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During the period of British rule over the Land of Israel, post offices were established in more than one hundred and thirty settlements all over the country. Some of the post offices were opened in old and established settlements, and others were established in new and sparsely populated settlements that came up on the ground a short time before. One of those settlements was the Arab village of Tarshiha, where a type B postal agency was opened in 1944.
On September 29, 1920 Danzig Post issued its first airmail stamps. The stamps were prepared by adding an overprint on stamps of Germany.
Representing a development is difficult to accomplish within the space constraints of a postage stamp, and over the years stamp designers have attempted to address this point in a variety of creative ways. A fine example of a possible solution can be found in a stamp designed by Moshe Pereg in 1983.
Mail that has been damaged during its handling by the postal service. This definition includes mail that has been involved in plane crashes, car accidents, and shipwrecks, in addition to a variety of other causes that have damaged the integrity of the letters. According to postal procedures, it is customary to affix a stamp to such letters explaining why the letter was damaged.
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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