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Year: 1940
Dog River Landscape - 12.5 piastre
This definitive stamp celebrates the rich historical topography and natural beauty of Lebanon by illustrating a scenic valley landscape near the historic Dog River (Nahr al-Kalb). The elegant green-toned engraving portrays a stone aqueduct and traditional riverside building next to a rushing waterfall, with terraced hillsides, classical stone structures, and Lebanese pines rising into the background. This composition carries a strong message of cultural heritage, historic continuity, and environmental pride. Within the context of the pre-independence Lebanese Republic under the French Mandate, the stamp highlights the nation's unique landscape and millennia-old history as foundational elements of its emerging national identity.
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