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RISHON LE ZION MAIL Private postcard with 40m perforated Rishon Le Zion stamp postmarked 6May1948 last day of issue; arrived in Tel Aviv on same day. F-VF

RISHON LE ZION MAIL 1948 lower row 40m perforated stamp, Rishon 20 APR 1948 pmk; transported “By Armored Car” to Tel Aviv. The cover arrived in Tel Aviv on 21 April with arrival pmk on back, F-VF.

NAHARIYA EMERGENCY MAIL (BI-16 #MS 1) souvenir sheet pmkd (but not tied) by NAHARIYA 16 MAY 1949 BY SEA pmk

SOUVENIR SHEET normal and with long DALET

NAHARIYA EMERGENCY POST (BI-16 #109) 20 mil red sheetlet

JERUSALEM INTERIM COVERS (1) Local stamps 5m and 25m are from the first issue 9 May and the 10m is from the second issue of 10 May1948. The stamps were canceled at the Jerusalem post office. (2) Cover with all three stamps from the second issue and canceled in the Jerusalem post office two days after issue. (3) Cover with 10m issued on 9 May in Jerusalem.

JERUSALEM LOCAL #2 PROOFS on 105 x 21 mm paper, for 5 10 & 25 mils

JERUSALEM LOCAL #2 & #3) pair 10 mil Tel Aviv ovpt on blue paper with extra horizontal perf near top and 5 mil (slanting 5); all tied by faint Jerusalem MH pmk to piece

SAFAD 6 MAY 1948 red pmk ties Safad stamp to cvr addressed to Tel Aviv; position 2; blue envelope

SAFAD 6 MAY 1948 red pmk ties Safad stamp to cvr addressed to Jerusalem; position 5