THE OPENING OF THE SERVICE: 18.9.1923 cv w/printed instructions "Overland Mail Baghdad - Haifa" to England, frank on back 6 ans (4x1an & 2 ans) carried on a "Proving" trip prior to official opening of the Service on 18.10.1923; vf & important
Auction #44
By: Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd.
Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. Auction #44
Dear friends and collectors,
Welcome to our 44th auction. The attached Prices Realized list of our 9 November 2016 sale demonstrates another set of excellent results. There is a continuing strong demand for better and specialized material.
We are proud to offer the following collections in the coming auction:
HAIFA 1845 – 1960: THE POSTAL HISTORY
THE DOAR IVRI SPECIALIZED
ISRAEL'S TAXED MAIL 1948 – 1970
1948/1954 ARAB PALESTINE
Also included: Foreign Countries, Foreign P. Offices, Palestine stamps,
1948 Interim, Israel FDCs, 1948 1st Festivals, Judaica & The Dreyfus Affair & more.
Please FAX your final bids to avoid delays. Bidders are requested to include their FAX and telephone numbers and/or email addresses on their bid sheets.
For the convenience of our clients in the Metropolitan New York area Dr. Arthur Groten is available to accept bids and consignments by phone
845-471-4179 or e-mail [email protected]
Consignments can also be submitted by Mr. Gary Theodore, office phone
732-229-5310, cell 732-996-0520 or e-mail [email protected],
Fax: 732-229-4805
With all good and sincere wishes,
YACOV TSACHOR - Director & Philatelist
ZVI ALONI - Philatelist
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Lot #101 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
Registered large cv (25½ x 11½ cm) ex Baghdad 23 Oct. 23 to London arrival 5 NOV 23, franked 13½ ans for: 3 ans postage + 3 ans Overland fee + 3 ans registration + 4½ ans for extra weight. The first officially contracted trip of the Overland Mail service was on 18 OCT 23 but no cvs have CTsurvived from this consignment of mail, therefore this cv from the 2nd trip of 23 OCT 23 is the Earliest Recorded Official Overland Mail item; vert...
Lot #102 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
22 NOV 1923 London to Baghdad cv frank KGV 6d, endorsed "Overland Via Haifa" arrival pmk BAGHDAD H.O. 2 DEC 23, 1st acceptance of mail from GB by this route announced to the public on 19 NOV 1923; vf & scarce
Lot #103 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
LATE FEE PAID (Collins LF - 1) spb strike on front of cv + instructions label L-5, ex Baghdad 24 SEP (26 ?) frank 9ans (3x3ans): 3 for postage + 3 for Overland + 3 for Late Fee Service all on front, mailed to London; back flap small tear o/w vf & very scarce
Lot #104 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
LATE FEE NOT PAID (Collins LF - 2) 2nd cv Recorded frank on back 6 ans (3x2 ans): 3 postage + 3 for Overland - no Late Fee! ex Baghdad 15 OCT - year not clear, to London, typed instructions "By Overland Mail" on front; opening tear on top & on back flap but complete, fine & Rare
Lot #105 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
Nairn Publicity Envelope type NPE-1 ex Damascus to Haifa pmk dated 11-4-35 tying 2 Syrian stps total 7½ p., transit pmk DAMAS-SALHIE 11 IV 35; small bottom right center tear,
f - vf & scarce
Lot #106 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
Nairn Publicity Envelope type NPE-2 Beyrouth to Imperial Airways London, pmks dated 8.1.27 tying 2 Lebanese stps total of 7½ pi, transit Port Said 11.1.27 pmk; roughly opened back flap, f - vf & scarce
Lot #107 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
Nairn Publicity Envelope type NPE - 3 Damascus to Jerusalem pmks dated 4.2.39 tying 4 Syrian stps total of 12½ pi; bottom left corner bend, f - vf & scarce
