Postage stamps and postal history of Jordan
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Jordan.
Jordan was part of the Turkish Empire until 1918 and a number of Turkish post offices existed in the area.[1]
Postal service was established after the establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan, and started taking over the postal service that was run by the Ottoman Empire.[2]
British E.E.F. stamps
British Egyptian Expeditionary Force stamps were valid in Palestine, Cilicia,[3] Syria, Lebanon, and Transjordan from 1918.[4]
First stamps
In 1920, E.E.F. stamps overprinted "East of Jordan" in arabic came into use.[5] The first set of definitives bearing the image of Emir Abdullah was issued In 1927.[6]
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of Palestine
- Jordan Post Company
- List of people on stamps of Jordan
References
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
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