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Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1949-1956 (19)
Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1957-1967 (9)
Arab-Israeli mail of 1967 War era (10)
Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1967-1973 (3)
Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1974-2000s (5)
Postkrieg, Anti-Zionist Franking & Politically inspired refusal of service (3)

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Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1949-1956

140538
Rare only known Italian cover Israel recovered 1950 Egypt seized TWA flight mail
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Rare only known Italian cover Israel recovered 1950 Egypt seized TWA flight mail
September 1950 TWA flight Israel-bound mail seized in Egypt - DISCOVERY: 15 SEP 1950 airmail cover from BRINDISI (Italy) to HAIFA, franked 145L & tied by 3 strikes of local postmark; subsequently opened & resealed by the Egyptian censor using K-type-C label & tied by K-Type1 (#53) censor mark. The cover was returned to sender and resent (without requiring additional postage as per UPU ...
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142622
1950 Egypt-seized TWA flight US airmail to Israel, latest known arrival postmark
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1950 Egypt-seized TWA flight US airmail to Israel, latest known arrival postmark
Latest received mail from September 1950 TWA flight mail seized in Egypt: 15 SEP 1950 airmail commercial cover on business stationary from NEW YORK to HAIFA, meter franked 50c; this cover was carried on board a TWA flight (probably the Saturday departing Flight 918 from LaGuardia) which departed ROME on 18 September with 14 passengers and scheduled to arrive at LYDDA the same day, however due to e...
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139207
Postal Boycott 1950 Dutch airmail Israel misrouted Egypt, refused service resent
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Postal Boycott 1950 Dutch airmail Israel misrouted Egypt, refused service resent
Egyptian friendly "no service" mail to Israel: 22 NOV 1950 airmail commercial cover from VOORBURG Netherlands to Old City JERUSALEM "ISRAEL", meter franked 25c; addressed in error to Israel rather than JORDAN (Old City then Jordanian) & (correctly?) routed via EGYPT where backstamped 25 NO 50 CAIRO transit; here mistake in address realized & "Israel" crossed off and replaced "via Kingdom of Jordan...
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133999d
1952 Indian suspended service marking on cover to Israel censored/returned Egypt
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1952 Indian suspended service marking on cover to Israel censored/returned Egypt
Indian postal markings on Egyptian postal boycott of Israel mail: 11 II 1952 pre-printed air letter from BYCULLA - BOMBAY to [ma'abarah / new immigrant camp - "tzrif [hut] 150"] at KIRYAT NAHUM [in KIRYAT ATA] via HAIFA, pre-franked 6 Anna & tied by full strike of local postmark; misrouted via Egypt, where opened & resealed by censor (K-Type-C), marked by K-Type-1 censor handstamp (#51) on front a...
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139198
1956 Philippine 1st day cover Israel misrouted via Egypt, censored & returned
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1956 Philippine 1st day cover Israel misrouted via Egypt, censored & returned
Egyptian postal boycott of Israel: 16 MAR 1956 surface mailed 1st Day Cover from Stamp & Philatelic Division of the Bureau of Posts MANILA to TEL AVIV, franked 25c & tied by single strike of special First Day postmark; either misrouted via EGYPT by incorrect mailbag placement at the origin sorting office or simply seized while in transit through Suez (as was Egyptian policy at the time for Israeli...
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139202
No Service 1952 Hong Kong airmail to Israel misrouted Lebanon, returned Egypt
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No Service 1952 Hong Kong airmail to Israel misrouted Lebanon, returned Egypt
Lebanese boycotted mail to Israel returned via Egypt: 20 OCT 1952 registered commercial airmail cover on business stationary from HONG KONG to SDE NEHEMIA (via AFULA post), franked $1.30 & tied by 2 strikes of local REGISTERED postmark; misrouted via LEBANON where backstamped 23 X 52 BEYROUTH CHARGEMENTS ("cargo") arrival & marked by French manuscript instructional marking "Retour | Pas de...
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133984
1956 British cover ZAHALA Israel misrouted ZAHLA Lebanon; DELIVERED & returned
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1956 British cover ZAHALA Israel misrouted ZAHLA Lebanon; DELIVERED & returned
Mail for Israel received in Lebanon: 22 JULY 1956 registered commercial airmail cover from NORTHWOOD (UK) to ZAHALA "Israel", franked 9d & tied by machine cancel; British post office was confused by address name & routed the cover to LEBANON (backstamped 24-VII-56 BEYROUTH transit) where transmitted onwards to ZAHLE (capital of Beqaa Governorate), here backstamped next day arrival - there routing ...
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140539
1950 Israel postcard to BEIRUT refused servce with rare instructional marking
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1950 Israel postcard to BEIRUT refused servce with rare instructional marking
Rare Israeli "no service" mark on mail: 4 JAN 1950 postcard with message in French (dated 12/12/49) from HAIFA to BEIRUT (Lebanon), franked 15pr as per the SU-2 period surface rate & tied by strike of head post office; as there were no postal connections between Israel & Lebanon, the transmission was stopped & postcard tied by very rare K-Type-H-I.1 magenta 2-line instructional marking handstamp i...
