Auction No. 47
Breslau-Hansa Local Post & Petach Tikva Jewish Colony Stamp. 1897, Breslau-Hansa Local Post: Commemorates the Jewish New Year with a 1½pf green & vermilion design inscribed 5658 (1897), featuring Hebrew at the top reading 'L Shana Tova' (Happy New Year). Notably, the first stamp issued with a Hebrew inscription. Michel Nr. 15a, valued at €150. 1909, Petach Tikva Jewish Colony Issue, 14 Para. Mint Hinged and Original Gum. (Ba#J-1).
WW1 German Military, lot of 2 postal items:
- 1917 (5 Oct.) Feldpost Card to Expedition Corps, Damascus: Addressed to the Expedition Corps stationed in Damascus, this card bears a 20 para stamp tied with a "Feldpost/Mil. Miss./Jerusalem/-5-10-1917" cds.
- 1916 (28 Nov.) Stampless Cover to Beirut, endorsed "Feldpost", bears the 28-11-1916 Feldpost Bir-es-Seba cds. This item likely represents one of the earliest usages by German forces in Beersheba, reflecting their presence in the region. (This cds was used in Beersheba from October 6, 1916, to November 1, 1917)
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1899-1900: Scenes from the Kaiser's visit to Jerusalem, this lot comprises two Turkish postal postcards. Both cards are franked with Ottoman 20 para stamps and are tied with an Ottoman CDS. One card was mailed from Nazareth in 1899 to Salzburg and was censored. The other card was sent from Jerusalem in 1900 to Berlin. Additionally, both postcards were routed via Jerusalem with an Austrian post office CDS alongside.
Jerusalem photo postcard: Woman praying at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, franked with 20pa Turkish stamps tied by Jerusalem CDS. Hotel MORCOS - Grand New Hotel cachet alongside. Addressed to London, England
Lot 5
Postal History
lot of 7 postcards:
- 1898, card sent in 1896 from Jerusalem to Germany frank 20pa Aus stps tied by pmk Jerusalem 11.4.03 strike in Violet HOTEL JERUSALEM E.L. KAMINITZ. Arrival date 17.11.98. a souvenir postcard from a colorful Nazareth.
- 1905, card sent to France Paris 1905, Re6/1 sent from Jerusalem with HOTEL BELLEVUE JERICHO. Bale: 40.1 $290.
- 1903, German post office in Palestine. prepaid wrapper sent from Jerusalem to Germany 1903 with LLOYD HOTEL FAST & Co JERUSALEM. Bale: 427 & Hotel pmk Bale: 19.2.
- 1906 (Bale: 19.2) LLOYD HOTEL FAST & Co JERUSALEM sent from the German post office in Palestine. sent from Jeruslem to Braunschneig Germany 15.3.06 pmk. The Garden of Gethsemane.
- 1907 (Bale: 19.2) LLUYD HOTEL FAST sent from the German post office in Palestine. sent from Jerusalem to Dresden Germany 12.4.07 pmk. Colored postcard view of the Dead Sea.
- 1903, card sent in 1903 from Jerusalem to Roma Italy frank 2xl0pa Aus stps tied by pmk Jerusalem 11.4.03 strike in Violet GRAND NEW HOTEL A. & J. MOROCCO JERUSALEM. Arrival date 20.4.03.
- 1907 Hotel postcard from Jerusalem sent to Belgium HOTEL BELLE YUE JERICHO A.ABD-EL MESSIAH. Cat $240.1890,