The French Post Office in Jerusalem

Steichele number:	Text	Lower text	EKD	LKD	Form of date	Known colours:	Shape:	Value:
322	JERUSALEM	1852	13/AUG/52	23/JAN/53	mon dd 2 lines	Black	K2	RR
323	JERUSALEM		13/APR/53	26/NOV/54	dd mon yyyy (1 line)	Black, blue-green	L1	R
324	Jerusalem		5/FEB/55	10/JUN/58	dd mon yyyy (1 line)	Blue-green	L1	2250
325	POSTE FRANCAISE	JERUSALEM (the Jerusalem Cross)	3/Sep/58	6/Aug/79	no date	Black, blue, green, violet	K2 with central cross	from 1500
326	POSTE FRANCAISE	JERUSALEM	13/Dec/78	22/Jul/80	no date	Blue	K2 (as 325, but without cross)	R
327	JERUSALEM	PALESTINE	28/Jan/01	19/Jul/05	dd/mon/yy or dd/mm/yy (3 lines)	Black	K2	40
328	JERUSALEM	PALESTINE	27/Oct/00	14/Jan/13	dd/mon/yy or dd/mm/yy (3 lines)	Black	K2	35
329	JERUSALEM	PALESTINE	11/Nov/02	1/Oct/08	dd/mon/yy or dd/mm/yy (3 lines)	Black	K2	30
330	JERUSALEM	PALESTINE	8/Aug/03	7/Jun/14	dd/mon/yy or dd/mm/yy (3 lines)	Black	K2	30
331	JERUSALEM	PALESTINE	9/May/08	6/Apr/10	dd/mon/yy or dd/mm/yy (3 lines)	Black	K2	30

Postmarks 327 to 331 are identifiable by the position of the letters in relation to the inner circle of dashes and the separation of the letters M (in Jerusalem) and E (in Palestine). See Steichele for an illustration. The measurement is taken from the tip of the lower bar of the final `E' in PALESTINE to the top of the right hand upright of `M' in JERUSALEM. The table below gives measurements and defining characteristics.

Postmarks 327-331
Number	Distance	Characteristic
327	11.5mm	A of JERUSALEM above gap in inner ring
328	10.5mm	Left vertical of M aligned with a bar in inner ring
329	11.5mm	A of JERUSALEM above right-hand end of a bar in inner ring
330	10.5mm	Left vertical of M alighned with the end of a bar in the inner ring
331	12.75mm

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 22.2.2007