HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

Jordanian post-1967 War "no service" mail to Israel: 6 IX 67 airmail commercial cover from LEATHERHEAD (UK) to business in Old City JERUSALEM "JORDAN", with meter franking; with locale now held by Israel, as of September Jordan began holding back all mail destined to former Jordanian territories newly held by Israel, in AMMAN - and then released it all back to sender en-masse 13 months later (Sept. 68), after applying an English-language "Return to Sender | Delivery Prevented by Enemy Occupation of Jordad(sic) Territory" instructional marking handstamp - here K-Type-Va on earliest known date of usage + backstamped 9 SEP 67 - this proving date as earliest known date of received mail with Type V instructional marking. Such early post-6 Day War airmail with Type V instructional marking is rare. Torn open at back, most of backflap missing but postmark is fully intact.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $449. 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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Product Tags: Jordanian, Israeli, United Kingdomian,British, Philately - Postal Covers, Arab-Israeli mail of 1967 War era and Postal History from Jordan, Israel, United Kingdom, and from 1967 6-Day War, 20th Century, 1960s which are Philately - Suspended Service mail, Philately - Air Mail, Philately - significant cachets & postal markings, Philately - Significant Route, Philately - unusual postal procedures/fines/taxes, Philately - Earliest/Latest, First/Last & Proving dates or places,