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Italian Post Offices

The Italian post office in Jerusalem opened on June 1, 1908. Temporarily closed between October 1, 1911, and November 30, 1912, it operated until September 30, 1914. The stamps used were regular (unoverprinted) Italian ones, stamps overprinted in Turkish currency, and stamps  overprinted Gerusalemme   .

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Registered letter from Jerusalem to Constantinople 1909

Description

Registered letter from Jerusalem to Constantinople franked 2 Piaster Italian Levant stamp, to pay the registered letter rate (1 Piaster Letter rate + 1 Piaster registration) cancelled by “GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 1.04.09” postmarks, “R GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 697” label. On reverse arrival Constantinopoli (Galata) Posta Italiana 14.4.09.

Date

1/4/1909

Postage

Italian Levant 1907/08 issue, 80 Para Violet (Michel 10)

Markings

“GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 01.04.09” postmark (Steichele 401)
“R GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 697” label (Steichele R label A)
Constantinopoli (Galata) Posta Italiana 14.4.09 postmark

Place of Origin

Jerusalem

Place of destination

Constantinople

Object Type

Cover

Reg.Number

MHDA.0083.2012

The Alexander Collection  http://alexandercollection.org/collectionitem.aspx#collection=105&item=1759261390&startitem=3

(As of April 5, 2017)


The newspaper shown in Figure 4 is the monthly “BETLEMME,” dated 7th November 1909. The newspaper was sent from Jerusalem to Torino Italy. It is franked with a 10 para Italian Levant 1909 issue, paying the single printed matter rate to Italy. The stamp is cancelled with the  “GERUSALEMME  UFF.   POSTALE  ITALIANO”   postmark. This is one of two newspapers recorded so far that were posted through the Italian Post Office in Palestine.

The Rare Newspaper Mail Stamp, The Israel Philatelist, April 2013, p. 51.

Parcel Post & Parcel Card Usage Part 2 – Holy Land 1882 – 1954, The Israel Philatelist, Winter 2016, p. 16.

Postcard from Jerusalem to Zichron Ya’aqov 1911

Description

Picture postcard sent from Jerusalem to Zichron Ya’aqov near Caifa franked 2 cent. Italian 1901 issue, to pay the printed matter postcard rate (as less than 5 words in the message), message dated 8/3/11 cancelled “GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 9.3.11”.

Date

9/3/1911

Postage

Italy 1901 issue, 2×1 Cent. Brown (Michel 74)

Markings

“GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 9.3.11” postmark (Steichele 401)

Place of Origin

Jerusalem

Place of destination

Zichron Ya’aqov

Reg.Number

MHDA.0084.201

The Alexander C0llection  http://alexandercollection.org/collectionitem.aspx#collection=105&item=1916270594&startitem=7

(As of April 5, 2017)

Registered Express letter sent from Jerusalem to Germany 1908

Description

Registered Express letter from Jerusalem to Dresden Germany franked 2 Piaster + 1 Piaster Express Italian Levant stamps, to pay the registered express letter rate (1 Piaster Letter rate + 1 Piaster Express fee + 1 Piaster registration) cancelled by “GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 27.10.08” postmarks,
“R GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 217” On reverse transit Brindisi 4.11.08 and arrival Radebeul 6.11.08.

Date

27/10/1908

Postage

Italian Levant 1907/08 issue, 2×10 Para Green (Michel 6)
Italian Levant 1907/08 issue, 1×20 Para Rose-brown (Michel 7)
Italian Levant 1907/08 issue, 1×40 Para Blue (Michel 9)
Italian Levant 1908 issue, 1 Piaster ESPRESSO red (Michel 18)

Markings

“GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 27.10.08” postmark (Steichele 401)
“R GERUSALEMME Uff. POSTALE ITALIANO 217” label (Steichele R label A)
Brindisi 4.11.08 postmark
Radebeul 6.11.08 postmark

Place of Origin

Jerusalem

Place Through (transit)

Brindisi

Place of destination

Germany

Object Type

Cover

Reg.Number

MHDA.0081.2012

The Alexander Collection   http://alexandercollection.org/collectionitem.aspx#collection=105&item=771031045&startitem=1

(As of April 5, 2017)