Mavi Boncuk | 
France never designed postage stamps specifically for the Alawite State. There was an initial period in which Syrian stamps were used, inevitably causing accounting difficulties between the Alawite and Syrian postal services. In 1925, French stamps were overprinted “ALAOUITES” and surcharged in the denomination in piastres. This was printed both in French and in Arabic. The stamps were overprinted in various colors and styles, and are readily collectable.
Later between 1925 and 1930, similar overprints were used on stamps of Syria. Airmail overprints included the word “AVION” and after 1926 a picture of a monoplane.