Auction 4
World Coins, Judaic medals & Holyland Philately
By Historama
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May 17, 2017
Meetings & lot viewing by appointment: Shatner 5, Shatner Center, Suite 34-189, Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT a40554-LA:
1948-49 War postal suspensions with Israel: 25 FEB 1949 pp'd airletter ex LONDON to TLV, franked ...
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Sold for: $375
Start price:
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VAT: 17%
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1948-49 War postal suspensions with Israel: 25 FEB 1949 pp'd airletter ex LONDON to TLV, franked 6d tied by local machine cancel & subsequently h/s'd w/3-line [
Syrian] "Return to Origin | Communication with Palestine | Interrupted" cachet; b/s 49-2-26 DAMASCUS & 28 II 49 BEYROUTH transit w/machine slogan cancel & 4 AP 49 LONDON F.S. return. From 1946 some a/m to J'lem was routed ROME-BEIRUT-DAMASCUS (or v/v)-AMMAN-JERUSALEM; in 1948-49 War, Syria forwarded all mail for Palestine (usually J'lem) via Jordan, who would assess whether it should be delivered. Bet. Jan-Mar '49 this mail link cut by war & a/m couldn't be routed from Syria to Jordan, here using instruct. cachet (K-T1).
As all known affected mail (less than 5) was to J'lem this cv very rare as to TLV (only one known) + rarely seen Beirut routing.
