HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

Rare Israeli "no service" mark on mail: 4-1-1950 postcard with message in French (dated 12/12/49) from HAIFA to BEIRUT (Lebanon), franked 15pr as per the SU-2 period surface rate & tied by strike of head post office; as there were no postal connections between Israel & Lebanon, the transmission was stopped & postcard tied by very rare K-Type-H-I.1 magenta 2-line instructional marking handstamp in French "PAS DE SERVICE | VIA ISRAEL" of which less than 5 pieces of mail are known to Kibble such stamped, all in 1949 and none applied to domestically originating mail; here with latest known date of use - a DISCOVERY PIECE.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $599. 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: Israeli, Lebanese Philately - Postal Covers, Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1949-1956 and Postal History from Israel, Lebanon and from 20th Century, 1950s which are Philately - Suspended Service mail, Philately - Significant Route, Unique/Discovery Piece, Philately - significant cachets & postal markings, Philately - Earliest/Latest, First/Last & Proving dates or places