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In the early fifties, the Kingdom of Jordan fell into a period of crisis in a long series of issues. The assassination of King Abdullah in 1951 and the overthrow of King Talal in 1952 led to instability in politics, the economy and many other areas. A rare philatelic item kept in the Alexander collection testifies to the crisis that also arose in the field of the Kingdom’s postal services.
On April 9, 1900, two stamps were issued in the besieged city of Peking for use by the local post office operated in the city.
To prepare the printing plate, a single stamp plate must be produced and duplicated with as much precision as the number of copies required to print an entire stamp sheet. The process of duplicating a single stamp is susceptible to errors, resulting in copies that differ slightly from the original.
Special stamps issued in several countries to pay the special rate charged by the post office for letters delivered at the post office after normal business hours and requiring special manual handling by postal officials. In most countries, special stamps were not prepared for this purpose, but ordinary stamps were used and a handwritten or stamped note on the envelope stating that the additional payment had been collected.
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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