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Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
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  • Lot# : 2457 Palestine

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    French Posts 1689 (Oct 24): Entire letter from Acre to Livorno, written in French, endorsed 'Par Capt. Carboneau par voie di Marseille, QDC' (whom God preserve) at lower left, probably disinfected by fumigation on arrival. A fine and very early entire from the Holy Land ex the Venturini correspondence.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 2458 Palestine

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    French Posts 1848: Entire letter written (Dec 4) from the Sardinian Consul in Jerusalem to his Consular colleague in Marseille, with superb 'Consolato Di Sardegna in Gerusalemme' seal in green on reverse. Carried by the French Post Office with BEYROUTH / SYRIE cds in black (Dec 16) and charged '10' décimes due upon receipt. Generally fine, a scarce entire.rnProvenance: Collection Ambassador Luca Biolato.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2459 Palestine

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    French Post Offices 1848/57: Stampless entire letters (6) with 1848 cover and contents from Jerusalem via Beyrouth to France on the 'Osiris' and rated '18' décimes, three entires to Marseille at 10 or 20 décime rates via French P.O. in Beyrout and French Paquebot (Nil and Louqsor), fine 1850 entire letter from 'Acri' (Acre) to Caiffa without postal markings; 1857 cover to St. Gallen, Switzerland with "Jerusalem Dec.." straight line in blue and pearled JAFFA / SYRIE cds in black (Dec 10). Generally fair to fine, a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 2460 Palestine

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    French Posts 1852: Entire letter written (Dec 14) from Jaffa to Marseille, struck on despatch at the French P.O. with bold italic "Jaffa" despatch handstamp in black. Reverse with 'Beyrouth / Syrie' transit cds and Marseille arrival with front showing part 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' handstamp in red. Charged '10' décimes due upon receipt. A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 2461 Palestine

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    French Posts 1858 (March 7): Entire letter written in Jaffa to Paris, handed to Ship's Captain with superb strike of Paquebot 'TAMISE / 7 / MARS / 8' with year date '5' omitted and the '8' inverted (Salles fig. 824 for normal, variety not recorded). Struck with small cartridge 'Paquebots ( De La / Mediterannee' in red and reverse with Marseille cds (March 20) and Paris arrival cds's and charged '10' décimes due in manuscript. A scarce and attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2462 Palestine

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    French Posts 1859 (April 15): Entire letter from Jaffa to Gand, Belgium struck with fair dotted JAFFA / SYRIE datestamp in black, with reverse showing 'Alexandrie / Egypte' transit cds (April 18) carried on the 'Tamise', thence via Lyon, Paris, 'France / Mouscron' entry mark and Gand arrival (April 28) where struck with handstruck '6' due marking in black. An unusual destination for Holy Land mail of this period.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2463 Palestine

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    French Post Offices 1859 (Aug 5): Entire letter from Jaffa to Toulouse, France struck with fine strike of pearled JAFFA / SYRIE datestamp in black, reverse with 'Alexandrie' French P.O. cds (Aug 6) and two French transits and Toulouse arrival (Aug 17) datestamp of arrival, charged '10' décimes due in manuscript to pay. A scarce and most attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2464 Palestine

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    French Posts 1860 (July 17): Entire letter from Jerusalem to St. Brieuc, France, carried on the Paquebot 'Mersey' with small cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' in red on front and reverse with an array of nine backstamps including Marseille (Aug 2), Paris, two TPO datestamps and three St. Brieuc datestamps (Aug 5-7) and charged '10' décimes due in manuscript. A fine entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 225 CHF

    Lot# : 2465 Palestine

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    Incoming Mail 1862: Prepaid entire letter to the Austrian Consul in Jerusalem struck on despatch with AMSTERDAM despatch cds in red (July 17) with framed FRANCO and P.D. in black. Carried via Valnes with red entry marking (July 19) and thence via French Paquebot 'Carmel' with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' French P.O. transit cds on reverse (July 26) in black. A fine and attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2466 Palestine

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    French Posts 1865 (June 26): Entire letter from Jaffa to Marseille struck with fine strike of dotted JAFFA / SYRIE datestamp in black, part framed 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' in red on front; carried on the 'Danube' with reverse showing 'Alexandrie / Egypte' transit cds (June 28) and Marseille arrival cds (July 8). Scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 2468 Palestine

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    French Posts 1878: Cover to Lyon franked by Type Sage 30 c. brown, couple of blunted perfs., tied by fine strike of JAFFA / SYRIE datestamp (May 10) with information strike adjacent, oval 'BM' (Boîte Mobile) at right and reverse with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds of transit and Lyon arrival (May 17). Attractive and scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2469 Palestine

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    French Posts 1901/11: Postcards (4) with 1901 card addressed to France with Type Sage 10 c. tied by 'Jerusalem / Palestine' cds with both Jaffa and Port Said transits, 1910 card with Blanc Levant 2 c. maroon and 3 c. orange tied dotted JAFFA / PALESTINE cds in blue to Holland, 1911 card with Blanc Levant 5 c. green pair tied by dotted JAFFA / PALESTINE in black to Saxony, and 1911 card with Mouchon 10 c. red tied by JERUSALME / PALESTINE datestamps in black.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2470 Palestine

