postal history

FIRST FLIGHT NETHERLANDS TO ISRAEL Haifa 22.6.1948 arrival pmk; note 1948 on pmk tying stamps

REDIRECTED TO ISRAEL 1961 cover sent from Switzerland to London, arrived seriously damaged, bearing an oblong cancel on back stating it was damaged on route; fragile

SALVAGED FROM THE SEA hstmp on cvr , Field Post Office pmk, 1918

DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER hstmp on ppc, partial Army Base pmk, stamp fell off. 1918

1 and 20 PI TYPOGRAPHED tied by 23 FE 19 SZ 10 pmks to OHMS pc; registered to London, DAAAPS oval hstmp; 20 pi on cover are rare

ROMANIA TO PALESTINE mailed ANINA 5 Nov 1930; registered; backstamped Constantinople and JAFFA REGISTERED 30 NO 30 [back on web]

ECONOMY RE-USE OF FIRST DAY COVER CACHETS The cachet is blacked out; all apparently officially used as there is no postage (4 have a government handstamp on back]; 4 are registered & 4 are regular; 8 in all

RE-USE OF BRITISH ENTIRE by the Ministry of Transport and Communication, used to send new issues; singles of 1950 Independence tied by Tel Aviv 6.6.50 pmk

RE-USE OF BRITISH ENTIRE by the Ministry of Transport and Communication, used to send new issues; short tab 100 pr First Airmails and 165 pr in other postage tied by Tel Aviv 25.10.1950 pmks; sent regist airmail to USA; various backstamps incl. USA one side in catalogue; other on web[

RETURN TO SENDER Specialized collection includes UNKOWN, NON-RECALME, REFUSED. LEFT, 2ND NOTICE, TO PAY, NO SUCH STREET, and more; different towns and cachets; 120 different, includes 45 registered; dated 1950’s to 1970’s