Auction No. 47
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Israel - UN entry lot,
- A souvenir envelope commemorating Israel's membership in the United Nations. This envelope was issued in New York on May 11, 1949, and measures 13.5 x 8.5 cm. It is described as being in good condition.
- Ten envelopes sent by Israel Post, each bearing a special postmark celebrating Israel's accession to the United Nations. The postmark is dated May 12, 1949, and likely reads "Israel - Member of the United Nations." These envelopes feature the flag of Israel and the symbol of the United Nations together. The size of each envelope may vary, and their condition is described as fair to good.
These items are all part of the esteemed philatelic collection curated by David Ramez.
Lot 143
To-Pay
1948, a cover locally posted in Haifa, insufficiently franked with two Doar Ivri 3mil stamps. The cover was marked by two black handstamps, one indicating 'To Pay 8 mil' and the other 'T.' It was then franked with additional 'T' overprinted Doar Ivri stamps, rendering them 'postage due' stamps.
Lot 144
Postage Due I
Israel 1948 first postage due Cover: A 10mil Dar Ivri stamp, postmarked by Ramat Gan on October 26th, 1948, is affixed to the cover. Addressed to the northern Kibutz - Maoz Chaim, the cover bears a black hand stamp box indicating "To Pay 10 mil." Consequently, it is stamped and cancaled with the first Postage Due 10mil (Sc. J3) in Haifa on October 29th.
Lot 145
To-Pay
1949, A cover sent to Meron, insufficiently franked with Doar Ivri 5mil, canceled with a special postmark 'Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Lag BaOmer' dated May 17, 1949. Hand-stamped with 'T' and affixed with the necessary 5pr postage due in Haifa on May 18, 1949.
Lot 146
To-Pay
1949 Airmail Postcard originating from Hamburg, Germany. Dated August 30, 1949, it bears insufficient franking of 50pf. It features "to pay" box handstamps both in Germany and Israel. Upon arrival in Jerusalem, two additional 20mil postage due stamps were affixed and tied with the arrival postmark dated September 1949.
Lot 147
To-Pay
Israel, Postage Due, 1948, 10m & 20m (Scott J3, J4), paying 30m due on an airmail cover from Goteborgo, Swiden to Tel Aviv, 25-11 Jan 1949, franked with 85or, hand stamped "T 55 Centimes" with manuscript "T 30m+25c -" (mills), arrival 6.12.49 Very Fine. on front and back Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
Lot 148
In Coming Mail.
1949 A 1949 airmail stationery envelope from the Montagu Baths Hotel, posted from Montagu, South Africa on November 17, 1949. The cover bears 9d. stamps tied by a Montagu November 17, 1949, postmark, and a handstamp indicating postage due of '6d' alongside. Opposite, on the other edge of the cover, there is a violet Israel "to pay" box handstamp, indicating postage dues of 10mil. An Israel postage due overprinted stamp of 10mil is affixed and canceled in Jerusalem on October 2nd, 1949.
Lot 149
Postal History
1948-1950, Assortment of 19 Covers Featuring Israeli Flag Stamp Varieties:
- 1948:
(May 14) Commercial Reg. cover from Ramat Hakovesh to Haifa, franked with a pair of flag stamps.
- 1949:
- Reg. cover from Shaar Haamakim, franked with a horizontal pair of Israel Flag stamps, left tab with variety dot over "L".
- Reg. cover to California, USA, mixed franking of Flag plate block (PB) with control No. 32882 and festival stamps.
- Reg. cover from Jerusalem, franked with Flag plate block (3rd transfer, 2nd printing) with control no. 21265.
- Tel Aviv stamped commemorative cachet tying flag cover affixed with mandate stamps and a stamp from the 1945 exhibition.
- Reg. cover from Lydda with tabul label.Reg. military mail label affixed on exhibition mail cover.
- First Day Cover cancellation tying flag pair with left tabs.
- Flag Jerusalem First Day Cover.
- Official mail to Canada marked as printed matter and airmail, under franked, mailed as 'not airmail'.
- Reg. cover from Nazareth to Haifa, censored.
- Flag issue plate block x 6, third transfer, first printing, with control 28775.
- 1950:
- Printed matter cover franked with 30m Airmail bisect stamp.
- Haifa Reg. Express cover franked with Festival set, flag right tab, and Herzl.
- Two Jerusalem local covers (ceneset & Express).
Lot 150
To-Pay
1924, British Mandate Palestine, the 1st Postage Due issue - 8m mauve stamp (Bale # D4), affixed to a cover originating from England. The cover was under-franked for double weight postage, bearing only 1 1/2d. stamp. It was postmarked at Donew with a circular date stamp (cds) and an octagonal 'T/35' postmark, indicating an international postage due situation. Upon arrival, a local 'To Pay /8 Mils' postmark was stamped on the front of the cover. And an 8mil 1st postage due stamp was affixed and canceled in Jerusalem, January 1924. Cat. estimate at $600
Lot 151
Postage Due I
1948 An airmail mail cover from South Africa addressed to the Manager of the Anglo Palestine Bank in Tel Aviv. Posted from Witbank on December 17, 1948, it features cachets on the back flip from the "Bank of South Africa." The cover is affixed with 9d. stamps canceled in Witbank on December 17, 1948, with a black octagonal handstamp indicating a postage due of 60c, located alongside the South African stamps. Opposite, on the other edge of the cover, there are two Israel postage due overprinted stamps (10mil and 50mil) affixed and canceled in Tel Aviv. The cover is hand-signed on the back by Y. Tsachor. Estimate: $150 - $200.
1949, A commercial registered cover, properly stamped with 40 mils, dispatched between branches of the Bank Anglo Palestine Co. from Safad to Haifa. The cover features a horizontal pair of 20 mil stamps canceled with a Safad postmark dated April 8th, 1949. It includes a registration label on the front and bank tape sealing the back flip of the cover. Both departure and arrival postmarks are present on the back
Lot 153
Postage Due.
Doar Ivri as postage due cover. This cover features a piece of postal history showcasing a 15mil Doar Ivri stamp (Scott #3) cancelled with a Haifa May 31st, 1948 circular date stamp (cds). Affixed to the cover is a 20mil Doar Ivri stamp, utilized as postage due.
Additionally, a Box cachet indicating "to pay 20mils" is present. The tabbed 20mil Doar Ivri stamp is used to cover the deficiency, taxed at double the deficiency rate (2 x 10p). It bears two "T" handstamps and is cancelled with the same Haifa May 31st, 1948 cds.