Mail Transport Jaffa/Jaffo

Unlisted perforation variety on mail: 12 JULY 1908 hand-dated (on front) picture postcard of the plaquette "The Matchmaker" by Boriz Schatz/Bezalel, of the Bezalel Museum postcard series (Niztanim-Wilhelm Gross publishers), from HAIFA to JERUSALEM; franked 20pa per period inland postcard rate using 1907 series Austrian Holyland post Emperor profile 10 Heller stamp overprinted 20 para (Ba #60) - bu...

Holyland Palestine Austrian Post: 12 FEB 1913 postmarked imprinted postcard of the "Moledet" (Homeland) childrens' magazine, from JAFFO to GENEVA Switzerland, franked 10 Centimes for the period 20 Para overseas postcard postage rate using an Austrian Crete-issued 10 cent stamp which was sold in the Holyland at a rate of 10c for 20para & tied by 2x full strikes of the local postmark. Sent by Jacob ...

Ottoman Turkish post GAZA date bridge postmark (Ba #794) dated 3 Nov 1906 (last digit inverted as "9") tied to stampless official mail cover sent from local court to court in JAFFA, backstamped next day JAFFA-2 arrival; with 2x intaglio negative seals on tied to front & back; cut open at right. Muenz certification enclosed....

Superb strike of red JAFFA-JEROUSALEM travelling post office TPO postmark (Ba #977r - rarity rated S4) dated 27 March 1908 tied to stampless official mail cover addressed to a court; cut open at bottom & left and partially resealed by the collector. The strike bears the name JERUUSALEM as the letter "O" is documented damaged through use. This example is better than the red and black strikes in the...

Rare Turkish Ottoman JAFFA 7 postmark (Ba #831 / PM 16) in black error dated 28 Nov "1916" (for 1912), tied to 5 para frank serving as printed matter postage on color picture postcard of Alexandria Egypt (Pacha Street) addressed to PARIS France, with short salutation handwritten on front (less than 5 words for "printed matter" postcard rate)....

Ottoman Palestine/Holyland WWI correspondence: lot of 5x covers sent during Ottoman & British control of the Holy Land, 1915/1918-1919, all to same addressee in THE HAGUE Holland and most appear to be sent from JAFFA + British SZ 45 & SZ 20; the covers are mostly in poor condition, most missing the stamps - but mostly complete physically and bear many dispatch, transit & censor marks: some Turkish...

Holy Land French post office pre-philatelic / pre-franked double weight mail to Ireland: 10 April 1857 postmarked stampless cover sent from the French post office in JAFFA to FOULKESMILL Wexford (Ireland "England"), tied by pearl ringed JAFFA SYRIE postmark (Ba #304) & charged "1/6" (1 Shilling + 6 pence = 18 pence) in manuscript on arrival.As of 1840 postage rates to/from any part of the United K...

Palestine Forerunners - the French Holyland Post: 3rd pre-UPU period OCT 1874 folded commercial letter (dated 28 Oct) from JERUSALEM to COGNAC France, franked 80c at the 1871-76 5th postage rate period's letter rate using French Ceres stamp; although a French-run postal agency existed in JERUSALEM (under the Damiani family), here letter transmitted by non-affiliated forwarding agent "W. Duisberg" ...

Hall & Company Jaffa forwarding agents via German Holy Land post office: 1907 era postmarked picture postcard (Jerusalem - Dome of the Rock interior), sent from JAFFA to addressee at hotel in BRIGHTON (Britain); the franking is missing but as the postcard bears a message longer than 5 words (on front) the rate was likely overseas postcard at 20 para, here tied by the local German post office postm...

Holyland Palestine Austrian Post domestic taxed mail: 20 May 1914 postmarked printed matter cover on imprinted postal stationary of the Social Democratic Workers Party ('Poalei Zion'), sent from JAFFA to JERUSALEM; endorsed with red handstamp as "printed matter" but posted unfranked (likely entered that way into a letter box and postmarked later, rather than refused upon presentation at the public...

Rare - free mail postal concession of the German Holy Land post office: 3 June 1914 postmarked stampless cover sent locally within JAFFA, addressed in German to a Mr. Harari ("herrn Harari") at the English Girl's School ("Engl. Madschenschule"); backflap missing.A rare example of civilian free mail - not stampless "official mail" - offered by the German post office: this is as yet an undocumented ...

