Postmarks & Postal Markings of the Israeli Government, Agencies & Ships

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....

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 ...

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 ...

Members of Israel's Knesset/Parliament - Israel Katz (Likud): local JERUSALEM 3 Oct. 2000 postmarked pre-paid cover on imprinted personal Sukkot holiday related Knesset postal stationary, endorsed "Personal Invitation" to Mayor Ehud Olmert, with green postal service security marking dated 5 Oct. Posted 5 days after the outbreak of the Second Intifada and presumably related to issues concerning its...

Members of Israel's Knesset/Parliament - Limor Livnat (Likud): stampless local JERUSALEM cover on imprinted Knesset postal stationary + Livnat's personal handstamp on reverse; posted unfranked and passed the sorting center as evidenced by the series of pink bars on the base + the green postal service security marking dated 5 Oct. 2000; addressed to Aliza and Ehud Olmert (Jerusalem Mayor). Posted w...

Members of Israel's Knesset/Parliament - Avraham Hirschson (Likud): local JERUSALEM 28 March 2001 postmarked pre-paid cover on imprinted personal Knesset postal stationary, with green postal service security marking dated 1 April....