Tag: Ottoman Empire

• 24 Jun 2015

  The Stamp Issuers: Alaouites

  Alaouites / Alawites State LOCATION: A district of Syria, bordering on the Mediterranean SeaGOVERNMENT: Under French mandatePOPULATION: 278,000 (est. 1930)AREA: 2,500 square milesCAPITAL: Latakia FIRST STAMPS ISSUED: 1 January 1925LAST STAMPS ISSUED: 1930 CURRENCY:100 centimes = 1 piaster The Alawite State, listed in most stamp catalogues under the French name Alaouites, was a region in…