Postmarks & Postal Markings of Israel

1st day Israel cover with postmark error - discovery: 16 MAY 1948 postmarked local HAIFA registered cover, franked 25m at the DO-1 period postage rate (10m letter + 15m registration) using 5m + 20m (Ba2/5) franks tied by single full strike of 1st day HAIFA-1 trilingual postmark on front + 2 on back - where the Hebrew dateline's year has a "Gimmel" letter rather than a "Tav", undocumented; cut open...

Rare use of 1948 interim JERUSALEM postmarks on non-postal form: 27 June 1948 dated circular 'Liberation' postmark (Ba #B-1) + 22 June English office dater tying Mandate era PT 76 invoice for "Account for Telephone Service", in the sum of P11.255, addressed to the commercial business G. Denowicz & Partners at #5 HaSharon street in the city (deposited into their post office box 2038); the form is i...

1948 JERUSALEM Interim & State mail - TRIPLE RARITY: 15 JULY 1948 printed matter commercial cover on loan society stationary ("Totzeret HaAretz" manufacture) from JERUSALEM to BEIT HAKEREM, franked 5m per period printed-matter rate a) using Local III issue stamp (with slanted "5" - rare on covers) & b) tied by full strike of JERUSALEM-1 Sorting Office postmark with METAL DATE SLUG - this very rare...

1948 post-siege JERUSALEM late use & acceptance of interim stamp + red postmark: 26 July 1948 postmarked cover to TEL AVIV, franked 10m using 2nd local issue interim stamp & tied by Israeli trilingual JERUSALEM-1 head post office postmark in red ink - here late use of the interim stamp, over a month after Doar Ivri stamps reached Jerusalem (20 June), and late acceptance of it outside of the city w...

Rare - the 1948 Large Minhelet Haam interim postmark of Mea Shearim tied to undated Doar Ivri franked mail cover sent from JERUSALEM to TEL AVIV, bearing 15m postage for base letter rate (10m) + extra weight (6m) here underfranked 1m; of note the 5m single is rouletted. The cover dates from 20 June to early August 1948.A very rare postmark, of which only 7 such stamped covers are known to Muenz; l...

1948 early post-siege stampless official mail in JERUSALEM + postmark error: 20 Aug 1948 postmarked registered cover sent from the Income Tax department to a local address; tied by Hebrew "Official Mail" handstamp endorsement & department handstamp, and sent stampless as postage-free official mail; tied 1x on front + 2x back by JERUSALEM-6 trilingual postmark bearing unusual Hebrew year-date error...

SUBSTITUTED letter in Hebrew date slug on MIXED post office cover: local JERUSALEM 25 Aug 1948 stampless registered official mail cover on requisitioned OHMS stationary from the Income Tax Authority, tied by 1 full strike on front + 2 on back of JERUSALEM 5 (Main Post Office - Registered letters department) postmark whose Hebrew month is spelled here Alef-Kaf instead of Alef-Bet (for "Av"): the ch...

Israeli ship paquebot mail: 24-10-1949 postmarked cover sent to HAIFA from Israeli ship SS Kedma, franked 15pr per DO-2 period domestic letter rate & tied by ship's special illustrated cancellation; opened at back, some folds/creases....

1950 1st airmail / PO's, rates & routes: SEPT-OCT 1950(?) New Years period greeting card from JAFFO to HAIFA franked 5pr at the DO-2 period printed matter rate using single 5pr (Ba32) tied by scarce printed matter bulk mail dateless triangular "Jaffo" cancellation. Some damage to the stamp from storage conditions....

1950 Independence / rates & routes: 5 MAY 1950 postmarked printed matter airmail cover from official State Philatelic Services in TEL AVIV to ATLANTIC CITY USA & franked 60pr for the 65pr FA-2a period rate to US using 20pr and 40pr singles (Ba #29/30) & tied by full strike of the head post office postmark (error - the Hebrew date is "18" and not "5" or "15"); unsealed per printed matter regulation...

Jerusalem Greek Colony mail: 3 Sept 1950 postmarked air mail cover sent from JERUSALEM (return addressed Greek Colony) to NEW YORK & franked 160pr per FA-2a period double-rate for additional weight, using 2x 80pr stamps of the 1950 UPU issue (Ba #28) & tied by single strike of JERUSALEM-16 postmark; opened and resealed by Israeli censor; opened at back, peripheral tear at top left flap corner.Of i...

Unusual postmark error on airmail to Chile: 36(!) Oct 1950 postmark-dated airmail cover sent from HAIFA (return addressed MATZUVA via Nahariya post - possibly couriered) to SANTIAGO Chile, franked 150pr at the FA-2a postage period rate using mix of 30pr & 40pr 1950 1st Airmails (Ba #33/34) + 2x 10pr & pair 30pr 1949 2nd Coinage (Ba #23/25) stamps, tied by 4x strikes of the erroniously Latin-dated ...

