MAGAN STAMPS - SYRIA PAGE

Sunset from Emir Fakhreddine's Castle near Palmyra.
SYRIA
[Syrian Republic]     [United Arab Republic]    [Syrian Arab Republic to 1989]    [1990 - 1998]     [1999]
[2000]    [2001]    [2002]    [2003]    [2004]    [2005]    [2006]    [2007]    [2008]     [2009]    [2010]     [2011]

To view full sets and enlarged scans place mouse-pointer over illustrations.
Science Day Collection 1990 - 2000

The popular Syrian Science Day issues commemorated famous Arab scientists,geographers, philosophers, etc
and were issued between years 1990 and 2000.
To see collection place mouse pointer on illustration


The stamps in the collection show: 1990 - Al-Maqdisi, Geographer - 1991 - Abu Baker Al Razi, Doctor - 1992 - Sebtt Al-Mardini, Astronomer
1993 - Ibn-Al Bittar, Chemist - 1994 - Al Kindi, Philosopher - 1995 - Ahmed Bin Maghed, Cartographer - 1996 - Sons of Musa Ibn Shaker
1997 - Jabir Ibn Haijan, Alchemist - 1998 - Ibn Al Duralhim, Mathematician - 1999 - Abu Hanifa al Deilouri, Botanist - 2000 - Nasir Al-din Altusi, Scientist.

Price for complete collection of 11 stamps [all um/mnh] 15.25 GBP
2011
2011



Agreement on the Conservation of Cetacians
of the Mediterranean Sea
Block of six stamps

£2.25
2011



Tourism

£0.60p
2011



Flowers FDC
This is an official Syria Post FDC with the new Syria Post logo.Until now FDC's have been manufactured by dealers
£5.95
2011



Flowers - Set of 5 se-ten
£3.75
2011



Damascus Fair
£0.45p
2011



Combating Aids
£0.75p
2011



May Day
£1.50
2011



National Day
£0.75p
2011



Notable Lawyers - Block of 6
£4.50
2010
31 December 2010
SG2350


Fauna - Set of 3 se-ten
£3.00
30 December 2010
SG2350


Tree Day
£1.50
16 November 2010
SG2349


Correctionist Movement
£0.75p
9 October 2010
SG2348


Post Day
£0.75p
24 June 2010
SG2342


Syria - Chile Relations
Note mis-spelling of 'SIRIA'
£0.75p
24 June 2010
SG2342


Damascus Fair
£1.50
24 June 2010
SG2342


Syria-Brazil Relations
£1.50
24 June 2010
SG2342


Aleppo Fair
£0.45p
6 June 2010
SG2341


Int. Year of Biodiversity
£1.50
June 2010
SGMS2340


FIFA World Cup
Miniature sheet
£2.50

June 2010
SG2338/9


FIFA World Cup
£1.50

May 2010
SG2333/7


Damascus International Flower Show
£3.75

1 May 2010
SG2332


May Day
£0.75p

17 April 2010
SG2331


National Day
£1.50

21 March 2010
SG2330


Mothers' Day
£0.35p

8 March 2010
SG2329


Anniversary of 8th March Revolution
£0.75p

2009
2009

President Assad - Special Issue
These stamps were not on general sale
at post offices and it will be interesting
to view their status in catalogues.

£1.10

If you require Syrian stamps not shown
in these lists then please email your 'wants' list.
30 December 2009

Tree Day - single stamp issue
£0.45p
16 November 2009

39th Anniversary of the Correctionist Movement
£0.30p

October 2009

Birds - strip of 5 stamps
£3.00

27 Sept. 2009

World Tourism Day - strip of 3 stamps
£2.25

8th September 2009

Al-Quds, Capital of Arabic Culture
£0.30p

15 August 2009

56th Damascus International Fair
£0.45p
15 June 2009

International Flowers Fair
Row of 5 stamps
£3.00
1 May 2009

World Labour Day [May Day]
£0.45p
17 April 2009

National day
£0.55p
21 March 2009

Mothers Day
£0.55p
8 March 2009

46th Anniversay of 8th March Revolution
£0.30p
January 2009

Syrian Artists
Row of 5 stamps
£3.00
January 2009

New 10 SYP Definitive

£0.30p
2008
September 2008 - SG 2301

Hejaz Railway Centenary - Miniature sheet
SG seem to have missed the issue date of this stamp & MS
£3.50
September 2008 - SG 2300

