Mandate stamps / period 2 'blues': 3 AP 18 reg. cv ex APO SZ 44 (J'LEM) to CAIRO franked at period 2 Pia rate using pair 'Blues 3' Ba3 tied by 2 strikes of linear date 29mm SZ 44 pmk (D1s1/Sach-A1) + b/s 5 AP 18 dispatch using larger 32mm SZ 44 pmk (D2/Sach-A2); with red Palestine censor cachet on front; b/s 7 IV 18 arrival; cut open at left, address & R-label cut out. Est. value $120+
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Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History
By: Historama
Historama Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History
Our sale features a large selection of important pieces of postal history; our numismatic offering is smaller than usual as we had to set aside a large collection of ancient and medieval coins pending the receipt of our antiquities license (whose receipt is pending almost a year). Nevertheless, we begin with a small but high caliber selection of world coins and medals, including a series of high grade Italian 19th & 20th Century silver coins and some Judaic medals including the rare “Judea Restituta” medal commissioned by Yehuda Arazi (1946), and many lots of silver coins.
Our philatelic offering is phenomenal: our selection of WWII postal links with Palestine includes mail sent at the moment the War broke out, including a stunning cover to Poland 3-09-39 refused service and enclosed with a rare mimeograph from the Jerusalem censor announcing the cessation of communications with Germany, a cover from the Latvian foreign ministry sent a day after the installation of the pro-Soviet government, Red Cross 2-way correspondence mail with Nazi Germany, mail from France and to Poland during the various stages of the 1939-40 campaigns, mail from Aden and Iran, mail to the Shanghai Ghetto, and more.
We are honored to represent fine pieces of “service suspended” mail of the Arab-Israeli conflict from a Large Gold collection, whose degree of detail reveals the fascinating story and intricacy of politically-charged postal routings, and includes pieces with rare service suspended cachets of various Arab countries, Israeli service-refused markings, Cold War 'postkrieg', mis-directed mail (to Israel or Arab states) including a cover from India to Iran which was routed via Israel, an incredible pilot-signed “hi-jack” cover from flight BA870 (1974), mail from the 2nd Intifada and more – many pieces the sole examples known; a world of history unto itself.
We are also proud to present a meticulously assembled 50 year-old collection of British military mail and postmarks from Egypt in WWI, including some very rare censored pieces (the “circle E” and undocumented “OET #4 Censorship” markings), a series of undocumented postmarks including some pre-dating the known dates of establishment of certain army post offices. Additionally we offer key German & French Palestine-related covers: a picture postcard marked by a rare handstamp of the French High Commissioner for Palestine; registered letters from Militär-Mission Feldpost 4. Armee, K. D. Feldpoststation 372, Deutche Feldpost 663, FELDPOST MIL. MISS. BIR-ES-SEBA – and more.
Drawing upon what is reputedly the largest collection of Jerusalem postmarks – and one of only 3 such in the world - In the area of postmarks, we offer a wealth of materials from rare and even undocumented cancellations from Jerusalem and Haifa, a proof strike of the very rare 21-02-1949 first Israeli Jerusalem machine cancel – possibly the rarest of all Israeli cancellations, full strikes of Talavera Barracks, Jerusalem-Lydda TPO and more. Similarly, our Holyland forerunners are studded with key postmarks: Ottoman AIOUN CARA, JAFFA7 (#831), violet QUARTIER ISRAELITE w/date (#753v); Russian rare blue JAFFA (#614); French JAFFA (#311); plus “Tempel-Kolonie”, “Aus Sarona” & “RISCHON-L'-ZION” (#153/St-708) colony cachets – and more.
Our Mandate postal history offering includes very rare rates, such as the period-3 1m printed matter rate, a 1938 airmail from Haifa to Tel Aviv, a gem period-2 postcard franked by the cobalt-blue Ba2 EEF frank, and more. Among Israeli state postal history we offer incredible PEDI covers: a registered cover, a back-stamped cover, and the highest numbered cover with both type I and II cancellations.
Our selection of taxed mail is probably unparalleled, with many exquisite pieces of domestic and overseas mail taxed with high frankings or taxed for unusual reasons, including a couriered “poste restante” cover taxed for being return addressed in the same locale as the PR service requested, 1948 mail with 'provisional' tax frankings, interim-period mail with interim frankings as PDs, revenue-label franked mail (both taxed and accepted!), postage dues from recent inflationary periods, currency transitions, mixed frankings and much more.
