CAIFA (modern HAIFA). Little is known about the opening of the post-office in Haifa. The town became a regular port of call for French steamers in 1906, and the earliest postmarks date from that year, so it is generally assumed that the post office was opened to meet a need from the passengers visiting from the steamers.
Steichele number: |
Text |
Lower text |
EKD |
LKD |
Form of date |
Known colours: |
Shape: |
Value: |
341 |
CAIFFA |
SYRIE |
8/May/06 |
30/Sep/14 |
dd/mm/yy (2 lines) |
black |
K1 (dotted) |
100 |
342 |
CAIFFA |
SYRIE |
3/May/11 |
30/Sep/14 |
dd/mm/yy (2 lines) |
black |
K1 (dotted) |
180 |
Postmarks 341 and 342 are identifiable by the distance between the letters. See Steichele for details. In the illustrations, the positions of the letters vary relative to the dashes in the ring.
Value Values given in Steichele for use on cover. The units are dollars. Single stamps with clear postmarks are generally a fraction of these prices. Use on postcards is at a discount on the prices.
Last updated 19.5.2006