Lot #108 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
EASTBOUND OVERLAND: 6/1924 cv Signy - France to a Royal Air-Force Officer in Baghdad total franking 1.15fr, handwritten "Via Haifa Overland Mail", arrival pmk BAGHDAD 14 JUN 24. According to Collins this is the only Recorded Overland cv from France; vert centerfold away from stps & pmks, roughly opened top, fine & Rare
Lot #109 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
10 SEP 1924 - 5m Egyptian stationery envelope Cairo to Baghdad uprated w/Egypt. 10 & 15m 1923 King Fouad stps arrival pmk BAGHDAD 13 SEP 24, endorsed "Overland Mail Haifa - Baghdad" & perforated Red label "MOTOR MAIL" (Collins L13 - 13 recorded) indicates a special service w/extra franking; top opening faults, fine, ex Schaeffer
Lot #110 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
Eastbound Overland cv Oudtshoorn South Africa
15 APR 1925 through England to Baghdad, 2 handwritten route instructions: "Via England" & "Overland Mail Haifa Baghdad", franked 6d (1d pair + 4d triangle). It is 1 of 2 Recorded Overland cvs from South Africa; vert centerfold away from stps, f - vf & Rare
Lot #111 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
5.6.29 East Bound Overland regist cv Limassol - Cyprus to Baghdad frank 5 stps total 8¾ pi (SG #105, 108/9, 123 & 126) at front's left the scarce instruction route sticker was applied: "Service Transdesertique Syro-Iraquien: Damas - Baghdad", Beyrouth 7.6.29 transit & Baghdad arrival 12.6.29, Returned to the Sender - note in manscpt, of Philatelic origin; fine & very seldom offered origin
Lot #112 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
2 ways Overland: Jerusalem 27 JAN 1931 to Baghdad arrival 31 JAN 31, the addressee was not found and declared "UNKNOWN", a search was conducted w/2 attempts: 3 Feb. 31 & 9 Feb. 31, then the letter was transferred to the "D.L.O." (Dead Letter Office) on
10 Feb. 31. After 26 days it was "...
Lot #113 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
WESTBOUND OVERLAND: Re-Routed: 29 MAY 1924 Registered Air Mail cv Baghdad to Switzerland (arrival June 10) frank total 9 ans (2x1½ + 3x2ans) Black boxed hnstp on front: "Posted Late for Air Mail / Forwarded by Overland Mail" (Collins RRH - 1, 2 cvs recorded), P. Said transit 1 June, air fee & OL fee were the same rate: 3ans basic + 3ans Overland (or Air Mail) + 3ans regist, the Postmaster expedited delivery by Overland rather than wait...
Lot #114 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
1.12.1924 Overland cv to Soudan ex Teheran (wax seal of the Imperial Bank) frank 2kr Persian stp w/most unusual combination of 3 instruction marks: Baghdad - Haifa straight line (Collins HS 43 - 5 known), boxed Black BAGHDAD - HAIFA / par voie de terre (Collins HS 86 –
6 known) & handwritten "Haifa Desert Mail", P. Said & Cairo transits, Soudan arr 20.12....
Lot #115 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
Overland imptd envelope Nasseri (Ahvaz) Iran (date unclear) to Geneve, 2 route instructions: a) Boxed Black "Service Transdesertique / Iraq. Syrie" (Collins HS87 - 3 known) hnstpd applied in Nasseri; b) Imptd Envelope "OVERLAND" MAIL / BAGHDAD - HAIFA" in Red (Collins IE4 - 4 known); vf
Lot #116 - THE HAIFA – BAGHDAD OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE
11/1937 cv Bahrain to San Francisco frank 6x1 an India KGV ovptd BAHRAIN: 3a basic + 3a Overland fee, via BASRA 1 DEC 37, route instruction 1 line in Blue cachet: "OVERLAND MAIL" (Collins HS68 - 3 known) this applied in Bahrain; back flap opening tear, f - vf & scarce
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Ing. Yacov TSACHOR
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Current Areas of Specialisation: Israel, including Doar-Ivri, 1948 Interim Period; British Mandate Palestine: postal... Read More