



In 1945, a special order was issued which gave the soldiers of the Jewish Brigade who served in Italy a special benefit in sending letters to the Land of Israel. This was a unique benefit that was personally granted only to soldiers whose permanent place of residence was the Land of Israel. Two letters preserved in the Alexander collection serve as evidence of how this benefit was exercised in order to send letters to Israel.

On March 4, 1961, the Upper Volta Post issued its first airmail stamps.