Early Maximum Cards of Palestine
Below: Rachel's Tomb, near Bethlehem, 1932. Bethlehem, 'House of Bread', first appears in the Bible as Ephrath, on whose outskirts Jacob buried his beloved wife Rachel after she died in childbirth. Postmark: BETHLEHEM, 8 September 1932, regular. Card published by Eliahu Bros, JAFFA & TEL-AVIV, J.M.16.
Above: David's Tower, Jerusalem, 1932. 'The Tower of David' is applied sometimes to the Phasael Tower, named for Herod's brother, and sometimes to the fourteenth century minaret. Postmark: JERUSALEM, 27 September 1932, regular. Card published by Eliahu Bros, JAFFA & TEL-AVIV, J.M.3.
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