89th Holyland Postal Bid Sale

Sale date: 
January 14, 2018

british mandate

TOWNS

Lot #: 102

AIN HAROD ‘B” 28 JU 1933 ties two 5 mil pictorials to cvr addressed to B’nei Berak; various backstamps

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Start: $40 Buy
Lot #: 103

BEERSHEBA “A” 24 OC 42, Dorfman 8, "C" on incoming Telegram to a British Police Sergeant (incoming Telegrams are RARE!). VF.

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Start: $35 Buy
Lot #: 104

BEIT ESHEL The first Jewish settlement in the Negev, near Beer-Sheva, settled in 1941 as an agricultural experimental station, besieged in 1948 by the Egyptians, 2 postal history items: (1) 1944 Airgraph micrograph letter to the Muchtar (=head) of Beit Eshel, "P.O.Box 1, Beer Sheva", (2) 1946 Airletter from Australia to Beit Eshel, POB 1, Beer-Sheba", via Bet Lehem.

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Start: $135 Buy
Lot #: 105

GAZA REGISTERED 29 NO 47 Struck twice each on front & back, ties Sm & 2x 10m Pictorials on "ALAMI & CHAHWAN" bi-lingual English I Arabic C/C REGISTERED COVER to Haifa (b/s), Jaffa Registered transit b/s, blue GAZA Mandate Reg'y label,

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Start: $50 Buy
Lot #: 106

KIRYAT AMAL colored advertising card for vacation and convalescence, mailed 9 JU 46 from Haifa to Captain Aryeh Cheichel, Naples, CMF, backstamped FPO 731, 10 JU 46, written in Hebrew

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Start: $90 Buy
Lot #: 107

KIRYAT CHAYIM 5 JA 36 [Dorfman #1-G+] poor strike on folded PALESTINE POSTS, TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES addressed to Haifa, arrival pmk on back; gov’t hstmp on front; form is in Hebrew & Arabic; file holes amended by tape

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Start: $55 Buy
Lot #: 108

TO MISHMAR HAYARDEN 1941 printed circular from Jerusalem addressed to MISHMAR HAYARDEN, near ROSH PINA, hand signed Dr. Mosinson, backstamped Rosh Pina. [In 1948 the Syrians burnt Mishmar Hayarden and destroyed it. This is one of the few postal history documents that remained about the pre-1948 existence of this settlement.]

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Start: $70 Buy
Lot #: 109

NAHARIYA 9 SE 38 [Dorfman 1-G] ties 5 mil pictorial (torn) to cvr addressed to Tel Aviv; TEL AVIV 11 SEP 38 backstamp, flap missing small piece

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Start: $35 Buy
Lot #: 110

QIRYAT HAIM 12 AP 40 [Dorfman F] skeleton ties 5 mil pictorial to piece [mss notes to side]

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Start: $45 Buy
Lot #: 111

RAMLEH PALESTINE ‘A’ 21 SP 25 [Dorfman 4-D+] ties 13 mil London 2 to cvr addressed to Egypt, 2nd strike at side

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Start: $35 Buy

CITIES

Lot #: 112

OHMS REGISTERED COVER FROM HAIFA to Tiberias with Licensing AUTHORITY HAIFA, 1946 postmark of the Radio Telephone office (belonging to the Post) on the FRONT of the cover. [per Goldstein & Dickstein 72, "D". Rarely used as letter cancel. ]

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Start: $90 Buy
Lot #: 113

PARCEL LABELS (1) HAIFA (Goldstein-Dickstein 32, E - $100+) (2) HAIFA PARCEL POST, (G-D 76, D , $40-100), (3) unlisted by Groten large single circle 30 mm Tel-Aviv TEL AVIV PARCEL POST postmarks.

Start: $90 Buy
Lot #: 114

JAFFA - AJAMI BRANCH OFFICE 2 NO 1925 to LEEDS, England; REGISTERED (JAFFA registry label); 2 13 mil LONDON II overprints; HAIFA KANTARA SOUTH of next day as transit mark on back

Start: $40 Buy
Lot #: 115

AJAMI BRANCH HAIFA 9 DEC 21 2 strikes tie two 4 mil and one 1 pi London 2 to cvr addressed to England; per vendor ‘overweight letter’

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Start: $35 Buy
Lot #: 116

NAHARIYA / HAIFA 1937 early Nahariya settlement advertising stationery envelope (Airmailed to Switzerland) showing that it lacked a post office, and used a Haifa Post Office Box

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Start: $27 Buy
Lot #: 117

REGISTERED COMMERCIAL COVER, OETA-EEF JAFFA cancels (9 Mar19) ties two 1 pi Typo stamps to CENSORED AND REGISTERED commercial cover sent by Ochshorn & Diskin to Maspero Freres Limited in Cairo. Egypt; R-Iabel with OET A-EEF cancel and PASSED CENSOR hand cancel on front, APO SZ 10 transit (10 Mar 19) and CAIRO (10 Mar 19) receiving cancels on back. Small faults, otherwise good condition.

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Start: $45 Sold For: $45
Lot #: 118

REGISTERED COMMERCIAL COVER, OETA-EEF JAFFA cancels (12 JA 19) ties 2 pi Typo stamps to CENSORED AND REGISTERED commercial cover sent by Y.N. LIPSHITZ to London; R-Iabel with OET A-EEF cancel and PASSED CENSOR hand cancel on front, various backstamps

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Start: $45 Sold For: $45
Lot #: 119

JERUSALEM TO SAFED 4 AP 21, postmarked on front SAFED, Dorfman D6, "I-" ($500-750), shortened at right.

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Start: $90 Buy
Lot #: 120

JERUSALEM 26 JLY 1940 ties 3 mil pictorial to cvr addressed to USA; 2 hstmps in black (1) Jewish Charitable Institution Permit No 18 (2) Certified that this item contains Printed Matter ….”; folded

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Start: $55 Buy
Lot #: 121

JERUSALEM 8 AUG 1940 ties 3 mil pictorial to cvr addressed to USA; 2 hstmps in violet (1) Jewish Charitable Institution Permit No 18 (2) Certified that this item contains Printed Matter ….”; pre-printed cvr (POB 668 JERUSALEM) folded

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Start: $55 Buy