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adera, named after the Arabic El Khudeira (Khadra - Green), was established in 1890 by pioneers from Lithuania. Many died of malaria, which was carried by mosquitoes from surrounding swamps. In 1895, with the help of Baron Edmund de Rothschild, the swamps
were drained by planting eucalyptus trees. These now form the forest of Hadera.
In 1913 and 1914, local stamps were introduced. These were inscribed "Moshava Hadera" (Hadera Colony) with the Hebrew letter Hey = 5 (para) or Yod = 10 (para) at both ends of the label.
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Figure 5 |
| October 7, 1913. Postcard from Hadera to Rishon Le-Zion forwarded by the Austrian Post Office in Jaffa. Local 5 para messenger stamp affixed over the Austrian imprinted stamp, tied by the local violet Hebrew cachet "Hadera," handled free of charge by the Austrian Post Office. One of five recorded examples of Hadera label - stamp. | |
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