JORDAN

Jordan ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") was named Trans-Jordan until 1949 meaning "Land beyond the Jordan River." Jordan was formerly part of the Turkish Empire and was given to Great Britain after WWI. It became an independent state in 1946 and issued their first stamp in 1920. Some examples of Jordan stamps is as follows:

E. E. F POSTAGE PAID
Coat of Arms, Hejaz
Stamp of Hejaz (Overprint means "Arab Government of the East, 1925.")
Stamp of Hejaz (Overprint means "Arab Government of the East, 1925.")
Stamp of Hejaz (Overprint means "Arab Government of the East, 1925.")
TRANSJORDAN
TRANS-JORDAN
THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
No English Identifier. Mosque at Hebron
No English Identifier. Dome of the Rock.
The H. K. of Jordan
H. K. OF JORDAN

Jordan ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") was named Trans-Jordan until 1949 meaning "Land beyond the Jordan River." Jordan was formerly part of the Turkish Empire and was given to Great Britain after WWI. It became an independent state in 1946 and issued their first stamp in 1920. Some examples of Jordan stamps is as follows: E. E. F POSTAGE PAID
Coat of Arms, Hejaz
Stamp of Hejaz (Overprint means "Arab Government of the East, 1925.")
Stamp of Hejaz (Overprint means "Arab Government of the East, 1925.")
Stamp of Hejaz (Overprint means "Arab Government of the East, 1925.")
TRANSJORDAN
TRANS-JORDAN
THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
No English Identifier. Mosque at Hebron
No English Identifier. Dome of the Rock.
The H. K. of Jordan
H. K. OF JORDAN