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During the period of British rule over the Land of Israel, post offices were established in more than one hundred and thirty settlements all over the country. Some of the post offices were opened in old and established settlements, and others were established in new and sparsely populated settlements that came up on the ground a short time before. One of those settlements was Kibbutz "Afikim", where a local post office was opened in 1945.
On April 7, 1962, Maille issued its first charity stamps. The proceeds from the sale of the stamps are intended to finance the fight against malaria.
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A stamp depicting an event that occurred during a specific historical period requires the designer to thoroughly research the characteristics of the period and ensure that he does not insert elements into the image that did not exist at that time.
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A printing method based on heating and melting a resin, which adheres to the surface of the stamp above the ink layer and creates prominent patterns. This method allows the drawing incorporated into the stamp to be emphasized, and shiny sections to be created on it. The thermography method for printing stamps was first used in Turkey in 1966, and has since been incorporated into the printing of many stamps in many countries around the world.
An envelope sent on the island of Trinidad documents an attempt by the local charity to collect donations for the Red Cross during World War I. The course of events turned this activity into a philatelic curiosity.
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