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139247
1950 Jordanian airmail to Italy mis-returned to Israel; returned Italy, Jordan
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1950 Jordanian airmail to Italy mis-returned to Israel; returned Italy, Jordan
Israeli "no service" marks on mail returned to Jordan: 30 MAY 1950 airmail cover from EAST JERUSALEM (Jordan) to MODENA, franked 75m per postage period rate to Europe using mixed franking of the 1st + 2nd definitives & tied by 2 strikes of local postmark; backstamped 31 V 50 BEYROUTH transit; arrived in Italy but as addressee left, cover marked on back in Italian manuscript + "AL MITTENTE" ('retur...
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139249
1951 Indian airmail cover BETHLEHEM misrouted Israel; censored, returned, resent
0382139249
1951 Indian airmail cover BETHLEHEM misrouted Israel; censored, returned, resent
Israeli "no service" marks on mail to Arab states: 28 JAN 1951 airmail cover from PONDICHERRY India to BETHLEHEM "Jordan, Palestine", franked 14 Annas & tied by strike of local boxed postmark; mis-routed via ISRAEL, where backstamped 6-2-1951 JERUSALEM arrival, censored & sealed by Gladstone Type-9 with unrecorded "Vav 1014" + marked "PAS DE SERVICE VIA ISRAEL" instructional marking handstamp K-Ty...
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139253
No Service 1951 UK printed matter cover Jordan via Israel, returned & resent
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No Service 1951 UK printed matter cover Jordan via Israel, returned & resent
Israeli "no service" marks on mail to Arab states: 26 MAR 1951 surface mailed printed-matter cover from LONDON to JERUSALEM ("PALESTINE"), meter-franked 1d per new 1950 overseas "reduced rate" (for non-commercial printed matter); routed via ISRAEL, backstamped 15-4-1951 JERUSALEM arrival where address found to be in Jordanian EAST JERUSALEM: cover manuscript-updated "Old City via AMMAN" & tied by ...
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139254
1952 Moroccan airmail cover to BETHLEHEM via Israel; censored & returned; resent
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1952 Moroccan airmail cover to BETHLEHEM via Israel; censored & returned; resent
Israeli "no service" marks on mail to Arab states: 26 JUNE 1952 airmail cover from TAROUDANT Morocco to BETHLEHEM ("Hashemite Kingdom/Palestine"), franked 40f & tied by 3 strikes of local postmark; backstamped same day CASABLANCA transit - but mis-routed to ISRAEL (with whom Morocco had postal relations, until 1961), backstamped 6-7-1952 JERUSALEM arrival (date derived from the Hebrew - possible d...
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139251
No Service 1952 Jordan-Brazil airmail, in Israel 3 years later & refused service
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No Service 1952 Jordan-Brazil airmail, in Israel 3 years later & refused service
Israeli "no service" marks on mail from Arab states - 3 year transit: 6 OCT 1952 Jordanian postal stationary air letter from AMMAN to RIO DE JANEIRO, franked 40F & tied by strike of local postmark; cover lacks further instructional marks, but as backstamped 14-11-1955 HAIFA arrival, must have been returned to sender & misrouted - for over 3 years (unless Israeli postmark misdated & this unrecorded...
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139250
1952 Jordanian mail to Brazil, returned to Israel, refused service & returned
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1952 Jordanian mail to Brazil, returned to Israel, refused service & returned
Israeli "no service" marks on mail returned to Jordan: 15 NOV 1952 surface mailed cover from JERUSALEM (Jordan - no return address) to COPACABANA Brazil, franked 4m & tied by strike of local postmark; backstamped 8 JAN 1953 COPACABANA arrival but as addressee left (instructional handstamp on back), returned to sender ("verso" please turn over manuscript notation + "AU REMETENTE" instructional mark...
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139108
1954 French mail cover to HEBRON routed via Israel, refused service & returned
0336139108
1954 French mail cover to HEBRON routed via Israel, refused service & returned
Israeli "No Service" markings on mail to Arab countries: 20 FEB 1954 surface mailed commercial cover from AVON France to HEBRON "Israel", franked 30Fr & tied by 3 strikes of local postmark; although Hebron was then part of Jordan, this cover was routed to Israel, backstamped 28-3-1954 TEL AVIV-17 arrival, where marked "Pas de service via Israel" using Tel Aviv post office K-Type-T-III.1 instructio...
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142956
No Service 1955 UK-Israel airmail misrouted Jordan, rare Israeli postal marking
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No Service 1955 UK-Israel airmail misrouted Jordan, rare Israeli postal marking
Rare Israeli mimeograph on mail misrouted via Jordanian: 21 JAN 1955 British Air Letter postal stationary cover with 19.1.55 dated message in Hebrew & German, from EAST FINCHLEY LONDON to JERUSALEM "Israel", whose country of destination was apparently overlooked & the cover misrouted to Jordanian EAST Jerusalem via AMMAN, where the arrival was backstamped on the cover (see below); lacking further ...
