Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Postage Due, 1948, 20m First Coins, without overprint (Bale PD4a), tab single, with Postage 3m block of four and 3m, 5m and 10m tab singles (Bale #1-3), tied by "Jerusalem" trilingual c.d.s. on 1949 (Sept. 29) local Registered Express envelope, appropriately backstamped, Very Fine, S.I.P. expertising handstamp.
Scott J4 var.
Estimate $300 - 400

The Registered Express letter rate was 40m, so this was underpaid by 10m and, therefore, taxed at the double deficiency of 20m, hence the unusual Postage Due usage of the 20m variety .