Postal History – BalkanPhila

1931 Palestine Egypt 2 Zeppelin Covers

Kemal Giray — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:19:45 +0000

Egypt – Palestine: 1931 two Zeppelin covers from Egypt addressed to Jerusalem and Jaffa but as the British did not allow to drop the mail sent by rail to Palestine. Scarce pair.

1917 British Army in Gaza Palestine FPO179 to Brighton

Kemal Giray — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:33:20 +0000

British Army in Palestine: 1917 (4 October). On Active Service postcard to Brighton struck by Field Post Office 179 datestamp and rectangular #215 censor cachet. Card send few weeks before the third Gaza Battle resulting British Forces occupying Beersheba on 31st of October and then Gaza on 7th of November.

1920s Palestine Southampton Royal Mail Steam Co High Seas

Kemal Giray — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:25:16 +0000

Palestine: circa 1920 overprinted 13m EEF stamp on piece struck by full ROYAL SMAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY – SOUTHAMPTON / Posted on high Seas hand cachet.

1900 Palestine Jaffa Yafa Telegraph Negative Seal RRR

Kemal Giray — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:22:43 +0000

Ottoman Palestine: 1900 telegraph receipt franked with 10pa fiscal stamp tied by TELGRAFHANE-I YAFA 281 (sandjak Jerusalem, Collins T1, A&P type 1, IL #158, RRR) negative seal.

1900 Austria Levant Palestine Caifa Beirut Hotel Allemand

Kemal Giray — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:01:10 +0000

Austria Levant – Palestine – Lebanon: 1900 (25 February). Multi view postcard of Hotell Allemand and Beirut to Germany franked with 20pa Turkish currency surcharged 5k tied by CAIFA datestamp, 28 February Alexandria transit and 6 March Stuttgart arrival cds’s.

1904 Austria Levant Palestine Jaffa to USA ed Lampros

Kemal Giray — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:50:42 +0000

Austria Levant – Palestine: 1904 (19 January). Postcard titled ‘Jaffa prise des Jardins’ (ed. Lampros freres) to United States franked with 20pa. Turkish currency surcharged 10h. Austrian stamp with varnish bars tied by JAFFA datestamp and 7 February New York arrival cds.

1971 Israel Gaza 100 Agorot UPU C22 International Reply Coupon

Kemal Giray — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:24:51 +0000

Israel: 1972 UPU C22 International Reply Coupon (IRC) 100 Agorot with Gaza datestamp.

1972 Israel Gaza 1L UPU C22 International Reply Coupon

Kemal Giray — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:22:33 +0000

Israel: 1972 UPU C22 International Reply Coupon (IRC) 1L with Gaza datestamp.

1950 Palestine Nablus Jordan Occ to England

Kemal Giray — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:31:52 +0000

Jordan: (Palestine) 1950 (28 MR) airmail cover to England franked overprinted 50m. postage and 10m plus 20m Obligatory Tax tied bilingual Nablus cds.

1978 Palestine Privately Carried Cover Jordan to Occupied Gaza

Kemal Giray — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 09:16:41 +0000

Palestine: 1978 cover from Jordan to occupied Gaza carried by private arrangement by Arab Travel company to Allenby Bridge where franked with Israel stamps tied by 16 August datestamp. Reverse 21 August GAZA 3 arrival cds and ‘Return to Sender’ cachet. Blue company label indicates that the fees are paid. Scarce.