COVER N. 751 - JORDAN 

Postmark: Amman City (?) 13.04.2026

Posted on the 13 April;  Received on the 12th July 2026

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The second cover I got from Talal, from Jordan. Shukran jazeelan.

- On 13JAN1993, Jordan Post issued a definitive set comprising 9 values (5;80;100;125; 160;240;320; 500 fils; 1 dinar), illustrated with an image of the Arch of Hadrian in the city of Jerash, all stamps being equal safe for the value and colour.  

The monumental structure was constructed in 129-130, honouring the visit of Emperor Hadrian to the city where it now stands, which was then called Gerasa and was subject to reconstruction in 2007.

A block of 4 x 160 fils  stamp was used on this cover.

The series would be continued in later years either with new values or with surcharged stamps.

- 40 piastre stamps are part of a set of 5x40 piastre stamps issued on 21NOV2017, highlighting World Heritage Sites in Jordan. The stamps on the cover feature:

The Umm ar-Rasas site, located in central Jordan,  renowned for its Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including 16 churches and a famous mosaic floor in the Church of St. Stephen;

Al-Maghtas, The Baptism, a site located on the east bank of the Jordan River, reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period.

- The 60 fils stamp is part of a set of 3 (20;30; 60 fils)  issued on 18SEP1973, celebrating the Day of Familywood as indicated by the legend on the stamp.

- Petra needs no presentation. The famous city cut in  pink sandstone dating from the 4th century BC, lay  in the desert forgotten to the eyes of the world until its rediscovery in 1812 by  Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, but its true call to fame came more than one and a half centuries later, when Indiana Jones entered one of its most famous buildings - Al-Khazneh, the treasury - only to almost never exit it again.

Another of the city's famous buildings, Ed-Deir, The Monastery, is featured on the 1fils stamp, on the back of the envelope, in a block of 4.

The stamp is part of a set of 4, issued on 09FEV1954. The stamps in the set were either illustrated with the image of the Monastery (1;3;5 fils) or of King Hussein II (2; 4 fils).

The Postmarks indicate that the letter was mailed from Amman, the Capital of Jordan.