Lebanese Landscape - 15 piastre

Lebanese Landscape - 15 piastre

Year
1948
Face Value
15
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
LB 394
Yvert & Tellier
LB PA42
Stanley Gibbons
LB 375

Technical Details

Colors
Brown yellow
Size
40 x 25 mm
Perforation
11½
Printing
Offset
Designer
Paul Koroleff
Printers
Imprimerie Catholique, Beirut
This beautiful airmail stamp (Poste Aérienne) celebrates Lebanon’s idyllic rural geography and natural hydrology by presenting a scenic Lebanese landscape (Paysage Libanais). The fine orange-red engraving depicts rushing river rapids cascading through a mountainous valley, flanked by traditional red-roofed stone village houses on the left and tall Lebanese stone pines on the right beneath a distant mountain ridge. This elegant composition conveys a strong message of natural abundance, environmental pride, and serene village life. Distributed by the Lebanese Republic, the stamp connects national mail routing with a picturesque depiction of the country's untamed natural beauty and timeless mountain heritage.