Chapter 3f
When did the metal postmarks introduced in the West Bank
Introduction
On 8. Nov.1995 , The post offices in the West Bank area all opened to the public As part of the Oslo -B- agreement . All 36 (!) offices used rubber type postmarks of the same design . The original date was set for 5,Nov.95 , but was postponed due to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin the Israeli Prime Minister , on the evening of the previous day - 4.Nov.1995 .
Postmarks usage
Circular rubber postmarks used for a variety of functions, both as posting cancellations , transit and arrival ones . In the big Towns additional postmarks, with higher indices were introduced, i.e Nablus 1, 2, 3,, 4 . The postmarks can be found on Receipts , forms , parcel post etc.
Introduction of Metal postmarks
In the months February-March 1995 , High quality , German made, metal postmarks were gradually introduced .
List of Metal Postmarks
Rubber postmarks remained in use alongside the new metal ones ( see review in this link ) The use of the (provisional ?) rubber postmarks continued and in some offices even new type of rubber postmarks were introduced in later years .