1948-1949 Issues

Israeli 1948 Festivals/New Years (Flying Scroll) stamp issue registered first day cover FDC, tied by full series of single stamps (Ba #10-14) & postmarked on their first day of use 26 Sept 1948 using special slogan mashine cancel + 3x strikes of Jerusalem-9 post office postmark...

1948 "Flying Scroll" stamp airmail to US: 22-10-1948 cover from JERUSALEM to NEW YORK CITY franked 65m at the FA-1 period airmail rate to US (10 days before start of new rate period) using 1948 New Years with long tabbed 65m Ba14, tied by JERUSALEM-2 (sorting office) postmark; arrived arround 1 NOV and marked "unknown" / "not at address given" and returned to Bowling Green Station (backstamped), b...

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: 3-04-1949 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...