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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Tripolitania, now part of Libya. Tripolitana is a historic region of western Libya , centered on the coastal city of Tripoli . Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire , Tripolitania was captured by Italy in 1911 during the Italo-Turkish War .
Postage stamps of Italian Libya were stamps issued by the Kingdom of Italy for use in Italian Libya, between 1912 and 1943. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The area now comprising Libya was originally a vilayet of the Ottoman Empire which was ceded to Italy in 1912 [ 3 ] and became an Italian colony with its own stamps.
Perforated stamps of the fourth standard edition of the Sardinian kingdom with an embossed profile of Victor Emmanuel II were issued in 1862. Starting on 1 January 1863, uniform postal rates went into effect. In 1862 Count Ambjörn Sparre won the stamp contract, but his designs were not liked, and he seemed unable to produce the stamps.
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Each article in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and provide summary information about all known issuers. See the Category:Compendium of postage stamp issuers page for details of the project.
Libyan passport stamps on a 1998 visa. Libya first issued revenue stamps when it was an Italian colony in 1913 and continues to do so to this day. The provinces of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan as well as the municipality of Tripoli also had separate revenue issues until the 1950s and 1960s.
A British stamp with a Middle East Forces overprint valid for use in occupied Libya. British stamps overprinted M.E.F. (Middle East Forces) were used from 1943 to 1948 after the area was captured by the British during World War II. From 1 July 1948 stamps overprinted B.M.A. TRIPOLITANIA were used.
A map showing the location of Cyrenaica. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Cyrenaica, now part of Libya.. Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya and also an ex-province or state ("muhafazah" or "wilayah") of the country (alongside Tripolitania and Fezzan) in the pre-1963 administrative system.