Jerusalem Views On Stamps

Let's show stamps and items depicting the beauty of the city of Jerusalem, the holy city to three religions.

Paintings of Jerusalem by Anna Ticho (1894-1980), Joseph Zaritsky (1891-1985) and Mordechai Ardon (1896-1992) - Israel, 1981:

The oldest Jerusalem stamp in my collection is a stamp issued by the Ottoman State (Turkey) in 1919 shows the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem. it is overprinted to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the coronation of Sultan Mehmed VI (The original stamp, without the OP was prepared in 1918 to publicize the victory in Egypt and Palestine, but never issued for known reason):

One of the famous symbols of Jerusalem is the "Tower of David" also known as the Jerusalem Citadel, an ancient citadel located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. The citadel that stands today dates to the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. It was built on the site of an earlier ancient fortification of the Hasmonean, Herodian, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods, after being destroyed repeatedly during the last decades of Crusader presence in the Holy Land by Ayyubid and Mamluk rulers.

British Mandate on Palestine - issued 1927:

Visit Israel - issued by Israel on April 12, 2011:

ATM issued by Israel on May 8, 2006:

The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Jerusalem (stamp from Russia,1995)

Thanks, Vayolene! Great stamp!

The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, built by the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik in 691 CE. The site's significance stems from religious traditions regarding the Foundation Stone, rock at the heart of the shrine, which bears great significance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

The Palestinian Authority - 1994:

Israel - 1985:

British Mandate on Palestine - 1927;

Umm Al-Qiwain - 1972:

Visit of President Sadat of Egypt to Jerusalem - Egypt 1977:

Jerusalem on two stamps from Vatican City
Issued in 1964 (Church of the Holy Sepulchre) and 1999

The Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society is the oldest scientific and humanitarian organization in Russia.

The postage stamps depict the head of the society, the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, the sign of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society and the Sergievsky Compound in Jerusalem; in the fields of the postal block - an oriental landscape, a caravan heading to the city.

The Gorny, or Gornensky Convent is an Orthodox convent in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, under the jurisdiction of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem (Russian Orthodox Church). Located in Ein Karem, 7 km southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem (Israel). The name "Gornensky" is associated with the fact that the monastery is located in an area that in the Gospel times was called a mountain (rus. gorny) country, that is, located on the mountains.



the monastery was founded thanks to the efforts of the Russian archimandrite Antonin Kapustin



the postage stamp depicts the Olive Monastery of the Ascension in Jerusalem, where the archimandrite was buried

Austria issued this stamp in 2004 for the
Papal Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem

Scott 1957

Thanks Alexey and Lithographing for great stamps!!! The Russian Gorny Convent was a joint issue with Israel. To your excellent description let me add that several years ago, in 2007, the building of this convent was completed by adding the golden roofs. Here is the Israeli stamp:

another stamp of Russia with the image of the Gorniy Convent in Jerusalem

another plot of the Gospel: Christ visiting Mary and Martha. The action takes place in the house of Lazarus (later Christ will resurrect him) in the village of Bethany, now it is a suburb of the Eastern Jerusalem Al-Eizariya. Painting by Russian artist Semiradsky

Solomon's Temple Wall

Mahane Yehuda, the main market of Jerusalem - Israel, 2016:


Issued as one of three stamps in a set shows "Markets in Israel":