postal history

DOAR IVRI ON REGISTERED MAIL 3 5 10 15 & 20 mils stamps, various towns & dates, r-labels; nicely mounted on pages with descriptions; 10 cvrs, all but one commercial;

DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE folded letters pre-addressed; 24 usages from early state period: one On His Majesty’s Service, regular stamp, official, regular postmarks, Holiday Triangular postmarks, special handstamps, all mss to Rehovot office.

ISRAEL CENSORSHIP – MILITARY AND OTHER Covers to within or from Israel censored in one form or another, somewhat described and mounted on pages. Dated circa 1948 thru mid-1970’s, but mostly 1948-1959. Various handstamps and/or labels are seen. Over 150 covers in 5 binders. Mostly military.

LOCAL MUNICIPAL CANCELS commercial uses, 1960’s, various towns; about 100 items

LOCAL MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION commercial registered covers from various municipalities; mostly 1980’s; 38 covers

REGISTRATION AND CUSTOMS package addressed to LONDON; refused and returned to sender Israel green customs form with text in Hebrew and English; British customs form stamp marked CANCELLED [back on web]

CENSORED & RETURNED airmail entire pmkd HAIFA 5/1/1950 (?) addressed to USA, red censor tape to left tied by MILITARY CENSOR hstmp, label (Military censor / Return this letter to the sender / Please see the explanation inside” tied by HAIFA 16/1/1950 pmk; the contents are missing; flap missing piece

DOAR IVRI ON REGISTERED MAIL 3 5 10 15 & 20 mils stamps, various towns & dates, r-labels; nicely mounted on pages with descriptions; 10 cvrs, all but one commercial;

REGISTERED MAIL CVRS various issues (coins, 1948 Festivals airmail, etc.) various towns & dates, various r-labels (some with hstmpd names); nicely mounted on pages with descriptions; 21 cvrs,

OFFICIAL REGISTERED (1) STATE OF ISRAEL entire, pmkd HAKIRA 29/9/1950; r-label with hstmpd city name (2)40 pr official tied by TEL AVIV JAFFA date unclear, r-label JAFFA; hstmp of a jail; backstamps on both