1960-1969 Rates, Routes & Postal Handling

Reforwarded US-France airmail to Israel with airmail surcharge: 24 Aug 1961 postmarked air mail cover sent from SAN CLEMENTE USA to BRUNOY France, franked 15c for the period postage rate. The addressee evidently left for Israel and whoever received the mail re-addressed the cover to 'poste restante' in Tel Aviv (the mail is held at the post office for pickup by the addressee) & added 0.20F postage...

Rare Eilat - Army mail combination: 27 Aug 1963 postmarked family correspondence cover sent from civilian in EILAT to relative serving in the army; in this period uniquely at EILAT all domestic mail addressed outside of the city was flown as air mail: the postage rate was the same as the domestic letter rates for the rest of the country but the weight tranche differed. Here the cover was franked 1...

Rare type of instructional marking on rare instance of cutout franked mail: front of 4 April 1965 postmarked cover sent from TEL AVIV to Michigan USA, franked 70 agorot per period rate using a mix of 0.35L & 0.20L imprinted stamps cut out from 1960 issue airletter sheets (Ba #AS.23/24) letter sheets + 0.15L additional franking using 3 stamps of the 1961 Zodiac stamp series. The franks were all can...

Unusual Israeli mail mailed without postage: 14 APRIL 1966 commercial cover on bank "registered mail" postal stationary, sent from EILAT to insurance company in TEL AVIV - but posted stampless & tied by machine cancel; not returned and apparently delivered; slit open at top....

Israel illustrated first day cover commemorating the dedication of the new Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital at Ein Karem, 3 August 1960, postally used 23 May 1962 (pencil address at King David Hotel partially erased) & backstamped arrival by King David Hotel cachet, 24 May 1962...