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1949 International mail - Heavily franked  Doar Ivri official Reg. cover .  Originally a Palestine Mandate envelope that was reused by the State of Israel's Department of Telegraph & Telephones, the envelope displays crossed-out print with new information above.   This exemplifies a practical approach to recycling stationery in official postal communication.  The item speedily traveled via registered airmail to the Manager of the Israeli Supply Mission at 250 West 57th Street, New York 19, NY, USA. Remarkably, it reached its destination in just a week, arriving in New York on June 8, 1949 (demonstrating a level of efficiency that might cause a slight eyebrow raise among today's postal services).  The envelope features a mixed franking, comprising a variety of stamps: one 10 mil Doar Ivri (Sc. 3), thirty-one 15 mil Doar Ivri (arranged in four vertical strips), one 50 mil Doar Ivri (Sc. 6), and ten 20 mil Israel flag stamps (Sc. 15). The cover, destined for the USA, bears a total of 725 prutot worth of postage stamps. It weighs approximately 250 grams and includes stamps covering both the base rate for weight (700 prutot) and the registration fee (25 prutot). These stamps, displayed in multiples and arranged around the right and bottom edges, are canceled by the 'Hakirya' departure postmark dated June 1st, 1949. On the reverse side, the envelope bears marks of censorship and two distinct arrival postmarks from New York: a violet circular 'New York NY / Radio City Str.' and an oval black 'NY', both dated June 8, 1949.

The Second Zionist Congress - Official Postcard2nd Zionist Congress in Basel, Official Postcard, [1898]. It features an illustration of a Star of David adorned with the seven stars of Herzl, women and men praying at the Western Wall, and on the other side, peasants working the land. Similar to the First Zionist Congress, the second was also held in the Casino Hall in Basel, where the organizational structure of the movement was established. The illustration on this postcard also appeared on the official axis cards of this Congress, cataloged as Rimmer Catalog, No. 3, measuring 9x14 cm. The postcard bears the Congress stamp dated 26/8/1898 and was sent by mail, exhibiting wrinkles and stains but remaining in moderate to good condition. It was sent with two stamps; one was torn off, and there's an arrival stamp from the German Klan dated 27.8.98, making it a rare item.