334 / September 2008

1916, "FEE PAID", black straight-line on censored envelope from "MEKKE 12 8 16" to Tunis and returned with several transit and arrival marks on front and reverse; usual age- and transportation marks, very scarce with such early date (v.Uexkull type B)

"FEE PAID", octagonal marking with "Postage Paid" on top, good strike with adjacent date stamp on cover to Djedda with arrival mark; rare (v.Uexkull type G)

all Arabic postmark "Fee Paid (Number)" with dotted lines, good strike on envelope with adjacent octagonal "MEKKE 3/20 8 16" to Jedda with arrival mark on reverse, folded, but very scarce; v.Uexkull type D

"FEE PAID", straight-line with ornaments on cover with reverse side date stamp "DJEDDAH 21 9 16" and censor mark on front; envelope back flap missing and somewhat reduced in size at top, scarce (v.Uexkull type K)

1917, "Fee Paid", octagonal marking with 4 sections with "Mecca" on top on cover (reduced in size at top by opening) with adjacent Mecca date stamp to Djeddah with arrival mark, very scarce (v.Uexkull type H)

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS: 1924, 1/2-2 pi., cpl. set, unused without gum, smoked look as usual, 1 pi. perf missing at right, otherwise a fine and very scarce set

INCOMING MAIL: 1928, "DJEDDAH" in blue resp. black as arrival mark on two covers from Great Britain, franked with George 1 d. red and 1½ d. brown, fine

1926, 5 pia. red-brown, 10 pia lilac-brown, two horizontal pairs ¼ g green and horizontal pair 1¾ g blue tied by cds. "MECQUE 23.7.33" to cover to Batavia, reverse with transit and arrival mark, despite small imperfections a rare cover

1934/86, postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter Bestand mit einer Vielzahl besserer Ausgaben in 4 Lagerbüchern (Mi. nach Angabe des Einlieferers ca. 15.000,-)

1945/98, postfrische Sammlung mit einigen wenigen ungebrauchten Ausgaben im Einsteckbuch (Mi. nach Angabe des Einlieferers ca. 3050,-)

1960/95, postfrische Sammlung mit guten Sätzen und Blocks (Mi. nach Angabe des Einlieferers ca. 6000,-)

HEDSCHAS UND NEDSCHD: 1916/32, ungebrauchter und gestempelter Bestand mit guten Ausgaben, Porto etc., im Lagerbuch