The philatelic selection is rounded out by many airmail covers and special surface mail representing important routes and bearing special frankings, including full tabs. Our next sale will take place later this summer – and by then the full force of our numismatic offering will featured.
Bidding in Our Auctions
In light of numerous requests we have received to run “live auctions”, this sale of 641 lots will be a combined mail and timed ('live') auction. It will open on April 19th and end May 17th. Some of the lots in the sale will be sold in the usual manner of a mail auction by receiving bids in writing on lots throughout the sale period (above) until the end of this portion of the sale (22:00 Israel time on 17 May): bidders with the highest bids will be the winners of those lots at that time; bidding-time will be extended by 5 minutes in the event bids are received within the last 60 seconds.
Other lots (202) with specially marked lot numbers ending “-LA” – will be on pre-sale display until May 17th and will go on sale starting at 22:00 Israel time on 17 May, on a 3rd party live auction site called Bidspirit.com; this will be the timed auction (without auction hall or announcer), and each lot in this portion of the sale will be displayed for a minimum of 30 seconds, during which time live bids can be submitted. Pre-sale bids can be placed on these lots in writing before the start of the sale and absentee bids in writing can be submitted during the sale itself. These lots will be displayed here, on our site (historama.com/auctions) and also on our Bidspirit site (historama.bidspirit.com): on this and our site these lots will appear static, without real-time changes in the bid level, but on the Bidspirit site the bid status of these lots will update in real-time before and during the sale – and the sale itself will be conducted on our Bidspirit site only.
Both portions of the sale run in the same manner: the bid level increases by steps, so that if a person submits a high bid relative to the present level, the present level will only rise by 1 step and the rest of that person's high bid will be kept in reserve by the auction program in order to counterbid on his behalf if competing bids are subsequently placed.
As is our policy, in the mail auction opening bid levels are flexible and we can accept bids that are as much as 20% below that level provided there are no unpublished reserves which are above that level. In any event, reserves will never be higher than the opening bid level. As Bidspirit is unable to process bids below the opening level (for the live auction/time auction), the displayed opening bid levels will be the minimum acceptable bids.
Our auctions are designed to enable bidders to make the most of their budget, while aiming to save them money: last-minute bid increases can be selected (for some or all bids); a bid-budget can be specified, to protect bidders from financial over exposure – and here, bidders can also specify their order of preference among the lots they win, to secure those which are most important to them.
We look forward to having you at our sale and wish you good luck with your bids.
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Lot #40419 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Lot #40420 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Mandate stamps / period 3: 5 MY 19 cv ex SAFED to LUZERN franked at period 1 Pia rate using Ba10 stamp tied by rare SAFED OETA pmk Dorf-2 (rated E+); routed via ALEXANDRIA where marked by boxed EPC ("exempt postal censorship") h/s FB-EPC21; b/s 11 MA 19 CAIRO transit; slit open at top. Est. value $150+
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Lot #40421LA - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Mandate OETA Period-3 printed matter: 11 NO 1918 pm greeting-card sized cv on "British Manufacture" stationary ex JERUSALEM to officer in RAMC NAZERETH franked 1m per period 50g inland pm rate using Typo. corner frank w/gutters (Ba5) tied by full strike OETA EEF J'LEM SCDS on 1st day of use (also Armistice Day); cv sealed by consignor (orig. mailed unsealed per pm regulations) - very rare...
Lot #40422LA - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Mandate stamps / rate period 2 'Blues': 21 FE 18 illust. business stationary comm. cv ex APO SZ44 (J'LEM) to Greek Hospital in CAIRO franked 1pia at foreign letter rate using deep-blue Ba1 with bottom gutter (11 days after FD use) tied by SZ44 (D2/Sach-A2) pmk; b/s 2-3-18 CAIRO arrival; opened and resealed by censor at top; Cairo censor cachet on front; opened at top, vertical &...
Lot #40423 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Mandate stamps / period 3: 12 AP 19 color ppc of Bethlehem ex FPO GM1 (1st Echelon GHQ - 5 days after LKD of use in HAIFA per Proud & FB) to BIRMINGHAM franked at period 4m PC rate using typographed 1m & 3m Ba5/7 tied by 2 strikes of GM1 pmk
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Lot #40424 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
4 MR 18 comm. cv ex APO SZ44 (J'LEM) to "Int'l Office of Exchange of Correspondence" in BERNE w/Arabic addressee details below, franked 1pia using deep-blue Ba1 tied by SZ44 pmk (D2/Sach-A2) & triangular base censor 8346 (J'LEM); in CAIRO marked "Passed by Base Censor" red h/s (FB-PBC1) & f/s 8 III 18 CAIRO-M civil PO transit; b/s 1 V 18 BERN arr., where address crossed out & Arabic addressee...
