page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Tripolitania
section_title: Kingdom of Libya
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Tripolitania / Kingdom of Libya
caption_attribution_description: English: Express stamp 1930:Venus of Cyrene.
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Tripolitania, now part of Libya.
  Tripolitana is a historic region of western Libya, centered on the coastal city of Tripoli. Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Tripolitania was captured by Italy in 1911 during the Italo-Turkish War. Italy officially granted autonomy after the war, but gradually occupied the region. Originally administered as part of a single colony, Tripolitania was a separate colony from 26 June 1927 to 1934, when it was merged into "Libya". During World War II, Libya was occupied by the Allies and until 1947 Tripolitania were administered by Great Britain. Italy formally renounced its claim upon the territory in the same year.
context_section_description: On 24 December 1951, Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan were unified as the Kingdom of Libya under Amir Mohammed Idris Al-Senussi. After unification, stamps of Libya were used.
caption: A 1930 stamp issued at the Tripoli International Fair.
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