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Postal History of the Palestine Mandate

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WWI Military Mail in Palestine (14)
Inter-war Foreign Postal Links 1921-1939 (51)
Baghdad Overland Mail (9)
Domestic mail 1921-1948 (29)
Post WWI Military Mail 1921-1948 (2)
WWII era Foreign Postal Links with Allied, Liberated & Neutral Countries (35)
WWII era Military Mail (24)
Post WWII-Holocaust Foreign Postal Links (23)
Taxed Mail (4)
WWII era Foreign Postal Links with Axis, Related & Occupied Countries (29)

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Domestic mail 1921-1948

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Palestine Mandate 1928 mixed franking cover with double overprint Ba #71c stamp
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Palestine Mandate 1928 mixed franking cover with double overprint Ba #71c stamp
Mixed franking with double overprint stamp: 18 MAR 1928 registered cover from TIBERIAS to HAIFA, franked 18m per period rate using 1m London II (plate B) with double overprint (Ba #71c) & 4m (Ba #74) + 13m Pictoral (Ba #98) & tied by 3 strikes of local postmark Dorf-3; backstamped same day REG HAIFA arrival (GD-55); wax sealed at back, slit open at top (top left flap tip missing). Extremely rare f...
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WWII era Military Mail

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Palestine RARE 15m coil stamp on WWII Australian military cover + W2 postmark
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Palestine RARE 15m coil stamp on WWII Australian military cover + W2 postmark
MAJOR DISCOVERY - the 15 mils EXPERIMENTAL COIL stamp on THICK vertically ribbed paper, in dark greenish-blue, tied to WWII Australian forces in Palestine 2 JUNE 1941 postmarked cover from 2nd Brigade HQ Post Office W.2. (undocumented usage period: either KHASSA or QASTINA) to Barclays Bank JERUSALEM; as not marked "OAS" (on active service), the cover was handled as civilian mail and franked 15m -...
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Inter-war Foreign Postal Links 1921-1939

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5x covers & letters Jerusalem-Holland WWI 1915-1919 via Turkish & UK army post
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5x covers & letters Jerusalem-Holland WWI 1915-1919 via Turkish & UK army post
Ottoman Palestine/Holyland WWI correspondence: lot of 5x covers sent during Ottoman & British control of the Holy Land, 1915/1918-1919, all to same addressee in THE HAGUE Holland and most appear to be sent from JAFFA + British SZ 45 & SZ 20; the covers are mostly in poor condition, most missing the stamps - but mostly complete physically and bear many dispatch, transit & censor marks: some Turkish...
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WWI Military Mail in Palestine

