Post WWII-Holocaust Foreign Postal Links

Late use of continuous roll coil stamp on Mandate mail: 7 JAN 1947 postmarked airmail cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV to NEW YORK CITY, franked 125m per period postage rate using 1x 5m coil stamp (with 14 horizontal holes & cropped vertical edges) + 20m pair & 4pc stamp block & tied by 4x strikes of the head post office postmark; slit open at top. The ...

Mandate overseas printed matter: 27 NOV 1945 postmarked commercial cover on imprinted illustrated business postal stationary, from JERUSALEM to LOS ANGELES, franked 5m for the period printed matter surface mail rate & tied by a single strike of the head post office canceller; unsealed per printed matter regulations, some folds and creases....

Early postwar WWII airmail to Sweden: 8 Jan 1946 postmarked commercial cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV to MALMO & franked 70m at the period postage rate, tied by 3x strikes of the head post office postmark; slit open at top and part of right side. Postal communications with Sweden were renewed in May 1945 and Sweden served as Palestine's hub to other Scandinavian ...

Mandate overseas printed matter: 7 FEB 1946 postmarked commercial cover from JERUSALEM (return addressed "return postage guaranteed") to POTTSTOWN USA, franked 5m for the period printed matter surface mail rate & tied by a single strike of the head post office canceller; unsealed per printed matter regulations, cut open at right....

The 125m postwar WWII transatlantic route via Britain: 8 APRIL 1946 postmarked registered commercial air mail cover, sent from TEL NORDAU branch office in TEL AVIV to NEW YORK CITY; franked 140m per the period rate (via UK only) - 125m letter rate + 15m registry fee & tied by 2x strikes of the branch office's postmark on front + 2x on back; backstamped same day REGISTERED TEL AVIV transit, 1 M...

Postwar incoming civilian mail: 30.4.1946 commercial cover from LA SPEZIA to MESHEK YAGUR sent by a Displaced Person on board the "Dov Hoz" illegal immigrant ship (stopped by British at the locale in the "La Spezia Affair" of 4 April - 19 May): stamps & portion of front torn away - would have been franked 15 Lira; backstamped with ship's bilingual circular cachet "Repatriation Ship Fede - Dov Hos"...

Postwar WWII Mandate air mail: 23 May 1946 postmarked airmail cover sent from TEL AVIV to company in HOOGEZAND Netherlands, franked 40m per period base airmail rate using vertical strip of 4x 10m stamps & tied by 2x strikes of the head post office postmark; slit open at top....

Late Fee airmail: 17 JUNE 1946 postmarked air mail cover (etiquette removed), sent from JERUSALEM to PENZANCE (UK) & franked 43m for the 40m postage rate using 15m + 13m + 7m + 8m stamps & tied by 3x strikes of the 8:30PM time-stamped General Post Office canceller: the precise postage of 40m could have been assembled at the GPO; with the time being 8:30pm this would be in line with the las...

Mandate overseas surface mail: 20 JUNE 1946 postmarked commercial cover from JERUSALEM to LOS ANGELES, franked 5m per period surface mailed printed matter & tied by local machine cancel; unsealed at back per printed matter regulations....

The 125m postwar WWII transatlantic airmail route via Britain: 19 JULY 1946 postmarked air mail cover, sent from JERUSALEM to BROOKLYN & tied by 4x strikes of the head post office postmark; opened gently at back....

Mandate overseas surface mail: 30 JULY 1946 postmarked commercial cover from JERUSALEM to COLUMBIA USA, franked 20m per period rate & tied by local machine cancel; slit open at bottom...

The 125m transatlantic airmail rate, applied to 30 JULY 1946 postmarked air mail cover, sent from JERUSALEM to NEW YORK CITY & franked using vertical pair 50m + 20m + 5m and tied by 2x strikes of the head post office postmark; slit open at top....

