HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

Letter-bomb era inspected mail: 11 NOV 1969 airmail stationary cover from CHICAGO to President Zalman Shazar JERUSALEM, franked 25c per postage period rate & tied by local machine cancel; backstamped 16-11-69 JERUSALEM arrival using Cancer Awareness machine slogan cancel: following 1967 6-Day War, there was a greater threat of mail bombs sent to Jewish/Israeli targets: here this cover marked by triangular "NIVDAK" (inspected) handstamp + "President's House" 1-line text cachet - rare combination as this type of marked postal stationary was routinely destroyed. Slit open at top.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $179. 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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