Hejaz Railway Centenary
SG seem to have missed the issue date of this stamp & MS
£1.50
25 December 2008 - SG 2297/9

Snakes
Strip of 3 stamps
£3.75p
25 December 2008 - SG 2296

Tree Day
Sold out
16 November 2008 - SG 2295

Corrective Movement 38th Anniversary.
Stamp shows "Sham",
the first car produced in Syria
Sold out
9 October 2008 - SG 2294

World Post Day
£1.15
27 September 2008 - SG 2292/3

World Tourism Day
Set of two stamps
£1.70
15 August 2008 - SG 2291

55th Damascus International Fair
£1.50
8 August 2008 - SG MS2290

Olympic Games, Beijing
Miniature sheet
Limited number issued
and becoming scarce
£3.75
8 August 2008 - SG 2288/9

Olympic Games, Beijing
Set of 2 stamps
£1.05
3 August 2008 - SG MS2287

Ornate sheetlet of 2 stamps
Arab Post Day
Joint issue
£2.35
30 May 2008 - SG 2282/6

Strip of 5 stamps
Damascus Flower Show
£3.75
4 May 2008 - SG MS2281

Aleppo University 50th Anniversary
£0.95
1 May 2008 - SG MS2280

May Day
£1.35
30 March 2008 - SG MS2279

National Day
£0.75
30 March 2008 - SG MS2278

Damascus - Capital of Arab Culture
Miniature Sheet
£1.75
30 March 2008 - SG 2276/7

