Lebanese Pavilion at the Paris Exposition - 0.5 piastre

Lebanese Pavilion at the Paris Exposition - 0.5 piastre

Year
1937
Face Value
0.5
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Exhibition

Catalogs References

Michel
LB 220
Yvert & Tellier
FR-LB PA57
Stanley Gibbons
LB 218

Technical Details

Colors
Black green
Perforation
13½
Printing
Photogravure
Designer
Philippe Mourani
Printers
Hélio-Vaugirard, Paris
This airmail stamp commemorates Lebanon’s international diplomatic and cultural presence at the 1937 International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life held in Paris. The theme centers on global connectivity, national prestige, and architectural identity, highlighting the official Lebanese Pavilion structure erected along the Seine, complete with a traditional minaret and a large waterwheel that evokes Levantine hydraulic craftsmanship.