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List of post offices in Mandatory Palestine

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The List of post offices in the British Mandate of Palestine refers to post offices operated in Palestine under allied British military control of the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration and, after 1920, the civil administration of the British Mandate of Palestine. During the Mandate, postal services were provided by British authorities.

About 160 post offices, branch offices, rural agencies, travelling post offices, and town agencies operated, some only for a few months, others for the entire length of the period. Upon the advance of allied forces in 1917 and 1918 initially Field Post Offices and Army Post Offices served the local civilian population. Some of the latter offices were converted to Stationary Army Post Offices and became civilian post offices upon establishment of the civilian administration. In 1919 fifteen offices existed, rising to about 100 by 1939, and about 150 by the end of the Mandate in May 1948.

With most of the Jerusalem General Post Office archives destroyed, research depends heavily on philatelists recording distinct postmarks and dates of their use.

The postal service operated by the Mandatory authorities was reputed to be the best in the Middle East. Letters were delivered daily in Jerusalem. Palestine joined the Universal Postal Union in October 1923. The post was transported by boat, train, cars and horses, and after 1927, also by air. During the volatility of 1947 and 1948, British postal services deteriorated and were replaced by ad hoc interim services prior to the partition and the establishment of the State of Israel.

Mandate post offices

Place name (alternatives)Name of the town or village, as postally used at the time, plus alternative spellings.Est.Official establishment of a postal facility: Post Office, Postal Agency, Branch Office, Town Agency, Travelling Post Office.OperatingDates of actual use of postmarks, as recorded by philatelists.References
Acre(1919)1919–1948
Afikim19451945–1948
Afula (El Affule, Affula)19201923–1948
Alonim19451945–1948
Ashdot Yaaqov (Ashdot Ya'akov)19451945–1948
Athlith (Athlit)19221922–1948
El Bassa (Al-Bassa, Elbasse)19441944–1948
Bat Yam19381938–1948
Beersheba(1919)1919–1948
Beer Tuviya (Beertuviya, Beertuvyia, Ber Tuviya)19381938–1948
Beisan (Beit She'an)19201921–1948
Beit Hakerem (Beth Hakerem)19261927–1948
Beit HaShita (Beyt Hashitta)19441944–1948
Beit Jala19291929–1948
Bayt Jibrin19471947–1948
Beit Vegan (Bait Vegan)19361936–1938
Benay Beraq (Bnei Brak, Benei Beraq, Benei Beraq, Beneiberaq)19291929–1948
Ben Shemen19441944–1948
Ber Yacob (Be'er Ya'akov)19221922–1926
Bethlehem1919–1948
Binyamina (Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, Benjamina, Benyamina)19231927–1948
Birzeit (Bir Zeit, Bir ez Zait)19251944–1948
Kalia, Dead Sea (Kalya)19411941–1947
Ein Harod (Ain Harod, Meshek Ein Harod)19231927–1948
Ein HaShofet19441944–1948
Ein Karim (Ein Karem)19451945–1948
Even Yehuda19441944–1948
Faluja (Al-Faluja)19431943–1948
Gaza19191919–1948
Gedera19361936–1948
Gevat (Gvat)19441944–1948
Giva'tayim (Givatayim)19461946–1948
Givat Brenner (Gevaat Brenner)19361936–1948
Givat Haiyim (Givat Haim)19441944–1948
Hadera (Khudeira, Hedera)1921–1948
Haifa (Field Post Office)1918–1919
Haifa (Indian Field Post Office)1919–1920
Haifa1918–1948
Haifa, Ahuzat Samuel19351935–1948
Haifa, Bat Galim19391939–1948
Haifa, Bazaar19291929–1938
Haifa, Carmel Avenue19241924–1926
Haifa, Hadar Hacarmel19261926–1948
Haifa, Hertseliya Street19451945–1948
Haifa, Hidjaz19411941–1948
Haifa, Mount Carmel19281928–1948
Haifa, Nahla19381938–1948
Haifa, Nazareth Street19381938–1941
Hebron19191919–1948
Heftsibah Beit Alfa19351935–1948
Herzliya (Herzelia, Herzlia, Hertsliya, Hertseliya)19261926–1948
Holon (Holon)19431943–1948
Isdud (Isdud)19471947–1948
Jaffa (Field Post Office)1918–1918
Jaffa1918–1948
Jaffa, Ajami Street (Ajami)19211921–1931
Jaffa, Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel-Aviv-Jaffa)19201920–1948
Jenin (Jenin)19201920–1948
Jericho (Jericho)19211921–1948
Jerusalem (Field Post Office)19171917–1919
Jerusalem1918–1948
Jerusalem, Citadel19291929–1948
Jerusalem, German Colony19281928–1928
Jerusalem, Greek Colony19291929–1948
