1948-1949 Issues

Late Fee with Full tabbed 65 mils News Years/Flying Scroll stamp affixed to 11 Oct 1948 postmarked airmail cover sent from TEL AVIV to BERN Switzerland, serving as franking for the FA-1 period 40m postage rate + 5m late fee (per the DO-2 period postage rate, newly raised from 2m as of 1 Oct.), with 20m overpaid & tied by single strike of Daled shift (late shift) index lettered TEL AVIV-29 postmark...

1949 "Flying Scroll" stamp mixed franking airmail to US: 31-01-1949 cover from JERUSALEM to BEVERLY HILLS franked 70 Pr at the FA-2 period airmail rate to US using 65pr 1948 New Years Ba14 with bottom gutter + tabbed 5m Doar Ivri Ba2 tied by special Cyprus detainees slogan cachet & single strike of local Head Post Office postmark (with inverted Hebrew date). Slit open at top; small piece of upper ...

1948 "Flying Scroll" mixed tabbed franking airmail to US: 7-02-1949 cover from JERUSALEM to NEW YORK, franked 70pr at the FA-2 period airmail rate to US using long tabbed 65m Ba14 + tabbed 5m Doar Ivri Ba2, tied by 2 strikes of JERUSALEM-2 (sorting office) postmark; manuscript notation "Contents in German"; slit open at top, flap tear resealed, vertical fold. Estimated value $450+...

1948 "Flying Scroll" stamp multiple tabbed franking airmail to US: 3 April 1949 postmarked commercial cover from JERUSALEM to NYC franked 70 Pr at the FA-2 period airmail rate to US using short tabbed 65pr & long tabbed 5pr Ba11/14, with 2 strikes of JERUSALEM-11 (Mea Shearim) postmark (none on 5pr frank). Back flap missing but does not detract from cover. Estimated value $650+....

1949 2nd Coinage mixed franking mail: 25-2-1951 "Lacol" austerity period stationary airmail cover from HOLON to CHICAGO franked 80pr at the FA-2a period letter rate to US, using 15pr 1949 (1950) 2nd Coinage tete-beche + tete-beche gutter pairs (Ba24a/24b) + full tabbed 1950 New Year 5pr and 15pr (Ba38/39) tied by 3 strikes of Holon postmark; with "airmail" label and Israeli "bet" censor mark on fr...

1949 2nd Coinage mail: 13-4-1951 "Lacol" austerity period stationary airmail cover from HOLON to CHICAGO, franked 80pr at the FA-2a period letter rate to US, using 10pr tete-beche & tete-beche gutter pairs + 4x single (Ba23/23a/24b), tied by 3 strikes of Holon postmark; Israeli "gimmel" censor cachet and "airmail" label on front; slit open at top. Scarce multiple franking cover; estimated value $1...