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FRENCH LEVANT and ROUAD ISLAND

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FRENCH LEVANT

A stamp of France, used in Turkey:

Stamps used in Saloniqi:

(Two stamps of France cancelled in Beyrouth)

1885 Stamps of France surcharged in PIASTRES

  1 piastre on 25 c yellow
  1 piastre (red) on 25 c black
  2 piastres on 50 c red
  3 piastres on 75 c red
  4 piastres on 1 F green
  8 piastres on 2 F brown on blue
  20 piastres on 5 F lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Cancels, example:

(Beirut and Salonici cancels)

1902 As french types of 1902, but inscription 'LEVANT'

  1 c grey
  2 c lilac
  3 c red
  4 c brown
  5 c green
  10 c red
  15 c orange
  20 c lilac
  30 c lilac
  40 c red and blue (larger size)

These stamps have perforation 14 x 13 1/2.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	c	c
2 c	c	*
3 c	c	*
4 c	**	**
5 c	c	c
10 c	*	*
15 c	**	*
20 c	**	**
30 c	***	***
40 c	**	**

Surcharged

  '1 PIASTRE 1' on 25 c blue
  '2 PIASTRES' on 50 c brown and grey
  '4 PIASTRES' on 1 F red and green
  '8 PIASTRES' on 2 F lilac and yellow
  '20 PIASTRES' on 5 F blue and yellow

The values 25 c, 50 c and 1 F without overprint were issued for Ethiopia (see further on in this file).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 Pi on 25 c	*	c
2 Pi on 50 c	*	*
4 Pi on 1 F	**	**
8 Pi on 2 F	R	R
20 Pi on 5 F	R	R

Typical cancel:

(Reduced size)

1902 Stamp issued for Beyrouth

(Reduced size, image obtained from a Sandafayre auction)

  '1 Piastre Beyrouth' on 15 c red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1907 Stamps used in Ethiopia: In 1907 3 stamps of 25 c, 50 c and 1 Franc were used by France in Ethiopia, they were valid in the cities of Harrare and Dirré Daoua, inscription 'LEVANT'.

(reduced sizes)

  25 c blue
  50 c brown and grey
  1 F red and green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1921 Stamps of France surcharged

(handstamped?)

   30 paras on 5 c green
   30 paras on 5 c orange
   1 Piastre 20 paras on 10 c red
   1 Piastre 20 paras on 10 c green
   3 Piastres 30 paras on 15 c green
   3 Piastres 30 paras on 25 c blue
   4 Piastres 20 paras on 30 c orange
   7 Piastres 20 paras on 35 c violet
   7 Piastres 20 paras on 50 c blue
   15 Piastres on 1 F red and green
   30 Piastres on 2 F orange and green
   75 Piastres on 5 F blue and yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

An erroneous handstamped '1 PIASTRE 20 PARAS' on 35 c violet exists (RRR).

ROUAD ISLAND (Syria)

1916 Stamps of French Levant overprinted 'ILE ROUAD'

  1 c grey
  2 c lilac
  3 c red
  5 c green
  10 c red
  15 c orange
  20 c lilac
  '1 PIASTRE' on 25 c blue
  30 c lilac
  40 c red and blue
  '2 PIASTRES' on 50 c brown and grey
  '4 PIASTRES' on 1 F red and green
  '20 PIASTRES' on 5 F blue and yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1916 The following stamps of French Levant with vertical overprint 'ILE ROUAD' are very rare: 5 c, 10 c and 1 Pi on 25 c (many forged overprints exist):

(Reduced size, overprint larger)

Furthermore a 40 c and 2 Pi on 50 c were prepared but not issued (always cancelled to order it seems, though I have never seen them).

FRENCH OCCUPATION OF SYRIA

Example, stamp of Syria, overprinted 'O.M.F. Syrie' (1921)

(Reduced size)

The following values exist: 25 c on 1 m, 50 c on 2/10 Pi, 1 Pi on 3/10 Pi, 1 Pi on 5 m, 2 Pi on 5 m, 3 Pi on 1 Pi, 5 Pi on 2 Pi, 10 Pi on 5 Pi, 25 Pi on 10 Pi (red overprint). These stamps were also issued without overprint (first definitive issue of Syria).

1919 Stamps of France overprinted 'T.E.O' (Territoires Ennemis Occupes) and value

  1 m on 1 c grey
  2 m on 2 c brown
  3 m on 3 c orange
  4 m on 15 c green
  5 m on 5 c green
  1 Pi on 10 c red
  2 Pi on 25 c blue
  5 Pi on 40 c red and blue
  9 Pi on 50 c brown and grey
  10 Pi on 1 F red and yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1919 Stamps of French Levant, overprinted 'T.E.O'

(Reduced size)

  1 m on 1 c grey
  2 m on 2 c brown
  3 m on 3 c orange
  4 m on 15 c red
  5 m on 5 c green
  1 Pi on 25 c blue
  2 Pi on 50 c brown and grey
  4 Pi on 1 F red and green
  8 Pi on 2 F violet and yellow
  20 Pi on 5 F blue and yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Later issues, examples: stamps of France, overprinted 'O.M.F. Syrie' (1920)

Overprinted 'SYRIE':

Unknown overprint to me: 'O.M.F paras 10 paras' on 10 c green stamp of France:

ALEXANDRETTE

Example: Stamps of Syria, overprinted 'Sandjak d'Alexandrette' (1938)

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