93nd Holyland Postal Bid Sale

Sale date: 
October 17, 2019

Mandate Period

Town Postmarks

Lot #: 141

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: $50 Buy
Lot #: 142

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 #: 143

TIBERIAS single circle, dated October 1920, Dorfman D2 rated F,

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Start: $40 Buy
Lot #: 144

ZICRON (date unclear) from mss 2 April 1922 ties 4 mil Jerusalem 2 to ppc (ancient Shechem) addressed to Poland; (per Dorfman, rated G)

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Start: $120 Buy

large cities

Lot #: 145

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: $70 Buy
Lot #: 146

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: $60 Buy
Lot #: 147

1922 REGISTERED JAFFA ANGLO-PALESTINE BANK COVER to GERMANY with GERMAN MONEY CENSOR TAPE 2x 13m London II Overprints (Bale #79) tied by 2x oval Registered Jaffa cancels (+ b/s), blue Jaffa Reg'y label, Grossrohrsdorf receival bkstmp, slight rough opening at top, still Very Attractive!

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Start: $110 Buy
Lot #: 148

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: $60 Buy
Lot #: 149

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 #: 150

JERUSALEM JAFFA TPO DOWN 3 AP 27 Travelling Post Office [Dorfman #3-F] ties 7 mil London to ppc [Jerusalem] addressed to Germany

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Start: $40 Buy
Lot #: 151

TEL AVIV 3 AP 1936 DOUBLE CIRCLE in purple ties 2 and 3 mil pictorials to locally addressed cover This is Groten type MC; per his book THE POSTMARKS OF MANDATE TEL AVIV, ‘this cancel is of private manufacture and in no way official”.

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Start: $190 Buy
Lot #: 153

PALESTINE NEWSPAPERS AGENCY, large folded envelope pmks 21 May 1844 Tel Aviv, Mograbi branch; mailing newspapers as printed matter to Rehovot, franked 52 mil printed matter newspapers rate, with unusual PALES label. [PH cropped]

Start: $100 Buy

postage dues

Lot #: 154

ROSH PINA “+” 6 MY 24 pmks tie 7 (including strip of 4) of 1 mil first dues to back of cvr from England; postage cut out TO PAY 8 MILLIEMES, addressed to RAF member; climate stains; spectacular despite missing stamps

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Start: $60 Sold For: $65
Lot #: 155

JERUSALEM “B” 13 OC 25 ties two 8 Millieme 2nd dues to incoming cvr from USA; postage stamp removed, boxed TO PAY 18 MILLIEMES, also US postage due markings at lower left; trimmed at left and filing holes at top

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Start: $70 Buy
Lot #: 156

10 MILS 3RD DUES tied by TEL AVIV ‘A’ 7 AU 28 pmk to cvr addressed to Tel Aviv, large “T” hstmp

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Start: $40 Buy

Fairs

Lot #: 157

LEVANT FAIRS 1932, '34, '36: 6 covers, tickets, invoice of receiving medals, and 6 labels

Start: $40 Sold For: $45

COVER ACCUMULATIONS

Lot #: 158

MANDATE HAIFA POSTMARK COLLECTION Nicely written up pages with covers, cut pieces, receipts and used stamps; over 90 items in all; with some work this can be a nice exhibit

Start: $270 Sold For: $280

other

Lot #: 159

AIDE DE CAMP/HIGH COMMISSIONER / GOVERNMENT HOUSE cachet on 1934 envelope from Jerusalem to "The Committee of Chief Rabb / Bouchari Quarter, Jerusalem" with printed invitation card of the High Commissioner. [invitation in catalogue; cover on web]

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Start: $40 Sold For: $40
Lot #: 160

CENSORED MAIL Ten covers sent to Palestine with censor stamps and tapes 1 sent to USA. Good accumulation for often overlooked subject.

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Start: $40 Buy

british mandate

large cities

Lot #: 152

RETURN TO SENDER BY THE CENSOR label on cvr pmkd 27 MCH 1940, addressed to Italy

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Start: $110 Buy