Historama Autumn Mail Auction #5

Doar Ivri used as Postage Dues: 2-6-1948 local HAIFA cv franked 10m per period letter rate using M/H "Immigrant Ship" stp (Ba 23) - this demonetized as of 23-5-1948: clerk correctly tied HPO trilingual pmk (w/inverted order of Latin/Heb. datelines) to field of cv and not to frank & marked cv w/"T" tax h/s + m/s "20 mils", paid using 5m + 15m Doar Ivri stamps tied by next day HAIFA-3 pmk: extraordinary procedure as 1st PD's entered local use 2 days earlier (1 June) after period (20-28 May) where locale uniquely cancelled DI franks w/"T" cachet - here neither existing practice followed. Torn open at back, complete; fine & Rare