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    French Military Post Offices 1917/19: Covers/cards (8) with 1918 censored cover from a Soldier in Hospital at Jaffa cancelled by TRESOR ET POSTES / 601 cds (29/8), another 1918 cover with superb impression of same datestamp (26/2) and a 1919 card with same cds; Military correspondence cards with '601-A' and '601-B' datestamps and a card with circular "Cavalerie du Détachement Français de Palestine / Le Vaguemestre" cachet in violet.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 2471 Palestine

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    German Posts 1904: 20 pa. on 10 pf. carmine on buff postal stationery card used to Darmstadt, cancelled by fine JAFFA / DEUTSCHE POST cds (Feb 8) with scarce framed "Aus Jerusalem / Deutsche Post" alongside in violet.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2472 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 13
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    German Posts 1908: Cover franked by 20 pa. on 10 pf. carmine tied by bold JAFFA / DEUTSCHE POST cds in black (March 9) with superb framed "Aus Ramleh / (Palästina)." handstamp in violet alongside. Philatelic but very rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2473 Palestine

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    Ottoman Posts 1892: Turkey 20 pa. claret postal stationery card from Jaffa to Cairo cancelled by fine JAFFA QUAY / 1311 negative seal handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 148). Cairo arrival cds (April 5) at left. Rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2474 Palestine

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    Ottoman Posts 1892: Turkey 20 pa. claret postal stationery card used from Bethlehem to Frankfurt, Germany cancelled by superb strike of BEIT-LAHM / 1311 negative seal handstamp in violet with circular bilingual BETHLÉEM cds at left (Jan 8, 1900) also in violet (Coles & Walker figs. 112, 114). Rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 2475 Palestine

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    Ottoman Post Offices 1899/1916: Covers/cards (6) with good range including 1903 usage of 20 pa. magenta on pink stationery card from Nazareth, postcards from Jerrusalem and Caiffa; 1916 registered and censored cover to Geneva franked by 1914 20 pa. and 1916 1 pi. pair tied by JERUSALEM / 2 octagonal datestamps and Censored again on arrival in Feldkirch; and a registered censored cover from Caiffa to Baron Rothschild in Vienna at 2½ pi. rate mailed via Beyrout.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 2476 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 101+102
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    Ottoman Posts 1900/02: Postcards (2) with one to Rotterdam franked by Turkey 1901 20 pa. magenta, glue stains adjacent, tied by bilingual NAZARETH cds with fair strike of scarce negative seal handstamp in black at left (Coles & Walker fig. 76, 78), and 1902 card with no message and sent with single 1901 10 pa. green to Austria, tied by bold bilingual NASRÉ datestamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 79).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2477 Palestine

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    Ottoman Posts 1902: Turkey 20 pa. magenta on pink postal stationery card used from Tiberias to Amsterdam cancelled by bilingual TABARIE datestamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 96). Amsterdam arrivals at left (March 6). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 2478 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 161
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    Ottoman Posts 1910: Postcard franked by Turkey 1909 20 pa. carmine tied by good strike of circular JERUSALEM (GARE) Railway Station cds (April 16) in black (Coles & Walker fig. 31 = 25 pts). Port Said transit cds adjacent (April 19). A fine and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2479 Palestine

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    Ottoman Posts 1913: Receipt form in hebrew cancelled at base by octagonal ZAMARIN (CAIFFA) datestamp (22.8.13) in violet (Coles & Walker fig. 100), in addition 1914 20 pa. red used on postcard to Basel, Switzerland tied by bold strike of bilingual TIBÉRIADE / 1 datestamp (Feb 23) in black (Coles & Walker fig. 98) with Turkish Censor in black and Austrian Censors in violet and red. Couple of tiny pinholes in card but fine and very scarce.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2480 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 215
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    Ottoman Posts 1914: Postcard to Paris written from Jericho (by a traveller on his way to the Sudan), franked by Turkey 1913 20 pa. carmine tied by bold strike of octagonal ERIHA (JERUSALEM) datestamp (March 4) struck in violet (Coles & Walker fig. 151 = 20 pts). Octagonal transit datestamp of JERUSALEM / 9 adjacent in black. A fine and rare usage. Cert. Muentz (1988).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2481 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 234
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    Ottoman Posts 1915: Postcard to Pittsburgh, USA with message in Hebrew, franked by 1914 20 pa. carmine tied by bold strike of circular bilingual (JERUSALEM) / QUART ISRAELITE datestamp (Dec 26) struck in black (Coles & Walker fig. 26). Hirsch Margolis sender's cachet in violet at left and black Censor handstamp alongside. A scarce and fine card.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2482 Palestine

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    Russian Post Offices 1898: 10 k. carmine & green letter-card, a fine used example from Jaffa to Tanga, German East Africa, struck with rare oval ROPiT / JAFFA oval datestamp (Aug 8) in violet (Tchilinghirian fig. 238). Transits of 'Port Said' (Aug 10) with PLEINE MER handstamp alongside, Aden (Aug 17) and 'Tanga' arrival cds (Sept 4). Reverse with 'Suez / Ambulant' cds (Aug 11). A charming and most attractive usage to an unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 2483 Palestine

