Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal September 1927 Retrieved 10 April 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stamps of Syria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Postage stamps and postal history of Syria amp oldid 1206952543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
