Postal History – BalkanPhila

1899 Ottoman Syria Damas Hotel Orient to Neuburg

Kemal Giray — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:25:32 +0000

Ottoman Syria: 1899 Darwish Pasha Mosque postcard to Neuburg Germany franked with 20pa. of 1892 stamp tied by ŞAM 1 – DAMAS 1 datestamp and HOTEL D’ORIENT DAMAS handcachet.

1908 Ottoman Syria Damas Bab Sharqi to Liege

Kemal Giray — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:15:21 +0000

Ottoman Syria: 1908 postcard titled ‘Porte de la Rue Droite’ to Liege, Belgium franked with 10pa. of 1908 stamp tied by ŞAM – DAMAS datestamp.

1916 Ottoman Syria Damas Military School censored card

Kemal Giray — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:47:43 +0000

Ottoman Syria: 1916 postcard of Jerusalem to Istanbul franked with 5pa of Tur-u Sina overprinted commemorative stamp tied by DAMAS 2 datestamp. Reverse ‘Şam’da Küçük Zabit Mektebi’ (Junior Officer School in Damascus) military censor negative seal.

1869 Syria Alep Dulos Postage Due Cover to Antep

Kemal Giray — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:09:43 +0000

Syria – Ottoman Post Offices: 1869 cover to Antep (Ayntab) franked with 1pi red border and 20pa brown border of 1868 postage due type Dulos stamps (isfila 53, 57) for 1 1/2 pi single weight up to 100 route hours rate tied by triple box HALEB 81 (SYR #59) hand stamps.

1903 Syria Damas Baalbek multi view to Berlin

Kemal Giray — Tue, 05 May 2026 11:02:09 +0000

Syria – Lebanon: 1903 Baalbek multi view postcard from Damas to Berlin Germany. Couple of punch holes

1937 Syria Airmail Set via Palestine to Bern

Kemal Giray — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:14:28 +0000

Syria: 1937 (16 September). Registered airmail cover to Switzerland franked with complete set of 1937 airmail issue tied by Damas datestamps endorsed on top ‘via Palestine’. Reverse 17 September Beirut, next day Lydd Airport (today Ben Gurion) transit and 20 September Bern arrival cds’s. Philatelic but scarce.

1938 Syria Damas Marseille Air France First Flight

Kemal Giray — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:06:35 +0000

Syria: 1938 Damas – Marseille via Tunisia Air France First Flight Cover.

1921 Syria Aleppo Vilayet Red Rosette opt Registered to Beirut

Kemal Giray — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:40:58 +0000

Syria: 1921 (17 February). Registered cover to Beirut franked with pair of “OMF Syrie” 50c. on 2c. and 1pi. on 5c. surcharged French stamps further overprinted with red rosette Aleppo Vilayet issue tied by Halep 8 datestamps and 19 February arrival cds.

1918 Syria Damascus Military Hospital British PoW

Kemal Giray — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:21:08 +0000

British Prisoners of War – Syria: 1918 cover from a British prisoner of war De G. Babb of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion at Damascus Military Hospital to Hove struck by Istanbul #24 censor cachet and 11 March London machine cancellation

1920 Syria Arab Kingdom Commercial Cover to Cairo

Kemal Giray — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:20:08 +0000

Syria Arab Kingdom: 1920 (24 February). Murad J. Zagha imprinted poste restante cover to Egypt franked with 50p. map of Gallipoli Ottoman stamp handstamped for Arab Kingdom tied by Damas 1 datestamp. Reverse 27 February Cairo arrival cds. Sg. K78