HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

1967 Six Day War postal suspensions of mail to Israel: 22-6-1967 airmail cover from GENEVA to JERUSALEM "JORDAN", franked 60c & tied by strike of local postmark; as of 7 June locale part of Israel: although the War & territorial changes did not cause international mail suspensions, much worldwide mail addressed to Jordan was held up there; here, the Swiss uniquely marked such addressed mail with "Service Postal Suspendu" instructional marking handstamp & returned it to sender; this cover resent (front-stamped 1-7-67 - important proving date that the suspension ended prior to this date, just a week after first dispatch attempt) once it was re-addressed "via ISRAIL" (with "Jordan" crossed off), whereupon local Post Office crossed off the instructional marking - an extremely rare instance of official "no service" mail in this war, with only 2 such covers known. Opened roughly at left.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $899. 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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