Bahá'í Postal Stationery

Last updated September 17, 2007
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*Country*	U.S.A.
*Title*	National Airmail Week, Wilmette, IL.
*Issue Date*	May 1938
*Notes:*
A commemorating 20 years of Airmail air mail Features the Wilmette Temple
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*Country*	U.S.A.
*Title*	First Day Airmail Helicopter Flight, Wilmette, IL.
*Issue Date*	Oct 1, 1946
*Notes:*
Features the Wilmette Temple
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*Country*	U.S.A.
*Title*	First Flight of Concorde from New York to Haifa
*Issue Date*	Aug. 18, 1986
*Notes:*
A commemorative envelope that marks the first flight of Concorde from New York to Haifa Features the Shrine of the Bab.

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*Country*	Israel
*Title*	Visit of President Saadat in Israel
*Issue Date*	4/9/1979
*Notes:*
A commemorative cover to mark visit of Saadat to Haifa Features the Shrine of the Bab.

*Country*	Brazil
*Title*	Centenary of Baha'u'llah's Ascension
*Issue Date*	May 29, 1992
*Notes:*
This is cancellation (not a cover) to commemorate centenary of Baha'u'llah's ascension.

*Country*	Panama
*Title*	Commemoration of the Baha'i Faith
*Issue Date*	July 9, 1992
*Notes:*
A commemorative envelope bearing the legend Commemorations of the Baha'i Faith in 1992 was released by Panama. The image below features the 1985 stamp on the commemorative cover with the cancellation.

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*Country*	U.S.A.
*Title*	The Baha'i World Congress in New York
*Issue Date*	Nov 25, 1992
*Notes:*
This is a commemorative cover.

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*Country*	U.S.A.
*Title*	The Baha'i World Congress in New York
*Issue Date*	Nov 25, 1992
*Notes:*
This is a commemorative post card.

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*Country*	Israel	Click on the image for all the cards
*Title*	Tourism Airmail Postcards
*Issue Date*	1994-96
*Notes:*
6 non denomination airmail postcards: Eilat, underwater observatory (1994) Acre, Al-Jazzar Mosque (1995) Massada (1995) Nazareth, the Basilica of the Annunciation (1996) Haifa, Baha’i Temple (1996) Tiberias, Yardenit (1996) Image of all the cards

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*Country*	India
*Title*	Tabo Monastery (Respect for all Religions)
*Issue Date*	Dec. 31, 1999
*Catalogue Number*	Not listed yet
*Notes:*
The stamps aren't related to the Baha'i Faith. But the first day cover has a picture of the Baha'i Lotus temple. The text at the back of the cover makes mention of the Baha'i Faith
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*Country*	Monaco
*Title*	50th Anniversary of Baha'i Faith in Monaco
*Issue Date*	March-April 2004
*Catalogue Number*	None
*Notes:*
A cancellation stamp was made available to recognise the 50th Anniversary of the Faith in Monaco This cancellation reportedly was available for a period of weeks as two dates have been reported, March 19 and April 21.

Cancellation dated March 19, 2004 Cancellation dated April 21, 2004

Germany - National Bahá'í Center in Frankfurt

The term "Nationaltagung der Baha'o" in the cancellations of these postcards means the National Baha'i Convention.

The Haziratu'l-Quds of Frankfurt - April 29, 1951

April 26, 1952

And yet this next one is dated April 24, 1966 and features the Baha'i Temple in Frankfurt. Again it seems to be for the National Baha'i Convention.

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Israel - Bi-National Stamp Exhibition in Haifa

Cancelled on the occasion of Israel and Poland Stamp Exhibition in Haifa from Sep. 24 to Oct. 1, 1991. The postcard seems to be a normal postcard with the exhibition sticker on the back.

Israel - National Stamp Exhibition Haifa 1980

This is a page published by Calhoun's Collectors Society, Inc. 1982. It has the special stamp sheetlet that was issued for the National Stamp Exhibition in Haifa 1980. The image on the stamps is from a 17th century etching of the bay of Haifa with sail boats and Galleons moored in the harbour. It is a great contrast to the newly issued terrace stamps of the same mountain. Of course, there is no Baha'i mention on the stamps, however, in the historical description of Haifa printed below it there are a couple of lines on the "Baha'i Temple and the tomb of Abdol-Baha".

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Israel - Haifa

The following pamphlet for a Medical Convention stamp shows Mount Carmel in Haifa.

Israel - Pacific '97

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Cinderella Stamps

A cinderella stamp is one that is similar in appearance to a postage stamp but carries no monetary value.

German Temple - 1964	Wilmette Temple - Probably 1952 or 1953 (Year of Dedication)
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Various other stickers printed for different Stamp Exhibitions:

Israel - Haifa Handbook

This is a little (5" X 3.5") stapled booklet from the National Stamp Exhibit of April 23rd 1987. The caption reads: 'This color reproduction was issued by the organizing committee of the "Haifa 87" National Stamp Exhibition, and printed from the original by the kind permission of the Ministry of Communications - Philatelic Services'.

As can be seen, on the cover is a sticker with the picture of the Shrine of the Bab. Inside there is a set of four stamps depicting owls and titled ‘Biblical Birds’. The first page is the picture of the four stamps and then there follows three pages of the same picture but they appear to be the color separations, one is all pink, one is blue and one yellow. There is no mention of the Faith.

Israel - Pacific '97

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Israel - Olamei commercial Cover

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Israel - Various Aerogrammes

There are quite a number of aerogrammes featuring the Shrine of Bab.

Israel Haifa Aerogramme 1976	Israel Pik-o-let Aerogramme 1971
Israel Souvenir Aerogramme 1971

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Los Angeles Machine Cancellation

The Local Spiritual Assembly of Baha'is of Los Angeles have their own unique postage (A.K.A machine cancellation, Franking machine, metering machine). Every assembly should get one of these.

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