Time Periods Coil stamps

BIG DISCOVERY - EXPERIMENTAL COIL 2m vertical pair Pictorials on vertically ribbed thin semi-transparent paper in slightly darker gray-blue than the thin semi-transparent paper issue, perforated 13½:14½ (13.50 x 14.50) as per Bale for this type of paper and with characteristic pulled teeth on the bottom horizontal perforation (suggesting top-end feeding from the stamp vending machine) + close-cr...

The rare thin semi-transparent vertically ribbed 3 mils Mandate pictorial in yellowish-green (Ba #91e) serving as overseas surface printed matter postage affixed to 13 MAR 1930 postmarked cover sent from JERUSALEM to LACROSSE USA & tied by machine cancel; backstamped 3 APR LACROSSE, WIS REC'D arrival; unsealed per printed matter regulations, horizontal fold.A rare paper-type stamp, generally consi...

The rare thin semi-transparent vertically ribbed 3 mils Mandate pictorial experimental coil stamp in pale-green (Ba #91e) serving as overseas surface printed matter postage affixed to 12 SEPT 1932 postmarked cover on imprinted business stationary, sent from JERUSALEM to BROOKLYN & tied by machine cancel; backstamped 30 SEPT SAINT JOHNS PLACE STATION arrival; unsealed per printed matter regulations...

MAJOR DISCOVERY - the 3 mils EXPERIMENTAL COIL stamp on THICK vertically ribbed paper, in lime-green hue, with rounded/bumpy vertical perforation (at right) characteristic of coil stamps - but with perforation of 13½ : 14½ (13.5 x 14.5) as documented for vertically ribbed thin semi-transparent paper and not 13¼ (13.25) horizontally as documented for the thick paper as used here; tied to 30 SEPT...

BIG DISCOVERY - undocumented 3 mils COIL stamp on THICK vertically ribbed paper, in lime-green hue, with perforation of 13¼ : 14½ (13.25 x 14.5) as recorded for this type of paper, affixed as postage for overseas surface mailed printed matter cover, sent from JERUSALEM to GONZALES USA & tied by the rare double circled Sach #F4 18 AUG 1939 dated machine cancel (rarity rated F out of J), o...

GROUND BREAKING coil stamp DISCOVERY: vertical strip of 5x 3 mils pictorial stamps in yellow-green on thick vertically ribbed paper, as 15m airmail postage via Imperial Airlines, tied to 2 JULY 1936 air mail cover, from TEL AVIV to MUNICH & tied by 3x strikes of rare postmark with 3-letter month in date-stamp (Groten #C12, rated E / Sach #B44; without index letter - undocumented). Airmail to Europ...

Late use of continuous roll coil stamp on Mandate mail: 7 JAN 1947 postmarked airmail cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV to NEW YORK CITY, franked 125m per period postage rate using 1x 5m coil stamp (with 14 horizontal holes & cropped vertical edges) + 20m pair & 4pc stamp block & tied by 4x strikes of the head post office postmark; slit open at top. The ...

MAJOR DISCOVERY - the 15 mils EXPERIMENTAL COIL stamp on THICK vertically ribbed paper, in dark greenish-blue, tied to WWII Australian forces in Palestine 2 JUNE 1941 postmarked cover from 2nd Brigade HQ Post Office W.2. (undocumented usage period: either KHASSA or QASTINA) to Barclays Bank JERUSALEM; as not marked "OAS" (on active service), the cover was handled as civilian mail and franked 15m -...

EARTHQUAKE: the 1st documented example of a 20 mils Pictorial COIL STAMP, here as a vertical pair bottom-fed coil leader on woven paper, serving as 40m airmail postage on 8 JAN 1948 postmarked cover from HAIFA to PARIS (the year looks like "1946" but the rate paid entered use 15 May 1947, so the"6" is an "8"); torn open at top but complete + vertical fold.The coil leader exhibits all of the classi...

DISCOVERY: the undocumented 20 mils coil stamp as used single on thick vertically ribbed paper, evidenced by the pulled teeth at base and the crimp mark above the 4th bottom perforation hole from the right - caused by a feeder pin in the stamp vending machine; partially tied by an oval REGISTERED postmark. This cataloguer first discovered the existence of the 20m coil stamps in July 2021, those be...

Mixed Mandate & Interim franking with latest known used coil stamp: 12 MAY 1948 postmarked local HAIFA express cover sent to northern district engineer, franked 50m at the period postage rate for 10m letter + 40m express fee, using block of 4x10m Ramat Gan interim stamps (Ba #26) + 1x 10m Mandate pictorial vending machine 'regular' coil stamp with 14 horizontal perforation holes (Ba #97) & tied by...

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 Eg...

1963 incoming US taxed mail: 9 Apr 1963 postmarked air mailed cover sent from BROOKLYN to guest at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 15c using 3x vending machine coils stamps - but under-paid & marked for tax by the US post office, charging the cover 60 gold centimes for twice the deficient postage.In Israel the post office converted the gold centimes fee per the period exchange rate of 1 agora : 1g...

1963 incoming British taxed mail: 1 Nov 1963 postmarked surface mailed cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from HAMPSTEAD to Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 3d using a vending machine horizontal coil stamp - but found to be under-paid & marked for tax by the British post office Foreign Section which tied the cover with a hexigonal taxe mark for 21 gold centimes, for twice the defic...

1967 incoming US taxed mail: 17 July 1967 postmarked uprated airmail post office postal card sent from FLUSHING to guest at the Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV & franked 9c using 5c Washington coil stamp + imprinted 4c frank - but short paid & marked for tax using the taxe fraction method instituted as of 1 Jan 1966 by the Universal Postal Union's (UPU) Vienna convention, of the sending postal administratio...

1967 incoming US taxed mail: Nov. 1967 era postmarked airmail cover sent from NEW YORK to TEL AVIV & franked 0.20c using 4x Washington horizontal coil stamps - but short paid & marked for tax using the taxe fraction method instituted as of 1 Jan 1966 by the Universal Postal Union's (UPU) Vienna convention, of the sending postal administration indicating the amount owed as twice the deficiency in t...