Postmarks & Postal Markings of the Palestine Mandate

BIG DISCOVERY - undocumented 3 mils COIL stamp on THICK vertically ribbed paper, in lime-green hue, with perforation of 13¼ : 14½ (13.25 x 14.5) as recorded for this type of paper, affixed as postage for overseas surface mailed printed matter cover, sent from JERUSALEM to GONZALES USA & tied by the rare double circled Sach #F4 18 AUG 1939 dated machine cancel (rarity rated F out of J), o...

Very rare TEL AVIV double circle date cancel with 3-letter month in date-stamp (Groten #C12, rated E / Sach #B44; with index letter "C" - undocumented) tied to booklet pane (5 of 6 stamps) of 3m Pictorials (on vertically ribbed thick paper, 13.25 x 14.5 perforation) affixed to cover postmarked 3 JUNE 1937 from TEL AVIV to tiny locale DALBY in Denmark; franked 15m per period postage rate for overse...

Travelling post offices - unlisted KANTARA-HAIFA TPO SOUTH transit postmark dated 17 March 1923 tied to back of 16 March 1923 postmarked registered overseas cover sent from JERUSALEM to BUENOS AIRES & franked 26m (13m overseas letter + 13m registry fee), tied by 2x strikes of REGISTERED JERUSALEM oval postmark on front + 1x on back; backstamped 15 June arrival; slit open at top, vertically folded....

Travelling post offices - HAIFA-KANTARA TPO SOUTH (Dorf #22) as dispatch postmark on overseas printed matter picture postcard (Flour Mills of Haifa), dated 30 Sept 1926 & tied 3x to 3m franking serving as overseas printed matter rate postage, sent to LISBON. A rare combination of rate & TPO postmark serving as a dispatch rather than transit mark - the sender posted the card on the train or at the ...

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 week...

Palestine Mandate rare triligual slogan cancellation of the 1932 Levant Fair (GD #G5) as 25 FEB 1932 arrival backstamp on 15 FEB 1932 postmarked surface mailed cover from ZYWIEC Poland to TEL AVIV, franked 60gr; slit open at top...

Dateless triangular cancellation on overseas mail/embarrassing postal packet: dateless pre-WWII era minature business-card sized printed matter cover, from TEL AVIV to BERLIN and endorsed "Germania" in Hebrew, franked 3 mils per period overseas rate using Pictorials single stamp (on vertically ribbed thick paper, with compound horizontal perforation of 13.25 at base and 13.5 on top - this latter n...

Overweight but untaxed Mandate air mail: 20 Aug 1936 postmarked cover from TEL AVIV to Cathrinebjerg manor at VARMARK in Denmark, franked 15 mils per period letter rate on Imperial Airlines, using 15m single & tied by very rare TEL AVIV double circle date cancel with 3-letter month in date-stamp (Groten #C12, rated E / Sach #B44; with index letter "C" - undocumented) - however the cover was found ...

Very rare TEL AVIV double circle date cancel with 3-letter month in date-stamp (Groten #C12, rated E / Sach #B44; with index letter "C" - undocumented) tied to 30 mils franking on 6 Nov 1936 postmarked air mail cover from TEL AVIV to Cathrinebjerg manor at VARMARK in Denmark, charged as per the period 25m base postage rate on K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines using 2x 15m singles; backstamped 10 Nov FRE...

Travelling post offices - unlisted KANTARA-HAIFA TPO NORTH transit postmark dated 29 Dec 1922 tied to back of 28 Dec 1922 postmarked cover on sent from PETAH TIKVA to HAIFA & franked on back 5m per period domestic letter postage rate, tied by 1x strike of PETAH TIKVAH (Dorf #D2) postmark + next day LUDD JUNCTION transit (Dorf #10 rated F+) transit & same day arrival; cut open at right. Docketed re...

