cover FOREIGN POST OFFICES: 1854-1918 collection on leaves with Austrian P.O.1878 "BEIRUTH" c.d.s., 1910 Tripolis; British P.O. includeshodded c.d.s. dated "AP 9 06" c.d.s., a very late date for this postmark; French with Alexandrette dotted c.d.s. (2) and Beyrouth (4); Ottoman Empire with Beyrouth (6), Damas (2) and Halep (2); a useful selection (30)