Palestine (mandate)

Palestine was a region established as a mandated territory in 1920, administered by Great Britain. It corresponds to curent-day Israel.

It was previously part of the Ottoman Empire and used their stamps. British occupation stamps inscribed "E.E.F." for use in Palestine and other nearby regions were used beginning 1918 and are in Stamp Encyclopedia under E.E.F.. In 1994, The Palestinian Authority was established in the West Bank and Gaza Strip areas. See: Palestinian Authority for those issues.

With the first 3 issues, some values exist perf 14, perf 15x14 or both. See your favorite catalog for specifics. 
 * In September 1920, E.E.F. stamps were overprinted trilingually in Jerusalem. The Arabic inscription measures 8mm long.
 * Later in 1920-21, a new setting was created with the Arabic inscription 10mm long.
 * Meanwhile in December 1920, three values were issued with Arabic inscription also 10mm long but with the two rightmost characters separated from the rest.
 * In 1921, stamps in a new setting were issued. Both Arabic and Hebrew characters are sharply pointed. The spacing between Hebrew words is 1.25mm. The tops of the Hebrew inscription letters are basically in line.
 * Later in 1921, trilingual overprints with the English part in sans serif type was printed in London (Somerset House). All values are perf 15x14. Two rare values are also perf 14.
 * In 1922, yet another overprint was issued, notably with the "P" and "A" of "PALESTINE" wider. All values are perf 14, but the four highest values also exist perf 15x14.
 * In 1927-42, pictorial definitives were issued. The 5m and 10m values were also issued in coils, perf 14.5x14.







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In 1928-45, the previous design was modified with denominations expressed as mil(s). 
 * In 1923, simple typographed numeral designs were issued.
 * In 1924, a new numeral design was released, the denominations expressed as millieme(s).



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