Port of Alexandretta

Year

1925

Face Value

0.5

Mint Value

0.88 €

Used Value

0.29 €

Print Run

Themes

Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel

SY 265

Yvert & Tellier

FR-SY 156

Stanley Gibbons

SY 177

Technical Details

Colors

Yellow green

Size

40x24 mm

Perforation

Printing

Photogravure

Designer

Joseph de La Nézière

Printers

Hélio-Vaugirard, Paris

This stamp illustrates the scenic harbor of Alexandretta (modern-day İskenderun), featuring traditional sailing vessels in the foreground with mountains rising behind the town. At the time of issue, Alexandretta was an autonomous Sanjak within the Mandate of Syria before its later cession to Turkey.