Airmail to Italy from immigrant ship 'Komemiut': 28 Nov 1950 postmarked air mail cover sent from a sender (F. Weill) on board the immigrant ship "Komemiut" (ship's bilingual cachet on back serving as the return address) to GENOVA & franked 40pr at the FA-2a period rate to Europe using 30pr 1st Airmail (Ba #33) + 10pr 1950 3rd Coinage (Ba #43) stamps tied by single strike of HAIFA head post office ...

Rare combination with dateless triangular postmark: 4 Oct 1951 postmarked miniature printed matter air mail cover addressed to HAUTE SAVOIE France & franked 40 prutot for the period postage rate as printed matter (same postage as airmail letter but with higher weight allowance, at 25 grams versus 10g for letters); postmarked by NEGEV mobile post ("NEGEV DOAR NA 1", Nacht #157/2), 1x strike on each...

Israeli dateless triangular postmark cancelling overseas franking: Oct. 1951 Jewish High Holiday era minature printed matter cover addressed to STRASBOURG France (return addressed KARKUR), franked 10 prutot per the SU-2 printed matter surface mail postage rate using 2x 5pr stamps of the 1949 2nd Coinage series (Ba #22) where one is tied by the TEL AVIV dateless triangular postmark - in violation o...

1952 Israeli ship mail from French West Africa (Senegal): 15 April 1952 postmarked airmail family correspondence cover addressed to HAIFA, tied by the handstamp of the Israeli ship 'SS Tsfonit' & endorsed by a crewman below; franked 32 Francs with French Sudan + Ivory Coast stamps of the AOF Federation & tied by local machine cancel; machine backstamped HAIFA arrival. Opened gently at back; the se...

1953 Israeli ship mail from South Africa: picture postcard of CAPE TOWN South Africa tied by illustrated cachet of the captain of the Israel ship 'MV Atzmaut', with short greeting in French; addressed to HAIFA + endorsed as air mail with local etiquette, franked 4 1/2d & postmarked locally on 1 Jan 1953; faint 8(?) Jan 1953 machine backstamped HAIFA arrival. There were 13 Israeli ships with post o...

1st Day Israeli maritime mail: 29 APR 1953 postmarked registered printed matter cover sent from the ship SS JERUSALEM on its maiden voyage from HAIFA to NEW YORK, to addressee in TEL AVIV, franked 75pr per the period DO-3a postage rate for inland mail using 60pr & 15pr single stamps & tied by both the ship's official circular cachet + the ship's special "1st day" maiden voyage machine illustrated ...

Israeli maritime 1st day mail postal links: 6 Nov 1954 postmarked photo picture postcard of Rangoon Burma short message message in English ('Regards from the first Israeli ship in Rangoon') from the Chief Engineer (Landau?) of the Israeli motor-vessel cargo ship M/V Rimon in RANGOON to addressee at the Shoham Ltd company in HAIFA, franked 70p & tied by 1x strike of the local machine cancel + 1x st...

Israeli maritime 1st day mail postal links: 23 Nov 1954 postmarked photo picture postcard of snake charmers in Ceylon with a short message message in English ('Regards from the first Israeli ship in Colombo Ceylon') from the Chief Engineer (Landau?) of the Israeli motor-vessel cargo ship M/V Rimon in COLOMBO Sri Lanka to addressee at the Shoham Ltd company in HAIFA, franked 35c & tied by 1x strike...

Israeli "paquebot" mail: 29 July 1956 postmarked black & white picture postcard of S/S Negba, sent from the ship to TEL AVIV, franked 70Pr at SU-5 surface mail rate (from Israel - here also to Israel) using 1955 12 Tribes 20pr & 50pr (Ba 119/122) franks tied by a single strike of large "S/S Negba" cancel (Nach-39/1); rare route & postmark....

1959 Israeli ship mail from Colombia: color picture postcard of CARTAGENA Colombia tied by the cachet of the Israeli ship 'MS Dagan' + the handstamp of its "chief Engineer", with short greetings from Colombia message; addressed to HAIFA and posted locally on 10 Aug 1959, franked $1.35. There were 13 Israeli ships with post offices on board - but MS Gedera was one not of them, therefore the actual ...

1st day Israeli trilingual postmark error + tied to Interim period frank: 16 MAY 1948 latin-dated local HAIFA cover, franked 10m per period domestic letter rate using single interim Minhelet Haam (Tel Aviv overprinted) Ramat Gan 25th anniversary frank (Ba #26) during the extended grace period of 14-22 May & tied by single strike of the HAIFA Head Post Office Alef-shift cancel - this mistakenly Heb...

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...