israel - interim period (1948) - Stamp Auctions

Lot 41009 - israel - interim period (1948) collections - David Feldman S.A. All World Auction

1948 Collection on mostly exhibition leaves (some loose material) on the Interim Period with 19 covers and diverse stamps (many on fragments) incl. 3 complete sets of "map issue" with different overprints (one on cover), mostly very fine

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Lot 10045 - israel israel - interim period (1948) -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 10045 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

INTERIM PERIOD COVER to USA, May 18, 1948, QIRYAT MOTZKIN Mandate cancels, 3x, tying two Minhelet Ha'am stamps (20m) plus 13m Palestine Mandate (London) stamp. New York arrival backstamp July 6, 1948. 20m Correct rate, but not valid internationally, old Palestine stamp was added just in case! "Return to sender" handstamp applied in New York. Most unusual.

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Lot 10037 - israel israel - interim period (1948) -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 10037 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

KEFAR YONA Registered cover No. 0450 (Lowest number) Manuscript, 25m proper rate (3x M.H. stamps) all tied by Minhelet Ha'am cancels repeated on back. Mandate Kefar Yona May 11 cancel on front, with violet Netanya M.H. transit backstamp. Less than 15 registered covers known.

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Lot 10063 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Important and valuable collection of some 85+ covers including both the patently philatelic but also a few commercial, vast majority competently mounted and annotated on pages, also a stockbook with about 500+ J.N.F. labels incl. many complete sets, used with hs as provisional frankings during the interim period, gen. very fine throughout (Est. € 800/1'200)

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Lot 10025 - israel israel - interim period (1948) -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 10025 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

INTERIM POSTAL HISTORY: Afula to Zikron Jakov, phenomenal collection of some 400 covers in 6 thick deluxe stockbooks, in order by town of cancel, frankings include Interim issues (most, both Tel Aviv and Haifa hs) and Mandate issues (sometimes mixed), with a high percentage registered and a very large percentage of the 80 diff. dateless postmarks listed by Bale here present, on commercial mail as well as on philatelic covers. This collection was purchased item by item as available at auction or retail over a 40-year period, with minor duplication as well as spectacular philatelic frankings throughout.
As large a holding town-by-town as we have ever seen; some covers up to Bale $1'200 included, condition slightly mixed as can be expected, Occasional certificate or expert signature, a very fine lot overall (many 100s)
(Est. € 10'000/15'000)

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Lot 10056 - israel israel - interim period (1948) -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 10056 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

FRENCH CONSULAR POST IN JERUSALEM 20m Surcharge tied by 3 JUL 48 Jerusalem French Postes cds (another strike at left) to ppc (Mosque of Omar) sent to Poitiers, with PARIS transit "PARIS - TRI-N° 1 / DEPART" cds for 13 (?) JUL, one of very few items known with a French arrival marking, a rare exhibit item, very fine, signed Burger BPP and Tsachor (Yv. € 760; Bale $1'500)
Note: see the very similar pc shown by Livnat, p. 71

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 10046 - israel israel - interim period (1948) -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 10046 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

RAMAT HAKOVESH Registered cover No 0935, addressed to Haifa, locality's name handstamped on registry label. Mixed franking, 25 m (fault on 20m Mandate stamp), tied by 2x M.H. black cancels, repeated on back, plus Tel Aviv and Haifa tri-lingual backtamps May 16. Vertical fold away from stamps, vf and rare. Underpriced in Bale.

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 10039 - israel israel - interim period (1948) -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 10039 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

MA'ABAROT Registered cover #0231, properly franked 25m, M.H. stamps, tied by 4 postmarks in black. Haifa May 13 arrival Mandate postmark on back. A few light spots, otherwise vf and scare. Approx. 20 registered covers mailed.

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Lot 10027 - israel israel - interim period (1948) -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 10027 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

TEL AVIV, three-volume collection of well over 350 covers and cards franked by interim issues and often mixed with Mandate stamps or Doar Ivri, good variety of cancels and usages including many registered, few inbound, some with other locals (Nahariya, Jerusalem), frankings include wide melange of different issues incl. complete sets (e.g. Parachutists), Kofer Hayishuv (several incl. reg'd and one with taxi service label). Must be examined for a thorough reckoning of total value and possibilities (some covers to Bale $100 each), a treasure trove. See more on our web site
Estimate: € 3'000 - € 8'000

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Lot 10058 - israel israel - interim period (1948) -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 10058 - israel israel - interim period (1948) - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

FRENCH CONSULAR POST IN JERUSALEM 20m Surcharge, block of four with central 15 Mai 48 FIRST DAY cancel, 2'000 of this stamp issued, superb showpiece, 1960 cert. Muentz (Yv. 2, € 1'600)

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