Mail in the Levant: Beirut 1835-1914
Cedar Stamps, the publisher, has announced a new book by Semaan Bassil. Its full title is Mail in the Levant, Beirut, a case study in the early age of steamship & globalization (1835/1914).
The book examines Beirut, as a case study during Ottoman times when the emerging technologies of steam shipping and the modern postal system accelerated the flow of trade, knowledge, and travel. It focuses on histories such as emigration, tourism, missionaries, and early philatelic collectors, using covers, letters, postcards, illustrations, photographs, and archival materials.
Available by the publisher at https://www.cedarstamps.com/bookshop, priced at €85.00, including shipping via DHL.
Sample pages: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Beirut.jpg
