#86: Second postcard from Lebanon

Mosaics of Lebanon

People stamps

Received from Oliver from Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

Lebanon lays claim to publish the most books per capita for a country.

#76: Second postcard from Israel

Virgin Mary

Art stamp

Received from Bahjat from Gaza, Palestine.

Israel has the highest number university degrees per capita in the world.

#86: First postcard from Lebanon

Cypress tree

Person and alphabet stamp

Received from Samar from Ain el Remaneh.

Lebanon is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south.

#81: First postcard from Jordan

Views of Petra

Monument stamp

Received from Elisabeth from Amman.

Jordan borders Saudi Arabia to the south and east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north, Palestine and Israel to the west, sharing control of the Dead Sea with the latter.

#79: First postcard from Iran

Shrine in Qom

Carpet and bridge stamps

Received from Soode from Tehran.

Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, with Kazakhstan and Russia to the north across the Caspian Sea. Iran is bordered on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by Iraq and on the northwest by Turkey.

#76: First postcard from Israel

Falafel recipe postcard

Flora and fauna stamps

Received from Oleg from Tel Aviv.

Israel shares land borders with Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and Palestine in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on the southwest, and the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea to the south.