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
TALPIYOTH MM 22/16/1950 ties full tabbed pair of 5 mil Festivals (2nd pmk ties 20 mil Doar Ivri) to regist cvr (r-label: Jerusalem 20, number 0016), addressed to Petach Tikvah, backstamped. M.M. is the contraction for ‘Mahane Ma'avar", that is, Transit Camp. One of the largest transit camps for immigrants, particularly those from North Africa and other Arab states, was situated in the suburb of Talpiyoth in what today is the Industrial Area, adjacent to the Beit Safafa village. The postal agency was opened in the camp on October 2nd, 1950.
INCOMING CENSORED pmks Stuttgart, Germany 13/3/55, registered, addressed to Haifa, military censor tape and handstamp, Haifa bkstmp.
AIR MAIL REGISTERED & CENSORED pmkd HAIFA 29/8/50, addressed to St. Louis USA; US customs hstmp, backstamps; censor & arrival pmks
THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY MAILED IN COUNTRY INDICATED BY POSTAGE on cvr pmkd Washington DC Nov 6, 1957; stamp from Israel
PAS DE COMMUNICATION hstmp on cvr mailed from London 19 JAN 53 addressed to Jerusalem.
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
MIXED FRANKING from the various currency changes; usage of stamps and/or stationery from old and new currencies; 8 items
WARNING AND OTHER LABELS (1) parcel: two types [multiple copies of one] (2) express (3) air mail [3 types] (4) 24-hour mail (5) priority (6) urgent (7) from (8) military (9) customs
PAS DE COMMUNICATION hstmp on cvr mailed from London 19 JAN 53 addressed to Jerusalem.