Lot #40425LA - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Mandate stamps / rate period 2 'Blues': 28 FE 18 ppc of Golden Gate, Jerusalem ex APO SZ44 (J'LEM) to CAIRO franked 5m at inland pc rate (applied also to Egypt) using 5m on 1p cobalt-blue Ba2 stamp (12 days after FD use) and tied by SZ44 pmk (D2/Sach-A2); marked by local and Cairo censor cachets. Near-identical item illustrated in Sacher p.70. Very fine; estimated value: $2000+; with Royal...
Lot #40426 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
14 SP 33 insured surface mailed (1933) small RE Envelope pp'd w/13m franking (Ba RE.07-S) ex TLV to PRAGUE, franked 45m (20m insurance incl. reg fee + 15m overseas letter rate + 9m additional weight; 1m overcharge) & tied by multiple strikes of REG TLV pmk; w/Mandate Fr. lang. "weight" h/s on front + insurance in manuscript; b/s Cairo, Napoli and Udine transits & 27 IX 33 arrival. Gently cut open at left edge.
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Lot #40427 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
10 FE 44 uprated express mailed (1941) medium RE envelope w/pp'd 15m franking (w/error in Arabic denomination; Ba RE.14-M - 58.5mm wide title) ex Kallia Hotel/DEAD SEA to TLV franked 50m (15m reg fee + 35m express) using additional 7 pictorals in sequence (Ba 90-96) tied by multiple strikes of REG J'LEM pmk + R-label w/"Dead Sea" manuscript; b/s same day arr. Lovely 8 color franking from a scarce location;...
Lot #40428 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Poland-Palestine airlink - x3 first flight covers: 1) FF reg. cv ex WILNO to TEL AVIV on 26 X 36, w/ Polish ("transported by plane") & Hebrew ("first flight Poland-Eretz Israel") cachets; 2) FF cv ex WARSAW to HAIFA pmk'd 24(!) X 36, w/ Polish illustrated slogan cachet & Hebrew FF cachet; 3) 1st regular flight cv ex LWOW to J'LEM, w/ Polish cachet "Lwow 2 5.IV.1937 Opening of Air Mail Communication - from Poland to...
Lot #40429 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
1938 1st flight Haifa-TLV: 28 OC 38 a/m comm. cv ex HAIFA to TLV franked 5m (Ba93) at letter rate & tied by local pmk GD-50 + British "by Airmail" etiquette; carried by Palestine Airways' new Tel-Aviv/Haifa service (as of 22 Sept.) but here on its 1st day of carrying mail due to the Arab Revolt affecting land delivery routes - at no extra charge; b/s same day TLV arrival. The service...
Lot #40430 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Mandate incoming airmail: 3 JA 46 reg. comm. cv ex "Arming trade company" CAIRO to "Al Sebaey Brothers, Gefry and partners" HAIFA carried by MISR Egyptian airlines, meter paid 64 mils, with local dispatch pmk & R-label, and special 3-line "MISR Air Line Recommandee" violet cachet; b/s 5 JA 46 JAFFA REG 1 (GD-26) transit & next day REG HAIFA arrival; torn open at back but resealed & complete, very...
Lot #40431 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
12 JA 47 uprated large (1945) RE Envelope w/pp'd 15m franking (Ba RE.18-L with 96mm space between bar and rectangle), ex HAIFA 3 (Mt. Carmel) to RLZ, franked 43m (15m reg fee + 10m letter rate + 3x 30g 6m additional weight) tied by multiple strikes of local pmk; b/s same day TLV transit & next day arr.; cut open left edge; est. value $300+
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Lot #40432 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Palestine detention camp mail: 16 NOV 1944 comm cv ex. L. Rosner from RLZ to relative Dr. R. Rosner working in DETENTION CAMP LATRUN (holding Zionist political prisoners), franked 10m per period rate & posted in TLV; same day ER RAMLE (Dorf-7) transit & checked by censor/Palestine Police (J'lem) 27 NOV 44 (b/s cachet); attempted delivery per manuscript, 4 DEC 44 & marked REL "return to sender" (Dr. Rosner probably...