Damascus - Capital of Arab Culture
Two stamps
£1.75
29 March 2008 - SG MS2275

Arab Summit, Damascus
Miniature Sheet
£1.75
29 March 2008 - SG2274


Arab Summit, Damascus
£0.75p
21 March 2008 - SG2273


Mothers' Day
£0.75p
8 March 2008 - SG2272


45th Anniversary of 8th March Revolution
£0.95p
DATE
SG
MICHEL
View
2007
PRICE
27/06/07 2250a*
Flowers. Vertical strip of 3.
£2.95
15/08/07 2255a*
54th Damascus International Fair.
£0.90p
04/11/07 2259*
World Post day.
£1.50
16/11/07 2260*
37th Anniversary of Correctionist Movement.
£0.90p
25/11/07 2262a*
Commemoration of renowned Syrian Doctors. Horizontal se-ten row of five stamps
£3.25
25/11/07 2261*
Tree Day.
£1.15
30/12/07 2267a*
Birds. Strip of 5. White Stork, Syrian Woodpecker, Shoveler, Bee Eater, Turtle Dove.
£3.25
DATE
SG
MICHEL
View
2006
PRICE
08/03/06221022098th March Revolution£1.15
16/04/06*2210/15
President Assad - 6 Definitives. All on heavy watermarked paper. Despite what Michel say the 15p, 25p, 50p values issued in April and the 10piastre and 18 piastre were issued on 8th June & the 17p value on 15 June. All on heavy watermarked paper
£2.50
21/03/0622172216Mothers Day£0.95p
21/03/062211a2217/8Aleppo - Capital of Islamic Culture. Se-ten pair; one horizontal & one vertical£2.30
21/03/06MS2213Blk104Aleppo - Capital of Islamic Culture miniature sheet£0.95p
17/04/062218a2219/23National Day. Se-ten row of 5 stamps showing leaders of the 1920's revolts against French occupation.
£3.25
01/05/0622232224May Day.
£0.95p
25/06/06224a2225/6International Flower Show. Vertical pair.
£0.95p
22292229
50th anniversary of Syria-China Diplomatic Relations
£0.65p
03/09/06 22312231
53rd Damascus International Fair
£0.65p
27/9/06 2232/32233/4
World Tourism Day
£1.45
09/10/06 22342235
World Post Day
£0.95p
12/11/06 2236a2236/40
Plastic Artists
sold out
DATE
SG
MICHEL
View
2005
PRICE
03/03/05218321828th March Revolution. View of industrial port of Tartous. Printed on thick paper with pva gum£0.95p
07/03/0521842183**Teachers Day£1.25
21/03/0521852184**Mothers Day£0.95p
22/03/0521862185**60th Anniversary of Arab League£0.55p
17/04/0521872186**National Day£0.95p
1/05/0521882187**May Day£0.75p
15/06/052189a2188/92**International Flower Show - row of 5 stamps£3.75
03/09/0521992198Damascus Fair£1.15
25/09/0522002199Tourism Day £1.15p
25/09/0522012200Jalaluddin Rumi - the great Sufi sage & philosopher. A joint issue with Turkey, Iran, & Afghanistan
£1.90
09/10/0522022201World Post Day £0.95p
16/10/0522032202International Childrens Day £0.95p
16/11/0522042204Information Society - Tunis 2005£1.25
16/11/052205220335th Anniversary of Correction Movement£1.25
16/11/052206a2205/7Poets. Se-ten row of 3£2.30
20/11/0522092208Tree Day£0.95p
DATE
SG
MICHEL
View
2004
PRICE
8/03/0421472150Anniversary of March 8th Revolution. Euphrates Dam. £0.55p
13/03/0421482151Teachers Day [Pic]£0.30p
21/03/0421492152Mothers Day £0.75p
3/042150215358th Anniversary of Evacuation of Foreign Troops £0.35p
1/5/0421512154May Day £0.55p
10/6/04*2157Children & War - International Red Cross Campaign in Syria, 2004 £1.75
15/6/04*2158/62International Flower Show - strip of 5 stamps £1.25
13/8/04*2163/5Olympic Games sold
28/8/04*2166Damascus Fair £1.35p
14/9/0421702169**Census £0.55p
09/10/0421742173World Post Day. £1.25
16/10/0421752174World Childrens Day. £0.95p
