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Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30161 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $40 : יתלחתה ריחמ

1950 3rd Coinage: 2-10-53 cover ex PETACH TIKVA to AFULA franked 45pr at the DO-4 period domestic letter rate, using 5pr single & 5pr/15pr TB gutter
pairs (Ba42/42b/44b), tied by 2 strikes of PT-1 pmk; b/s 4-10-53 Afula-2 arrival. Cut open at right, very fine. Est. value $130+

Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30162 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $40 : יתלחתה ריחמ

David Ben-Gurion's 80th anniversary signed envelope, 1966: franked by 150 Pr 1955 Independence Day stamp (Ba 106) and cancelled by special
celebratory cachet. Cover bears image of a medal of Ben-Gurion's bust, with subtitle below (a play on a verse in the Bible about Moses) "From David to David
There Has Not Risen Another Like David", with his birthdate below in Hebrew and English dates.
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30163 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $10 : יתלחתה ריחמ

1980 high Lira rate period mail: 2-5-1980 registered commercial cover ex [Capt.] Yaakov Shabtai [z"l] in RAMAT GAN to stamp store in JERUSALEM franked
correctly 19L on the 2nd day of the DO-25 rate period (4.30L letter + 14.70L registration) using 12L 1980 Memorial Day (Ba764) + 7L 1979 Ruppin (Ba752)
tied by single strike of RG-2 pmk on front + 1 on back; as unclaimed, returned to sender; slit open at top.

Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30164 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $25 : יתלחתה ריחמ

1983 Shekel inflation cover: 10-4-1983 commercial cover ex HOLON to TLV franked 2.50Sh at the DO-38 period rate (2.20Sh letter rate; avoidable 0.30Sh
overcharge - there may discrepancies in Bale's data) using 14 stamps: 5x tabbed 0.10Sh & 5x 0.10 sgls, 3x 0.30Sh & 0.60Sh 1980 Shekel Definitives
Ba773/775/777; cut open at right. Est. value $60+

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