LEBANON

LEBANON / لُبْنَان

Maameltein Bay.
Airmail. Second stamp in a set of 3, issued in 05.1961.
Face value: 30 Lebanese piastre.
Design: J. Askufedjian.
Printed by J. Saikali.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 40.5 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 716.
- Scott No. C300.
- StampWorld No. 710.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 688.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA 218.

Maameltein or Jounieh Bay is located in the Keserwan district, about 16 km (10 miles) north of Beirut; its main center is the town of Jounieh (Arabic: جونيه), of about 100,000 inhabitants, known for its spas and lively nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, and the Casino du Liban. A cable car (le téléphérique) takes passengers to the 650 m (2,132 ft) high mountain of Bkerké (Arabic: بكركي), where the Maronite sanctuary of Our Lady of Lebanon is located.

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Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).