16/11/042176217564th Anniversary of Correction Movement. £1.75p
20/12/0421822176Northern Bald Ibis. Known as Abu Mangal - 'Father of the Sickle' - see its beak! £0.35p
08/12/042177a2177/80Farm Animals. Vertical strip of 4 stamps. Shami Cow, Buffalo Cow, Awassi Sheep, Shami Goat £2.75
25/12/04*2181Tree Day. Walnut tree and nuts. £0.55p
DATE
SG
MICHEL
View
2003
PRICE
5/03/03*2122Martyrs Square, Damascus. 2 stamps were issued - 50SP [very pale purple] and 300Piastre [very pale brown]. 50SP is reprint of SG1906. Both stamps have pva [invisible] gum. Michel list only the 300Piastre. Same series as Mi 2065/7 issued in 2001 . Gibbons 2009 lists only the 300p. Price for both stamps.£0.50p
8/03/032123212340th Anniversary of March 8th Revolution £0.75p
8/03/0321242124Teachers Day£0.75p
21/03/0321252125Mothers Day£1.75
17/04/0321262126Evacuation Day£0.65p
1/05/0321272127May Day£0.75p
15/06/032128/322128/32Flowers. Set of 5 in se-tenant row. SG2128a £2.75
28/08/03MS2133Blk102*Golden Jubilee of Damascus Fair. £1.45
28/08/03MS2134Blk102Golden Jubilee of Damascus Fair. Miniature sheet. £2.65
11/10/0321352134World Tourism Day. Picture of the famous Al Hamidieh Souk in Damascus. £1.35
14/10/0321362135World Post Day £0.45p
16/10/0321372146International Childrens Day. £0.75p
16/11/032139213733rd Anniversary of Correctionist Movement. £0.75p
10/12/0321432147World Summit on Information Society, Switzerland.£0.75p
8/12/032140/22138/40*Three definitives. Vals 15 SYP, 25 SYP, 50 SYP. On whiter paper than other issues.£3.75
25/12/0321462148Tree Day £1.25
DATE
SG
MICHEL
View
2002
PRICE
08/03/0220932095Wild Life. Gazelle. Stamp dated 2001£0.95p
08/03/0220942096Commemoration 8th March Revolution 1947-2002 £0.95p
21/03/0220952097Mothers Day £1.45
07/04/022096209855th Baath Party Commemoration £0.95p
17/04/0220972099Anniversary of Evacuation of foreign troops. £0.95p
01/05/0220982100May Day.£0.75p
31/05/02MS2101Blk100Soccer World Cup. Miniature sheet.£1.25
15/06/022102/32103/4Flowers. Se-ten pair. SG2102a £2.15
03/08/022104/52105/6Arab Post Day. £0.95p
13/08/0221062107Commemorating Abdul Rahman Al-Kawakibi£0.65p
28/08/022107/82108/9Damascus International Fair. Se-tenant pair.SG2107a £0.95p
27/09/0221102110Tourism Day.Mosaic.
sold
09/10/022113/42116World Post Day. se-tenant pair SG2113a £1.45
27/09/022117/202111/4Birds. Set of 4 in vertical strip. SG2117a £2.45
16/10/0221152119International Childrens Day £0.65p
16/10/0221162120Corrective movement.£0.65p
26/12/0221212121Tree Day.£0.65p
DATE
SG
SCOTT
MICHEL
View
2001
PRICE
02/01/0120611470206450th Anniversary of Syrian Engineering Syndicate.£1.25
02/01/01MS20621471Blk.9850th Anniversary of Syrian Engineering. Miniature Sheet£1.95
8/03/01206714932069Agricultural Congress. £1.95
21/03/012068*2070Mothers Day£0.75p
23/04/012070*2072Books & Authors Rights £0.75p
04/05/012071*2073First of May £1.40
10/06/012072/3*2074/5Damascus International Flower Show. se-ten pair.SG2072a £1.55
24/06/0120741477207627th Anniversary of Liberation of Quneitrasold
17/07/0120751487a/b2077/8First anniversary of election of Pres. Assad. Se-ten pair.
SG list only the £S17 value in the 2009 Part 19 catalogue
£1.55
28/07/0120761479207950th anniversary Refugee Year£1.10
12/09/01208314812083International Childrens Day£1.25
27/9/01208114912085Tourism Day £0.75p
9/10/01208214892086World Post Day £0.95p
17/10/01208414822087Arabic Document Day £0.95p
