sale 41
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Welcome to our 41st auction. Holy Land items.
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The Auction has most specialties well-represented. Especially noteworthy are the sections of Holy Land Forerunners, Jewish Colonies, Mandate Stamps & used abroad, 1948 Interim Safed 1948 - 10m local Imperforate Proof of Settes, Doar Ivri, 1948 1st Festivals, 1950 1st Air Mail, Holocaust mail & Worldwide Philately. Hong-kong postal history, China, India A-Z, Banknotes, and Coins & Medals.
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1917 Turkish mail in Palestine. A postcard was sent from a soldier in Jerusalem on June 15, 1917, to Budapest via Turkey. Purple stamp K.U.K. Black censorship stamp. VF
1890. LETTER in Arabic writing, sent to Germany, Austr. Post 3 Kreuzer stamp w/10 Para ovpt, Jerusalem Gerusalemme cancel, Arrival Pmrk, Adressee Label attached to folded glued LETTER, the arabic writing is visible, a very special piece, BA 24, MI-15.
1899,1901 4 POSTCARDS, w/Austr. Heller Postage w/PARA ovpt., Jerusalem & Jaffa Austr. Post cancel, Arrival pmrks, Cachet, BA-114,117,170. Total 5 p/c.
1914 PARCEL CARD, w/Austrian "1 PIASTER" Postage Stamp, w/cancel on stamp and separate on card "JAFFA Oesterr.Post", B-1.
Franch Levant 1903 10 cent. postal staionery card (mI. [P1I) maild via the French Post offices in HAIFA to WIESBADEN, GERMANY, inprinted stamp cancelled CAIFFA/SYRE 1 - 3 14 (St. 342). with transit postmark PORT-SAID/EGYPTE 3-3 14 atlower left. W/P/Cer. Muentz.
Picture postcard from RAMLE to GERMANY (message dated Aug. 30, 1917) with violet unit cachet "...Kanonen-Zug No.13b..." and clear and complete postmark FELDPOST/MIL.MISS./JERUDALE -1 -9 -1917 (St/Coll.255). Certiicate GENUINE in every respect and very scarce: only few items from the five German anti-aircraft units in Palestine have been recorded to-bate. Postcars with small rubbed spot next to ther address, a little soiled, left top corner creased.
1900-1904, German Offices in the Turkish Empire lot of 4 diff stamps. Mi. 21I, 10pi on 2m blue used on piece. Mi. 22I, 15pi on 3m black violet used on piece. Mi. 20II, 1902-4 5pi on 1m, Type II surcharge, Jerusalem cancel used on piece. 1904 Mi. 23II, 25pi on 5m. slate and carmine Jerusalem cancel . Cat. Val. €1025.
1900-1905. A group of 4 stamps different from the German occupation of Turkey Mi 32A (x2) 5PI on 1M used Stpl. Jaffa & Jerusalem. 32B Stpl. Jerusalem, and Mi 20 Ia. Stpl. Jerusalem. Cat. EU200 .
1902-1904, 5 piastre on 1 Mark with overprint type II on c/u, very neat cancel, extremely fine copy, signed 120.- (20II) stamp is signed by Expert.
2 Mk. Reddish carmine, 1 piece (middle almost separate) with from Jaffa pmk, superb, checked Berger IV. Michel 600.
German Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1900, "Reichspost"15pi onb 3m type II, surcharge type II (Michel 23 II), cancelled Jerusalem, signed Bartel. Michel €700.
German Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1904, "Reichspost"5pi onb 1m type II, 10pi on 2m type II & 25pi on 5m type II, surcharge type II (Michel 20 II/21 II/23 II), cancelled Jaffa & Jerusalem, respectively, 25pi signed Bothe & Jäschke-L BPP, 10pi with 2008 Jäschke-Lantelme certificate. Michel €1,170.
German Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1912, "Deutsches Reich" 15pi on 3m type, surcharge (Michel 46), canceled Jerusalem, signed. Michel €600.
German Offices in Turkey, 1900, Forerunners, Germany 2 1/2PIA ON 50 Pf (strip of 2 and 1+1)2 1/2PIA ON 50 Pf (Michel 10c), tied by Jaffa c.d.s.'s on part of a paper tag, Fine to Very Fine, signed Bothe BPP. Total €4535
1917 Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Stiftung auf dem Oelhberge bei Jerusalem imptd stationery cv, sent by Diplomatic Mait to Germany, Official cachets on front & Generalkonsulat Jerusalem Geprueft cachet on back, Berlin 16. 5.17 arr pmk on front; light diagonal bend o/w vf
1900 5 Pia. on 1 Mk.in overprint type II, with PLF "color line from the right window to the right edge of the picture", clean cancelled "Smyrna 30 / 11.04", certificate with photograph Jäschke-L. "... in flawless condition" (Mi. approx. 3.000, -)
GERUSALEM Oct. 18, 1766Message ER PAOLO DI PIACENAZ, Gustode di Tutta TERRA SANCTA six Holy Land Father's signatures PLUS full intact seal "SIGILIUM GUARDIANI SACRI CONVENTUS MONTIS SION" (Mt. Zion Jerusalem) concerning donations for the Holy Land.
1877-1914, HOLYLAND stamps collection of stamps and France post and Italy post incld postcards and stamps. 36 stamps 2 postcards. Ca. $400
1914, The Italian Levante No. 26 II is genuine and impeccable, the stamp is provided with Proof sign. of W.DRAHN. Mi: 17II. Used on piece. Catalogue Euro 2000. Very rare
Russia back of the book offices in the Turkish Empire 1913 50pi on 5r dark brown (Tsar Nicholas II), Bale: 65 used on piece. Cat. Euro 1000. very rare. Estimate price: $300-500
1914 (22 Feb.) Registered Ottoman stationery to Hanau Germany. 20 pa envelope with additional #281-3 nicely affixed and cancelled with crisp octagonal Jerusalem 6 DS. Framed Turkish/R Handstamp for registration, Hanau receivers on reverse. Has some minor damage from opening, mainly on back. Still a truly beautiful, rare piece of Holyland philately.