Lot #: 144111

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1948 post-siege JERUSALEM late use & acceptance of interim stamp + red postmark: 26 July 1948 postmarked cover to TEL AVIV, franked 10m using 2nd local issue interim stamp & tied by Israeli trilingual JERUSALEM-1 head post office postmark in red ink - here late use of the interim stamp, over a month after Doar Ivri stamps reached Jerusalem (20 June), and late acceptance of it outside of the city without the cover being taxed for postage dues on account of the stamp being invalid; a very rare instance of red ink being used for postmarks & cancellations during the Israeli postal administration. Slit open at top.