17/10/01MS20851483Blk.99Arabic Document miniature sheet£1.95
30/12/01209214902094Tree Day £0.30p
DATE
SG
SCOTT
MICHEL
View
2000
PRICE
15/05/002043/4*2050/1Butterflies. 2 values se-tenant SG 2043a £2.75
17/07/00MS2050*Blk.95Souvenir Sheet - President Assad. £3.95
DATE
SG
SCOTT
MICHEL
View
1999
PRICE
11/02/99MS20181428Blk.91Souvenir sheet. Pres Assad £3.95
8/03/992019143320288th March Revolution. £1.95
8/03/99MS20201434Blk.928th March Revolution Anniversary Miniature Sheet. -£1.95
29/04/99202114292029Tree Day £1.15
29/04/99202214312030Mothers Day £1.15
29/04/9920231430203153rd Anniversay Evacuation of French troops £1.45
1/05/99202414362033May Day £0.95p
5/06/9920251437203250th Anniversary of declaration of Human Rights £1.45
20/06/992026/71432a/b2034/5Damascus Flower Show [2 stamps se-ten] SG2026a £1.55
4/06/99202814352036Friendship Festival sold
DATE
SG
SCOTT
MICHEL
View
1990 - 1998
PRICE
5/11/90 177312091797Commemorating Al-Maqdisi, Cartographer.£1.25
17/3/91 1803/51235/71821/3Butterflies.£6.25
17/3/91 1806/81238/401824/6Birds.£5.25
7/11/92 185412821875Commemorating Sebtt-al-Mardini, Astronomer.£1.95
13/3/93 1859/611289a/c1879/81 Butterflies. Se-ten strip of 3 different £5.50
17/4/93 1862 12901883Mothers Day.£0.95p
17/4/9318631291188247th Ann. of Evacuation of Foreign Troops.£0.95p
17/4/93186412921884Beetle. £2.55
1/5/93186612941886Labour Day£0.95p
27/9/931872 12961892International Tourism Day. £1.20
9/10/93 187312971893World Post Day.£1.20
6/11/93187412981894International Childrens Day £1.20
6/11/93 187512991895Science Week. Ibn Al-Bittar, Chemist.£1.20
16/11/93MS18761300Blk.793rd Ann. of Corrective Movement. 78X89mm imperf. President Assad. £2.25
30/12/93188113051897Tree Day.£1.15
30/12/93 18821306189640th Int. Damascus Fair. £1.15
1/3/94 1883 13071902Commemoration of Presidents son Basel.£2.25
8/3/94 1884/61308a/c1903/531st Anniversary Baathist Revolution. Vertical strip of 3 stamps showing fruits £4.25
17/4/941887 1309190648th Ann. Evacuation of Foreign Troops£1.45
1/5/94188813111908Labour Day£1.45
1/5/94188913101907Mothers Day£1.45
1/6/941890 1312190975th Anniversary International Labour Org. & 50th Ann.Social Charter £1.25
17/6/941891/2 1313a/b1910/1 USA Soccer World Cup.Se-tenant pairs. £2.95
17/6/94 MS18931314Blk.80 USA Soccer World Cup. Imperf 80mm X 80mm sheet £3.50
3/8/94 189413171916 International Olympic Committee Centenary£1.15
3/8/9418951315191741st Damascus Fair£1.25
3/8/941896/81316a/c1913/5Damascus Flower Show. Se-tenant row of 3 stamp£4.25
15/8/941902131919214th Population Census£0.65p
16/10/94MS1904 1321Blk.8124th Anniversary of Corrective Movement.President Assad. Imperf sheet£2.15
7/12/941905 1322192550th Ann. ICAO£1.25
7/12/94 1906 13231924Martyrs Square, Damascus£3.25
19/12/94190713241926International Children’s Day£0.75p
19/12/94190813251927World Post Day£0.75p
8/3/95 19101327192932nd Ann. Baath Revolution.sold
22/3/9519111328193050th Ann. Arab League£0.95p
9/4/95191313301933Mothers Day£0.95p
9/4/95 191413311931Tree Day. Date on stamp is in English only & shows 1994. £0.95p
30/4/95191513371936International Year of the Family£0.95p
3/5/95192013671937Definitive. £S10. Other values issued in December - see below
SG Part 19 2005 now lists this stamp with SG19231/4 issued 31/12/95 - next item in list
£0.85p
31/12/95 1920/41365/6
+8/9
