Rouad

Rouad, Ile Rouad, or Arwad, is an island off the coast of Syria.

In 1916, a French post office was set up on the island.
 * Stamps of the French Levant were provisionally overprinted ILE ROUAD vertically.
 * Later that year, French Levant stamps were delivered, overprinted ILE ROUAD horizontally.
 * In 1919, the island began using the stamps of Syria.

 File:Rouad ver ovpt npm.jpg|1 piaster on 25c vertical overprint. File:Rouad 5c.jpg|5c second issue. File:Rouad 10c.jpg|10c second issue. 

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