92nd Holyland Postal Bid Sale

MAIL BETWEEN USA AND PALESTINE Three covers relating to Selah Merrill (1837-1909), American Counsel in Jerusalem. (1) Cover sent to Merrill from Andover, MA, in 1884 with Constantinople transit and Jerusalem arrival cancels. (2) Cover sent to Merrill in 1885 with Boston and Alexandria transit pmks, and Jerusalem arrival cancels. (3) Cover sent by Merrill in 1886from Jerusalem to Edward Taylor, relative of his wife. Transit postmarks from Alexandria, Paris, Boston. Reverse shows cancel of “United States Consulate in Jerusalem.”