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Rare 2 mils printed matter rate applied to The Union of Religious Writers weekly paper "BaMishor" ('In the Field'), postmarked 26 Jan 1944 from JERUSALEM to TEL AVIV & tied by 2m "postage paid" postmark (Sacher E15 - 4 months after his latest recorded date of 17 AU 43). Sent to a "Sh. Ch. Kook" - probably Rabbi Shlomo Kook (1929-1971), a nephew of Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook, who also contr...

Improvised air mail before 'Horseshoe Route' posted after 10 June: 12 JUNE 1940 airmailed green honour envelope from FPO 121 (Jaffa Road, JERUSALEM) to NUNEATON, tied by British airmail etiquette & franked 60m using 12x 5m Mandate pictorals (scarce multiple franking) per the Imperial Airlines/BOAC air mail service rate; the cover was posted 2 days after Italy's entry into the war and the dramatic ...

Unusual overtaxed 1948 incoming US air mail: DEC 6 1948 airmailed picture-postcard of St. Moritz hotel from NEW YORK to TEL AVIV, sent from the hotel with German message dated 3 Dec.; underfranked at 15c for the 25c period rate but taxed 60c(!) by the New York post office - more than twice the actual period rate of 25c for standard airmail (letters/postcards) to Israel. The deficiency of 10c doubl...

Taxed Express cover with late used demonetized stamp: 7 July 1948 postmarked express commercial cover from HAIFA to Saint-Joseph College JAFFA franked 50m at the DO-1 postage period rate (10m letter rate + 40m express rate) but as affixed with now demonetized Mandate 50m frank (Ba #100) as of 16 May; rejected at the counter (although cancelled against regulations), and taxed twice the deficiency u...

1948 2nd postage rate period grace-period taxed printed-matter mail: 8-10-1948 local KEFAR ATA printed matter cover franked 3pr at the DO-1 postage period printed matter rate using long tabbed 3m 1948 New Year Ba10 stamp; should have been accepted in lieu of the new 5pr rate during the 1st two weeks of new DO-2 postage rate period (starting 1 Oct) as the standard 'grace period', but was incorrectl...

Doar Ivri PO's, rates & routes: 2 JU 48 local TEL AVIV registered printed matter cover franked 18m at period rate (3m printed matter rate + 15m registration fee) using 3 color mixed perforation Doar Ivri franking: 3m (10:11) Ba1d, 5m Ba2 & 10m rouletted Ba3c franks tied by 2 strikes of reintroduced Mandate TEL NORDAU-TEL AVIV postmark Groten-I20 (+ backstamp), with Mandate TEL AVIV-5 R-label & Nat...

1950 Independence 1st Day mixed franking mail: 23-4-1950 registered official Independence Day airmail 1st Day Cover from HOLON to CHICAGO franked 160pr at the FA-2a postage period rate (80pr letter + 2x 40pr R-letter additional 10g weight) using mix of 1st day full tabbed 20pr & 40pr + 20pr single with top and right margins (Ba29/30) + pair full tabbed 40pr 1949 UPU (Ba27), tied by 4 strikes of Ho...

1950 Independence / rates & routes: 17-5-1950 express cover from JERUSALEM to HAIFA franked 55pr at the DO-2 postage period domestic rate (15pr letter + 40pr express) using mix of 40pr (Ba30) + late use 15m Doar Ivri (miscut base, rough perforation; last sold 30-4-50) tied by full strike of JERUSALEM-5 (Main Post Office) postmark; backstamped same day HAIFA arrival; opened at left. Est. value $120...

1950 Independence / rates & routes: 21-7-1950 "Lacol" austerity period airmail stationary cover from HAIFA to BUDAPEST franked 80pr at twice the FA-2a period rate to Europe for being overweight, using a mix of a pair of 20pr (Ba29) with left margin + 40pr 1949 UPU (Ba27) franks tied by 2 strikes of the Haifa head post office postmark; arrived 25 VII 1950; roughly opened at back but complete; corre...

1950 UPU / rates & routes: 17-7-1950 "Lacol" austerity period airmail stationary cover from TEL AVIV to NEW YORK franked 160pr double-rate at the FA-2a postage period rate to US for extra weight using mix of full tabbed 40pr (Ba27) + 20pr 1950 Independence (Ba29) + 100pr 1950 1st airmail (Ba36) tied by single strike of TEL AVIV trilingual postmark; opened roughly at left, piece of side edge missin...

1950 UPU / PO's, rates & routes: 5-11-1950 registered airmail cover from REHOVOT to NEW YORK franked 190pr at the FA-2a postage period rate (80pr letter + 25pr registration + 2x 40pr R-letter 10g extra weight, with 5pr overcharge left over) using 80pr tete-beche gutter pair (Ba28b) + 30pr 1949 2nd Coinage (Ba25), tied by 2 full strikes of Rehovot postmark on front + 2 on back,with Israeli registry...

1950 UPU / PO's, rates & routes: 28-11-1950 registered airmail cover from HERZLIA (return addressed Otte Wallish in TEL AVIV) to CHICAGO franked 235pr at the FA-2a postage period rate (80pr letter + 25pr registered + 3x and maybe 4x 40pr R-letter 10g extra weight - at least one frank appears missing, maybe 30pr + the registry label) using mix of pair full tabbed 80pr (Ba28) + 50pr 1950 1st airmail...

