Saturday, May 17, 2014

17 MAY 1983 TREATY in LIBYAN STAMPS

17.05.1984 issue "Abrogation of 17th of May Treaty", three stamps in strip. In our graphics: complete minisheet with five strips.
The May 17 Agreement of 1983 was a failed U.S.-backed attempt to create peace between Lebanon and Israel during the Lebanese Civil War, after Israel invaded Lebanon and besieged Beirut in 1982. More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_17_Agreement