1924, 4m scarlet, imperforate plate proof (Scott J8), lower left corner margin block of 4, in the color of the issued 8m, on wove paper; sharp impression, fresh bright color; creasing and wrinkling mostly confined to sheet margins, Fine to Very Fine.
Bale D.8(d).
Estimate $300 - 400.
Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine
Sale 749
The Leo Malz Specialized Collection
of Palestine and Israel
Haiti Philatelic Society members who attended the NY2016 World Stamp Show had an opportunity to
meet and chat with Leo at the HPS presentation
Leo Malz is second from the right. Leo Malz (1948-2020)
Leo was born in a displaced persons camp in Germany in 1948. Soon after, he and his parents emigrated to America, settling in New
York City. Leo’s father established a very successful business that sold plastics to various companies throughout Latin America.
Like many of his generation, Leo’s interest in Latin America was directly related to the stamps he acquired from the incoming mail
that his father brought home from work. Like many philatelists, Leo had a strong and deep intellectual curiosity to learn about the
stamps and when he reached adulthood, he had the ability to afford the valuable stamps, covers and proofs that he needed in order to
build an important collection. Leo purchased his stamps, covers and proofs from numerous dealers and auctioneers, including many
name sales, for over half a century. Many of his items have been off the market for years.
Viewers will notice that the strength of this catalog is Haitian philately. In 1979, at age 33, Leo joined the Haiti Philatelic Society,
becoming member #82. He became a Life Member in 2010. In his eulogy for Leo in the current issue of HPS Journal, his good longtime friend Peter C. Jeannopoulos, wrote, “The stamps and postal history of Haiti were of special interest to Leo. Haiti fascinated
him because of its exoticness and the fact that so little was published…Every facet of Haitian philately was well represented in his
collection. Overall, it was one of the finest that the writer has ever seen. It ranges from prephilatelic to the modern. It encompassed
essays, proofs, multiples, postal history and sheets…If he had been interested in exhibiting the many different aspects of his Haiti
collection would certainly have garnered gold medals.”
In addition to Latin America, Leo collected other areas that will appear in future Kelleher auctions. Leo also was a dealer in
Astrophilately, advertising in the pages of Linn’s Stamp News for many decades.
While in his 50’s, Leo was asked by Sam Malamud of Ideal Stamp Co. to travel to Mongolia to negotiate the contract for Ideal to sell
the new issues of Mongolia. The Mongolian government assigned a young woman to be his interpreter. They fell in love and married.
She emigrated and they have three young children. Very sadly, soon after their first child was born, Leo was diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer. Because it was caught early, his life was prolonged, but the treatments made daily life very difficult. He lost his
battle on February 3
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Lot #1041 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
Extensive Postal History Collection, 1918-48, comprising over 130 covers, cards or parcel receipts, with particular strength in the 1918-20 typographed issues of the British Military Administration, bearing various issues with some nice frankings, usages with some E.E.F. used outside Palestine, Military, Registered, censored, cancellations; destinations as diverse as Chile and Finland, Fine to Very Fine, see it all online.
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Lot #1042 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
Mandate Postmark Collection, 1918-48, spanning five 8-page (16-side) stockbooks, an impressive array of town cancels arranged alphabetically, uncommon IEF and TPO cancels, plus an extensive single-volume EEF holding grouped by settings, overprint varieties, platings, etc.; strong duplication offers a potential treasure trove for the specialist, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #1043 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
Specialized Mint and Used Collection, 1918-45, on homemade pages in three plastic binders plus a further binder of stockpages; including 1918 (Feb. 10) 1p deep blue unused (2) and used, 1918 5m on 1p cobalt blue unused, 1918 (Mar. 5-May 13) 1p and 5m on 1p semi-specialized section with multiples and blocks unused and used, 1918 (July 18-Dec. 27) typographed issue extensive stock with 9p blocks of four (3), 10p blocks of four (2) and...
Lot #1044 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
"Palestine Exhibitions" Collection, 1907-68, in 2 volumesp, with over 60 covers or used cards showing special cancellations or cachets, official picture postcards unused, bulletins, pamphlets, labels, entrance tickets, badges and a medal, commencing with the 1907 "Palestine in London" Exhibition, and including the 1924 British Empire Exhibition Palestine Pavilion, 1926-36 Levant Fairs with the very rare 1934 "Purely Arab Fair" slogan...
Lot #1045 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
Collection of Mostly Incoming Mail, 1902-43, comprising over 40 covers or cards, many associated with Jewish Charities (numerous related enclosures); origins include Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Roumania, Russia, and the United States, with Registered, censored and taxed; three covers from Palestine to the U.S. show Return to Sender handstamps; also a few later covers not counted; some faults or stamps missing, otherwise Fine.
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Lot #1046 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
Picture Post Card Compilation, 1900-30s, mostly unused collection of 120 postcards with real photo and color with street scenes, villages and sea, Western Wall (9), churches, and mosques, mainly Fine, sampled online.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1047 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
Postage Dues Specialized Collection, 1923-28, mint/unused and used specialized collection with eight covers or cards, comprising 1923 1m block of eight and 2m and 8m corner blocks of six, all misperforated mint; 1924 1m to 5p overprinted "Specimen" unused, o.g. (yellowed), 1m to 5p marginal or corner blocks of nine mint; and 1928 1m to 50m, three sets of marginal or corner blocks of four, mint, 1m to 50m plate "1" corner pairs with...
Lot #1048 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
Postal Stationery Collection, 1935-47, a selection of 15 items highlighted by ten covers franked with postal stationery cut outs, seven envelopes bearing issued stamps in combination with stationery cut outs, including 1940 (July 26) censored envelope from Haifa to the International Red Cross in Geneva bearing 2m Pictorial with 13m postal stationery cut out, mainly Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1049 - 2: Palestine During the British Mandate collections
Revenues, Extensive Collection, ca. 1918-54, collection of stamps and a wealth of different documents; the loose stamps are mostly the 1927 large Courts Fees, and there are approximately 120 or so documents, including Land Transfer and/or Application for Search, Marriage Certificate, Court Claims, Power of Attorney, Copy of Judgment, Witness Summons, Revenue Tax Receipt, Coroner's Request, Insurance certificates, checks, Savings...
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