Welcome to Libya Stamps
A historic collection of 423 Libya postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1937
winged figure of Victoria - 5 lira
This definitive stamp utilizes classical allegory to reinforce themes of governance, victory, and colonial development by depicting a winged figure of Victoria holding a crown aloft. In the background, a sprawling cityscape punctuated by traditional minarets anchors the scene within the geographic reality of Libya, creating a visual juxtaposition between European imperial imagery and indigenous North African heritage. Flanking the central vignette are prominent stylized columns bearing ears of wheat, which carry a powerful symbolic message of agricultural fertility, economic exploitation, and rural abundance under colonial administration. By framing this symbolic program within the official text of "Colonie Italiane Poste," the stamp serves as an institutional tool of political prestige, projecting an idealized narrative of peace, prosperity, and civilization.
View Stamp Details →Collection Gallery
Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
International Cooperation Year 1965 - 50 millieme
International Cooperation Year 1965 - 15 millieme
International Cooperation Year 1965 - 5 millieme
10th Anniv. of Arab Postal Union - 30 millieme
10th Anniv. of Arab Postal Union - 15 millieme
10th Anniv. of Arab Postal Union - 10 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 15 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 15 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 15 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 15 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 15 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo -15 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 50 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 35 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 30 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 20 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo - 10 millieme
Summer Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo -5 millieme
Ahmed El-Sharif Al-Senussi (1873-1933) - 20 millieme
