Lebanese Parliament building- 150 piastre

Lebanese Parliament building- 150 piastre

Year
1943
Face Value
150
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
LB 269
Yvert & Tellier
FR-LB 191
Stanley Gibbons
LB 267

Technical Details

Colors
blue
Perforation
11½
Printing
Offset
Designer
S. Kalaajy
Printers
Imprimerie Catholique, Beirut
This commemorative stamp marks Lebanon's milestone of self-determination (Commemoration de l'Independance). The elegant rose-pink engraving illustrates the newly completed Lebanese Parliament building (Palais du Parlement) located at Place de l'Étoile in Beirut, framed on either side by intricate, classical Levantine geometric borders. This composition carries a strong message of civic governance, constitutional democracy, and national sovereignty. Within the historical context of the emerging sovereign state, the issue showcases this landmark architecture as a vital monument to legislative stability and the formal unification of the young republic.