Auction #45

Besieged Ben Shemen: 9.6.48 Flown imprinted Ben Shemen bilingual stationery pc  addressed to Tel Aviv. The village (near Lydda) was under siege as of April 48 & was serviced by a small air strip, the siege was lifted on 10.7.1948, pc Flown to TLV by Haganah plane, arrival pmk APO #3 - 9.6.48 on face, message in Hebrew dated 8.6.48 by the officer in charge of culture in the village:"... we are completely cut-off..."; 2 filing holes at left & blue ink mark at top right, f-vf & Rare, certif Tsachor