Lebanon’s 2021 stamps offer a small but interesting selection. The highlight of the year is the stamp and FDC featuring Saloua Raouda Choucair’s art. Choucair, who died in 2017, is one of Lebanon’s renowned artists & sculptors. She worked in so many mediums, it’s difficult to know where to start.
Google Doodle honouring Saloua Raouda Choucair – June 24th, 2018
A rare female voice in the Beirut art scene from the 1940s onwards, Choucair’s work combines elements of western abstraction with Islamic aesthetics. It is characterised by an experimental approach to materials alongside an elegant use of modular forms, lines and curves drawn from the traditions of Islamic design. Saloua Raouda Choucair – Exhibition at Tate Modern | Tate
Also, if you enjoy art and design, don’t miss Lebanon’s entry in the EUROMED: Traditional Jewelry stamp & FDC set. Their August release features jeweler M. Selim Mouzannar’s work.
As well, I’ve tried to include a few interesting links and tidbits about the stamps. If you have any interesting articles to share, drop a comment and I’ll check them out. Part of the thrill of philately is learning about the country and topics, so, share info if you can.
March Lebanon’s 2021 stamps
Le Jardin des Patriarches – Qannoubine | Garden of the Patriarchs Qannoubine Valley
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
The Maronite Patriarch’s Garden, Dimane – LebanonUntravelled.com
Designer: Nathalie Khattar
Release date: March 25, 2021
April
25 years – ESA Business School
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Designer: Nay Elian
Release date: April 15, 2021
Earth Day
4 stamps, sheet of 20
Earth Day: The Official Site | EARTHDAY.ORG and News and Stories – Earth Day
Designer: LibanPost
Release date: April 21, 2021
June
Saloua Raouda Choucair (2016-2017)
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Enjoy this short video on Choucair – From Beirut to Tate Modern. The video is in English, and the interview clips with Choucair are subtitled. Her daughter (featured in the thumbnail) offers a touching insight into life with her mother.
Saloua Raouda Choucair is considered one of the earliest abstractionists in Lebanon. Her practice spanned from the 1940s until the 1990s and included painting and sculpture as well as homeware and jewelry design, illustration, and architectural models, comprising a very diverse body of work that often defies categorization.
She was interested in developing a practice that took inspiration from Arab-Islamic history.
Obituary: The Infinite Field Of Saloua Raouda Choucair (1916-2017) | Harper’s Bazaar Arabia (harpersbazaararabia.com)
Saloua Raouda Choucair | Structure with One Thousand Pieces | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)
Designer: LibanPost
Release date: June 2, 2021
Les Frères Rahbani
Assi Rahbani (4 May 1923 – 21 June 1986), and Mansour Rahbani (1925 – 13 January 2009)
5 stamps, sheet of 20
Fairuz and the Rahbani Brothers’ Iconic Music Shaped Lebanon (insidearabia.com)
Designer: LibanPost
Release date: June 21, 2021
August Lebanon’s 2021 stamps
Euromed jewelry 2021
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Designer: LibanPost in collaboration with jeweller
M. Selim Mouzannar, granted “the Couture Design Award 2016”.
See all of the 2021 Euromed stamps
Release date: August 24, 2021
Composer & Author of the Lebanese National Anthem –
Release date: November 2021
Abou Melhem and Em Melhem
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Release date: November 10, 2021
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