TWO RISHON LEZION POSTAL HISTORY ITEMS; May 28 1948 Cover to Rishon LeZion offcial unfranked from Treasury Dept. Tel Aviv to RLZ, early Official mail; 1949 cover to RLZ bank, with unseen circular cachet of National Loan on front. Unusual. Ex Tsachor. Photo. Estimated Value $200
AIRMAIL COVER FROM ENGLAND, July 23, 1948, addressed to Tel Aviv, censored, FIRST AIRMAIL SERVICE to Israel. Clean. Photo. Estimated Value $300
DOAR IVRI COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER, to USA, franked with 65m (5x10m plus 1x15m tab) stamps tied to cover by 3x JERUSALEM "LIBERATION" postmarks, JULY 1, 1948. Scarce and hard to find. Photo. Estimated Value $400
PALESTINE AIRLETTER SHEET with Haifa first day postmark, May 16, 1948, addressed to London. Has 10m Minhelet Ha'am stamp affixed but not cancelled. M.H. stamps were not acceptable for use outside of Israel. (Not necessary as the Mandate stamp was accepted for use on the first day of the state of Israel). The letter dated May 12, 1948 Kiryat Amal, and speaks of the disturbances near the kibbutz, and that of her doing guard duty (and hopes for Peace soon to the Jewish state). Photo. Estimated Value $400
TEL AVIV COVER, addressed to Hungary, with 4x10m Pictorial stamps (Coil), airmail cover, but crossed out with green ink, with letter enclosed dated May 3, 1948, with receival backstamps May 25, 1948. Scarce early date. Photo. Estimated Value $500
PARCEL CARD 1949, Meshek Yagur cancel on 2x50m Doar Ivri stamps, with Doar Tzvai Basis B cancel, with violet handstamp "SEDOM" in the south. Photo. Estimated Value $200
PARCEL CARD, 1948, WITH 6Om DOAR IVRI stamps (50m 10x11), addressed to soldier in NEGEV BRIGADE, 8th BATALLION, flown to Ruchman/Negev w/x2 APO10, scarce. Photo. Estimated Value $200
KFAR YEHEZKEL COVER with almost complete strike in black tying 10m Mandate Stamp to Commercial cover addressed to Haifa, family correspondence. Light stains mainly on back. VF and rare as few covers known from this tiny village. Ex Tsachor. Photo. Estmated value $300
GEDERA REGISTERED INTERIM PERIOD COVER, commercial, addressed to Tel Aviv, with proper franking, 25m M.H. stamps, 3x local cancels, vertical fold, some light staining, but still scarce. Backstamps. Photo. Estimated Value $500
TEL AVIV COVER addressed to Tel Aviv, franked with 7x PARACHUTISTS STAMPS (Minhelet Ha'am), 3x Tel Aviv cancels. Stamps hich catalogue value. Photo. Etimated Value $250