97th Holyland Postal Bid Sale - 43 - ottoman period austrian offices
AUSTRIAN OFFICES – JERUSALEM date unclear 2 strikes tie two 10 soldi stamps to cvr addressed to Hamburg.
AUSTRIAN OFFICES – JERUSALEM date unclear 2 strikes tie two 10 soldi stamps to cvr addressed to Hamburg.
JAFFA 5/88 BF-10 #108 on 5 para UPU postal card; note: card indicia not overprinted
AUSTRIAN OFFICES: JERUSALEM 33/12/99 on 20 Para ppc, with BETLEEM hstmp, addressed to Switzerland; on back “Last Christmas of 19th Century”
AUSTRIAN JERUSALEM 25/12/99 ties 20 para stamp to UPU post card addressed to Germany, Bethlehem handstamp, last Christmas of 19th century
AUSTRIAN OFFICE: CAIFA 10/02/08 ties 20 para stamp to UPU pc addressed to United Kingdom (photo of Sphynx on back)
AUSTRIAN POST OFFICES STAMPS The Austrian Post Office was heavily used by Jews in Jerusalem because of the location of the post office and the Jewish Postmaster. Mostly complete are the mint stamps from 1883 Numerals, 1888 Turkish Surcharge, 1890 Emperor’s Profile, 1891 Profile, 1896 High Values, 1900 Overprint, 1902 Postage Dues, 1903 Overprints, & 1908 Jubilee.
AUSTRIAN OFFICE: CAIFA 10/02/08 ties 20 para stamp to UPU pc addressed to United Kingdom (photo of Sphynx on back)
AUSTRIAN OFFICES – JERUSALEM OSTERR. POST 21.XIII.85 as arrival pmk on ppc from England
AUSTRIAN OFFICES – GERUSALEMMME date unclear, 1890 (per backstamps) pmk (Steichle 543) ties 1 piastre ovpt on 10 soldi stamp to small cvr addressed to Malta, POT SAID transit mark and Malta arrival pmk on back
AUSTRIAN OFFICES – JAFFA ‘b’ OSTERR. POST dated 17.V.13 pmk (Steichle 527) on 10 centime pc, AUS JERUSALEM OSTERR. POST hstmp