This finely detailed stamp from the 1924 French Mandate of Syria features the allegorical Merson design, originally created for France by Nicolas Luc-Olivier Merson and engraved by Auguste Thévenin. The original 60c purple issue has been overprinted with the inscription “Syrie / 3 Piastres” in both French and Arabic script, revaluing it for local postal use. The figure reclining amid sheaves and industrial tools personifies France’s imperial ideals of productivity and order, now recontextualized within a Syrian framework of administration. Issued on July 17, 1924, and printed by typographic method with perforation 13½ x 12, this stamp bridges high classical artistry with colonial realignment. It is postmarked, with a clean reverse and no visible hinge marks or damage. The visual clarity of the overprint and dual-language presentation mark it as a culturally resonant item from the late Mandate period. Estimate "$40 – 60".