page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Libya
section_title: Cyrenaica Emirate
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Libya / Cyrenaica Emirate
caption_attribution_description: English: The first postage stamp of Libya, 1 MAL (Military Authority Lire), 1951, Series: Independence, Rider, Scott #102. A stamp of Cyrenaica, 1950, surcharged in black. Русский: Первая почтовая марка независимой Ливии, 1 лира военной администрации, 1951, Скотт #102. Надпечатка на марке Киренаики (1950)
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Libya. Libya is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
context_section_description: Cyrenaica enjoyed a brief period of internal autonomy in 1949-51 when the British authorities recognised Amir Mohammed Idris Al-Senussi as Emir of Cyrenaica. Definitive and postage due stamps were issued in 1950.
caption: The first postage stamp of the Kingdom of Libya surcharged 1 MAL (Military Authority Lira) on a stamp of Cyrenaica, 1951.
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