Hejaz

under construction

Hejaz was a kingdom on the west coast of the Arabian peninsula on the Red Sea. It declared independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1916 (Laurence of Arabia and all that). With British support withdrawn in 1924, Hejaz was invaded and conquered by Nejd soon after.

 File:Hejaz 2 ovpts.jpg|bogus 

 File:Hejaz 1922 sherif.jpg|1922 ½pi arms of the sharif of Mecca. This and others values of the same design were overprinted or surcharged later. 

 File:Hejaz railway revenue.jpg|Hejaz Railway revenue stamp. Various values were surcharged as postage. 

[[Category:H]]