1918 Scott 5 2m blue green Occupied by "Egyptian Expeditionary Forces" of the British Army Quick History Between 1918-20, Palestine ( named after the Palaestina province of the Roman and Byzantine Empire) was occupied by the British Army Egyptian Expeditionary Forces as part of the campaign against the Ottoman Empire, which had sided with Germany during WW I. Stamps were issued February 10, 1918. Then, following the San Remo conference in April, 1920, Syria and Lebanon came under French...
