Lebanon Cedar Tree and French Flag Overprint
Lebanon · 1920 · 1 Piastre
This stamp features an overprint on a French definitive stamp from the 'Blanc, Mouchon, and Merson' series. The overprint consists of the text 'Grand Liban' (Greater Lebanon) and a Cedar of Lebanon tree, symbolizing the new state, along with a new denomination in piastres.
Issued in 1920, this stamp marks the establishment of the State of Greater Lebanon under the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire after World War I.
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