12) Service Suspended Mail (by non-belligerents)

Earliest known dated 1948 American-Palestine postal suspension marking Kibble Type-VIII in violet tied to front of 26 April 1948 postmarked air mail air letter sent from BROOKLYN to HAIFA, franked 10c & tied by machine cancel. The US post office suspended airmail to Palestine on 26 April; the earliest dated postmark for IM Type VIII recorded by Kibble is 29 April.; the date here is confirmed by th...

Earliest known dated 1948 American-Palestine postal suspension marking Kibble Type-III in violet tied to front of 28 April 1948 postmarked air mail commercial cover on imprinted business postal stationary sent from NEW YORK to HAIFA, franked 25c at base rate & tied by machine cancel; backstamped 30 April MORGAN STATION return-arrival; opened gently at back. The US post office suspended airmail to ...

1948 American-Palestine postal suspension marking Kibble Type-V in purple tied to front of 13 May 1948 postmarked air mail commercial cover sent from NEW YORK to HAIFA, franked 50c at double weight rate; slit open at top. The US post office suspended airmail to Palestine on 26 April....

1948 unsuspended suspended mail discovery: "First Day airmail to Israel" uprated return paid post card (RPPC) from CHICAGO Palestine Postal History Society to postmaster PETACH TIKVA, pre-printed with 3c franking + additional 22c franking for overseas airmail, postmarked "Chicago-Airmail" 29 June 1948 (1st day of US-Israel mail) & erroniously stamped "Return to Mailing Office | Service Suspended |...

Couriered US Official mail as early period Palestine postal suspension German mail: 5 APR 1948 postmarked official mail from US War Department central filing agency in BAD NAUHEIM Germany to TEL AVIV & franked 50pf per period surface rate. Surface mail from Germany to Palestine was routed via the UK as she controlled the Mandate, however from 25 March surface mail to Palestine from the UK was susp...