Stamps of Syria: French Military Occupation (1918-22)

This image shows aFrench Colonies key type stamp of Levant overprinted T.E.O. (Territoires Ennemis Occupés) for use during the French military occupation of Syria between 1918 and 1922.

Following the defeat of the Turks in September 1918, Syria came under French military occupation, being divided between a coastal area with a capital at Beirut, which subsequently became Lebanon, and the interior under the control of the Arabs with a capital at Damascus. Stamps of France were used between 1919 and 1922 overprinted T.E.O. (Territoires Ennemis Occupés) or O.M.F. (Occupation Militaire Francaise).