United States. Jordanian 'gentle' postal boycott of Israel: 29 FEB 1980 airletter from SAN ANTONIO to KIBBUTZ GINNEGAR, pre-franked 22c & tied by local machine cancel; this mis-routed via JORDAN: at this time less politically charged postal markings used to refuse service, so marked with "UNSUFFICIENT(sic) ADDRESS" instructional marking handstamp (same type used on any mis-addressed mail) + red Arabic manuscript notation "Return to sender Israel!" & returned to sender; this resent & backstamped 2-5-80 GINNEGAR arrival. Few examples of postal boycott mail from Jordan exist since 1980s; this only example known stamped such.

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