SYR 1924 MiNr0240II pm B002

Stamp of syria; 1924; overprint stamp of the french definitive stamp of the "type merson"; four-lines, bilingual, black overprint "syrie / 2 piastres / ("syrie" in arabic) / (value in arabic)"; allegorical drawing of a sitting woman ("type merson") with light-blue underpress; stamp postmarked stamp: michel: no. 240ii (= france no. 96x from 1900 with overprint); yvert et tellier: no. 135 (= france no. 119 from 1900 with overprint) color: red with light blue underpress and black overprint watermark: none nominal value: 2 (piasters) postage validity: from 17 july 1924 until 17 april 1946 stamp picture size (printed area): 36. 0 x 20. 5 mm. Date: 17 July 1924 (first issue day of the stamp).