Postmarks & Postal Markings of Tel Aviv

1950 1st airmail / PO's, rates & routes: SEPT-OCT 1950(?) New Years period greeting card from JAFFO to HAIFA franked 5pr at the DO-2 period printed matter rate using single 5pr (Ba32) tied by scarce printed matter bulk mail dateless triangular "Jaffo" cancellation. Some damage to the stamp from storage conditions....

1950 Independence / rates & routes: 5 MAY 1950 postmarked printed matter airmail cover from official State Philatelic Services in TEL AVIV to ATLANTIC CITY USA & franked 60pr for the 65pr FA-2a period rate to US using 20pr and 40pr singles (Ba #29/30) & tied by full strike of the head post office postmark (error - the Hebrew date is "18" and not "5" or "15"); unsealed per printed matter regulation...

Rare combination with dateless triangular postmark: 4 Oct 1951 postmarked miniature printed matter air mail cover addressed to HAUTE SAVOIE France & franked 40 prutot for the period postage rate as printed matter (same postage as airmail letter but with higher weight allowance, at 25 grams versus 10g for letters); postmarked by NEGEV mobile post ("NEGEV DOAR NA 1", Nacht #157/2), 1x strike on each...

Israeli dateless triangular postmark cancelling overseas franking: Oct. 1951 Jewish High Holiday era minature printed matter cover addressed to STRASBOURG France (return addressed KARKUR), franked 10 prutot per the SU-2 printed matter surface mail postage rate using 2x 5pr stamps of the 1949 2nd Coinage series (Ba #22) where one is tied by the TEL AVIV dateless triangular postmark - in violation o...

1590 (1950) date error TWICE: JERUSALEM Israeli Vaad HaPoel HaZioni slogan cancel with 27 April 1590 "1950" date error tied to 55Pr franked express mail cover (15pr letter + 40pr express fee) to TEL AVIV on Pension/hotel postal stationary, backstamped same day arrival by TEL AVIV-22(?) post office postmark with same "1590" date error!...

Prepaid markings: lot of 3x 1951 era covers with JERUSALEM and TEL AVIV red pre-paid postmarks...

Last Day slogan cancellations: 6-02-1949 postmarked & stampless registered official mail cover from foreign currency department in TEL AVIV to Anglo Palestine Bank in JERUSALEM, tied 1x on front & 1x on back by the Cyprus Interees illustrated slogan cachet (Nacht #4) on its last day of use + backstamped same day arrival; slit open on top and right....

1st Day 8-03-1949 dated full strike of the TEL AVIV "Knesset" ("HaKneset Tel Aviv") postmark (Nacht 216/2) on local "printed matter" cover, franked 5pr per DO-2 postage period domestic printed matter rate; posted unsealed per regulations...

Israeli illustrated slogan cancellations: lot of 9x covers with various illustrated slogan cancellations, all different, circa. 1949-1951...

1997 DO-78 rate period franked taxation notice: 6 Mar 1997 English dated "11/95" series sender taxation notice to HERZLIYA PITUACH requesting additional franking for attempting to send a letter to TEL AVIV unfranked instead of at the 1.10 NIS letter rate, and was charged postage dues of 2.20 NIS (double the deficiency), which he paid using 1.90 NIS 1996 Sports Ba #1203 + 30 Ag 1992 Songbirds Ba #1...