* THE LEV ANT * Journal of the Ottoman & Near East Philatelic Society APS Affiliate 247 January 2014 Volume 7 number 4 President: Robert StucheJJ Editor: Ri chard Rose CONTENTS t!J.IWH£ the p~ ...... The Semi-Postal Stamps of Lebanon, Our Society's 2014 annual meeting will be held 1945-49 Bernd-Dieter Buscke .. .... 54 at the Philadelphia National Stamp Exhibition Ottoman Censor Markings - World War I : in Oaks, Pa. on Saturday, April 5 in the after Yilayet of Beirut John Garton .......... 59 noon. A time and room has not yet been Dobrudja in the 1st World War assigned, however, this information will Earl Galitz ........................................... 67 eventually be listed on the show website: Invalidation of German Levant Postage www.pnse.org. The show runs April 4 - 6 at Robert Stuchell ............. .. ..... .. ...... 68 the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, The Macedonian Campaign, a Post Card which is about 20 miles NW of downtown Reminder Carl Barna ... ................ 69 Philadelphia, not far from King of Prussia. As Around the World in 80 Days! Almost always, we need member exhibits so please try Yavuz Corapcioglu .. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ........ 70 to participate. An application can be down Pre-UPU Inland Rate Cover from Yemen loaded from the show website. Peter Winders .............................. 75 Bol> SkcluJL Question & Answer. Manchukuo mail via Istanbul .......... 71 Member Notices ................................. 72 ONEPS Society Information Page ........ 74 The Karakevi bridge, Istanbul, 1906. The Levant. Journal of the Ottoman & Near East Philatelic Society. Vol. VII, No. 4, January 2014 53 The Obligatory Semi-Postal Stamps of Lebanon, 1945-49 Bernd-Dieter Buscke <
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