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

1948/49 British Diplomatic mail to Israel: 2 DEC 1948 war economy reused cover ex British Middle East Office in CAIRO to Solel Boneh company in HAIFA, sent by diplomatic mail to British Consulate General in HAIFA (cachet on back), who posted the cover by local mail 9-3-1949, franked 15pr at DO-2 period letter rate using pair + single 5m Doar Ivri ted by 2 full strikes of Haifa HPO pmk; Tsachor certified. Four month transit time; mail originating from hostile territory.
1948 Übergangszeit & frühe israelische Postgeschichte
תולדות הדואר ממנהלת העם וקום המדינה תש"ח