Jordanian postal administration in the West Bank
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The Jordanian postal administration in the West Bank was the postal authority that operated and managed mail services in the West Bank during the period of Jordanian control after 1948 and before Israeli occupation in 1967.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
postal administration ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| endTime | 1967 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Israeli military postal administration in the West Bank ⓘ |
| governedBy | Jordanian postal laws ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Amman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
ended after the 1967 Six-Day War
ⓘ
post-1948 Arab–Israeli War period ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Jordanian national postal network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jordanian-annexed West Bank ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state postal monopoly ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
handling domestic mail within Jordan and the West Bank
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handling international mail to and from the West Bank ⓘ issuance and regulation of postage stamps in the West Bank ⓘ management of postal services in the West Bank ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jordanian overprinted or inscribed stamps used in the West Bank
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postal history significance for Palestinian and Jordanian philately ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPeriod | Jordanian rule over the West Bank ⓘ |
| operatedInTerritory | West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Jordanian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | instrument of Jordanian sovereignty claims over the West Bank ⓘ |
| precededBy | British Mandate postal administration in Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedService |
money orders in the West Bank
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parcel post in the West Bank ⓘ post office boxes in West Bank post offices ⓘ registered mail in the West Bank ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| regulated |
postal rates in the West Bank
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postal routes connecting the West Bank with Jordan ⓘ |
| replacedAdministrationOf | former British Mandate post offices in the West Bank ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
East Jerusalem (Jordanian-controlled sectors)
NERFINISHED
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West Bank towns and villages ⓘ |
| startTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| statusAfter1967 | ceased operations in areas occupied by Israel ⓘ |
| supervised |
post offices in West Bank cities
ⓘ
rural postal agencies in the West Bank ⓘ |
| terminationCause | Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967 ⓘ |
| transportMode |
airmail links via Jordan
ⓘ
road transport for mail conveyance ⓘ |
| usedCurrencyOnStamps | Jordanian dinar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguageOnStamps |
Arabic
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English ⓘ |
| usedPostmarks | Jordanian-style date stamps with West Bank town names ⓘ |
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