Auction #39: Worldwide Stamps, Postal History, Worldwide Coins & Worldwide Banknotes.

Opening $2,000
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Postal Contacts between Israel-held Territories and Arab Countries 1967-1996. 

1. Letters from Arab Cauntries to London enclosing letters addressed to the Israeli-held Territories from different countries. Registered and Plain.

2. Cavers from Libya "Parent" Covers from Libya with a quotatin from the Muammar Khadaffi's Greer Book".

3. "Parent" Envelopes containing letters from Arab countries to Israel and from the Israeli-held Territoriea to Arab countries.

4. Covers to .London from Arab Countries.

5. "Mute" Postmarks on Mail from Arab Countries and "Mute"  Postmarks with no date at all.

6. International Reply Coupons 1977/78 I.R.C's from diff Countries.

7. The Whole Story in a Single Cachet. At the beginning of the service, when the number of ketters was small, each cover was stamped with a cachet "Post at…. Sende cover to the Head Post Office, King Edwaed Street, London E.C.I". The country or  city of origin e.g. "Amman" was added by hand in London. When the flow of letters increased the country of origin was no longer mentioned on the covers. Very rare.

8. Postal service Via Cyprus, incl Preprinted cover for service.

9. Tourists passing over the Allenby or Adam bridged over Jordan from Arab countries to the "Territories" had to post any letters in their possession in the postboxes at the bridges. Incl, Adam Bridge postmark and taxed "T".

10. Travel Agent's office cachets from AMMAN,

11. Private Mail Letters from Arab countries to the "Territories" or vice versa, with,

12. Private "Stamps" (!) of Travel Agents. Very rare.

13. Label from Halabi Travel Company V.R. and M,int "mail" labels,

14. Allenby and Adam Bridges. The two bridges over the Jordan River were the only entry and exit points for land travel from the Territories to Arab countries after 1967.

15. Mail Service from Egypt to Gaza and Sinai, iclu, Via France Letters from Algeria to the Gaza Strip were sent via France, & Via Switzerland Post Office Box 152 in Switzerland was used for forwarding mail from Arab Countries to Israel.

16. Palestinian Authority Transition Period 1995-1997 New Post Office Opeinings.

17. Palestinian Authority Transition Period All posted with backstamps. Very Rare. Great postal history.

The entire collection is organized into three large Lindner albums. Total amount about 500+++ Various items are collected from special.

Category
Palestine From 1948 - Egyptian Post