Auction No. 47

20 June 2024 Tel aviv

Lot 149

Postal History

Opening $160
Sold for $175

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:
  1. Reg. cover from Shaar Haamakim, franked with a horizontal pair of Israel Flag stamps, left tab with variety dot over "L".
  2. Reg. cover to California, USA, mixed franking of Flag plate block (PB) with control No. 32882 and festival stamps.
  3. Reg. cover from Jerusalem, franked with Flag plate block (3rd transfer, 2nd printing) with control no. 21265.
  4. Tel Aviv stamped commemorative cachet tying flag cover affixed with mandate stamps and a stamp from the 1945 exhibition.
  5. Reg. cover from Lydda with tabul label.Reg. military mail label affixed on exhibition mail cover.
  6. First Day Cover cancellation tying flag pair with left tabs.
  7. Flag Jerusalem First Day Cover.
  8. Official mail to Canada marked as printed matter and airmail, under franked, mailed as 'not airmail'.
  9. Reg. cover from Nazareth to Haifa, censored.
  10. Flag issue plate block x 6, third transfer, first printing, with control 28775.
  • 1950:
  1. Printed matter cover franked with 30m Airmail bisect stamp.
  2. Haifa Reg. Express cover franked with Festival set, flag right tab, and Herzl.
  3. Two Jerusalem local covers (ceneset & Express).    
     
     
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