Israeli Overseas Taxed Mail 1960+

Taxed (Egyptian) postal boycott mail of Israel: 1961 era surface mailed picture postcard of Almendares River from LOS PINOS - HAVANA Cuba to KIBBUTZ LEHAVOT HAVIVA, franked 3c & tied by single strike of double-ringed (dateless?) local postmark; this was [mis-]routed via EGYPT where seized and censored (by K-Type 7 censor handstamp numbered #75) & marked by Egyptian "PAS DE SERVICE" K-Type-...

1960 incoming Algerian taxed mail / early Israeli Lira tax franking: 20 JAN 1960 airmail cover from ORAN to JERUSALEM franked at 100 Francs using French postage stamps (as was possible in Algeria between 1958-1962) - but the cover was underfranked at 100Fr: this noticed probably during transit in France as cover was stamped by a French triangular tax cachet & taxed 0.18L in Israel, paid 24-1-1960 ...

1960 incoming British taxed mail taxed with Provisional stamp: 11 Apr 1960 postmarked surface mailed picture postcard (Golders Green Road) sent from LONDON to guest at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV - but posted unfranked (likely entered into a letter box) & subsequently marked for tax by the British post office Foreign Section which applied a hexigonal taxe mark for 28 gold centimes, reflecting twice the ...

1960 incoming French taxed mail: 13-6-1960 airmail cover from PARIS to TEL AVIV underfranked at 0.70Fr and taxed 0.15L in Israel, paid 15-6-60 using pair 0.06L & 0.03L 1960 Provisional Ba179/181 franks tied by TEL AVIV-21(?) cancel; cut open at top. Provisionals used as postage dues are scarce. Estimated value $140+...

1960 incoming South African taxed mail: 3-9-1960 surface mailed commercial cover from CAPE TOWN to HAIFA underfranked at 4d and taxed 0.09L in Israel (unusually not tax-marked locally), paid 9-10-60 using vertical pair + single 0.03L 1960 Provisional Ba179 franks tied by Haifa-14 cancel; backstamped same day delivery; slit open at top. Provisionals used as postage dues are scarce - here rare multi...

Sorting office processed taxed incoming Italian mail: March 1961 era postmarked express airmail cover sent from ROME to addressees at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 180L - evidentally short paid as taxed in Italy 18 gold centimes for twice the deficiency (in gold ctms).As of 6 Jan. 1960 Israel's currency was redenominated from fractional 1/1000 Prutot per Lira to 1/100 Agorot per Lira: here, the ...

1961 incoming Canadian taxed mail: 28 May 1961 postmarked surface mailed cover sent from MONTREAL to HAIFA & franked 5c - but found to be short paid & marked for tax by the Canadian post office, charging the cover 10 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage. In Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee per the period exchange rate of 0.6 agora : 1g ctm, reflecting the 1960 Israel...

1961 incoming Belgian taxed mail: 1 July 1961 postmarked airmail cover sent from BRUSSELS to TEL AVIV, franked 10 Bf & entered uncancelled into a letter box; subsequently tied by bilingual "found in box" instructional handstamp & postmarked - but found to be short paid & marked for tax by the Belgian post office, charging the cover 7 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the post...

1961 incoming Canadian taxed mail: 2 Aug 1961 postmarked air mailed cover sent from PARRY SOUND to guests at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 20c using 4x booklet stamps - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax by the Canadian post office, charging the cover 30 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee per the period exchange rate o...

Postage dues taxed incoming Irish mail: 11 Aug 1961 postmarked [surface mailed] Federman family correspondence cover sent from BAILE ATHA CLIATH (DUBLIN) to Federman addressees at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 3p - evidentally short paid as taxed in Ireland 25 gold centimes for twice the deficiency (in gold ctms) using denominated T taxe mark.As of 6 Jan. 1960 Israel's currency was redenominated...

1961 incoming German postage due mail: 14 SEPT 1961 postmarked air mail cover sent from MUNICH to TEL AVIV, but short-paid at 60pf & taxed by the German post office for double the deficiency, which came out to 23 gold centimes in the international format of that period.Prior to Israel's currency reform from Pounds to Liras on 1 Jan. 1960, when the 1/1000 fractional Pruta became the 1/100 Agora...

