Thursday, January 9, 2014

KING IDRIS BACK ON LIBYAN STAMPS AFTER 62 YEARS !!!

24 December 2013 "Anniversary of Libyan Independence 2013-1951", three stamps in strip. Stamps show images of King Idris of Libya and Omar Mukhtar, Libyan national hero. Our graphics show the same original images: [from left] King Idris in 1965, King Idris in 1951, Omar Mukhtar when prisoner of the Italians in 1931. More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_of_Libya and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Mukhtar
These are the first stamps of Libya with King Idris since the 12 stamps "Ordinary Set" in April 1952.