Postal History – BalkanPhila

1935 Jordan Zarqa Transjordan Frontier Force via Jerusalem to Dover

Kemal Giray — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:06:24 +0000

Jordan: 1935 (19 September). Transjordan Frontier Force insignia cover to England franked 5m and pair of 10m Emir Abdullah portrait stamps tied by EL ZARQA (code B) datestamps. Reverse same day , 20 September Jerusalem transit and 29 September Dover arrival cds’s.

1968 Jordan Amman Express Airmail to Bristol

Kemal Giray — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:09:48 +0000

Jordan: 1968 Express Airmail commercial cover from Amman to Bristol, England.

1955 Jordan Palestine mix Greek Melkite Catholic to USA

Kemal Giray — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:12:31 +0000

Jordan: 1955 (30 March). Cover imprinted ‘Archeveche Grec Melkite Catholique’ (Greek Melkite Catholic Archdiocese) to New York, United States franked with 10f. airmail and ‘PALESTINE’ overprinted 200m. tied by Amman datestamp.

1909 Jordan Ottoman Salt Plain of Sharon card to England

Kemal Giray — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:56:55 +0000

Ottoman Post Offices in Jordan: 1909 postcard titled ‘Oxen Treading Out Corn. Plain of Sharon’ to England franked with 20pa. of 1909 Sultan Hamid tughra tied by SALT – SALT (vilayet Syria, HKJ #19, A&P type 2, R) bilingual datestamp.

1967 Jordan Amman via Kuwait from Lloyds Bank London

Kemal Giray — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:14:41 +0000

Jordan: 1967 (8 May). Window envelope from Lloyds Bank to Jordan transited through Kuwait with 25 May Safat datestamps and 27 May Amman arrival cds. Eleven days before to Jordan – Israel Six-Day War

1984 Jordan Release of Antelope Set on Cover to Ashford

Kemal Giray — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:15:34 +0000

Jordan: 1984 commercial cover to Ashford franked with complete set of Release of Antelope in Jordan set tied by Amman datestamps. Sg. 1426/1429

1984 Jordan 100f Release of Antelope to USA

Kemal Giray — Fri, 02 May 2025 07:29:59 +0000

Jordan: 1984 registered airmail multi franked commercial cover to United States including 100f. Release of Antelope in Hordan tied by Amman datestamps. Reverse arrival cds.

1979 Jordan King Hussein Portrait Cover to USA

Kemal Giray — Fri, 02 May 2025 07:07:28 +0000

Jordan: 1979 cover to United States franked with 4f., 21f. and atrip of three 35f. King Hussein portrait tied by Amman datestamp.

1958 Jordan Amman Royal Palace 50f Registered to London

Kemal Giray — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:50:18 +0000

Jordan: 1958 (25 March). Registered air mail cover to London franked with 5f, 10f, 25f pictorials and scarce 50f E Aqsa Mosque design tied by Royal Palace Amman datestamps.

1939 Jordan Mafraq Mefrak Registered via Jerusalem to Egypt

Kemal Giray — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:56:15 +0000

Jordan: 1939 (5 December). Registered cover to Egypt franked with 5m and three 10m. Emir Abdullah portrait stamps tied by MEFRAK (Mafraq) datestamps, TRANS-JORDAN OPENED BY CENSOR /Amman. No. -1- bilingual censor label (Najjar type CL1) and Egyptian censor cachet. Reverse same day Amman and 7 December Jerusalem transit and 11 December Alexandria arrival cds’s.