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1916 WWI Egypt French sea mail postcard French Armenian Legion PORT SAID to LYON
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1916 WWI Egypt French sea mail postcard French Armenian Legion PORT SAID to LYON
World War I French forces in Egypt-Palestine / Armenian Legion mail: 19-11-1916 dated stampless picture postcard of the Golden Gate (Old City Jerusalem), published by the Cairo Postcard Trust, bearing short 'good wishes' message in French, from PORT SAID (Egypt) to LYON (France); mailed unfranked as military mail & tied by CORR D'ARMEES | PORT-SAID double-ring date-stamp + near full strike of nava...
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133933
1918 WWI French Palestine OETA postcard High Commissioner Picot Jerusalem-France
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1918 WWI French Palestine OETA postcard High Commissioner Picot Jerusalem-France
WWI French "Occupied Enemy Territory Administration" in Palestine: circa. 1918 stampless color picture-postcard of Constantinpole with space for address only from [JERUSALEM] to MOULINS tied by illustrated "Commissariat Fran?aise en Palestine" violet cachet and also by very rare violet 2-line text handstamp "Le Haut Commissaire de la R?publique Fran?aise en Palestine" - this undocumented. The illu...
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134101
1917 WWI Holyland German army Palestine registered cover NAZARETH-DAMASCUS
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1917 WWI Holyland German army Palestine registered cover NAZARETH-DAMASCUS
WWI German military post: 29-12-1917 large registered cover from Deutche Feldpost 663 (unit located in NAZARETH since 9 Dec) to DAMAS (Damascus), unfranked as military mail and tied by postmark Ba M-14/FPOP 281 + very rare registry-label Ba R-40-7 of unit 663 & hand-marked "einschreiben"; received by postal service of the Fuel Storage Depot of Army Group F & backstamped twice 'Brief-Stempel Stokra...
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134278
1918 WWI Palestine Holyland Austro-German army registered cover VIENNA via Syria
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1918 WWI Palestine Holyland Austro-German army registered cover VIENNA via Syria
WWI Austro-German military post: JAN 1918 registered cover from Austrian "Liquidierender Rechnungsf?hrer der | k. u. k. Gebirgshaubitzdivision i. d. T?rkei" (Paymaster of the Austrian Mountain Howitzer Division) in Palestine to War Ministry, VIENNA; marked on front by 2-line violet unit cachet; carried to Syria where dispatched using German military post in DAMASCUS, postmarked 11-1-18 at DEUTSCHE...
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WWI 1918 stampless Austrian military postcard SYRIA via civilian post TURKEY
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WWI 1918 stampless Austrian military postcard SYRIA via civilian post TURKEY
WWI Austrian military post - unusual routing: 13(?) II (FEB) 1918 photo picture postcard of Absalom's Tomb in Jerusalem, published by Yaakov Bentov (Bezalel) publishers of Jerusalem, with message in Hungarian dated 6 Feb., sent by sender in the Austro-Hungarian Sanitation Service in Syria from DAMASCUS to locale in HUNGARY (unclear): originally posted stampless & tied by KuK FELDPOSTAMT 452b p...
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133976
1917 WWI Palestine British military mail from FPO 163 GAZA to Norwich
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1917 WWI Palestine British military mail from FPO 163 GAZA to Norwich
British WWI military mail in Palestine: 23 AP 1917 stampless green honour envelope (no printers mark) from FPO 163 (163rd Norfolk and Suffolk Brigade of 54th East Anglian Division, GAZA area) to NORWICH, tied by double-ring date-stamp Proud-D2. Posted 4 days after unit's involvement in failed 2nd Battle of Gaza (17-19 April). Opened gently at back....
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1917 WWI Palestine British army cover ex APO SZ 14 DEIR EL BELAH + unit cachet
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1917 WWI Palestine British army cover ex APO SZ 14 DEIR EL BELAH + unit cachet
British WWI military mail in Palestine: 12 SEP 1917 stampless long OHMS cover from APO SZ 14 (DEIR EL BELAH, Palestine Lines of Communication) to Anglo-Palestine Bank ALEXANDRIA, tied by violet oval A [unclear] BATTERY | R.F.A. (Royal Field Artillery) cachet manuscript dated day before - Firebrace unlisted & single strike APO postmark Proud-D2; backstamped 13 SP BAPO Z transit & next day BAPO Z lo...
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133980
1917 WWI Palestine British military mail cover from FPO 160 GAZA to Croydon
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1917 WWI Palestine British military mail cover from FPO 160 GAZA to Croydon
British WWI military mail in Palestine: 22 OC 1917 stampless green honour envelope (no printers mark) from FPO 160 (160th Welsh Border Brigade of 53rd Welsh Division, GAZA area) to CROYDON, tied by Proud-D2 double-ring date-stamp. Posted 5 days before unit's involvement in victorious Battle of Buqqar Ridge (27 Oct.) and 9 days before the victorious Battle of Beersheba (31 Oct.). Backflap torn open...
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1918 WWI Palestine British military cover APO SZ 19 unlisted postmark on cutout
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1918 WWI Palestine British military cover APO SZ 19 unlisted postmark on cutout
British WWI military mail in Palestine: cutout 24 JY 1918 strike of FPO SZ 19 (PALESTINE?) single dateline postmark: unlisted template in Proud & Firebrace and none listed as being inverted 5 and Z at base; locale assignment not documented in Proud, possibly EEF prior to BAALBEK (7 Nov)....
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1918 WWI Palestine British military mail APO SZ 36 Jericho postmark on cutout
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1918 WWI Palestine British military mail APO SZ 36 Jericho postmark on cutout
British WWI military mail in Palestine: cutout 18 JU 18 strike of scarce APO SZ 36 (JERICHO) single-circle Proud-D1 postmark index B; digit "6" faintly visible, here oddly shaped as per Proud....
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135113
1918 WWI Palestine British military army FPO 162 Meggido unlisted postmark
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1918 WWI Palestine British military army FPO 162 Meggido unlisted postmark
British WWI military mail in Palestine: cutout 26 SP 1918 full strike of FPO 162 (162 East Midland Brigade, MEGIDDO Palestine) double-ring Proud-D2 type postmark (this unlisted -with thick lettering in outer ring). Undocumented postal period for this postmark in Proud....
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Inter-war Foreign Postal Links 1921-1939

