Beirut (LB)

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Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport. The first mention of this metropolis is found in the ancient Egyptian Tell el Amarna letters, dating from the 15th century BC. The city has been inhabited continuously since then. The Beirut River runs south to north on the eastern edge of the city.

Lebanon period 1943 - Present

1940 letter to Bordeaux France.
A letter from Beirut (“Beyrouth”), Lebanon to Kumasi, Gold Coast (now Ghana). Posted to a firm of solicitors in Kumasi by registered airmail from Beirut on 10 July 1951. The founder of Bardawil & Co set up the company to supply wholesale building trade materials in 1945 after working in Manchester, U.K. and the Gold Coast.	Arrived Dakar, Senegal 14th July, then Accra, (Ghana) 17th July arriving in Kumasi 18th July.

Syria period

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Austria-Hungary post office (1845-1914)

The post office (Italian named BERUTTI) opened in 1845 and operated until 1914. The names were also BEIRUTH or BEIRUT.

File:Beirut (LB) AH a.jpg Lombardy-Venetia circle BERUTTI	Antiqua Italian BERUTTI in 1867ca (Mueller type aE, 15 points).	Antiqua BEIRUTH in 1871.
Grotesk BEIRUTH in 1878.	Grotesk BEIRUTH in 1879.	Antiqua BEIRUT in 1881.
Italian Col Vapore Dal Berutti in 1883.	Grotesk BEIRUTH in 1891.	BEIRUT ÖSTERR. POST in 1913.

BEIRUT. a. ÖSTERR.POST in 1909.

Covers and Postcards

Austrian arrival postmark BERUTTI in 1869 on a cover from DÜREN (ex Kingdom of Prussia).

Austrian arrival postmark BERUTTI in 1871 on a cover from RODA (ex Kingdom of Saxony).

Lloyd COL VAPORE DA BERUTTI in 1874 on a cover to Gera (Saxony). Sold 1,800 SF in 2000. Müller aOo 30x4 points.

5 soldi Carta da corrispondenza, from BEIRUTH to Belgium in 1878.

COL VAPORE DA BERUTTI on 1 Piaster (Mi17) sent in 1888 to Schlesien, now Poland. Sold 1,700 SF in 2000.

British Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

The office was opened in period 1873–1914.

British Post office cancel of BEYROUT on 40 Paras	Block of 4, overprinted stamps of GB 2½d Jubilees cancelled 1898
British Post office cancel of BEYROUT on Edward VII 1902 issue	British Post office cancel of BEYROUT on EdVII 1 piastres overprinted stamps of GB cancelled 1909

Postal stationery

British Post office cancel of BEYROUT on 40 Paras overprinted on GB QV 2d postal stationery BEYROUT to BERLIN

Postmarks in German Post Office

The German post office Deutsche Postanstalt opened on 1 March 1900.

Circle Beirut, 23-05-1902 on Michel No. 13I (20 Para on 10 Pf ("A" without roof))

Circle BEIRUT on 23 November 1904.

BEIRUT. DEUTSCHE POST in 1902.

Covers and cards

Registered cover to South West Africa (Namibia), with 1,5 piaster and 20 para cancelled at BEIRUT DP in 1909. Sold 380 SF in 2000.	Registered cover from DP at Beirut in 1910, with 2 piaster to Samoa island. Sold 650 SF in 2000.
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French Post Office in Beirut

BEYROUTH French post office cancel on 1 Piastre French colony type of 1905.