NESHER YAJUR REGISTERED TELEGRAM COVER, addressed to Haifa, Mixed franking Palestine and M.H. stamps totaling 25m correct rate, tied to cover by 3 cancels. Straight-line date stamps 14 MAY 1948. Backstamps. Photo. Estimated Value $150
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RA'ANANA REGISTERED COVER, addressed to Tel Aviv, 25m franking including Parachutusts pair tied by M.H. cancels, mandate transit cancel on front of cover, May 11. Photo. Estimated Value $200
RAMATAYIM REGISTERED COVER, addressed to Tel Aviv, franked with 25m M.H. stamps, correct rate, backstamped. Horizontal fold. Ramatayim was small village near Hod HaSharon, that no longer exists today. Photo. Estimated Value $200
RAMAT HASHARON REGISTERED COVER, addressed to Tel Aviv, FRANKED WITH 25m M.H. stamps, tied by three cancels. Backstamped. Photo. Estimated Value $250
REGISTERED RISHON LETSIYON COVER, addressed locally, franked with 52m (overfranked) with M.H. stamps, toed by 4 cancels, backstamps including Mandate May 12 cancel. Hard to find. Photo. Estimated Value $150
TIBERIAS REGISTERED COVER, label No 0013, franked with Palestine stamps with Tiberias overprints (4x10m over franked), straight-line handstamp May 2, 1948 in Hebrew. Backstamps. Photo. Estimated Value $150
HIAFA CANCELS (forged) on cover, will Palestine and M.H. stamp with 25m PATCO LABEL, also addressed to PATCO in Haifa. Photo. Estimated Value $100
UNADDRESSED PATCO COVER, with 10m M.H. stamp, plus 3 PATCO LABELS, with Haifa cancels. Unusual. Photo. Estimated Value $100
REGISTERED HAIFA 1949 CANCELS on Registered Cover, with Palestine and Doar Ivri stamps, with additional 7 PATCO LABELS, very unusual. Photo. Estimated Value $200
COURIER COVERS (2), from the Besieged Negev both to JERUSALEM, both show in return addresses the PO Box's maintained by the Settlements in Tel Aviv. 1) Posted by the Courier in TLV during M.H. 5-14 MAY Technion stamp tied by TLV's M.H. postmark, sender in "Be'eroth Yitzhak PO Box 342 TLV Post. 2) 10m Doar Ivri affixed in Tel Aviv 20.6.1948 sender in "PO Box 972 TLV, Ruchama". vertical fold. Scarce pair of covers, both signed by Tsachor. Photo.(ex Tsachor) Estimated Value $1000
OTTOMAN BANK COMMECIAL COVER, Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, mixed franking Mandate and M.H. postmarks, straight-line date handstamp MAY 12 1948, roughly operned at top, vf, scarce only possible combination 9 -14 may 1948, signed by Tsachor and Aloni. Photo. Estimated Value $1000
1948 LOCALS, ETC.
TWO CONVOY COVERS FROM JERUSALEM TO HAIFA, 1) Convoy cover franked 25m Jerusalem first issue with JERUSALEM 18 reg. label (Rehavia) arrival postmark Haifa 18.6.1948. 2) 2nd Convoy bank cvr JERUSALEM 6 reg. label (mahne Yehuda) with 3x10m for double rate (short 1m), receival Haifa 24.6.1948, also Jerusalem M.H. backstamp (deformed). Scattered light toning. Photo. Estimated Value $350
PALESTINE 25m AIRLETTER SHEETLET, from Jerusalem to England, message dated 18.5.48 with additional 10m 2nd Issue Jerusalem local stamp tied by "Rosette" postmaek, theimp;rinted 25m stamp left uncancelled. Message includes fascinating account of conditions in the beseiged city. Vf genuine item but no proof that it reached the addressee. Photo. (ex Tsachor). Estimated Value $650
FLOWN COVER FROM BESEIGED JERUSALEM, franked 10m 2nd local issue, addressed to Tel Aviv, cancelled upon arrival in TLV by Military postmark APO BASE A, 15.6.48, cnacel on cover not tying the stamp per regulations. Cover cleaned and shortened at left hand side. Photo. (ex Tsachor). Estimated Value $500
FLOWN CIVILIAN COVER from JERUSALEM to Tel Aviv franked 10m 2nd local issue, tied upon arrival in Tel Aviv by APO BASE A dateless postmark (in use May 22-27) repeated on back. Cover cleaned but still fine example of siege mail. . Photo. (ex Tsachor, signed Aloni). Photo. Estimated Value $800
TWO COVERS (same correspondence) from a Tel Aviv lawyer to a Jerusalem Resort House. 1) by TAXI AVIV with their handstamp tying 5m Kofer Ha'Yishuv stamp to cover. 2) Incoming Courier cover franked by 10m 2nd local issue (w/lake variety) tied by "Liberation" provisional cancel, date unclear (used only May 26-28, 1948), dropped in a mail box in Jerusalem. Folded and light toning, fine (x2). Incoming courier covers are scarcer than outgoing. Photo. (ex Tsachor). Estimated Value $650
COMMERCIAL COVER from Jerusalem to Tel Avv, with pair of 3rd Jerusalem 5m issue (slanted 5) stamps tied to cover with clear "Egg" cancel, date looks like June 30?. Very Clean and nice. Photo. Estimated Value $400
OTZER HA'IM JERUSALEM REVENUES, Lot with mint set of 5 stamps, Imperf block of 100m with double overprint, and part of document with 10x100m stamps tied by 6 cancels. Nice edition to a Jerusalem collection. High catalogue value. Photo. Estimated Value $650
NAHARIYA: EMERGENCY MAIL cover cancelled April 4 from Nahariya to Tel Aviv, with local cancel C-4, with 10m Palestine stamp cancelled in Haifa, en route to Tel Aviv. April 1 is first day of use of C-4. Slightly roughj opening at botttom. Photo. Estimated Value $300
NAHARIYA CANCEL (C-6)on cover dated April 13, on front and back, addressed to Haifa, with 3m Palestine stamp tied to cover by Haifa cancel. Some minor stains.Photo. Estimated Value $250




















