This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Jordan, formerly Transjordan.
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Early post
Jordan was part of the Turkish Empire until 1918 and a number of Turkish post offices existed in the area.[1]
British occupation
Stamps of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force were valid in Transjordan, Palestine, Cilicia,[2] Syria, and Lebanon from 1918.[3] In 1920, E.E.F. stamps overprinted "East of Jordan" in Arabic were issued for Transjordan.[4]
First stamps
Transjordan became part of the League of Nations mandate for the territories of Palestine in 1922. Postal service was set up after the establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan, and started taking over the postal service that was run by the Ottoman Empire.[5] The first stamps for the Emirate were E.E.F. stamps overprinted with the inscription "Arab Government of the East" in Arabic. Further overprints were also made with the stamps of Hejaz. The first set of definitives bearing the image of Emir Abdullah was issued In 1927.[6][7]
Independence
Transjordan remained a British mandate until 1946. On 25 May 1946, the Emirate became the "Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan", achieving full independence on 17 June 1946. In 1949, it was renamed the "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan". By 2019, Jordan had issued 2,667 stamps.[8]
Palestine issues
Jordan provided the postal stamps for the West Bank (incl. East Jerusalem) between 1948 and 1967. Prior to the incorporation of the West Bank into Jordan in 1950, Jordanian stamps overprinted "Palestine" in Arabic and English were issued from 1948 until April 1950.[9] After 1950, stamps of Jordan were used in the West Bank until it was occupied by Israel in 1967.
See also
References
- ^ Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Part 19 Middle East. 6th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2005, pp.161-187. ISBN 0-85259-576-X
- ^ Mayo, 1984, p. 24.
- ^ Dorfman, 1989, p. 20.
- ^ Dorfman, 1989, p. 23.
- ^ "الصفحة الرئيسية".
- ^ "History".
- ^ "Jordan | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
- ^ Stamp World, Jordan - Postage Stamps. Accessed August 23, 2019.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Jordanian Occupation: Definitives 1948" in A Short Introduction To The Philately Of Palestine.
Further reading
- Najjar, Abed Habib. The Postal History of Jordan 1400-1959. Sahara Publications Limited., 2006. ISBN 1-903022-09-6
- Najjar, Abed Habib. The Stamps of Jordan 1920-1965. Sahara Publications Limited., 1998. ISBN 0-9532591-0-2
- Proud, Edward B. The Postal History of Palestine and TransJordan. Heathfield, Sussex: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., 2006. ISBN 1-872465-89-7
External links
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