GPS June 2020

Image 7, front and back
The registered airmail cover, dated July 10, 1969, shown in Image 7,
had a most unusual journey. It was sent from Herzliya, Israel to Berlin,
Germany. When it arrived, the recipient had come to “Kairo,” Egypt
and it was forwarded there to “Post Restante” (General Delivery) and
censored. When the recipient did not claim the cover at the Cairo post
office, it should have been returned to the sender in Israel. Since there
was no postal service with Israel, however, the Egyptians applied the
boxed “PAS DE SERVICE (No Service) handstamp and wrote in red
ink, “Return to West Germany.” After arriving in Germany, it was
resent to Israel arriving in Tel Aviv on August 17, 1969.V
Image 8, front, no markings on the back
Image 8 shows a German cover posted on August 9, 1982 to Beirut,
Lebanon. Because of the Lebanese civil war, however, the German
postal service returned the cover. Per Google translate, the boxed violet
handstamp reads:
“Airmail service is still temporarily suspended
from the country of destination. Recovery is
currently uncertain. Airmail Frankfurt Airport”
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