1961 incoming Belgian taxed mail: 21 Sept 1961 postmarked airmail cover sent from BRUSSELS to TEL AVIV, franked 7 Bf & entered uncancelled into a letter box; subsequently tied by bilingual "found in box" instructional handstamp & postmarked - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax by the Belgian post office, charging the cover 13 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the pos...

1961 incoming British taxed mail: 2(?) Oct 1961 postmarked surface mailed cover sent from the UK to the manager of the Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 3d - but found to be under-paid 3d for the base 6d rate & marked for tax by the LONDON post office Foreign Section using a 21C denominated hexigonal taxe mark, charging the cover 21 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage (6d) at a rate of 1d ...

1961 incoming British taxed mail: 14 Nov 1961 postmarked airmail cover sent from LONDON to JERUSALEM & franked 6d - but found to be under-paid 3d for the base 9d rate & marked for tax by the LONDON post office Foreign Section using a 21C denominated hexigonal taxe mark, charging the cover 21 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage (6d) at a rate of 1d : 3½g ctm.In Israel the post office...

1962 incoming Belgian taxed mail: 2 Apr 1962 postmarked air mailed cover sent from BRUSSELS to guest at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 7 Bf - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax by the Belgian post office, charging the cover 13 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee per the period exchange rate of 1 agora : 1g ctm, reflectin...

1962 incoming French taxed mail: 20 Sept 1962 postmarked air mailed cover sent from PARIS to TEL AVIV & franked 0.90Fr, tied by Civil Defence machine slogan cancel (against backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis) - but under-paid & marked for tax by the Franch post office, charging the cover 49 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee pe...

1962 incoming Belgian taxed mail: 10 Oct 1962 postmarked air mailed cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from ANTWERP to Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 8 Bf; posted uncancelled into a letter box as tied by Flemish "Found in Box" instructional marking, subsequently tied by machine slogan cancel - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax (in manuscript) by the Belgian post office,...

1962 incoming British taxed mail: 14 Oct 1962 postmarked airmail cover sent from LONDON to guest at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 6d, tied by local machine cancel; the postage was found to be short-paid & the cover was marked for tax by a British hexigonal taxe mark for 21 gold centimes - twice the deficiency (in gold centimes).In Israel the post office charged the postage dues as 20 agorot, at ...

1963 incoming US taxed mail: 9 Apr 1963 postmarked air mailed cover sent from BROOKLYN to guest at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 15c using 3x vending machine coils stamps - but under-paid & marked for tax by the US post office, charging the cover 60 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee per the period exchange rate of 1 agora : 1g...

1963 incoming British postage due mail with 2 different tax calculations: 29 AUG 1963 postmarked surface mailed commercial cover, sent from LONDON to HAIFA but short-paid at 3d for the period 6d 1 ounce base letter rate; the cover was marked for tax (twice the deficiency) by the Foreign Section at the London post office at a rate of 1d = 3½ gold centimes & tied by 21gc T taxe mark (Type FS-10...

1963 incoming French taxed mail: 6 Sept 1963 postmarked air mailed cover sent from PARIS to TEL AVIV & franked 0.70Fr - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax (in manuscript) by the French post office, charging the cover 24 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage; front stamped by the French censor.In Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee per the period exchange rate of...

1963 incoming US taxed mail: 14 Sept 1963 postmarked air mailed cover sent from OBERLIN to TEL AVIV & franked 15c - but under-paid & marked for tax by the US post office, charging the cover 60 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee per the period exchange rate of 1 agora : 1g ctm, reflecting the previous year's devaluation of the Isr...

1963 incoming French postage due mail: 19 SEPT 1963 postmarked air mail cover sent from PARIS to HAIFA & short paid at 0.75Fr; the French post office subsequently manuscript marked the cover for postage dues totalling twice the deficiency and wrote this as 43 gold centimes; as per the circular numbered cachet on the front the cover passed the French censor. In Israel the gold centimes dues was...

1963 incoming French taxed mail: 15 Oct. 1963 airmail cover from FRANCE (Isere region) to HAIFA underfranked at 0.50Fr and taxed 0.49L in Israel, paid 18-10-63 using tabbed corner 0.50L 1961 Zodiac Ba215 frank tied by red Haifa-38 postmark; backstamped 17-10-63 by local machine slogan cancellation; cut open at left, vertical fold; very fine....