Lot #69 - Interim Period Military mail (Haganah & War of Independence)

THE MILITARY COMMANDER IN THE TERRITORIES AND CAPTURED AREAS Entry permit valid from 5/5/49 to 12/31/49. As areas were taken from Arabs were under military rule, one could not move freely inside these areas. For any official purpose of entry, a military permit would have been issued. The permit carried the person’s name and his business and purpose in a particular defined area. Tear at fold, o/ VF