בידספיריט | Mandate stamps / rate period

Mandate stamps / rate period 2 'Blues': 28 FE 18 ppc of Golden Gate, Jerusalem ex APO SZ44 (J'LEM) to CAIRO franked 5m at inland pc rate (applied also to Egypt) using 5m on 1p cobalt-blue Ba2 stamp (12 days after FD use) and tied by SZ44 pmk (D2/Sach-A2); marked by local and Cairo censor cachets. Near-identical item illustrated in Sacher p.70. Very fine; estimated value: $2000+; with Royal Philatelic Society certification & Hoexter/Tsachor signatures.