Greece. Israeli "no service" marks on mail to Arab states: 25 X 1949 airmail cover from ATHENS to BETHLEHEM "PALESTINE", franked 1300Dra & tied by 2 strikes of local postmark; posted 9 days after end of Greek civil war: here checked by censor & "exchange control", which sealed cover but mis-routed via ISRAEL where front-stamped 8-11-1949 (WEST) JERUSALEM arrival, censored & sealed by Gladstone Type-4b with unlisted "Yud 1008" + "PAS DE SERVICE VIA ISRAEL" instructional marking handstamp K-Type-II.2 on earliest known date of use & mandate era "RETURN TO" instructional marking on front; cover returned & resent, now correctly routed: backstamped 19 FEB 50 AMMAN transit + next day EAST JERUSALEM & BETHLEHEM arrival; Israeli instructional marking crossed off. Rare: less than 30 covers known marked by T-II.2.

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