Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 was formerly a part of the Turkish Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

, and used Turkish postage stamp

Postage stamp

A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...

s during that time. In the immediate aftermath of World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, when it was a French mandate, it used French stamps overprinted for use in the combined territories of Greater Syria. The first Lebanese stamps in 1924 were overprinted French stamps.

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• Ibrahim Abd el Al (2001)
• Avicenna
  Avicenna
  Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...
  
   (1948)
• Ahmad Harkous, Motor Construction and Airplanes Ingen.Technische University of Berlin

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• Ameen Gemayel (1988)
• César Gemayel
  César Gemayel
  César Gemayel was a famous Lebanese painter.Gemayel was taught arts by Khalil Saleeby. He was considered as a leading and pioneering figure alongside painters like Youssef Howayek, Douad Corm, Omar Onsi, Saliba Douaihy, Moustafa Farroukh and a handful of others.Gemayel was a pre-eminently sensual...
  
   (1974 airmail)
• Gibran Khalil Gibran
  Khalil Gibran
  Khalil Gibran Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān,Jibrān Khalīl Jibrān, or Jibrān Xalīl Jibrān; Arabic , January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) also known as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer...
  
   (1971 Airmail)

H

• Hage Maroun (1961)
• Elias Harawi
• Rafic Hariri
• Hussein I of Jordan (1957 airmail)

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• Rashid Karami
  Rashid Karami
  Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami was a Lebanese statesman. He was one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of Lebanese Civil War , and he served as Prime Minister eight times.- Background :Rashid Karami was born in Tripoli, into one of...
  
   (1988)
• Amira Khaskiah (1968 airmail)
• Bechara El Khoury
  Bechara El Khoury
  Bechara El Khoury was the first post-independence President of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption in 1943...
  
   (1947 airmail)
• Chucri Kouatly (1957 airmail)

N

• Mikhail Naimy (1978 airmail)
• Gamal Nasser (1957 airmail)
• Maurice Noguès (1938 airmail)

P

• Daoud Pasha (1968 airmail)
• Louis Pasteur
  Louis Pasteur
  Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and preventions of diseases. His discoveries reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. His experiments...
  
   (1924- Overprinted French Stamps)
• Pope Paul VI
  Pope Paul VI
  Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
  
   (1965 airmail)
• Pedro I of Brazil (1973 airmail)

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• Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah
  Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah
  Hasan Kamel Al-Sabbah, sometimes referred to as Camil A. Sabbah, was an electrical and electronics research engineer, mathematician and inventor. He was born in Nabatieh, Lebanon. He studied at the American University of Beirut. He taught mathematics at Imperial College of Damascus, Syria, and at...
  
   (1971 airmail)
• Elias Sarkis
  Elias Sarkis
  Elias Sarkis was the President of the Lebanese Republic from 1976 to 1982.-Early career:Born in Shabbaniah, Sarkis graduated with a Law degree from Saint Joseph University in 1948. After joining the judicial corps in 1953, he became a judge with the Accounting Department...
  
   (1981)
• Saud bin Abdul Aziz (1957 airmail)
• Habib Serour (1974 airmail)
• Amir Beshir Shehab (1942) a.k.a. Emir Bechir