30 Prutot Early State Judaica Aviation Cancel
OVERVIEW
Offered is an original 1953 Israel First Day of Issue postal stationery card bearing the 30 Prutot Bar Kokhba coin indicium.
The card is cataloged as Scott UX15 and Bale PC7 and remains cleanly unaddressed, with the indicium cancelled at Lod Sde Teufa, Israel’s principal international airfield during the early statehood period.
This is a strong early Israel postal stationery item combining Judaica symbolism, ancient coin imagery, aviation postal history, and first day usage.
FRANKING & POSTAL HISTORY
The postal card features a preprinted 30 Prutot blue indicium depicting a coin from the Bar Kokhba Revolt, the final major Jewish revolt against Roman rule in Judaea during 132 to 135 CE.
The indicium is printed directly on the card by typography, making this postal stationery rather than an adhesive-stamp cover.
The card is cancelled with a First Day of Issue circular datestamp dated 8 November 1953. The cancellation ties the printed indicium and confirms official first-day use.
The Lod Sde Teufa postmark gives the card a desirable aviation and airport-history connection, as Lod Airport was the early name of what later became Ben Gurion Airport.
CONTEXT & COLLECTOR APPEAL
The Bar Kokhba coin design gives this postal card strong Judaica and ancient-history appeal. Bar Kokhba revolt coinage is closely associated with Jewish sovereignty, resistance, and national symbolism, making the design especially significant within early State of Israel philately.
The unaddressed presentation keeps the postal stationery format clean and fully visible, while the Lod airport first-day cancellation adds a specialized crossover element for collectors of aviation postal history.
This card appeals to collectors of Israel postal stationery, Judaica, Bar Kokhba and ancient coin themes, early Israel first day material, and airport-related postal history.
ITEM SPECIFICS
Country: Israel
Year: 1953
Type: Postal Stationery Card
Topic: Judaica Coin Design Early Israel Aviation Postal Stationery
Theme: Bar Kokhba Revolt Early Israel First Day Issue
Subject: Bar Kokhba Coin Indicium
Era: Early State of Israel
Region: Lod Sde Teufa Airfield Israel
Quality: Used
Stamp Color: Blue
Stamp Denomination: 30 Prutot
Currency: Israeli Pound / Lira
Printing Method: Typography
Paper Type: Postal Card Stock
Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue CDS Tying Postal Stationery Indicium
Cancellation Date: 8 November 1953
Postmark Location: Lod Sde Teufa Airfield Israel
Scott Number: UX15
Bale Number: PC7
Features: Unaddressed Bar Kokhba Coin Postal Stationery Card
Custom SKU: ISRAEL-1953-UX15-PC7-LOD-FDI
CONDITION
Original first day postal stationery card in very good collectible condition.
The card shows light natural toning and minor handling wear consistent with age and storage.
The 30 Prutot Bar Kokhba coin indicium remains clean and well presented, with a clear Lod Sde Teufa First Day of Issue circular datestamp tying the printed postage. Reverse is clean and unaddressed, preserving the original presentation format. Please review all high-resolution photographs carefully for exact condition assessment.