Israel. 1948 early 1st postage rate period domestic tax on demonetized mail: 9-6-1948 local HAIFA commercial cover to TIVON franked with Mandate 10m Ba97 (3 teeth full), demonetized as of 16 May and now unaccepted: cover taxed twice the letter rate of 10m (manuscript notation), and paid using vertical pair 1st postage dues series 10m BaPD3 franks tied by full strike of 10-6-1948 Haifa Head Post Office postmark (unusually configured with Latin date above the Hebrew date); gently opened at back; as the 1st series postage dues entered local use 1 June, this is an early postage dues cover, very fine; estimated value $250+

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Israel. 1948 1st postage rate period tax on Express demonetized mail: 7-7-1948 express commercial cover from HAIFA to Saint-Joseph College JAFFA franked 50m at the DO-1 postage period rate (10m letter rate + 40m express rate) but as affixed with now demonetized Mandate Ba100, rejected at the counter (although cancelled against regulations), and taxed twice the deficiency using vertical pair 1st postage dues series 50m with right gutter BaPD5 franks tied by same-date full strike of Haifa Head Post Office postmark; Arabic script below reads "Al Fareer school (Jaffa)"; unsealed, vertical fold. Early 1st postage dues cover + late use of invalid Mandate franking on genuine commercial cover; rare combination of rate, destination & multiple high franking: Jaffa was a military zone at this time (during War of Independence); estimated value $1200+. For a related Jaffa cover of this period which was refused postal service due to military-zone status please see Lot #a61052).

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Israel. 1948 domestic 2nd postage rate period grace-period taxed printed-matter mail: 8-10-1948 local KEFAR ATA printed matter cover franked 3pr at the DO-1 postage period printed matter rate using long tabbed 3m 1948 New Year Ba10 stamp; should have been accepted during the 1st two weeks of new DO-2 postage rate period (starting 1 Oct), but was incorrectly charged supplemental tax (twice the deficiency, rounded down for available franking - here 3pr rather than 4pr), marked by rare "To Pay" 2-line Mandate cachet (Sacher unlisted), and paid using tabbed 1st postage dues series 3pr with left gutters BaPD1 tied by full strike of same-date local postmark; unsealed per printed-matter regulations. Estimated value $300+

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Israel. 1985 extreme inflation period taxed cover: 28 May - 1 July 1985 DO-59 postage rate period cover from Foreign Ministry in JERUSALEM to Bank HaPoalim in TEL AVIV, mailed unfranked as from Government office, but as the cover not clearly marked such it was taxed 100 Shekels at the hyper-inflationary period letter rate; slit open at top and left. This is the scarcest of all Israeli postal rate periods.

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Israel. 1998 DO-79 rate period multiple mail franked taxation notice: 4 NOV 1998 Hebrew dated "11/95" sender taxation notice to HAIFA requesting additional franking for attempting to send 10 letters whose weight exceeded 20g (indicated by cachet): the sender paid 1.15 NIS per piece instead of 2.15 NIS, and was charged 20 NIS (10x double the deficiency), which he paid using 22x non-denominational 1997 Srulik Ba-SB.26-V (13x14 perf) tied by multiple strikes of 12.11.98 Haifa-107 oval postmark on return-reply card to the Haifa postmaster. Completely multiple franked document; estimated value $120+

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Israel. 1998 DO-79 rate period multiple mail franked taxation notice: 24 NOV 1998 English dated "5/97" sender taxation notice to HERZLIYA requesting additional franking for attempting to send 12 letters whose weight exceeded 20g (indicated by boxed cachet): the sender paid 1.15 NIS per piece instead of 2.15 NIS, and was charged 24 NIS (12x double the deficiency), which he paid using 20x 1.15 NIS 1998 Flag Standby Ba1299 + 1 NIS 1992 Songbirds franks Ba1179 tied by 10 strikes of inverted dated TEL AVIV-63 canceller on return-reply card to the TEL AVIV postal inspector. Near complete multiple franked document; estimated value $150+

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Israel. 1999 DO-79 rate period multiple mail franked taxation notice: 4-2-99 dated "5/97" sender taxation notice to HAIFA requesting additional franking for attempting to send 20 letters unfranked, and was charged 46 NIS (20x the 2.30 NIS double deficiency), which he paid using 25x non-denominational 1997 Srulik (including 2x tabbed) Ba-SB.26-V (13x14 perf) tied by 6 strikes of 10-02-99 Haifa-81 oval postmarks return-reply card to the regional postmaster. Completely multiple franked document; estimated value $135+

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