Postmarks & Postal Markings of Haifa

Rare combination: undated 1930s era color picture postcard (Faculty of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon) sent from HAIFA and addressed to HAMBURG (New York, USA), as bearing a greeting of 5 or less words it is franked 3 mils for the overseas surface mail printed matter rate (rather than the 8m postcard rate - both postage rates existed between 1921/23 - 1940/43) using a booklet stamp (cropped top horiz...

Haifa Bazaar - new earliest known date of use of double ring/Maltese cross postmark (GD-108/Proud D2) as full strike 22 March 1930 arrival backstamp on 14 March 1930 postmarked registered cover on imprinted postal stationary sent from PARIS to HAIFA, franked 3Fr & backstamped 22 March HAIFA REGISTERED transit-arrival; slit open at bottom. The current EKD of use is 10 April 1930 - here c.3 weeks ea...

Mandate surface mail: 4 MAY 1932 postmarked commercial cover on legal office's postal stationary from HAIFA to business in PEITZ Germany, franked 13m per period surface rate to non-UK destination & tied by Levant Fair slogan machine cancel; backstamped 10 MAY arrival; opened at back, slight tear to flap....

British Paquebot seapost in the Mediterranean - possibly from HAIFA: 13 Feb 1935 hand dated picture postcard (Banks of the Nile, Cairo) with sightseeing message, addressed to NEW YORK; evidentally written and posted aboard a British ship, franked 1 1/2d using a British stamp for the surface postcard postage rate & tied by framed, bold PAQUEBOT handstamp of the ship's post office - unlisted in Seym...

British Paquebot seapost from HAIFA: 13 May 1936 hand dated sightseeing message on picture postcard of RMS 'Orion' on ship's imprinted postal stationary, addressed to WOONSOCKET Rhode Island USA; written and posted aboard the 'Orion', likely prefranked 1 1/2d using a British stamp for the surface postcard postage rate & tied by framed, bold PAQUEBOT handstamp in violet of the ship's post office - ...

Haifa postmark proving cover: 14 June 1944 postmarked express cover sent from JERUSALEM to HAIFA, franked 35 mils per the postage rate & tied by 2x strikes of the JERUSALEM-EXPRESS postmark (G index letter - late shift); backstamped next day by 2x different 24mm single-circle postmarks of different departments of the Haifa head post office - one with wide "H" and "F" in "HAIFA" & index letter "T" ...

Rare combination: 25 June 1947 postmarked double rate surface mail cover sent from BAT GALIM Haifa to Soviet Zone of BERLIN in Germany; franked 33 mils for the period base 20m surface mail postage rate + 13m additional weight & tied by 2x strikes of the local postmark; slit open at top. It is rare to see mail from the Bat Galim post office, here on double weight surface mail to Soviet east Berlin....

Mandate Haifa postmarks: 12 Aug 1925 1st day use of machine cancel GD-87/Sach-F1 as transit-arrival mark tied to back of incoming cover from STUTTGART to German Colony in HAIFA; backstamped same day arrival using scarce CARMEL AVENUE B.O. postmark GD-95; cut open at left. Very fine....

Mandate Haifa postmarks/Discovery Item: 4 JAN 1929 commercial cover to SWANSEA franked 7m per period surface rate to UK using Pictorals Ba95 tied by single strike of rare MOUNT CARMEL postmark - similar to GD-104/Sach-J27 but larger & predates their earliest date (3 MAR 1929); as Proud D1 - here used per his earliest date (first date). The Mount Carmel postal agency opened 3 Dec. 1928; it is possi...

Mandate Haifa postmarks: July-Aug 1929 commercial cover from PARIS to HAIFA (stamps cut out) backstamped 8 AU 1929 HAIFA transit & rare HAIFA BAZAAR B.O. postmark GD-107/Sach-J9; slit open at top and right. Est. value $100+...

Mandate Haifa postmarks / Saturday mail: 10 APR 1930 stampless "certified official" cover on OHMS stationary from "Station Office 'B' Division Haifa" (cachet on front) to Arab prisoner at Acre Prison, tied by HAIFA BAZAAR.B.O. postmark GD-108 on 1st day of use and backstamped same day HAIFA transit; dispatched unusually on Saturday 12/04 (this possible per postal regulations at post offices & post...

AHUZAT SAMUEL HAIFA postmark (GD-115/Sach-J3) on 1st day of use, dated 24 July 1938 & tied to local commercial cover franked 5m per period letter rate using Pictorals Ba #93; torn open at back but complete....

Mandate Haifa postmarks: bulk printed matter message on slip of paper from lawyer in HAIFA to client in KIRYAT HAIM, franked 3m at period rate and tied by dateless triangular "H.A." postmark GD-83, circa. 1940's....

Mandate Haifa postmarks: 24 SP 1940 local registered commercial cover in Arabic on business stationary with stamps cut out (probably 25m for letter + registration fee) but backstamped twice using scarce HAIFA REGISTERED single-circle skeleton datestamp GD-59 (rated D)/Sach-D8 on 4th day of use; as unclaimed returned to sender (marked by various instructional handstamps). Estimated value $150+...

Haifa Postage Paid postmark on mail abroad: full strike of scarce red 17 JAN 1946 dated 5 mils "POSTAGE PAID" postmark (GD-70) tied to stampless printed matter surface mail commercial cover to Texas University AUSTIN; unsealed per pm regulations. Rare postmark for overseas mail, used when stamps are unavailable....

Mandate Haifa postmarks: 23 OC 1946 front of stampless "certified official" registered cover from HAIFA to ACRE tied by rare SC "LICENSING AUTHORITY" radio-telephone postmark GD-72 here on last known date of use - this usually used on license forms but also as letter canceller; frayed edges....

Mandate Haifa postmarks: machine cancel GD-88/Sach-F5 with different dated date-heads 2 DEC 1947 and 2 JAN 1948 tied to local commercial printed-matter cover franked 3m per period rate; unsealed per printed-matter regulations. Rare error unrecorded in GD and Sacher....

HAIFA Machine cancel datehead error: 2 Dec 1947 postmarked printed matter local HAIFA cover, franked 3 mils for the postage rate & tied by machine cancel, where one datehead reads 2 Dec 1947 and the next datehead reads 2 Jan 1948 - undocumented in the specialist literature; unsealed per printed matter regulations....

Mandate era dateless triangular HAIFA bulk printed matter postmark with letters "HA" in use as a censor mark tying 24 July 1950 postmarked registered airmail cover sent from SAFED (return addressed TEL AVIV) to SAO PAULO Brazil, franked 135 Pruta for the period postage rate (110 air mail to Brazil + 25pr registry fee) & tied by 2x strikes of the local postmark on front + 2x on back. Opened at top....

Reintroduced Mandate postmarks from 2 cities: 1 JY 1948 HAIFA TELEGRAPHS single-circle date-stamp (GD-79 - 11 months after their last known date of use) tied to trilingual Mandate telegram form PT 6A & tied by 4 JY 48 JERUSALEM receipt using single-circle date-stamp; the JERUSALEM cancel believed used at Rehavia in early State period until receipt of Israeli trilingual devices - on telegrams until...