353 / März 2013

1859/65, Wappenausgabe, 15 Einzelmarken sowie schöner Brief der Nr. 33b von Korntal nach Zürich, dabei auch sehr schöne Nr. 34 auf Briefstück (Attest Thoma BPP), ausgesucht feines Material

1862, 3 Kr. orangegelb mit glasklar auf- und zusätzlich nebengesetztem Steigbügelstempel "WELZHEIM 5 APR 1863" auf Briefhülle nach Winnenden, hier gewendet und mit gleicher Frankatur mit Hufeisenstempel "WINNENDEN 18 APR 1863" zurück nach Welzheim; ein attraktiver und ungewöhnlicher Brief

1869, Ovalausgabe, 2 Sammlungsblätter mit 4 Einzelmarken (2 auf Briefstück) und 3 Briefen

1868/69, Sammlung auf 3 Seiten sowie 3 Blatt nicht aufgemachtes Material, viele attraktive nachverwendete Stempel, Farbfrankaturen, Einzelfrankatur der Nr. 11 von Paulinzella, ausgesuchtes Material

1872, Kleiner Schild ¼ Gr. grauviolett im 4er-Block, sehr schön farbfrisch, gut gezähnt und geprägt mit viermal sehr schön aufgesetztem Taxi-EKr. "RODHEIM A.D. BIEBER 1/9 74" auf Briefstück, traumhaft schön

18 Kr., farbfrisch, gut gezähnt und geprägt mit zentrisch sauber aufgesetztem DKr. "MAINZ-GARTENFELD 19 5 74", Luxus

2 Gr. blau und Farbänderung ½ Gr. orange als Zufrankatur auf Umschlag 1 Gr. karmin, alle Werte mit sauber aufgesetztem Hannover-DKr. "GREETSYHL 23/7" als Paketbegleitbrief nach Evens mit vorderseitigem Eingangsstempel, äußerst attraktiv

Großer Schild 1 Gr. karmin, farbfrisch und sehr gut gezähnt mit klarem Mecklenburg-DKr. "ROEBEL 12 11" auf kleinem rosafarbigen Briefkuvert mit zugehöriger in weiß und gold geprägter Glückwunschkarte; ein fantastisch schönes Stück

Sammlung auf 6 Ausstellungsblättern sowie etwas nicht aufbereitetes Material, insgesamt 35 Einzelwerte und 4 Paare, oft auf Briefstücken sowie 8 Briefe und eine Vertreterkarte, ausnahmslos schöne zentrische Stempelabschläge, viele nachverwendete Stempel, Nr. 2 im 3er-Streifen auf Brief, Nr. 19 mit Distributionsstempel etc.; ein außergewöhnliches Los

1918, printed leaflet, dated '26th September, 1918.' expressing the thanks of Commander in Chief General E. Allenby to the troops

"ARMY POST OFFICE SZ44 / 8 FE 18" (Jerusalem), good strike on envelope (several folds at right and reverse flap missing) to Cairo with adjacent "PASSED CENSOR 6". In Cairo the cover was taxed in error and vertical pair postage due 1889, 1 pia. blue applied, cancelled by Cairo cds.; an unusual item Provenance: M. Sacher (1998)

"ARMY POST OFFICE SZ44 / 8 FE 18" (Jerusalem) on printed matter envelope, showing on reverse sender's seal "HOME FOR AGED HEBREWS JERUSALEM", originally adressed to the US, but re-adressed to the Netherlands with adjacent transit mark "CAIRO 23 AP 18" and two different censor marks, Dutch arrival mark on reverse

"ARMY POST OFFICE SZ44 / 10 FE 18", on envelope to Alexandria with adjacent flag censor cachet; though it was the last day of free civilian mail, the cover was not accepted in Alexandria and postage due 1 pia. blue applied on reverse, cancelled by Alexandria cds.; 6 such covers recorded by Firebrace