1950 UPU / rates & routes: 20-3-1951 "Lacol" austerity period stationary cover express registered airmail from TEL AVIV to ROSLYN (New York, misaddressed to NJ) franked 320pr at the FA-2a postage period rate (80pr letter + 25pr registration + 40pr express + 4x 40pr R-letter 10g additional weight, with 15pr overcharged) using miscut full booklet pane of 80pr (Ba28) tied by single strike of TEL AVIV...

1950 UPU / PO's, rates & routes: 22-9-1950 "Mataf" stationary airmail cover from HOLON to CHICAGO franked 160pr double-rate at the FA-2a postage period rate to US using 80pr tete-beche gutter pair (Ba28b) tied by 2 full strikes of Holon postmark; slit open at top, very fine; estimated value $180+...

1950 UPU / PO's, rates & routes: 30-7-1950 airmailed cover from REHOVOT to NEW YORK franked 160pr double-rate at the FA-2a postage period rate using full tabbed 80pr vertical pair (Ba28) tied by single full strike of Rehovot postmark; handwritted "Almaliach" at top of front; opened and resealed by Israeli censor; slit open at top, edge creases & peripheral tears; estimated value $180+...

1950 UPU / rates & routes: 9-4-1951 "Lacol" austerity period stationary cover express registered airmail from TEL AVIV to ROSLYN (New York, misaddressed NJ) franked 160pr at the FA-2a postage period rate (80pr letter + 25pr registration + 40pr express, with 15pr overcharged) using full booklet pane of 40pr (Ba27) tied by single strike of TEL AVIV postmark on front + 2 on back, with red "express" c...

1950 UPU / rates & routes: 27-7-1950 express airmail cover from HOLON to CHICAGO franked 120pr at the FA-2a postage period rate (80pr letter + 40pr express) using 40+80pr tete-beche pair (Ba27+28) tied by single full strike of Holon postmark; slit open at top, some edge creases; very fine; rare rate & franking, Estimated value $250+...

1949 2nd Coinage: 25-2-1951 "Lacol" austerity period stationary airmail express cover from HOLON to CHICAGO franked 120pr at the FA-2a postage period rate to US (80pr letter + 40pr express), using 30pr tete-beche + tete-beche gutter pairs (Ba25a/25b), tied by 3 strikes of Holon postmark; with Israeli "bet" censor cachet & "airmail" and "express" labels on front; backstamped same day TEL AVIV-45 tr...

Doar Ivri PO's, rates & routes: 8-3-1950 large express registered commercial cover from HAIFA to TEL AVIV franked 100pr at the DO-2 postage period rate (15pr letter + 40pr express + 25pr registration + 20pr for 2x 10g additional weight) using tabbed 50pr single + 50pr single (Ba6) tied by single strike HAIFA-6(?) postmark + 3 on back, with Mandate registry-label Sacher-RM; backstamped same day TEL...

Doar Ivri PO's, rates & routes: 23-9-1948 3 color registered commercial cover from TIBERIAS to TEL AVIV franked 37m at the DO-1 period rate (10m letter + 15m registration + 12m for 2x 10g additional weight) using block of 4x 3m + 5m + 20m (Ba1/2/5) franks tied by full 2 strikes of Tiberias postmark on front + 2 on back, with Mandate R-label Sacher-8; filing holes, slit open at left, very fine. Mai...

1948 Interim mixed franking domestic mail: 12 MY 48 local HAIFA express cover to northern district engineer franked 50m at the postage period rate (10m letter + 40m express) using mix of 10m Mandate pictorial coil stamp (Ba97) + block x4 10m Ramat Gan interim stamps (Ba26) tied by 3 strikes of Haifa Minhelet Ha'am postmark and back-stamped twice 12 MY 48 by Mandate HADAR HACARMEL branch office pos...

1950 1st airmail 250pr on mail: 10-12-1951 requisitioned Mandatory "Department of Posts & Telegraphs" registered airmail commercial cover from TEL AVIV (philatelic service) to DAYTON franked 265pr at the FA-2a postage period rate (80pr letter + 25pr registration + 4x 40pr R-letter additional 10g weight) using mix of half tabbed 250pr (Ba37) + full tabbed 15pr JNF (Ba52) tied by 2 full strikes of T...

1950 1st airmail 100pr on overseas mail: 9-1-1951 express registered airmail cover from TEL AVIV to NEW YORK franked 150pr at the FA-2a postage period rate (80pr letter + 25pr registration + 40pr express fee, with 5pr overcharged) using half-tabbed 50pr & 100pr (Ba35/36) tied by single strike of TEL AVIV-23 postmark on front + 2 on back, with Mandate registry-label Sacher-RG on front; backstamped ...

1950 1st airmail / PO's, rates & routes: 7-9-1950 "Lacol" austerity period stationary domestic express cover from TEL AVIV to JERUSALEM franked 55pr at the DO-2 period rate (15pr letter + 40pr express fee) using 5pr (Ba32) + 50pr 1949 2nd Coinage (Ba26) tied by single strike of TLV-23 postmark; opened at back, tear to flap corner....