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Chapter 2b -1-
Oslo -A- - The official last day of Israeli post . 17.May.1994A. The official last day - Original metal postmarksIntroductionUpon signing the Oslo -A- agreement, it was decided that the "Official LAST DAY” of Israeli post , will be on the 17th of May.1994 - although practically , it was terminated x2 weeks earlier on 4.May.1994 . In Jericho the LAST DAY was set for 9.May.1994 , the actual closing date . Israel Philatelic Services offered collectors , interested in the "LAST DAY” postmarks , to send their envelopes, ahead, to the superviser on postal affairs (1) in Judea and Samaria and (2) in Gaza Strip . Most postmark devices used , were collected from shutdown offices . Most were in proper shape , and could had served the cancellation of collectors envelopes . Yet, part were found broken or worn up . As to enable clear and clean strikes -philatelic service decided to prepare a set of new copies of all postmarks in the form of casted hard rubber cancellers , in which the date was fixed (not changeable) on : 17.May.1994 In addition the Phil. Services offered to the public to buy a set of x22 official envelopes carrying the LAST DAY postmarks of offices closed (click to read text of ‘notice to the public’) ) The postmarks on these envelopes were PRINTED by a Printing Press and not by hand cancellers . This option of "PRINTED” postmarks was also available to dealers . List of postmarks: Gaza-4-, Gaza-5- , Gaza-8- , Gaza-9- , Gaza-11- , Gaza-12- , Beit Hanun-1- , Beit Lahia-1- , Bani Suheila-2- , Jabalya -2- , Deir El Balah-2- , Khan Yunis -3- , Rafiah Terminal , Industry centre -Gaza , Nuseirat-2- , Mobile Post/ Qeta Aza , Rafiah -1- , -2- and -3- Sheikh Redwan , Jericho .Switch to parallel postmarks listings : A. The official last day - Original metal postmarks B. The official last day - rubber casted postmarks C. The official last day - Printing press postmarks (A) Oslo -A- The official last day of Israeli post - Original metal postmarks |
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Gaza 4 
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Gaza 5 
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Gaza 8 
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Gaza 9 
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Gaza 10 - The Postmark was stolen 
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Gaza 11 
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Gaza 12 
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Beit Hanun 1 
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Beit Lahia 
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Bani Suheila 2 
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Jabaliya 2 
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Deir El Balah 2 
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Khan Yunis 3 
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Rafiah Terminal 
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Industrial Centre - Gaza Strip 
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Nuseirat 2 
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Qeta azza - Mobile Post Office 
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Rafiah 1 
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Rafiah 2 
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Rafiah 3 
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Sheikh redwan 1 
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Yeriho 
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