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A block of four of the 1948 3 mils value from the first series of Israeli stamps. The postage stamps and postal history of Israel is a survey of the postage stamps issued by the state of Israel, and its postal history, since independence was proclaimed on May 14, 1948. The first postage stamps were issued two days later on May 16, 1948. [1]
From Israel's first stamp series, featuring a shekel from the first Jewish-Roman War. From May 16, 1948, stamps have been issued by the State of Israel by the Israel Postal Authority. The first set of stamps were entitled Doar Ivri (lit. "Hebrew postage"), as pictured, while later stamps were issued for Israel.
Otte Wallish (1906–1977) [1] ( Hebrew: אוטה וליש) was a Czech emigre to Palestine who established himself as a graphic designer and contributed to the symbolic self-representation of the Jewish state. Born in Znojmo, Wallish studied at the Vienna Art Academy before emigrating to Palestine in 1934. He played a significant role in ...
The first PNA stamps, printed by German state printer Bundesdruckerei Berlin, used the currency designation mils (which was the currency of the British Mandate of Palestine between 1927 and 1948). Israel protested over this issue, and all early stamps issued in 1994 had to be overprinted with fils (1/1000 of a Jordanian dinar), as illustrated ...
The Israel Philatelic Federation, which later became affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP), was established in Tel Aviv, Israel on 11 April 1945. This came after the national philatelic exhibition "Fila 1945," organized by the Tel Aviv Philately Association. The federation collaborates closely with the Philatelic ...
The Alexander Museum of Postal History and Philately recounts the history of postal service in the Land of Israel from the mid-15th century until the founding of the state in 1948. On display are envelopes, letters, photographs, posters, mailboxes and telephones, as well as a mail truck from 1949. The philatelic wing displays valuable and rare ...
Palestine Mandate postmarks. Sarasota, Fla.: Tower Of David. Goldstein, Carlos and Emil S. Dickstein (1983). Haifa and Jaffa postmarks of the Palestine Mandate. Beachwood, Oh.: Society of Israel Philatelists. Firebrace, John A. (1991). British Empire campaigns and occupations in the Near East, 1914–1924: a postal history.
Media in category "Postage stamps of Israel". This category contains only the following file. Stamp Israel 1948-3mil yellow.jpg 422 × 523; 57 KB. Categories: Philately of Israel. Postage stamps by country.