German Post Office & colonies in Holyland: 31-12-1910 "Aus Sarona bei Jaffa (Deutsche Post)" violet cacheted (Ba412/FPOP 248) 1907 issue German Levant prepaid postal stationary commercial postcard with watermark (Ba408), franked 20Pa on 10pf tied by single ring JAFFA postmark Ba401, to EBINGEN. Message in German written in the Walhalla German colony in Jaffa. Very fine; Muenz certified; rare as fa...

Travelling post offices - HAIFA-KANTARA TPO SOUTH transit postmark (Dorf #22 with R registered index letter) dated 30 April 1929 tied to back of 29 April 1929 postmarked registered printed matter bank document sent from JAFFA to NESS ZIONA & franked 15m (2m printed matter + 13m registry fee), tied by 1x strike of AJAMI B.O. JAFFA on front + 2x on back; a rare combination of postage rate & TPO tran...

Rare Arabic-only instructional marking on Mandate mail: 16 July 1945 postmarked registered cover, sent from TEL AVIV to Arab storekeeper in JAFFA; franked 25 mils per period postage rate (10m domestic letter + 15m registry fee) & tied by 2x strikes of the oval registry division postmark on front + 2x on back; backstamped same day JAFFA REGISTERED arrival. The next day the postman found that the ad...

Wartime incoming civilian mail / Detention Camps: 22 FEB 1945 registered cover from ROUSSE Bulgaria to "Camp 5"/JERUSALEM, franked 20 Leva & tied by 3 strikes of local postmark; backstamped 27-2-45 ISTANBUL(?) transit; opened & passed Palestine censor in JERUSALEM KK/27788 (Sacher unlisted) & tied by octogonal handstamp KK/3 (Sach-Q22); backstamped REG JERUSALEM (most missing as flap tip torn off)...

Postwar WWII Mandate airmail: 10 MAR 1947 postmarked air mail cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from JAFFA (return addressed BAT YAM) to GENEVA Switzerland & franked 60m per period postage rate using block of 4x 15m stamps, tied by single strike of the head post office postmark; slit open at top....

Palestine Mandate rare destinations - YUGOSLAVIA: 23 AUG 1947 postmarked registered airmail cover on imprinted business stationary, sent from JAFFA to CELJE Yugoslavia, franked 95m (15m registry fee + 2x 40m double weight letter) & tied by multiple strikes of JAFFA REGISTERED 2 circular postmark; backstamped next day TEL AVIV transit & 4 SEPT 1947 arrival; slit open at top. Post WWII / pre-State I...

Mandate Jerusalem Postmarks: 20 FEB 19471 misdated JERUSALEM date head machine cancel (Sach-F5) tied to stampless OHMS stationary cover from Department of Labour to business in JAFFA, tied by 2 strikes of Sach-50a (but no known dates of use recorded!) boxed GOVERNMENT OF PALESTINE | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR | JERUSALEM cachet (front/back); backstamped next day arrival (GD-16, a month after its last kn...

1948 War of Independence - latest known mail from Mandatory JAFFA: 11 April 1948 postmarked air mail cover addressed to shipping company in NEW YORK, franked 65m per period rate & tied by double ring postmark of the public counter at the head post office, one day beyond Proud's last known date of use of 10 April (#D11; Goldstein-Dickstein & Sacher disingenuously list "end of mandate" or an unsubst...

Small cover, BIG DISCOVERY: the last known transport of Mandate mail OUT of besieged JERUSALEM - to besieged JAFFA: 24 April 1948 postmarked miniature business-card sized cover with enclosed message of condolences on business card, all in Arabic, from lawyer Johannes Merguerian in JERUSALEM to Magistrates Court judge Daoud Abu-Ghazaleh in JAFFO, franked 10 mils per domestic letter rate using Picto...

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....

Early Israeli Army postal service using civilian post office delivery: stampless Aug 1949 era On Actve Service (OAS) endorsed cover, sent from soldier at army unit post office KABA 279 (possibly Negev Brigade headquarters as recorded for it during the War of Independence) with GEDERA private residence return address & addressed to JERUSALEM; tied on front by the triangular KABA handstamp & oval mi...

Undocumented JAFFA Israeli no-service marking on mail to IRAN: 31 May 1950 postmarked air mail cover on imprinted Park Hotel postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV to government official in TEHRAN, franked 70 prutot & tied by local machine cancel. In this period Iran recognized Israel de facto, and was not a party to the Arab League boycott of Israel, but publicly refused to renew commercial and po...

1963 domestic 'top of the pile' taxed franking + original correspondence: 15 May 1963 postmarked printed matter window cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV to JAFFO & franked by machine prepayment 8ag at the DO-11 period domestic printed matter postage rate; the address was subsequently determined to be incorrect & unknown (instructional handstamp & manuscript notation...