Jordan

Jordan is a country of the Middle East surrounded by Syria to the north, Saudi Arabia to the southeast, Iraq to the east and Israel to the west.

Before the annexation in 1950 of the West Bank, the country was called Transjordan and the stamp issues were under this name.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has issued stamps since 1949 (a series of 5 values on the 75th anniversary of the U.P.U.).

The first thematic series appeared around 1964, including a series of 10 stamps on the conquest of space and a series of eight values devoted to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The first block-sheet was issued in 1962 with the theme of malaria eradication.