OETA Palestine 1918 earliest known LATE FEE printed matter cover abroad via APO

Description: Mandate EARLIEST recorded LATE FEE on VERY EARLY printed matter mail sent abroad applied to 2 Aug 1918 postmarked minature cover, sent from Army Post Office APO SZ44 (JERUSALEM) to officer at #14th Australian General Hospital (Abbassia Barracks in CAIRO, Egypt); as not endorsed "on active service" (OAS) the sender was likely a civilian & the cover liable for postage - here a very early instance of postage used as introduced just on 16 July 1918 (per Groten research) - here 1 mil as printed matter + 2 mils as a late fee (rates were identical for domestic mail and mail to Egypt) using 1m & 2m single typographicals two weeks after their first day of use (16 July); tied by 2x strikes of large Proud #D2 skeleton postmark & Palestine Censorship 3 handstamp (FB #PCC3/3, in greenish-blue - unlisted as such). Unsealed per printed matter regulations. This cover predates the current earliest known late fee cover abroad, dated 20 Jan 1922 - by 3½ years (TAS #48/175). Two rare rates on one cover + very early usage. --- Most of our merchandise ships out from Israel | orders are combined | additional items are charged 75c: DOMESTIC services available are Registered mail (default) and courier mail. Please contact us if you desire courier mail. BUYERS IN ISRAEL: eBay does not recognize Israel as being a "domestic" mailing destination - please contact us to be invoiced and charged $5 for registered mail. --- OVERSEAS services available are Priority ECO Post registered airmail (default - $15 flat fee) and express EMS mail (3-day / 5-day to-door delivery - $40 flat fee). These options can be selected on check-out. We recognize that the shipping overseas is expensive - only ECO Post shows tracking up to delivery; for less expensive purchases on the understanding of the customer that tracking is not available we can user $5 standard registered mail overseas - please contact us so we can invoice you at this rate. --- Prospective buyers in countries without postal relations with Israel can receive orders via a third country. Please contact us for this option. --- To see higher end specialized philatelic items + materials from countries which cannot be displayed on ebay, add d o t com to our our handle name

Price: 2999 USD

Location: Jerusalem Israel

End Time: 2024-09-11T07:27:40.000Z

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