EARLY COVERS

ONE PIASTRE & 5 MIL OVPT ON ONE PIASTRE tied by ARMY POST OFFICE SZ 4 ‘X’ of 31 MY 18 to registered ppc addressed to Port SAID, censored twice

(1) JERUSALEM OETA EEF 20 MR 20 ties two 3 mil and one 4 mil Typograph to cvr addressed to England, stationery of K KANCACHIAN (2) AJMANI B.O. JAFFA 2 JY 22 ties 6 mil Typograph to cvr addressed to Jerusalem; on flap: Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes

TYPOGRAPH 1 2 3 4 5 mils and 1 2 pi tied by 5 JERUSALEM 24 JA 20 pmks to regist cvr (R-label Jerusalem), addressed to South Africa, bkstmpd Port Said (partial)

5 MIL TYPOGRAPH ROUGH PERF (BP-110 #9A) tied to ppc (house) by Indian Field Post Office No, 18 28 OCT 1919, addressed to US (office was in Aleppo, Syria); Dorfman 1996 cert “genuine in every respectâ€

OETA EEF JERUSALEM ‘A’ 12 MY 19 ties 2 pi typograph to regist cvr addressed to Holland; mute r-label tied by another strike; EPC (Exempt from Postal Censorship] hstmp; 6 backstamps include OETA-EEF JERUSALEM APO SZ 10 [in Cairo]; slightly rough opening at top & open at left;

OETA EEF JERUSALEM ‘B’ 14 MR 19 4 strikes tie 1 2 3 4 and 5 mil typograph to OHMS entire (this crossed out), mute r-label tied by another strike; addressed to 2ND Light Horse Brigade at Rafa; on back: ARMY POST OFFICE ‘B’ SZ 1 16 MR 19 as arrival

TYPOGRAPH 1 2 3 4 5 mils and 1 2 5 pi tied by 8 (somewhat hard to read) ARMY POST OFFICE ‘B’ 3 MR 1919 to regist cvr (mute r-label with GM1 81 hstmp) addressed to London (blacked out)

APO SZ 44 of 14 DE 18 (5 strikes) tie 6 typograph stamps to regist cvr addressed to American Colony, Jerusalem; r-label R 32; censor hstmp PALESTINE CENSORSHIP NO.1; backstamped OETA – EEF JERUSALEM 15 DE 18

FPO GM1 of 22 16 OCT 1918 (6 strikes) tie 2 blues and 6 typograph stamps to cvr addressed to Port Said, backstamped on arrival; 1997 Dorfman cert “mailed from GHQ 1st Echelon., MEF Jerusalem … although philatelic on appearance, the franking … represents all the different stamps available … at that particular time. This cover is genuine in every respectâ€.

CIVILIAN USE OF MILITARY MAILS regist color ppc (Japanese drawing); 1 pi blues #4 and 4 mils typographed ties by two ARMY FIELD OFFICE 5 AUG 18 SZ 44, another strike ties mute r-label, Palestine Censorship No. 2 hstmp, addressed to Port Said Egypt, arrival pmk