Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History

10-05-1948 industrial property ins. policy of "Eretz-Israel Fund for Mutual Insurance from Damage in Time of Emergency" for period 2 - 31 May 1948, for 3800 Lira on 1500 Lira ins. for machines & raw materials ex starch maker; franked using 50m Kofer HaYishuv insurance label, as MH period (prior to 6 May, Mandate revenues used). Fund est. by order of MH in May (w/Jewish Agency as arbitrator) & owners of property required to take policies - but as MH not the govt., order lacked force & Israeli govt. eventually underwrote Fund's costs (1951). Scarce period franking.
1948 Übergangszeit & frühe israelische Postgeschichte
תולדות הדואר ממנהלת העם וקום המדינה תש"ח