Postage stamps and postal history of Hatay
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Hatay
overprinted "T. C. ilhak tarihi 30-6-1939" (Annexation 30-6-1939).This is a survey of the French Mandate of Syria.
Background
After the
Alawites
.
On September 2, 1938, the Sanjak of Alexandretta was proclaimed as the Hatay State. In July 1939, the Hatay State was annexed to Turkey as the Hatay Province.
Postage stamps
France overprinted Syrian postage stamps in 1938 for use in the Sanjak of Alexandretta. The Hatay State issued stamps in 1939. After the annexation of Hatay into Turkey, stamps of Hatay were overprinted “T.C. ilhak tarihi 30-6-1939”.[1]
Sources
- Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues
- Encyclopaedia of Postal Authorities
- ISBN 0-356-10862-7
References
- ^ "Hatay State (1938 - 1939)". 28 June 2012.
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