Rerouted Mandate air mail: 30 Sept 1946 postmarked registered airmail cover sent from KFAR SAVA to PARIS, franked 40 mils per period postage rate & tied by 1x strike of the local postmark on front + 2x on back; backstamped same day oval REGISTERED TEL AVIV transit + 18 and 19 Oct PARIS transit arrival and re-routing as addressee moved (manuscript on back + unusual round handstamp); opened gently a...

Mandate double weight surface mail: 8 NOV 1946 postmarked cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from JERUSALEM to LOS ANGELES & franked 34m for the 33m postage rate (20m base letter fee + 13m additional weight, per 1 July 1943 rates); slit open at top....

Late 1940s uncancelled bulk mailed printed matter surface mail cover, sent from JERUSALEM charity organization to NEW YORK CITY & franked 5m for the period postage rate; with manuscript "6D" postal marking on front near address as observed on other similar mail to NYC (possibly a Postal Delivery Zone code, a precursor of the present day ZIP codes) - as such this cataloguer's evaluation is that thi...

Postwar WWII surface mail to USA: post-WWII 1940s era commercial cover on imprinted postal stationary, sent from JERUSALEM to WATERTOWN & franked 20m per period postage rate for surface mail, tied by strike of the head post office postmark (date unclear); torn open at back, complete....

The 85m transatlantic airmail rate: 4 FEB 1947 postmarked air mail cover, sent from JERUSALEM to NEW YORK CITY & franked 85m per period postage rate newly introduced on 27 JAN, using 50m + 20m + 15m single stamps, tied by 2x strikes of the head post office postmark; slit open at top....

The 85m transatlantic airmail rate, applied to 13 FEB 1947 postmarked registered cover sent from MEA SHEARIM Branch Office JERUSALEM to BALTIMORE USA, franked 100m for the additional 15m registry fee; backstamped 22 FEB NEW YORK Registered Division transit arrival, next day NEW YORK AMF (Air Mail Field) transit-arrival & 24 FEB BALTIMORE arrival; opened gently at back.The 85m rate was in use for a...

Postwar WWII Mandate airmail: 10 MAR 1947 postmarked air mail cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from JAFFA (return addressed BAT YAM) to GENEVA Switzerland & franked 60m per period postage rate using block of 4x 15m stamps, tied by single strike of the head post office postmark; slit open at top....

Postwar WWII Mandate airmail: 24 MAR 1947 postmarked air mail cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV to LUZERN Switzerland & franked 60m per period postage rate using 3x 20m single stamps, tied by 2x strikes of the head post office postmark; opened gently at back, tear at right corner of backflap - complete...

The scarce 85m transatlantic airmail rate, applied to 27 MAR 1947 postmarked air mail cover sent from JERUSALEM to NEW YORK CITY & tied by 2x strikes of the head post office postmark; opened at back, backflap torn but complete. The 85m rate was in use for a short time, between 27 Jan and 14 May 1947....

Sextuple heavy weight sea mail to France - sent by air: 17 APRIL 1947 postmarked registered cover on airmail postal stationary, sent from JERUSALEM to MULHOUSE France, franked 100m (20m for base 20g letter + 15m registry fee + 5x 13m additional 100g weight - 6x weight in total); tied by multiple strikes of the REHAVIA BO postmark & backstamped 24 APR arrival; slit open at base. Air transport is de...

Triple weight Mandate airmail: 28 April 1947 postmarked air mail cover sent from JERUSALEM to GHENT Belgium, franked 165m for 3x weight at the period 55m all-air service (replacing the earlier 40m part-air/part-surface route via the UK), tied by 2x strikes of the head post office postmark; cut open at right, vertically folded....

Brazil SAMPLES air mail: 22 MAY 1947 postmarked medium-sized airmail cover from TEL AVIV to RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) endorsed "Samples of No Value" and franked 225m at triple weight rate (3x 75m - new rate as of 15 May) using 4x 50m + 20 single + 5m single pictorals stamps & tied by multiple strikes of the head post office postmark; rare destination with very rare samples endorsement. Top right...