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    Russian Post Offices 1901/13: Small group of covers/cards (4) and a fine 1905 registration receipt form cancelled by fine circular ROPiT / JAFFA in violet for a letter to St. Petersburg, 1901 4 k. + 4 k. reply card cancelled at Jaffa in violet, 1904 cover with 10 pa. on 2 k. green used from Jerusalem to Vienna, 1913 postcard with Romanov 10 pa. on 2 k. green from Jerusalem etc.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 2484 Palestine

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    1898/1917: Lot five covers incl. Ottoman Post Offices 1917 Postcard from Ramle to Germany franked by Turkey 1916 10 pa. on 20 pa. red tied by bold bilingual FELDPOST / MIL. MISS / A.O.K.4 datestamp (July 2) in black with circular violet cachet 'Royal Prussian Flying Detachment No. 300' below; Russian Post Offices 1898: 10 k. carmine & green letter-card from Jaffa to UK, cancelled by the Egyptian 'retta' and 'Port Said' cds (April 20); German Post Offices 1902 registered canvas backed cover to Constantinople franked by 1900 5 pi. on 1 m. carmine-rose tied by two strikes of JERUSALEM / DEUTSCHE POST cds's (Aug 22) in black. Jerusalem registration label at left and reverse with German P.O. in Constantinople arrival cds (Sept 1) alongside blue & white 'Kaiserlich Deutsches Konsulat / Jerusalem' wafer seal; 1904 10 pa. on 5 pf. green postal stationery envelope up-rated with 1900 1¼ pi. on 25 pf. tied by JERUSAELM / DEUTSCHE POST cds (June 15) in black. Registration label at lower left, and Hamburg arrival cds (June 25) on reverse; 1910 postcard sent registered to Munich franked by 1905 20 pa. on 10 pf. carmine and 1 pi. on 20 pf. ultramarine tied by JERUSALEM / DEUTSCHE POST cds's (March 25) with registration label at left and arrival at base (April 5). Two signed Muentz.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 2485 Palestine

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    Foreign Post Offices 1893/1914: Mixed group of covers/cards (5) with 1893 cover franked by Austrian 8 pa. on 2 kr. brown (5) on reverse of cover from Jerusalem to Alexandria, Egypt; 1901 cover bearing France Type Sage 2 c. and 3 c. tied 'Jerusalem / Palestine' cds; Italian P.O. 1909 20 pa. on 10 c. rose stationery card with 'Gerusalemme' squared circle to Paris, German P.O. card with 10 pa. on 5 pf. green pair used from Jaffa to Jerusalem.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 2486 Palestine

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    1918: EEF 2 m. blue-green, a horizontal pair used on small piece tied by DJÉY-HAN (Ceyhan) bilingual datestamp in black (Isfila fig. 1 = R). Extremely rare, ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 2487 Palestine

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    1918: EEF 5 m. yellow-orange, a used example on small piece cancelled by bilingual KHASSA datestamp (25.9.1919) in black (Hassa, Adana Province, near Gaziantep). Possibly slightly embellished but extremely rare - unrecorded by Firebrace & Stanley Gibbons - believed to be the sole example known (Isfila fig. 2 = RR). Ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 2488 Palestine

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    1918: EEF 5 m. yellow-orange, 2 pi. ochre (2) and single 10 pi. ultramarine all used on part of Parcel Card tied by KOZAN cds (Jan 8, 1920) struck in black (Isfila fig. 3). Slight faults to adhesives but rare, ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2489 Palestine

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    1918/1968.: Range from 1918 1 p. ultramarine onwards with mint and used with some better values noted and possible cancellation interest, useful Postage Dues from 1923, some Jordanian Occupation and range of Al-Fateh labels unused.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 2490 Palestine

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    1918/45c.: Postmark collection arranged alphabetically from Affula to Zicron Yacob from British Occupation and Mandate issues, incl. EEF 4 m. scarlet tied by 'Mersine' cds on postcard via Adana to Switzerland, scarce usages from smaller towns/villages on covers from Benei Beraq, Binyamina, 'The Dead Sea' cds on Mandate 10 m. grey, Ein Hashofet, 1930 cover from El Majdal to Beersheba, Givat Brenner, Merhavya, Qiryat Haim, Samakh, Ikhron Ya'aqov etc. together with TPO usages, registration receipts and many hundreds of loose stamps. A fine lot for further continuation (88 covers/cards).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 2640 Palestine

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    French Occupation of Cilicia 1919: Group of three items with cover to the Ottoman Bank in Smyrne franked by OMF 20 pa. on 10 c., 1 pi. on 25 c. and 2 pi. on 15 c. tied by 'Mersina' datestamps; June 1919 album page with multi-franked 2 pa. Ottoman overprinted Newspaper Wrapper showing 12 different adhesives all cancelled by "Adana" datestamps (June 30) in black and a 1917 cover from the Romanian front franked by 5 pa. bistre block of four and 10 pa. carmine tied by "Field Post Office No. 65" handstamps in blue and large rectangular Censor cachet in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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