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139275
No Service 1956 UK printed matter cover Iraq misrouted to Israel & returned
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No Service 1956 UK printed matter cover Iraq misrouted to Israel & returned
Israeli "No Service" marks on mail to Arab countries: 9 JAN 1956 commercial cover from LEEDS to BASRA Iraq, meter-franked 2½d per 1950 surface rate for printed matter & samples; cover mis-routed to ISRAEL where marked by TEL AVIV Post Office "Pas de Service via Israel" instructional marking handstamp K-Type-T-III.1, here on last known date of use & backstamped 3-2-56 TEL AVIV-24(?) arrival; r...
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139252
1956 Ireland wrapper to Jordan via Israel; refused service, returned; resent
0340139252
1956 Ireland wrapper to Jordan via Israel; refused service, returned; resent
Israeli "no service" marks on mail to Arab states: 25 JAN 1956 airmail [printed matter] wrapper from D?N LAOGHAIRE Ireland to JERUSALEM (no country specified), franked 9d & tied by strike of local postmark; as no destination country specified, Irish Post Office may have added "Israel" in manuscript (light blue crayon, upper left front) & routed via ISRAEL, where address was found to belong to the ...
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139107
1956 Lebanese airmail to Brazil mis-sent to Israel, refused service mis-returned
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1956 Lebanese airmail to Brazil mis-sent to Israel, refused service mis-returned
Israeli "No Service" markings on mail from Arab countries: 15 JUNE 1956 airmail cover from BEYROUTH to POUSO ALEGRE Brazil, franked 95pia & tied by 3 strikes of local postmark; backstamped 1956 21 JUN by unclear double-ringed transit postmark (unique as with Year first in dateline) - but here mis-routed to Israel as sender placed his name ("Ismael") in center of cover & addressee information above...
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Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1957-1967

139196
1961 Cuban postcard to Israel routed via Egypt; censored refused service, resent
0338139196
1961 Cuban postcard to Israel routed via Egypt; censored refused service, resent
Cuban mail affected by Egyptian postal boycott of Israel: 1961 era surface mailed picture postcard of Havana from LOS PINOS - HAVANA to KIBBUTZ LEHAVOT HAVIVA, franked 3c but [mis-]routed via EGYPT where seized and censored (by K-Type7 censor handstamp numbered #75) & marked by Egyptian "PAS DE SERVICE" K-Type-II instructional marking - and returned to sender; the postcard was resent, correctly ro...
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139196b
Cuban postcard to Israel routed via Egypt; censored & returned; resent & taxed
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Cuban postcard to Israel routed via Egypt; censored & returned; resent & taxed
Taxed (Egyptian) postal boycott mail of Israel: 1961 era surface mailed picture postcard of Almendares River from LOS PINOS - HAVANA Cuba to KIBBUTZ LEHAVOT HAVIVA, franked 3c & tied by single strike of double-ringed (dateless?) local postmark; this was [mis-]routed via EGYPT where seized and censored (by K-Type 7 censor handstamp numbered #75) & marked by Egyptian "PAS DE SERVICE" K-Type-II instr...
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133971
1961 Arab Boycott of Israel blacklist document Iraqi Embassy LONDON Taha Marouf
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1961 Arab Boycott of Israel blacklist document Iraqi Embassy LONDON Taha Marouf
Arab Boycott of Israel 'blacklist' document: 2 JUN 1961 mimeographed document-form on 'Roneo Bond' watermarked paper from the Consulate General of Iraq in LONDON certifying that the ship S.S. City of Chester "is not included in the blacklist"; signed by the consul Taha Marouf & tied by a 50 Dinar consular stamp stamped by the Consulate's round illustrated cachet + dater (and also towards top of pa...
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Tuesday, 16 August 2022 03:00
139105
RARE 1957 British airmail cover Israel misrouted Iraq; refused service, returned
0354139105
RARE 1957 British airmail cover Israel misrouted Iraq; refused service, returned
Iraqi postal boycott of Israel: 1 NOV 1957 airmail cover from LONDON to TEL AVIV, franked 9d & tied by machine cancel; mis-routed via Iraq (backstamped 3 NOV 57 BAGHDAD DELIVERY arrival) where manuscript-marked "No Not Posted" on front + arrow mark pointing to "Israel" & returned to sender undelivered. Rare: misrouted mail via Arab countries other than those in immediate proximity of Israel is rar...
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139217
1961 Venezuela airmail Israel misrouted Jordan; refused service returned; resent
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1961 Venezuela airmail Israel misrouted Jordan; refused service returned; resent
Jordanian postal boycott of Israel: 26 JAN 1961 airmail cover from CARACAS Venezuela to Hotel Dana "TEL AVIV JERUSALEM" (no country mentioned), meter franked 80c; as address unclear [mis-]routed via JORDAN where backstamped 3 FEB 61 AMMAN transit, forwarded on to EAST JERUSALEM where Israeli address noticed + marked "PAS DE COMMUNICATION" using JERUSALEM Post Office K-Type-III instructional markin...
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