1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Stamp Auctions

Lot 170 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Lot 170 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

NAHALAL 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 #51

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 176 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Lot 176 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Besieged 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 #51

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 171 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Lot 171 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Minhelet 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 #51

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 166 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Lot 166 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Haifa 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 #51

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 177 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Lot 177 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

Besieged Kibbutz Gvaram in the Negev - Flown Courier cv to Qiryat Motzkin family corrresp. return address: "Meshek Gvaram - P.O.Box 5093 Tel-Aviv", franked 10m D. Ivri stp tied Against Regulations, by Military pmk,  posted at APO #3, the Dateless pmk applied on front this in use 22 - 27 MAY 1948, all Negev settlements maintained POBs in TLV; f-vf & scarce, certif. & sign Tsachor

Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #51

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 159 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Lot 159 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Haifa commerc large cv (13x19cm) posted locally in Haifa franked 16 mils Mixed Franking 6m Palestine (2x3m #91) & 10m M. Ha'am (Ba #12) paying 10m basic + 6m addit. weight, tied by Haifa 17.5.1948 trilingual postmark, the letter was found in a street mailbox and not taxed, the franking tolerated although the Palestine stps were demonetized as of 15 May; horiz.  fold  & roughly opened at bottom, f-vf & Rare Mixed Franking, certif Tsachor-Aloni

Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 152 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Lot 152 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Haifa Messengers Service commerc cv from the Technion, imptd stationery, mailed to Sollel Boneh in Haifa franked type 1 - 20m label in Violet rate for delivery to another section of the city, tied by boxed cachet type A "Cafe Riga"; vf

Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 166 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Lot 166 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Express commerc cv Jerusalem to Tel Aviv frank 50m 2nd Jerusalem local issue (2x25m - Ba #106) tied by JERUSALEM 5 - Israeli  pmk 22.7.1948, on back TEL AVIV  - Israeli  pmk 23.7.1948, accepted as postage & not taxed in Jerusalem & Tel Aviv; vertical centerfold away from stps & pmk, roughly opened at top, fine & Rare usage of the local stps

Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 168 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Lot 168 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

1948 NAHARIYA: Courier cv to kibbutz Yehiam - Besieged Western Galilee dated 23 APR 1948, 10m Palestine stp not cancelled as no Palestine postal service was available after March 15, on front Mishmar Ha'am Nahariya cachet (the organization operating the "Emergency Mail Service"); cross folded as most courier cvs, fine & Rare

Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)
Lot 160 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)  -  Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Lot 160 - 1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow) - Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

Minhelet 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 71 mils “Minhelet Ha'am” stps (Ba #2, #4, 3x#9 & #23): 10 mils regular domestic letter + 15 mils registration fee + 40 mils express fee + 6 mils additional weight, canceled by Tel Aviv Violet Minhelet Ha’am postmarks; few peripheral creases, small tear at top right, f-vf & scarce

Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #50

1948 INTERIM (Local Posts Follow)