HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

Israeli "no service" marks on mail to Arab states: 28 JAN 1951 airmail cover from PONDICHERRY India to BETHLEHEM "Jordan, Palestine", franked 14 Annas & tied by strike of local boxed postmark; mis-routed via ISRAEL, where backstamped 6-2-1951 JERUSALEM arrival, censored & sealed by Gladstone Type-9 with unrecorded "Vav 1014" + marked "PAS DE SERVICE VIA ISRAEL" instructional marking handstamp K-Type-II.2 on last known date of use & Hebrew "RETURN TO" handstamp (Glassman unlisted) on front; returned to sender & resent: backstamped 17 [MR 51] AMMAN transit (unclear), 18 MR 51 (EAST) JERUSALEM transit & next day BETHLEHEM A & BETHLEHEM B arrival (back/front). Rare: less than 30 covers known marked by T-II.2. Cut open at left.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $299. 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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