The new datebridges have some distinctly different cyphers: Some type III postmarks had their datebridge renewed or repaired recently. It is listed as III d R because the other postmarks all have serifed letters. Where only one or very few postmarks deviate in some respect from all other marks allocated to a group, a suffix is used to denote this fact.Įxample: The Bani Zaid mark shown below is part of group III d (no number and block letters). If you can contribute any information,Įspecially better scans (600dpi), please e-mail me! The classification ist still under active consideration. Further images were obtained from the MTIT website (denoted by green borders, sometimes apparently not to scale) and websites like Ebay. The scans bewlow are from my and Thomas' collection, complemented by contributions from Paul Phillips, Jan R. I have slightly amended Thomas' system and we now propose the following scheme. Thomas Schubert, upon studying hundreds of covers, has developed a systematic classification of PNA datestamps. Informational and Instructional Cachets (separate page).Official and Departmental Handstamps and Cachets.Post Offices and Postmarks: Index and Map.This data is not yet complete and further study is needed. Information on Ottoman, Mandate, Jordan/Egyptian, and Israeli military occupation post offices are taken from aricles in philatlic journals on these topics, and further publications. In some instances I have made necessary corrections. Some opening dates on the MTIT list refer only to offices (not agencies) and some data is not in line with other sources (eg. Most of that particular information is based on the official list of post offices issued by the Ministry of Telecom & Information Technology. Where an opening date (prior to 1994) is given it refers to offices without any long gap in service since then. The measurements (diameter) are to the nearest 1/10 or 1/4 of a millimeter and measure the inner boundaries. These images are in the most at 600dpi quality, though some early scans were made with 300dpi only. You can enlarge the postmark images by clicking on them.

It also provides a free notification service by e-mail:Īs there is no authoritative transliteration scheme for Arabic script, pretty much any source (official, unofficial, websites, maps) I have consulted gives differing spellings for Palestinian place names, therefore I note variants wherever feasable. I provide a listing of all changes to my pages. These listings should be taken as preliminirary and not comprehensive new material is added constantly. So far less attention could be afforded to special handstamps and dated and undated cachets. The following tables list post offices in the occupied territories administered by the PNA from 1994 and the regular and special datestamps used. Palestine - PNA Post Offices Postmarks A Short Introduction To The Philately Of Palestine PNA Post Offices and Postmarks

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