Postage stamps and postal history of Jordan

A 1928 stamp of Transjordan overprinted "Constitution" commemorating the enactment of the first Constitution of Transjordan

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

References

  1. ↑ Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Part 19 Middle East. 6th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2005, pp.161-187. ISBN 0-85259-576-X
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Mayo, 1984, p. 24.
  4. ↑ Dorfman, 1989, p. 20.
  5. ↑ Dorfman, 1989, p. 23.
  6. ↑

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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