President Hashem Beck el-Atassi

President Hashem Beck el-Atassi

Year
1938
Face Value
10
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Personalities

Catalogs References

Michel
SY 435
Yvert & Tellier
FR-SY 246A
Stanley Gibbons
SY 339

Technical Details

Colors
blue
Perforation
13
Printing
Photogravure
Printers
Hélio-Vaugirard, Paris
This official stamp honors state sovereignty and political identity through the portrait of Hashem al-Atassi, a prominent nationalist leader and President of the Syrian Republic. Framed within a refined oval medallion and surrounded by elaborate arabesque borders that reflect traditional Syrian decorative craftsmanship, the stamp projects an aura of statesmanlike dignity, institutional stability, and national unity. As a piece of political iconology, it celebrates the establishment of local governance and the struggle for full independence during a pivotal era of republic-building. By circulating the image of its chief executive, the nation visually reinforced its unified civic identity and its evolving democratic institutions both domestically and internationally.