Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1957-1967

1957 Israeli no-service marking on mail to Egypt: 4 April 1957 postmarked printed matter surface mail long cover sent from LONDON to RODAH [island] likely in Egypt & meter franked 1.50 pence for base 2 ounce rate; evidentally the cover was misrouted via Israel where it was received at HAIFA whose head post office tied the cover with French-language Kibble Type-H-I.3 instructional marking "PAS DE S...

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...

1959 Egyptian seizures of Israel-bound mail in transit: 12 Jan 1959 postmarked air mail cover sent from WARSAW Poland to HERZLIYA, franked 3 Zlotys and tied by single strike of the local postmark. In this period, although a starting date is unknown, Egypt resumed its practice from 1948 of seizing mail addressed to Israel from mail bags transiting Egypt by air or surface transport - censoring and r...

1959 Egyptian seizures of Israel-bound mail in transit: unpostmarked 1959 era airmail postal stationary cover sent from WROCLAW Poland to SARAFAND, imprint franked 3.40 Zlotys. In this period, although a starting date is unknown, Egypt resumed its practice from 1948 of seizing mail addressed to Israel from mail bags transiting Egypt by air or surface transport - censoring and returning those lette...

1959 Egyptian seizures of Israel-bound mail in transit: 5 Dec 1959 postmarked surface mail cover (likely printed matter) sent from STOCKHOLM Sweden to TEL AVIV, franked 15 Ore using a machine-vended coil stamp & tied by local machine cancel. In this period, although a starting date is unknown, Egypt resumed its practice from 1948 of seizing mail addressed to Israel from mail bags transiting Egypt ...

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...

Kuban 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...

Taxed (Egyptian) postal boycott mail of Israel: 1961 era surface mailed picture postcard of Almendares River from LOS PINOS - HAVANA Kuba 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...

Israeli "No Service" for mail to Arab countries: 24-8-1962 French/Hebrew 'Bulletin de Verification' form issued by Israeli Postal Administration in JERUSALEM (JERUSALEM-21 - Parcels Department at the Main Post Office) to Swedish counterpart GOTHENBURG, accompanying 6.2kg package from NYBRO to (EAST) JERUSALEM Jordan, but misdirected to JERUSALEM Israel; message in French indicates there are no pos...

Very rare Israeli mimeograph on Jordanian postal boycott of mail to Israel: 14 SEP 1962 airmail cover from PADDINGTON (UK) to KIBBUTZ MASADA "Jordan Valley, Israel", franked 5d at the period 'Zone A' (Middle East) printed matter airmail rate & tied local machine slogan cancel (oddly advertising 6d postage rate); mis-routed via JORDAN (probably confused by "Jordan" valley address) where backstamped...

Israeli "No Service" for mail to Arab countries: 21 JUNE 1963 'Bulletin de Verification' issued by British Postal Administration (Foreign Section) in LONDON to Jordanian counterpart in [EAST] JERUSALEM, accompanying registered letter from BIRMINGHAM misdirected to [WEST] JERUSALEM Israel & asking for its delivery with apology on behalf of the British postal admininistration for its delay + request...

Israeli "no service" marks on mail to Arab states: 4 DEC 1963 airmail cover from PARIS to American Colony Hotel JERUSALEM "ISRAEL", meter-franked 0.70F; as hotel located in Jordanian (EAST) JERUSALEM, upon arrival in Israel, address corrected & cover marked "PAS DE SERVICE VIA ISRAEL" using K-Type-IV instructional marking handstamp on earliest known date of use & returned to sender; resent & backs...