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 Kuba 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-II instr...

1960 incoming Algerian taxed mail / early Israeli Lira tax franking: 20 Jan 1960 postmarked 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 short payment was probably noticed during transit in France as cover was stamped by a French triangular tax cachet & manuscrip...

Provisional definitives taxed incoming French mail: 13 June 1960 postmarked airmail cover sent from PARIS to TEL AVIV, apparently short paid at 0.70Fr & marked for tax by the French post office, manuscript marked in red 0.24 gold centimes.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 Israeli post office converted th...

Scarce postage dues destination - Uruguay: 14 June 1960 postmarked air mailed real photograph postcard (Hebrew University, Rehovot) sent from JERUSALEM to MONTEVIDEO & franked 0.32L, tied by full strike of JERUSALEM-1 (head post office) postmark; the postage rates however rose on 1 April and this postcard was accepted in Israel short-paid; the deficiency was noticed in Uruguay where the postcard w...

Provisional definitives taxed incoming South African mail: 3 Sept 1960 postmarked surface mail commercial cover on imprinted bank postal stationary, sent from CAPE TOWN to HAIFA, meter franked at 4d but apparently short paid (possibly intended to be printed matter but not endorsed such or posted unsealed) & marked locally for tax using large 14 gold centimes denominated taxe mark handstamp.As of 6...

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 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...

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, Is...

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 ...

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 French taxed mail + scarce taxe mark: 17 Oct 1962 postmarked air mailed cover sent from PARIS to JERUSALEM & franked 0.50Fr - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax by the French post office, charging the cover 24 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.Machine backstamped 26 Oct. transit-arrival; in Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee per the period exc...

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 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 con...

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....

COLLECT ON DELIVERY postal service requested by sender to ensure air mail service (highlighted) on short paid 31 Oct 1963 postmarked airmail cover sent from GRENOBLE France to HAIFA - endorsed "C.O.D" at base; underfranked at 1Fr & marked for tax by the French post office which tied the cover with a French triangular T taxe mark + charged 0.12 gold Francs = 12 gold centimes.Machine backstamped 3 N...

1963 incoming British taxed mail: 1 Nov 1963 postmarked surface mailed cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from HAMPSTEAD to Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 3d using a vending machine horizontal coil stamp - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax by the British post office Foreign Section which tied the cover with a hexigonal taxe mark for 21 gold centimes, for twice the defic...

1964 incoming French taxed mail: 6 Jan 1964 postmarked surface mailed cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from VICHY to guest at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 0.25Fr, tied by machine slogan cancel - but under-paid & marked for tax (in manuscript) by the French post office, charging the cover 30 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the post office converted the ...

1964 incoming US taxed mail: 18 May 1964 postmarked air mailed cover sent from LYNDHURST (return addressed NEW YORK) to TEL AVIV & meter franked 25c - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax (in manuscript) by the US post office, charging the cover 24 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 ...

Israeli postage dues error on incoming German mail: 15 Sept 1964 postmarked picture postcard (Hamburg), sent unfranked from HAMBURG to guests at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & marked by the German post office for tax using a gold centimes Taxe mark - but leaving the amount to charge unfilled. In Israel the post office identified the address as belonging to the hotel & noted it in Hebrew below the origina...