A Short Introduction To The Philately Of Palestine

The Stamps of Palestine 1996

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The inividial stamps from this series (nos. MiNr 47–50) were also printed in regular sheets of ten:

One should note an error in the Arabic inscription at the bottom of the stamp where the letter alef is missing twice:
لسلطة لفلسطينية should read السلطة الفلسطينية.
However this is not a variety but an error in the stamp design. There exist no stamps with the correct inscription!

Block no. 4 with stamp no. 51 is reported with changes in colour saturation incidental to the printing process. The illustrations shown below (scanned in one go) were selected from a run of 200 blocks (two whole packages) to show the two extreme ends of the variations found. Click to enlarge.

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Stamp no. 53 (40 Fils) is reported in a colour variant, sporting a more blueish appearance. This 'variant' was purchased from the offical philatelic office in Gaza.
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Thanks to Thomas Schubert for the report and illustration.

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The 1996 christmas folder "Weihnachten in Bethlehem" (Christmas in Bethlehen, in German) featurung the 1996 Christmas block in mint condition and as text a Bible passage from Luke 2, 1-20. Size: 200x212mm, designer: Margit Zauner-Corduan.

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