Description
Israel era Mandate postmark tying Interim stamp - late dated rare combination: 21 May 1948 postmarked printed matter cover sent from BINYAMINA to TEL AVIV, franked 3 mils per domestic base printed matter postage rate using scarce red counterstamped interim stamp (Ba #1e) & tied by single full strike of the reintroduced local Mandate postmark - a rare combination in this period; unsealed per printed matter regulations. Interim stamps were tolerated for postage during the Israeli postal administration from 16-22 May inclusive; most towns resumed using the Mandate postal device until they received the Israeli trilingual postmark, mostly on 1 July: common postmark/frank combinations are the Israel trilingual tying Doar Ivri stamps, the trilingual tying interim stamps, or the reintroduced Mandate postmark tying Doar Ivri stamps - however the combination reintroduced Mandate postmarks tying interim stamps in this limited period is surprisingly rare. Of significance here is the late dated combination of the franking and postmark, a day before the interim stamps ceased to be valid for postage, and a period by which Doar Ivri stamps were available at virtually all locales in Israel.
