105TH Holyland Postal Bid Sale

Sale date: 
March 26, 2025

british mandate

stamps

Lot #: 13

BRITISH MANDATE PERIOD CENSORSHIP About 30 covers, various labels and/or handstamps; all addressed abroad (Tanganyika, USA, Italy, Egypt, England, Switzerland, Brazil, Turkey), various censored labels and other markings; somewhat mounted on pages with descriptions. With some effort this will make a nice exhibit.

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Start: $100 Bid

Postal History, crash mail, ship mail, routes

Lot #: 14

REGISTERED JERUSALEM 22 MY 46 mailed to Leeds, England w/ 5x 1m, 7m & 1p London Ovpts cancel struck 7x plus once on back, blue JERUSALEM Mandate Reg label, cover is printed address return envelope of "J ZOSSENHEIM & PARTNERS", couple minor stains & edge crimping al right, still Very Attractive!

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Start: $50 Bid
Lot #: 15

HAIFA REGISTERED AS TRANSIT Pmkd 11 VIII 41 Beyrouth Lebanon, registered, addressed to Rio D Jenaro Brazil, opened and resealed by 2 censors the red in Lebanon and the other in Haifa; HAIFA REGISTERED pmk on back; ratty at bottom – but a nice, unusual item

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Start: $80 Bid
Lot #: 408

DAMAGED BY SEA WATER IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT hstmp on cvr pmkd TEL AVIV (date unclear), addressed to England, FRONT ONLY; mss CYGNUS CRASH; see https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2447092

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Start: $25 Bid

covers

Lot #: 16

FROM FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA pmkd 1 JAN 45, went via GABON, censored, BRAZZAVILE transit mark 13 JAN 45

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Start: $35 Bid
Lot #: 17

FROM USA CENSORED pmkd SEPT 11, 1939, with newly introduced (Aug 17, 1939) TYPE C KRAG MACHINE that was taken over by the government censor a month later at the outbreak of WW II. Type C has an open date bridge and numeral {1} in a double circle. This Dated Oct 13, 1939.

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Start: $180 Bid
Lot #: 18

TEL AVIV DIZENGOFF ST BO “C” 30 DE 46 2 strikes tie two 20 mil and one 100 mil pictorials to airmail regist cvr addressed to USA, backstamps

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Start: $55 Bid

other

Lot #: 19

PALESTINE TELEGRAPHS form dated 8/12/1919. Per Hochheiser Palestine Postal Forms, this is T2 with a valuation of C (rare)

Start: $65 Bid
Lot #: 20

PPT&T TELEGRAM FORM received 29 de 21, from London but handled by Egypt radio; JNF handstamp; red arrows added

Start: $40 Bid
Lot #: 412

PPT&T TELEGRAM FORM received 11 MY 48, from Cairo.

Start: $30 Bid

Cities & Towns

Lot #: 409

REGISTERED JERUSALEM 24 MY 38 handstamps (2), paying the 15 mils first 20 grams letter rate plus 13 mils registration fee plus 2 mils overpayment. Pencil "Registered" in the upper left corner, blue crayon cross through the middle and dark blue on white R JERUSALEM No 2904 registration label affixed to the top. On back: violet framed BRITISH PALESTINE EXPRESS corner card, two additional strikes of the Palestine registration handstamps, black NEW YORK, N.Y. REG'Y DIV 6 - 7 1938 transit, violet

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Start: $25 Bid
Lot #: 410

TEL AVIV ALLENBY ROAD B.O.“C” 6 JY 44 3 strikes ties four 100 mil pictorials to cvr addressed to New York; airmail label covered by censor tape (twice censored); blue tape KK/24640

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Start: $25 Bid

Dues & Officials

Lot #: 411

INCOMING POSTAGE DUE pmkd DEC 4 1946, no postage affixed, pair of 6 mil Third Dues tied by TEL AVIV 14 JA 47 pmk, boxed TO PAY 12 MILLS; also circular 20 centimes due hstmp missing small piece at upper right

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Start: $25 Bid