1957/60 Definitives.£S10, £S17, £S18, £S100, £S500. sold
25/6/95192713341939Tourism Day. Dancers in Palmyra amphitheatre £1.15
30/6/951928/301341/31941/3International Flower Show, Damascus. Se-tenant rows. £2.15
13/8/951931 1332194450th Anniversary U.N.O.£0.95p
21/8/95 1932133319454th World Women’ Conference, Peking£0.95p
2/10/95193513461950World Post Day£0.90p
2/10/95 1936 13471949World Childrens’ Day.£1.25
2/10/95 19371345194850th Ann. Syrian Army£1.15
11/11/9519391349195225th Ann. Corrective Movememt. Pres. Assad £0.60p
11/11/95MS19401350Blk.82Imperf MS showing 5 stamps issued for this and previous Corrective Days £3.15
08/03/96194513531961Tree Day £1.15
8/3/961946135319968th March Revolution Anniversary. Hydro-electric project. £1.55
17/4/961947/81354/51963/450th Anniversary Evacuation Day by foreign troops. £1.65
17/4/96MS19491356Blk.83Miniature Sheet- Evacuation Day £1.65
1/5/9619501370A1966Mothers Day£0.55p
1/5/96195113711967Labour Day£0.90p
Until the 2nd October 1984 stamps were printed with the name SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC or SYRIAN A.R. or S.A.R.
After the 27th October 1984 issue stamps have the name SYRIA.
DATE
SG
SCOTT
MICHEL
View
1961 - 1989
PRICE
17/4/65875/6472/3902/3**9th Ann. Evacuation Foreign troops from Syria.£0.50p
25/8/65 890/2C348/50917/912th Damascus Fair.£0.85p
7/4/68 977/8500/11004/5**21st Ann. Baath political party£0.70p
18/7/68997/8 512/31024/5**Agricultural Fair, Aleppo.£0.40p
18/4/781371/5 810/141394/8Birds.[ One whole strip available @ £14.50 - otherwise sets comprise part strips & singles]£12.65
25/11/82 1541/5970a-e1558/62Insects. Se-ten strip of 5 different.sold
5/02/83 1548*1566**UN Conference on Exploration & Peaceful Use of Outer Space.£0.45p
21/03/83 1550*1567**20th Anniversary of Baathist Revolution£1.25
21/03/83 1551*1568**World Communications Year£1.55
21/05/83 1552*1569Mythical Sculpture£4.00
12/3/85MS15971037aBlk.65Re-election of President Assad. £11.75
24/10/89 1746/71181/21769/70Fishes. One value has gum crease not visible on face of stamp.£1.85
DATE
SG
SCOTT
MICHEL
View
United Arab Republic 1958 - 1961
PRICE
8/3/5968616V44**1st Ann. of proclamation of UAS (UAR + Yemen)£0.450p
6/4/5968920V47**Surcharge in red on SG528£0.15p
4/8/59696C2459**Emigrants Congress.£1.45
1959697/833/4*** Overprints.£0.40p
12/8/59702 C25V60**Inauguration of Oil Refinery.£1.75
30/8/5970330V61**6th Damascus Fair. £0.75p
30/10/5971035V67** Industrial and Agricultural Fair£0.75p
DATE
SG
SCOTT
MICHEL
View
Syrian Republic 1941 - 1957
PRICE
10/44387/91C109/13485/9Lawyers Conference .(Overprints)
Offered at less than 40% SG or Michel . [SG Cat. = £37.00]
£12.50
13/2/45392/96298/9
C114/6
490/4Millenary of Poet-Philosopher Aboulula al-Maari (Overprints)
Offered at less than 40% SG or Michel SG Cat. £30.00 .Michel [Cat. = €36.00]
£10.00
20/6/49479/82 349/50
C154/5
578/81**75th Anniversary of UPU [Illustration below]
Offered at less than 40% SG or Michel [SG Cat. £41.00]
£15.00
20/6/49479/82 349/50
&C154/5
578/8175th Anniversary of UPU in Blocks of 4 all with right sheet margin. SG Cat. £164.00 £50.00
6/8/49485/6351
C156
582/3**Election of President Husni el-Zaim£6.50

SYRIAN First Day Covers
RARE MS on even rarer FDC

MS661a on Official FDC

SG cat. for MS alone is £160.00
[Mint or used]

sold

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