Khalde Airport - 20 piastre

This definitive airmail stamp (POSTE AERIENNE) highlights Lebanon's mid-century modernization and aviation infrastructure by showcasing the terminal building of the newly opened Beirut International Airport at Khalde (Aéroport de Khalde). The detailed coral-red engraving captures a four-engine passenger airliner flying over the sleek, functionalist architecture of the terminal complex, topped by its control tower and flying the national flag. This dynamic composition carries a powerful message of progress, international connectivity, and post-independence development. Issued by the Lebanese Republic (LIBAN), the stamp celebrates the country's emergence as a major commercial aviation hub linking East and West.