PARACHUTISTS (BI-13 #35-41) 10 mil, black stamp, Haifa ovpt, strip of 7, faint double ovpt on 2nd stamp down
Sale date:
April 8, 2019
interim
stamps
Lot #: 311
INTERIM COLLECTION Probably nearly complete collection (presuming never hinged, some used) somewhat nicely arranged on pages, identified by old Bale numbers; includes Parachutists, couple of the Diaspora, Jerusalem locals (sheets of local #1), Nahariya Emergency Post singles, ), Nahariya Emergency Mail sheets of 6, Nahariya Souvenir Sheet, and more
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military
Lot #: 312
HAGANAH (1) 12 APR 48 regist letter from MATTE (staff) HAGANAH HAIFA to 14/N Hatura II in Haifa, receiving cachet of Mahane N 14 (on back) (2) 14 MAY 1948, Hebrew hstmps SECRET, IMMEDIATE and BY AIR, from Negev Staff to Tel Aviv, (arrival hstmp on back) (3) Jerusalem Haganah 15 April 1948 (4) 18 Sept 1949, Doar Tzvai Office 3 to Tel Aviv, Flaming sword Haganah shield hstmp [PH of #1 & #2 from exhibit page; scans of #3 & #4 sent by e-mail on request]
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Lot #: 315
1948 PRISONER OR WAR ITEMS (1) 30 JUL 1949 official letter from POW office in Jerusalem to prisoner in Camp 3 Sarafand (2) 2 NOV 1948 Nazareth to Camp 1, 15 mil Doar Ivri tied by NAZARETH pmk, censor hstmp, censor tape and DOAR TZVAI OFFICE 3 6.XI. 48 on back (3) British soldier POW, pmkd 12 OCT 48 Newcastle to POW CAMP NO. 1, censor hstmp on front and DOAR TZVAI OFFICE 3 22.X.48 pmk on back(4) five 3 mil First Festivals ties by NAZARETH 3.10.48, censor hstmp, censor tape and DOAR TZVAI OFFICE 3 17.X.48 pmk on back (5) pmkd BOSRA (SYRIA) 4 JAN 1949 Red Cross and censor hstmps, Damascus and other backstamps; per note “due to Syrian resistance to mail exchange Syrian mail is relatively uncommon†(6) ISRAEL POW small sized private pc mss dated 1 NOV 1948, Jerusalem to pow ARAB LEGION c/o RED CROSS (7) 20 OCT 1948 Petah Tiqva to Egypt (Mounted on exhibit pages) ALSO 5 MY 49 RAMALLAH (3 strikes) tie two 1 mil, two 5 mil [ovpt Palestine] and one 3 mil Jordan stamps, Arabic addressed but typed to POW 6434 CAMP 1, censor and Red Cross hstmps [On exhibit pages; scans of entire lots sent by e-mail on request.]
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Lot #: 316
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE – REDIRECTED Mailed Oct 28 1948 from PO 3 to Central Training Camp from Ministry of Defense; Oct 30 APO 15 arrival pmk; soldier not found; letter re-directed Nov 2 to Office for Returned Letters, boxed address corrected and Ministry of Defense cachets; mss in green & underlined in red “Passed to the Dog Service, Haifaâ€
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Lot #: 319
DOAR TZVAI OFFICE 5 - 15 JUL 1948 211/26 KBA triangle at upper left; addressed to Tel Aviv; DOAR TVAI 15.VII.48 (hard to read); The Triangular 211/26 was the Etzyoni brigade stationed in Jerusalem. The 211 had around 27 different sub numbers & was in use until mid-October 1948. The Large Misrad 5 rubber postmark was in used between very early June (earliest known June 4th) until mid-July
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