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A few days after the occupation of Jerusalem by British military forces, the opportunity arose for the residents of the city to return and send letters to their relatives in Europe. The British military authorities allowed civilians to use the military postal services and send letters for free until the civilian postal systems were organized. An envelope preserved in the Alexander collection indicates that the information about the generous arrangement was not properly published among the postal services in Europe, which led to the imposition of fines without taking into account the special situation that prevailed in the Land of Israel.
On March 30, 1964, Abu Dhabi Post issued its first stamps.
In the margins of the postage stamp, the State of Israel usually indicates the name of the stamp’s designer, and the Hebrew and foreign year in which it was printed. This was not always the case, and a struggle was required to incorporate these details into the stamp’s design. In 1978, the struggle focused on adding the Hebrew date to the stamp’s details.
The recording of the total monetary value of the denominations in a row (or column) of a stamp sheet. The total is recorded in the margin of the sheet. This practice is intended to make it easier for postal clerks to cut the number of stamps they need from the sheet.
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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