Mail Auction #31

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post  RARE DESTINATION & unusual routing - Jerusalem 1896 via London England  to Johanesburg South Africa, back to England and returned  to Jerusalem. Franked 1 Piastre tied by Jerusalem double ring postmark, sent by mistake to London, postmarked there January 18 1896, reroute to South Africa where transit arrival postmarks Z.A.R  applied dated Febuary 7 & April 27 , sent back to England where imprinted...

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post extremely RARE DESTINATION -  Jerusalem to the Australian Island of Tasmania.  Printed matter cover (flap is unsealed) franked 10 Para tied by Jerusalem double circle postmark dated 19.4.1901 transits & arrival postmark on back of Port Said Egypt  25.4.1901, Launceston Tasmania 25.5.1901 & Hobert  (Tasmanian Capital city) 27.5.1901. Cover with some wrinkles & few small marginal tears otherwise F...

Palestine Forerunners Austrian post - 25.12.1899 postcard mailed to Germany. Franked 20 Para ovpt. omn Austrian stamp, tied by commemorative double circle Jerusalem postmark Steichele type 546.3 in Black. (this very scarce as most known in Violet and Lilac). Beth Lehem 2 line cachet  type 564 at left alongside german arrival postmark dated 4.1.1900. F-VF with one vertical light crease and small corner bent.

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Scarce type News Paper wrapper mailed from Jerusalem to Germany. Franked imprinted 3k stamp overprinted 10 Para, tied by Jerusalem p/m 26.5.1899. VF

Palestine Forerunners French Post - 1905 to 1909  2 covers and a postcard mailed from Jerusalem to Belgium and the USA. F-VF

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Gaza official stampless cover to Jaffa tied by Gaza violet bridge type postmark dated 11.8.1903 (St. type PM4) alongside VF official seal  " Important correspondence "  St. type OF1 - ACCORDING TO THE COLLINS CATALOG THIS IS A NEW LATE DATE FOR THE OF1  SEAL, CATALOG LISTED THE SEAL RECORDED LATE DATE AS  14.3.1903 !!! .  Cover with repaired tear at top left corner & some small margins wear, otherwise...

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Gaza official stampless cover to Jaffa tied by Gaza Blue bridge type postmark dated 23.8.1902 (St. type PM4) alongside VF official seal  " Important correspondence "  St. type OF1.  Cover with some toning at bottom right corner plus missing small part of bottom flap, otherwise F-VF & scarce.
 

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Jerusalem to Swtizerland, franked 20 Para tied by  "Jerusalem 5"  postmark dated 7.11.1915 alongside Jerusalem Moon/Star military censor collins type CM5. This is a new known early date for this censor (7.11.1915). Collins earliest recorded date is 10.12.1915. Card with light toning & light corner crease, otherwise F-VF & scarce.
 

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - view card of Jaffa and Camels, mailed from the small Arab village of Medjdil (Near Ashqelon) to Germany. Card franked 20 Para Turkish stamp tied by the very rare Negative seal (Collins Catalog number PM1) with arrival postmark of Munichen dated 22 Feb. 1903. Arabic message translate to: I would love to send you my greeting and ask about you, and prey to God you are in the best of health and will always...

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Cover mailed from Tiberias to the Zagazig Egypt, franked total of 40 Para, tied by Tiberias Bridge type postmark dated 4.7.1905. Transit & arrival postmark on back of Port said & Zigazag. F+VF multi franked cover.
 

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - 1900 scarce type color view card of Tiberias and Kaiser mailed from Tiberias to Nazereth. Franked 20 Para tied by double circle postmark. Some perforations toning, otherwise VF.