Palestine Mandate. Mandate Haifa postmarks: late Mandate 18 AP 1948 local registered cover franked 25m per period rate (10m letter + 15m registration fee) using Pictorals Ba97/108 tied by 2 full strikes of damaged AHUZAT SAMUEL postmark GD-117 (and 2 on back); backstamped 20 AP 48 using unusual REGISTERED HAIFA oval postmark with thick letters close to edge (unlisted GD & Sacher; identical to Proud R17 whose last known date of use is 7-08-1945) & same day arrival using MOUNT CARMEL GD-106 - the day before Jewish operation to liberate the city. Very fine, estimated value $100+?
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $44. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Product Tags: Mandatory Palestinian Philately - Postal Covers, Postmarks & Postal Markings - Mandate and Postal History from Palestine Mandate and from 1948 Mandate Termination & Israeli Interim period, 20th Century, 1940s, 1945-1949 Postwar era, 1947-49 Israel War of Independence, which are Philately - significant cachets & postal markings, Philately - uncatalogued/undocumented varieties, Philately - Earliest/Latest, First/Last & Proving dates or places,

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