Travelling post offices - unlisted KANTARA-HAIFA TPO SOUTH transit postmark dated 13 Feb 1923 tied to back of 12 Feb 1923 postmarked cover on imprinted business postal stationary sent from HAIFA to Colony PETACH TIKVA via LUDD JUNCTION & franked on back 5m per period domestic letter postage rate, tied by 3x strikes of head post office postmark + next day LUDD JUNCTION transit (Dorf #10 rated F+) t...

Travelling post offices - unlisted RAFA-HAIFA TPO as dispatch postmark, dated 7 March 1933 & tied to 5m frank serving as 4m postcard rate affixed to domestic postal card sent to TEL AVIV (return addressed REHOVOT): here the postmark measures 25mm between the inner lines of the ring, being larger than Dorfman #27 or Proud D6 - both at 24½mm. Here a rare instance of a TPO postmark serving as a ...

Undocumented JERUSALEM single circle arrival postmark (3-letter month, 24mm diameter, round bottom J and U; C index letter) dated 22 Dec 1937 tied 2x on back of 21 Dec 1937 postmarked express cover sent from HAIFA to JERUSALEM, franked 30m for the 25m express fee + 5m letter rate & tied by 2x strikes of the HAIFA-EXPRESS postmark + backstamped next day HAIFA-RAFA TPO with "R" [registered] index le...

Mandate Jerusalem Postmarks: 11 SEPT 1938 local JERUSALEM printed-matter cover tied by slogan machine meter franking of the Jewish National Fund JNF (Sach-G12 over 2 months before his earliest known date of use) at the period 2m printed-matter rate & cancelled by very rare "J.M." dateless triangular cancel (Sach-C4, rated G - 2 months before his earliest known date of use) - a rare combination...

Mandate Chief Secretary's Office mail: 28 DEC 1944 postmarked stampless official mail cover on OHMS postal stationary, sent from JERUSALEM to TEL AVIV & tied by single strike of single circle postmark of the head post office's sorting office + backstamped with red-carmine boxed cachet C.S.O. JERUSALEM (Sach #14H - 2 months exactly before his earliest known date of use); backstamped same day tansit...

Rare Arabic-only instructional marking on Mandate mail: 16 July 1945 postmarked registered cover, sent from TEL AVIV to Arab storekeeper in JAFFA; franked 25 mils per period postage rate (10m domestic letter + 15m registry fee) & tied by 2x strikes of the oval registry division postmark on front + 2x on back; backstamped same day JAFFA REGISTERED arrival. The next day the postman found that the ad...

Well travelled returned cover to NAHARAYIM + postmark discoveries: 20 April 1947 postmarked cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from the Jewish Agency in JERUSALEM to addressee Baruch Irmas in NAHARAYIM (the hydroelectric power station) via TIBERIAS post office, sloganless meter franked 10 mils for the period inland letter rate; backstamped 21 April HAIFA transit & next day NAHARIY...

Rarity - TEL AVIV PARCEL POST postmark (Groten #F5/Sach #H6/Proud #PP2) as 8 Nov 1943 dispatch mark on same-day dated folded printed matter business inquiry, sent from TEL AVIV to BROOKLYN via Palestine & Egypt Lloyd (PEL) whose permit holder handstamp is tied to the back; franked 5m per period surface mail printed matter postage rate; passed local censor KK/39, tied by octagonal censor mark & fro...

Mandate Haifa postmarks: 12 AUG 1925 1st day use of machine cancel GD-87/Sach-F1 on back of incoming cover from STUTTGART to German Colony of 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 1928 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...

Mandate Haifa postmarks: 24 JULY 1938 local commercial cover franked 5m per period letter rate using Pictorals Ba93 tied by scarce double-ringed AHUZAT SAMUEL HAIFA postmark GD-115/Sach-J3 on 1st day of use; torn open at back but complete.....

Mandate Haifa postmarks: 8 AU 1938 local commercial cover franked 5m per period letter rate using Pictorals Ba93 tied by full strike of rare AHUZAT SAMUEL HAIFA postmark GD-114/Sach-J2; opened roughly at back (inverse imprint of postmark on back), complete. Est. value $120+...