Jerusalem, Mahne Yehuda (Mahane Yehuda)19341934–1948
Jerusalem, Meo Sheorim (Mea Shearim)19201920–1948
Jerusalem, Rehavia19361936–1948
Jerusalem, Talavera Barracks19361936–1936
Karkur (Kerkur)19281928–1948
Kefar Barouch (Kfar Baruch, Kfar Barukh)19441944–1948
Kefar Behadraga19441944–1948
Kefar Hassidim19441944–1948
Kefar Sava19291929–1948
Kefar Shemaryahu19441944–1948
Kefar Sirkin19441945–1948
Kefar Tabor (Kfar Tavor)19441944–1948
Kefar Vitkin19361936–1948
Kefar Yedidya19441944–1948
Kefar Yehezkel19381940–1948
Kefar Yehoshua19251944–1948
Kefar Yona19441944–1948
Kfar Ata (Kefar Ata)19421942–1948
Khan Yunis (Khan Yunus)19221926–1948
Kinneret (Kinereth)19341934–1948
Lydda (Ludd Village)19211921–1948
Lydda Airport (Ben Gurion International Airport)19371937–1948
Lydda Junction (Ludd, Ludd Junction, Lydda)(1919)1919–1934
Maaborot (Maabarot)19441944–1948
Magdiel19261926–1939
El Majdal (Majdel, Majdal, Mijdel, Mejdel)19201920–1948
Maoz Haim (Maoz Haiyim)19441944–1948
El Masmiya al Kabira (Masmiya al Kabira)19451945–1948
Meir Shefeya19451945–1948
Merhavya19441944–1948
Meshek Ayelet Hashshahar (Meshek Ayelet Hashahar)19441944–1948
Meshek Yajur19441944–1948
Metulla (Metula, Metullah)19241925–1948
Migdal19441944–1948
Mishmar HaEmek19451945–1948
Mizra19451945–1948
Na'an (Naan, Na an)19441944–1948
Nablus(1919)1919–1948
Nahalal19231923–1948
Nahalat Yehuda (Rishon LeZion, Nachlat Yehouda)19361936–1948
Nahariya19381938–1948
Nathanya19331933–1948
Nazareth19191919–1948
Nes Ziyona (Ness Ziona, Nes Tsiyona)19251927–1948
Nuseirat19441944–1945
Pardess Hanna19331933–1948
Petah Tikqva (Petach Tikvah, Petah Tikvah, Pethah Tiqva, Petahtiqva)19201920–1948
Qalqilya (Qalqilye)19291929–1948
Qiryat Amal19471947–1948
Qiryat Anavim19441944–1948
Qiryat Haim (Kiryat Haim)19351935–1948
Qiryat Motzkin (Kiryat Motzkin)19471947–1948
Ra'anana19311931–1948
Rafa19201920–1921
Er Rama (Rameh, Errama)19441944–1948
Ramallah (Ram Allah)(1919)1919–1948
Ramataim (Ramatayim)19351935–1948
Ramat Gan19261927–1948
Ramat HaKovesh19451945–1948
Ramat HaSharon19351935–1948
Ramleh (Ramla, Er Ramle)(1919)1919–1948
Rehovot (Rehoboth, Rehovoth)19201921–1948
Rishon LeZion (Richon Le Zion, Richon-Le-Zion, Rishon, Rishon Le Ziyon, Rishon Le Tsiyon)19211921–1948
Rosh Pinna (Roch Pina, Rosh Pinah)19211921–1948
Safed (Safad)(1918)1918–1948
Salfit19451945–1948
Sarafand (Surafend)19221922–1948
Sarona19281928–1939
Sdeh Nahum19441944–1948
Sde Yaaqov19441944–1948
Semakh (Samakh)19211921–1948
Shefa Amr19251932–1948
Shekhunat Borokhov (Givatayim)19331933–1942
Tarshiha (Ma'alot-Tarshiha)19441944–1948
Tel Aviv1921–1948
Tel Aviv, Allenby Road1925–1948
Tel Aviv, Dizengoff Street1937–1948
Tel Aviv, Herzl Street1936–1948
Tel Aviv, Shekhunat Montefiori1937–1943
Tel Aviv, Tel Nordau1934–1948
Tel Aviv, Yorkon (Yarkon)1935–1937
Tel Mond (Tel Mond)19341934–1948
Tiberias19191919–1948
Tirat Tsevi (Tirat Zvi, Tirat Tsevi)19451945–1948
Tul Karm (Tul Keram, Tulkeram, Tulkarem, Tulkarm)19191919–1948
Yajur Nesher19341934–1948
Yavneel, Yavne'el (Yavniel)19241924–1948
Yokneam19441944–1948
Zammarin19201920–1920
Zikhron Ya'akov (Zicron, Zicron Jacob, Zikhron Yaaqov)(1921)1921–1948
Jaffa–Lod–Jerusalem TPO (PAL, LAP, PAJ, JAP, RAK, KAR, KAL, LAK, DAL, LAD, BAR, RAB)1918–1919
Jaffa–Lod–Jerusalem TPO (Jerusalem Ludd, Jerusalem Jaffa)1920–1934
Jerusalem–Lydda TPO (Jerusalem Lydda, Jsm Lydda)1935–1938
Haifa–Kantara TPO (Kantara Haifa, Kantar Haifa)1920–1931
Haifa–Rafa TPO (Rafa Haifa, Haifa Rafa)1931–1938

References

;Header Notes ;Notes

Sources

  • Dorfman, David (1985). Palestine Mandate postmarks. Sarasota, Fla.: Tower Of David.
  • Goldstein, Carlos and Emil S. Dickstein (1983). Haifa and Jaffa postmarks of the Palestine Mandate. Beachwood, Oh.: Society of Israel Philatelists.
  • Firebrace, John A. (1991). British Empire campaigns and occupations in the Near East, 1914–1924: a postal history. London & Bournemouth: Christie's Robson Lowe. .
  • Groten, Arthur H. (1988). The postmarks of Mandate Tel Aviv. Beachwood, Oh.: Society of Israel Philatelists.
  • Proud, Edward B. (2006). The postal history of Palestine and Transjordan. Heathfield. . First edition (1985): The postal history of British Palestine 1918-1948.
  • Sacher, Michael M. (1995). The postal markings of Mandate Palestine: 1917-1948. London: Royal Philatelic Society. .

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