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Palestine Mandate 1933 postcard as 3m printed matter surface mail to Italy
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Palestine Mandate 1933 postcard as 3m printed matter surface mail to Italy
Mandate overseas surface mail: 21 DEC 1933 postmarked picture postcard of Bethlehem, sent from JERUSALEM to SAN REMO Italy, franked 3m as surface mailed printed matter rather than the 8m period rate for overseas surface mailed postcards, as containing a message of 5 words or less....
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134065
Palestine Mandate 1934 8m surface mailed postcard Raanana to Switzerland
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Palestine Mandate 1934 8m surface mailed postcard Raanana to Switzerland
Mandate overseas surface mail: 28 APRIL 1934 postmarked picture postcard the Nahalal Agricultural School for Girls (Eliahu Bros. edition), sent from RAANANA to VEVEY Switzerland & franked 9m for the period 8m overseas surface mailed postcard rate using 1x 5m single & 2x 2m pictorial stamps; tied by 2x strikes of the local postmark....
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143792
Palestine Mandate 1936 airmail uprated postcard Haifa-Germany 10m postage
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Palestine Mandate 1936 airmail uprated postcard Haifa-Germany 10m postage
Mandate air mail abroad: New Years 1 JAN 1936 postmarked postal card from HAIFA to BRESLAU Germany, uprated from the imprinted 8m to 10m for airmail service & tied by single strike of the head post office postmark....
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143795
Palestine Mandate 1937 airmail cover Haifa-Prague with pneumatic mail transit
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Palestine Mandate 1937 airmail cover Haifa-Prague with pneumatic mail transit
Mandate mail abroad with pneumatic mail service: 26 JUNE 1937 airmail cover from HAIFA to PRAGUE, franked 15m for the period air mail service via Imperial Airlines; backstamped 2 July 9am PRAGUE-1c TELEGRAPH transit & same day PRAGUE-1 10am arrival + 4-digit black number on front - the marking of the Prague pneumatic postal service (mail transmitted inside capsule-containers, propelled through tub...
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Palestine Mandate 1937 airmail cover Tel Aviv-Prague with backstamped arrival
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Palestine Mandate 1937 airmail cover Tel Aviv-Prague with backstamped arrival
Mandate air mail abroad: 8 APRIL 1937 postmarked airmail cover from TEL AVIV to PRAGUE, franked 15m for the period Imperial Airways postage rate & tied by machine cancel; backstamped 13 April PRAGUE-31 arrival; slit open at top...
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143847
Palestine Mandate 1935 surface mailed 3m printed matter cover Jerusalem-USA
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Palestine Mandate 1935 surface mailed 3m printed matter cover Jerusalem-USA
Mandate overseas surface mail: 21 FEB 1935 postmarked commercial cover from JERUSALEM to NEW BRUNSWICK USA, franked 3m per period surface mailed printed matter & tied by local machine cancel; unsealed at back per printed matter regulations....
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Palestine Mandate 1938 surface mailed 3m printed matter cover Tel Aviv-USA
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Palestine Mandate 1938 surface mailed 3m printed matter cover Tel Aviv-USA
Outbound Mandate mail: 28 JAN 1938 postmarked printed matter cover on imprinted business stationary, from TEL AVIV to LOS ANGELES, franked 3m per surface printed matter postage rate & tied by slogan machine cancel; unsealed per printed matter regulations....
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Palestine Mandate 1934 Levant Fair machine slogan cancel Jerusalem-Berlin cover
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Palestine Mandate 1934 Levant Fair machine slogan cancel Jerusalem-Berlin cover
Mandate machine slogan cancels: JERUSALEM head post office 1934 Levant Fair in Tel Aviv machine slogan cancel (Sach #F12) tied to 15m franked commercial cover on imprinted business postal stationary, from Jewish Agency JERUSALEM to the affiliated Palestine Office in BERLIN; postage paid for period surface mail; slit open at top...
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Palestine Mandate 1939 15m airmail cover with UK jusqua marking
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Palestine Mandate 1939 15m airmail cover with UK jusqua marking
Air and surface mail from Palestine: 21 MAR 1939 postmarked airmail windowed commercial cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV & franked 15m (unusual looking stamp with shorn sides caused by poor detachment from sheet when both sides torn apart to create columns of stamps), tied machine slogan cancel. As per the postage rate paid and the pink jusqu'a bars obliterating th...
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Palestine Mandate 1938 surface mail 15m commercial cover Jerusalem-USA,backstamp
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Palestine Mandate 1938 surface mail 15m commercial cover Jerusalem-USA,backstamp
Mandate mail abroad: 18 JULY 1938 postmarked surface mail cover from the Alliance Israelite Universelle school for the deaf & blind in JERUSALEM to an institute for the deaf in WASHINGTON DC, franked 15m per period overseas surface mail postage rate to non-UK destination & tied by 2x strikes of the head post office postmark + the school's circular cachet; backstamped 2 AUG arrival & locally re-rou...
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