Auction No. 44
Lot 47
Postal History
1918 Writer's Society hand stamp cachet on Army post SZ 44 Jerusalem Reg. cover franked w. 2mil, posted to Amsterdam. R. label, censor marks on front and arrival cds on back.
1918. postcard sent from Palestine JERUSALEM ARMY POST Z44 24. JU.18 arrived in Egypt on 29. JU. 18 Alexandria. vf
1927-1945, Collection of stamps from Mandate 1918-1945 including BLUES # 1a, 3, 3a,3b, 4m 4b,4c, includ 37 Typography Issues and ROUGH perf, inclus JERUSALEM I & Varieties Zo 20h, Zo 21E, Zo 19k, Zo 19r, Zo 20r, Zo 21r, Zo 17BII B-VAR, Zo 21r R-VAR, Zo 17BII R-VAR, Zo 22A 13-VAR, Zo 18 EPEN E-VAR, Zo19 OPEN E-VAR, Zo 24 OPEN E-VAR. Includ JERUSALEM II & III, and LONDON I and LONDON II, Includ Pictorial ten paper (90mil m/nh) 7 mil horizontally ribbed paper m/nh. includ vertically ribbed paper (90mil m/nh). 28 stamps wove paper, includ COILS and inverted wmk. A good collection is suitable for a beginner collector. Catalog value $3560
Palestine, 1948, Local "Government Tohuwabohu" overprints, overprinted 2m, 3m, 4m, 5, 6m, 7m, 10, 15m & 20m .Estimate $100 - 200. (Image)
Lot 51
Postal History
1921, Palestine / Brit, Hochkommission 1921, five color franking, various overprint types. a. Kab.-R letter, from Jerusalem to Paris. A rare voucher signed by Holcombe. SG 19, 21 30/32
1920, Jerusalem I sitting II. Arrang Alpha (10) Bale # 26a 20pi perf 15 x 14, C instead E in second e in Palestine. original gum hinged, includ test B.P.A Cat $750.
Lot 53
Jerusalem II
1920. Jerusalem II, POSTAGE STAMP Ba: 43 used 5p, deep purple, 14x14, Very Rare. Cat. $1300
Lot 54
Palestine stamps London I
1921, British Mandate in Palestine, London I stamp, 20p. Pale Grey, w/Overprint "Palestine" in Arabic English and Hebrew, BA-70. Attached is an photo a test of the British Philatelic Association with seven signed committee members. VERY RRR.Cat. $2750.
Lot 55
london I
1921, 10 pia, London I, ultramarine with Palestine ovpt. in Arabic English and Hebrew, special Cancel, BA-69. Cat. $1200
Lot 56
London II
1922, 9 pia ochre colour, Wmk Multiple Script CA., perf 14. 82a, Scott 60a, used and cancelled by the cds of Bethlehem (6. Feb 1926), BA-82a. $1000
Lot 57
Polish Forces in Palestine.
POLAND 1943 local, POLISH FORCES IN PALESTINE, APO #101, with spec. stamp on cover to London, probably CTO, but a scarce piece.
Lot 58
Postal History
1947 Shanghai Ghetto China Airmail formula cover. Beautiful cover from Emil Stern in the Jewish ghetto in Shanghai China to Franz Nasch in Tel Aviv Palestine. mixed franking on back with Chinese markings. Postmarked September 6, 1947. Before and during world war 2 many Jews fleeing Nazi persecution took refuge in Shanghai China forming a ghetto. After the war, with the Nazi's defeated, and civil war in China heating up, many sought to go to Palestine or the USA. posted to Tel Aviv Palestine.