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

1948 Doar Ivri Haifa 'provisionals': 31-5-1948 local HAIFA cover underfranked at 5m using Ba2 and taxed twice the deficiency, marked by Mandate "T" & "To Pay" box cachets; paid same day using tabbed rouletted 10m Doar Ivri Ba3c with right gutters obliterated with "T" cachet & tied by full strike of Haifa HPO pmk: hand-overprinted 'T' stamps served uniquely as Haifa's provisional PD's until 1st official issue local entered use on 1 June; this was last day of Haifa use of provisional PD's). Back-flap missing, does not detract from the cover. Evaluated as genuine commercial cover; est. value $1000+
Strafporto - Inland
דמי דואר - בארץ