Israel: lot of 12 first flight and special flight covers, 1954-1965, including the Christmas special...

Lot of 12 Israeli flight covers, most of them registered and sent by air mail, with Israeli stamps:

1. Arkia flight Elat-Lod for the 5th anniversary celebrations of Elat, 6.4.1954, with the 350 prutot Elat stamp with tab and a day of issue cachet, registered;

2. SAS flight to the STOCKHOLMIA 55 international stamp exhibition, Lod-Stockholm, 4.7.1955, registered, with the exhibition label;

3. the first direct mail despatch from Lod airport to London, 15.2.1959, express, with the 300 prutot triangular stamp and the 400 prutot stamp;

4. the first Britannia flight Lydda-Amsterdam, 30.3.1959, registered, with an Amsterdam arrival postmark and a NIET AFGEHAALD handstamp;

5. the first Britannia flight Lydda-Rome, 18.10.1959, registered, with a Roma Ciampino arrival postmark;

6. B.O.A.C. first flight Lod-New York, 3.11.1959, registered, with a New York arrival postmark;

7. BEA Comet 4B first flight Lod-Athens, 1.4.1960, registered aerogramme;

8. BEA Comet 4B first flight Lod-Rome, 1.4.1960, registered aerogramme;

9. flight on the day of issue of the 'Development of Israel' envelope, Kefar Yavne-Los Alamos, 24.8.1961, on a stamped envelope picturing the Nahal Soreq nuclear research reactor, registered, with return to writer handstamps and a Los Alamos arrival postmark;

10. special flight Elat-Frankfurt on the day of issue of the air mail stamps, 13.2.1963, with the three bird stamps with tabs, registered express, with Retour and Inconnu handstamps;

11. special flight Lod-Luxembourg to the MELUSINA international stamp exhibition, 13.4.1963, registered, with a Luxembourg stamp and the exhibition postmark on the back;

12. the Christmas special flight Nazareth-Vatican, 24.12.1965, with the Nazareth Christmas postmark, registered, with a Vatican arrival postmark.

Some covers bear arrival postmarks on the back.

Condition: exactly as photographed.

Units in lot: 12

Number of units In lot: 12

Condition Report:
The accompanying photographs constitute an integral part of the item description and complement the written information.