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Jordan
November 1920
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| #1 | xxx |
The overprint reads "East of Jordan".
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
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| Palestine overprints | ||||||
| 1 milliemme dark brown | 1 | 1 | ||||
| other values 2m to 20 piastres | 2-11 | 1-19 † | ||||
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Independent Kingdon |
| 1946 Sc221 SG249 |
† The stamps are either perf 14 of perf 15x14. Gibbons has SG1-8 as perf 15x14 and SG9-19 as perf 14, while Scott liststhem sequentially by value and designates the perf 14 as Sc#a.
Floyd A. Walker (see Syria) writes, " JORDAN went from being a British Mandate (#1) to a kingdom (#221) and has remained mercifully stable. "
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Occupation of Palestine |
| 1948 Sc-N1 SG-P1 |
Occupation
Gibbons [1] states, "On the day after the proclamation of the state of Israel on 14 May 1948, Transjordan troops (the Arab Legion) crossed the Jordan into Palestine and, before the armistice of 3 April 1949 were able to take and hold the Old City of Jerusalem [and other areas] … The occupied areas were incorporated into the Kingdom … after which the stamps of Jordan were used]. In the Six Day War … all this territory was lost by Jordan and it has since been administered by Israel.