International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Palestine

Palestine 3 The first meter was installed in 1929. All stamps are inscribed “PALESTINE” in the frank. For stamps after 1949 see ISRAEL and PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. left|400px 1. Universal "Midget" (FV-3/5), 1929. 3[Very scarce] Small upright frank with country name in curved ribbon at top. “MILS” below value figures. Five meters used, A1 through A5. TM: DC, with thick arc at bottom Values: 4 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 20 left|365px 2. Neopost (LV-6), 1929. Very similar to Type 1 but spacing between TM and frank is narrower. The value figure is smaller than with type 1. M# with “B” prefix, B1 through B24 known. TM: DC Values: 4 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 20, 24, 25 left|550px 3. Francotyp “C” machine distributed by Universal (MV), 1932. Frank is larger than Types 1 and 2, and the spacing between the town mark and frank is much wider. Four-digit transaction counting number is high between the town mark and frank. M#s A6, A7 and A8. A. Large TM with small date figures with Arabic month B. Smaller TM with larger date figures with Roman month (not shown) 3[Uncommon] TM: DC V/F: 4 000 left|383px 4. Universal “MultiValue” (MV), 1932. Frank nearly identical to that of Type 3 but with much narrower spacing between the town mark and frank. TM: DC V/F: 4 000 4 12px00 a. V/F: 00 (M# A19 only) 3[Rare] left|386px 5. Universal “MultiValue” (MV), 1932. 3[Extremely rare, only one example known] Large square frank. With 4-bank value figures. M# A39 only. TM: DC V/F: 4 12px000 325px|left 6. Neopost (LV-6), 1938. 3[Very scarce] Identical to Type 2 but “MILS” above value figures instead of below. M#s B30 to B33 known. TM: DC Values seen: 4 2, 5, 7, 13, 15, 25 a. Printed in black