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A special and rare stamp, designed in the shape of the Jerusalem Wall, was used during the War of Independence to cancel a postage stamp on a letter sent from the Old City of Jerusalem. The letter, kept in the Alexander collection, was sent to Raphael Abulafia and handled by the central post office of the new city.
Lake Hula, north of the Sea of ??Galilee, has undergone many upheavals since the beginning of Zionist settlement in the area. The fever-infested swamps that developed around the lake made it a nuisance and encouraged the young Israel to initiate the drying of the lake. Along with the clearance of agricultural lands, great damage was caused to nature, which led to the partial restoration of the lake and its declaration as a nature reserve. The stamps were intended to show the awakening nature in the well-maintained reserve alongside the damage caused by the drying operation.
A process in which the perforation is performed using straight rulers in two separate steps. First, the sheet is perforated in one direction, then the sheet is rotated 90 degrees and the perforation of the stamps is completed.
An envelope sent on the island of Trinidad documents an attempt by the local charity to collect donations for the Red Cross during World War I. The course of events turned this activity into a philatelic curiosity.
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