Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica was the eastern province of Libya as an Italian colony.
 * Stamps were being issued since 1912 for the whole of Libya. In October 1923, separate issues for Cyrenaica were released. This was Italy's Propaganda of the Faith set, overprinted CIRENAICA.
 * That was followed by other Italian commemoratives similarly overprinted.
 * In 1926, the Colonial Institute issues were released inscribed CIRENAICA.
 * Both overprinted sets and specific issues for the province continued until 1934, when Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan came under a single administration.

 File:Cyrenaica Propaganda A.webp|1923 30c Propaganda of the Faith. File:Cyrenaica st Francis.jpg|1926 5+2.50L St. Francis of Assisi. File:Cyrenaica zepp.jpg|1933 20L Graf Zeppelin. File:Cyrenaica flight.jpg|1934 10L Rome-Buenos Aires flight. File:Cyrenaica Rider.jpg|1934 1.25L definitive. 

British occupation
In late 1942, Allied forces invaded and occupied Cyrenaica. Libya was once again divided, with Cyrenaica under British military control. See: Middle East Forces. 



Emirate
In 1949, Cyrenaica became an independent state, releasing a set of definitives in January 1950, inscribed POSTS OF CYRENAICA. Cyrenaica was once again united with Tripolitania and Fezzan as the Kingdom of Libya in 1951.

 File:Cyrenaica indep.jpg|1950 100 mills value. 