Lot #40433 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Zeppelin mail: 1929 Zeppelin Orient Flight cover franked 2x 1RM (correct rate) and postmarked FRIEDRICHSHAVN 24 MRZ 1929 addressed to doctor at Muristan (Hospice) in Christian Quarter of the Old City of J'LEM & marked w/special 'Orientfahrt' cachet; b/s 29 MR 1929 Jerusalem.
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Lot #40434 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
23 DE 43 rare 2 mils printed matter rate applied to The Union of Religious Writers weekly paper "BaMishor" ('In the Field'), using 2m pictoral (Ba 90), ex J'LEM to TLV. Sent to "Sh. Ch. Kook" - probably Rabbi Shlomo Kook, nephew of Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook, who also contributed articles (incl. this ed.) & redirected to his POB (290). Complete (12 pages), w/fold at center and some stains; a few minor tears at the...
Lot #40435 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
26 JA 44 rare 2 mils printed matter rate applied to The Union of Religious Writers weekly paper "BaMishor" ('In the Field'), using "postage paid" pmk (Sacher E15 - 4 months after his LKD of use, 17 AU 43), ex J'LEM to TLV; locally re-routed to POB. Complete (8 pages), w/light fold at center; in excellent condition; size: 23.05 x 29.6cm.
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Lot #40436 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Meter slogan cancellations: 22 X 39 Hebrew University stationary pm cv ex J'LEM to NESS TZIONA tied by red bilingual HU slogan cancellation with 2m meter franking (Sacher #G9) - scarce short-lived pm rate; unsealed per pm regulations.
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Lot #40437 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Arab revolt era couriered mail: 2 MR 39 reg cv ex HAIFA (r/a Nahalal) to RLZ, franked 18m per period rate using 13m & 5m (Ba 93/98) & tied by Hadar HaCarmel BO pmk; b/s 5 MR 39 arr.; gently opened at top. Probably couriered as a result of the Arab Revolt, which reached a climax at the end of the month with the death of [one of] the Arab rebel leaders, Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad, not far from region of Nahalal....
Lot #40438 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
1948 late domestic Mandate mail: 14 AP 48 reg. comm. cv ex TLV to J'LEM franked 25m per period rate - one day before last date of full Mandate mail services - using 10 & 15m pictorals, tied by scarce Groten-D41 oval registry cancel (b/s twice; exceeding his LKD) & b/s 16 AP 48 arr. using rare Sach-D18/Proud-R27 oval cancel (rated E), exceeding their LKD of use; mailed 4 days...
Lot #40439 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
1948 War of Independence mail: 21 AP 48 HAIFA to RLZ reg cv franked 25m per period rate using pair 10m w/intersecting gutter & 5m (Ba 93/97) & tied by 2 strikes of Nahla BO pmk J31 + 1 on back (pmk'd on 1st day of 2 day Israeli operation to capture Haifa); dispatch delayed by operation & routed via TLV only on 26 AP 48 (b/s; usually a same-day transit); opened gently at top.
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Lot #40440 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
1948 War of Independence mail: 18 FE 48 reg. comm cv in Arabic ex GAZA to HAIFA, franked 25m per period rate using 10m & 15m pictorals (Ba97/108) & tied by full strike of GAZA REG sc ds (Dorf-7/Proud-R2) + 2 on back, & w/Gaza R-label #4851; b/s 19 FE 48 JAFFA-REF transit (GD-28) & next day REG HAIFA arr., where marked "unknown address" (h/s Sacher-L27) & manuscript "no articles of value"; dispatched back...
Lot #40441 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
1948 War of Independence mail: 3 MR 48 comm cv ex ER RAMLE to RLZ franked 10m per period rate using pictorals Ba97 & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk (Proud D5); gently cut open at top. Letter from Arab patient enclosed. Scarce origin at this time (1948): the town served as an arms and training center for local Arab forces.
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Lot #40442 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Mandate telegraph stationary: English-language colored/illustrated Palestine Post Telegram & Telegraph 'Greetings' stationary form (Ba F.TE) stamped by scarce 14 MY 48 TELEGRAPHS JAFFA Mandate stamp (GD-42) on day of Israel's independence; folded vertically & horizontally.
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Lot #40443 - Postal History, Rates & Postmarks - Mandate
Mandate telegraph stationary: Hebrew-language colored/illustrated "Palestina Mail & Telegraph" 'Telegram-Greetings' stationary form (Ba F.TE). Unused, near-mint; discoloration at top left corner.
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