postal history

ENGLAND TO PALESTINE 14 MY 1944, registered, on back postmark of Polish FPO 101[back on web]

ISTANBUL (TURKEY) mss (on back) 15.11.1916, FELDPOSTKARTE (with FELD crossed out), addressed to “Tel Aviv by Jaffa”

EARLY METERS about 75 covers with various meters and/or other postmarks,

SMALL JNF ACCUMULATION various issues, including some pre-1960, 1980, 1991, 1968 and others; for many two of each; about 40 different issues; mostly identified

ISRAEL AUXILIARY HANDSTAMPS includes (1) Delivered by Gadna [youth regiment that delivered mail during 1973 war] (2) not claimed (3) unknown (4) [various] return to sender (5)2nd notice (6) stamp only valid for inland mail and others; over 20 items, some duplication

ELECTRONIC CODING AND SORTING 16 page exhibit (needs to be remounted) depicting various electronic markings on covers; these were used in automatic sorting; a mixture of preliminary trial covers and philatelic items

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. [3 samples of inside on web]

ISRAEL SHUKAF & NIVDAK COVERS In an alert against mail bombs much mail was checked. Two types of hstmps were applied -- SHUKAF (x-rayed) NIVDAK (checked) as well as various labels. The collection features different types of hstmps: triangular, ellipse, circular, Box, etc., different shapes and colors. A few to government officials. The collection has about 10 labels and about 60 cvrs with dozens of different cachet types, color etc. Most F-VF

REGISTERED AIRMAIL CENSORED FDC of 1953 Holidays, addressed to Italy, mss Hebrew on back

REGISTRATION LABELS computer sheetlet with 9 labels, top 3 missing black numbers and bar codes