1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 168 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51"Emergency Post" - 2 Commerc cvs: a) Tiberias franked 3m Palestine stp (#91) ovptd "10 Emergency Post Tiberias 10" ovpt in Violet, tied by Minhelet Ha’am TIBERIAS to Besieged Jerusalem from an MD in a Military Hospital; b) Affula "Emergency Post" - cv from Tel Adashim (Affula Post) to Kibbutz Ha’zorea POBox at Haifa PO, franked 10m Palestine stps (#91 + 105) ovptd "Emergency Post Affula" in Black; roughly opened top, f-vf (x2) & scarce Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 179 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51Besieged Negev - cv from Ein Vered near Tel Mond to Kibbutz Ts’elim P.O.Box 2040 Tel-Aviv / Negev", franked 10m D. Ivri rouletted stp tied by TEL MOND Mandate pmk 24 MY 48, all Negev settlements maintained POBs in TLV; cv cleaned, vert. centerfold, fine & scarce, certif. & sign Muentz Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 174 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51Besieged Ben Shemen: 25 DEC 47 courier cv (w/contents in Hebrew dated 22 DEC 47 ) from a girl in Ben Shemen “children’s group A” addressed to her father in Haifa posted by the courier in TLV, 10m Palestine stp (#97) tied by wavy line pmk TEL AVIV 25 DEC 47. In the letter she is writing: ”…you probably heard about the incident near Beit Nabala and about the 14 young men that were killed in the convoy that brought supplies to Ben Shemen….yesterday a convoy reached Ben Shemen with supplies and all was good as the convoy was escorted by British armored cars, and I received a letter from mom”, she is also depicting the happiness and joy on 29 of November after the UN declaration of the establishment of the Jewish State. The village (near Lydda) was under siege as of 29 November 47 & was serviced by convoys escorted by the British Army, the Siege was lifted on 10.7.1948. On back return address - children’s group A, Ben Shemen & straight line cachet in Violet “Youth Village Ben Shemen”; f-vf & a Rare Historic document, certif Tsachor-Aloni Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 169 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51KFAR BEHADRAGA registered cv #0520 (locality name in Hebrew manuscript) properly franked 25m M. Ha'am stps (Ba #11x5) tied by M. Ha'am pmks in Black repeated twice on back, arrival Haifa 18.5.1948 Israeli trilingual pmks; vf & very scarce as less than 20 cvs mailed, see Z. Aloni fig 27-2, certif Tsachor-Aloni Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 180 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 Taxi Mail - 8 cvs: a) EGGED 3 cvs - 7.5.1948 Haifa to Tiberias, 2 diff labels, Tel Aviv to Tiberias, 2 diff labels, Hadera to Haifa 28.4.1948; b) AVIV TAXI Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, cachet & Kofer Hayishuv 5m stp on front, filing holes; c) ATID TAXI 2 cvs - 26.2.48, full label on front, TLV to Haifa, 100m fee, Jerusalem Haifa, full label on front, 100m fee ; d) YAEL TAXI 27.2.48 Jerusalem to TLV, full label on back 80m fee & Kofer Hayishuv 5m stp on front; e) AL - ALAMEIN (Rare!) label on back of cv from Jaffa to Haifa, the second cv recorded from this Arab firm; fine (x8) Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 175 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51Besieged Ben Shemen: 30 DEC 47 Convoy cv (including contents) from a girl in Ben Shemen “children’s group A” addressed to her father in Haifa franked 10m Palestine stp cancelled BEN SHEMEN pmk. In the letter she is writing: ”…I did not answer your letter as anyway it was useless and it would stay at the post office. Today the convoy should come so I am writing in a hurry…”. The village (near Lydda) was under partial siege as of 29 November 47 & was serviced by convoys escorted by the British Army, the siege was lifted on 10.7.1948, on back return address - children’s group A, Ben Shemen; roughly opened at left, f-vf & Rare Historic document, certif Tsachor-Aloni Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 170 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51NAHALAL registered cv #0013 properly franked 25m M. Ha'am stps (Ba #2, 16 & 21) tied by M. Ha'am pmks in Violet repeated twice on back, arrival Haifa Registered 13 MY 48 pmk; vf & very scarce, as 10 cvs mailed, see Z. Aloni fig 52-2, certif Tsachor-Aloni Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 176 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51Besieged Ben Shemen: 5.7.48 Flown OAS cv from Ben Shemen near Lydda addressed to a soldier at KABA 256 (unit No). Ben Shemen was under siege as of April 48 & was serviced by a small air strip, the cv was Flown to TLV - pmk APO #3 5.VII.48, arrival pmk APO #8 6.VII.48, on back; peripheral creases, f - vf & very scarce, see NRNS section for Ben Shemen, signed & certif Tsachor - Aloni Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 171 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51Minhelet Ha'am Express Registered commerc. heavy cv of the "Palestine Discount Bank" sent from Tel Aviv to the Jerusalem branch (under siege), correctly franked with 77 mils “Minhelet Ha'am” stps (Ba #2, #4, 3x#9 & #23): 10 mils regular domestic letter rate+ 15 mils registration fee + 40 mils express fee + 12 mils - 2x additional weight, canceled by Tel Aviv Black Minhelet Ha’am postmarks; few peripheral creases, small tear at bottom left, fine & scarce Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
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 Lot 166 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51Haifa Messengers Service - cv addressed to the Central Local Committee from the Jewish Agency in Haifa exempt of postage, cancelled on face boxed Haifa Messengers cachet “Caffe Riga” (type A); vf & Rare Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #511948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) |
