Auction #51

6fr Marianne ovpt JERUSALEM 20 milliemes in Horizontal GUTTER top marginal Block of 4 , stps type I & II, pos. 5-51, 10-56, pos 51 Rare Livnat type1a - "2" under J; u/m, vf (x2 gutters), certif. Tsachor-Aloni   

 Ppc (Jerusalem Jewish Agency buildings) prepared for air mail to Haute - Marne France and franked 20m Doar Ivri stp 29.6.48, transferred to the French Consular Post & re-franked  6fr Marianne ovptd 20m (Type II) tied to ppc by vf pmk JERUSALEM POSTES FRANCAISES 3 JUL 48 addit vf pmk at bottom, arrival pmk PARIS 13-7-48; vf & Rare genuine mail, certif Tsachor-Aloni 

6fr Marianne ovptd 20m (Type I) stp tied to mailed cv to Maroc by vf pmk JERUSALEM POSTES FRANCAISES 3 JAN 49 addit vf pmk bottom left, transit pmk on back PARIS TRI NO. 1 DEPART 8-1-49, late as the service terminated 31.1.1949 & arrival pmk CASABLANCA 10 JAN 1949; vf & scarce genuine late mail, certif Tsachor-Aloni, Livnat #33 

11 APR 1948 - 4th Slogan Last Day of Use on front of commerc Mandate 7m entire pc mailed to Haifa pmkd there single circle HAIFA 15 AP 48; vf, signed Tsachor

50m Emergency Post - Imperforate proof Block of 4 DOUBLE PRINTED on the full double sheetlet for 16 stps, final adopted design on the issued gummed paper; hinge traces on back & few spots, f-vf & Rare, certif Tsachor-Aloni

24 April 1948 Airmail cv from Paris to Nahariya 11m Red local delivery stp affixed upon arrival tied by M. Ha'am Nahariya pmk in Black, 11m Red labels were used on the last days of the Siege when 10m Yellow labels supplies ran out, the fee remained 10m; vf & Rare, certif Tsachor-Aloni

THE ISSUE: 40m local Complete Perforated Sheet of 10 stps w/3 RLZ 20 APR 1948 local pmks; margins all around, few perf separations at bottom left of margin, huge left margin w/2 typical pin point staple holes as a booklet pane, full original gum u/m, all stps vf (x10), sheet f - vf, Ba $1600

40m local Complete Perforated Sheet of 10 w/3 First Day of Issue - 5 APR 1948 local pmks; full orig. gum w/few small faults, vf, Ba $1500, certif. SIP

Commerc. cv - RLZ - 12 APR 1948 (only 15 mailed) local pmk tying 40m local stp in pos. 1 top marginal,  to cv mailed to TLV, variety: arrival  TLV pmk no date only APR 1948 showing on back, sent by S. Strauss to A. Yoffe; roughly opened at top, fine & Rare early date

NACHLAT-YEHUDA 20 APR 1948 FD of the service, boxed pmk tying stp pos. 7 to cv addr to TLV, RLZ 20 APR 1948 local pmk on front & TLV 21 APR 1948 arr pmk; vf

The 1st PROOF - struck on the right side of a blank visit card - this proof was done prior to all other proofs & prior to the Safed entire in order to check alignment & other design elements & before multiplying it to other types, very intense Black, card dedicated by Aharon Ben Zaken (the printer) to Rivka; scattered spots, f - vf Rarity of which 2 exist (see "Jerusalem & Safed" p. 332),...

Rarity: 10m local Imperforated Vertical Tete-Beche Gutter Pair Sett I Types 1 & 3 on the Blue background paper w/o gum as issued, margins at top & bottom, from an Uncut sheet - horiz. fold through the Gutter; f-vf & Very Rare, certif. Dr. K. Sela & certif Tsachor - Aloni, Major Safed Rarity, Top Exhibition item