"ARMY POST OFFICE SZ44 /12 FE 18" (Jerusalem), clear strike on envelope to Cairo with adjacent "PASSED CENSOR 6."; fine and interesting cover 2 days after free mail period expired, but without postage due

"ARMY POST OFFICE SZ45 / 28 DE 17" (Jaffa), clear strike on small cover to England with adjacent censor mark "No. 3346" of Jerusalem with signature "Edward Hodgkeson"; on reverse censor label, small opening faults

"RAK x TPO / FE 24 17" (Line El Arish-Kantara), clear strike on OHMS cover to Alexandria, showing adjacent 5-pointed star censor mark, on reverse transit and arrival marks, very scarce, only 9 covers of this TPO have been recorded

"LAK  TPO / 17 NO 17", clear strike on postcard with British censor mark "No. 3288" to England

Plate proof in milky blue, transfer D, marginal block of four pos. 45-50/61-62 with guide dot in margin, very fine (Bale P2)

ISSUED STAMPS: 1 pia. indigo, control plate blocks of all 4 transfers B, D, F and G, unused, also transfer D used by grid; for transfer F certificate Muentz, a rare group (Bale 1)

1 pia. indigo, group of 27 used stamps, many with readable cds. incl. first day cancel on piece (signed Muentz), also marginal copy with plate no. and 2 unused copies, a marvelous group (Bale1)

5 m. on 1 pia. with overprint "SPECIMEN" in block of four, transfer G, pos. 27-80/91-92, fine, certificate Dorfman (Bale S.2)

5 m. on 1 pia. transfer F, pos. 8, copy with top sheet margin, unused, fine, very scarce, certificates Dorfman and Kaufmann (Bale 2)

5 m. on 1 pia. with overprint error "MILLILMES" within a block of six from the upper sheet margin (pos. 9-11/21-23), unused in very fine condition, a rare block, certificate Dorfman (Bale 2a, 2; $6000+)

5 m. on 1 pia. with clear cancel "SZ45 / 22 Fe 18" (Jaffa), paper remainders on reverse, a fine and scarce stamp in this condition, certificate Dorfman (Bale 2)

5 m. on 1 pia., copy from the lower sheet margin, transfer D, pos. 117, tied by clear "ARMY POST OFFICE SZ44 / 26 FE 18" to postcard with 2 different censor marks to Cairo; the postcard slight corner crease in lower left, otherwise fine and scarce, signed Muentz with certificate (Bale 2)

5 m. on 1 pia., control plate block of transfer D, unused, tiny marginal toning (Bale 2)

5 m. on 1 pia., control plate block of transfer G, unused with hinge remainders and faint pencil notation in the lower margin, signed Dr. Hoexter (Bale 2)

5 m. on 1 pia., transfer D, horizontal double strip of 24, pos. 49-72, with guide dots on the margins at left and right, , few stamps with slight bends, otherwise fine; a very scarce multiple, for each strip certificate Muentz (Bale 2)

1 pia. bright ultramarine, tied by "BAPO T / 13 NO 18" to pre-paid envelope from "DAMAS 7-11-918"  via "FPO SZ62 / 9 NO 18" to Cairo with adjacent "PASSED BY CENSOR No. 10"; one of 4 pre-paid items to Egypt recorded by Firebrace (Bale3)

1 pia. bright ultramarine tied by cds. "GM1 / 16 OC 18" to pre-paid cover with imprint "MOSES KLIERS OBERRABINER in TIBERIAS Palästina" with adjacent "ARMY POST OFFICE SZ33 / 12 OC 18" (Jericho) and manuscript "1 PT" to Amsterdam with 2 diffferent censor marks, transit marks of APO SZ2 and Port Said and arrival mark, fine and rare (Bale 3) Provenance: M. Sacher (1998)

1 pia. ultramarine with "PAI.D"-variety, tied by clear "ARMY POST OFFICE SZ44 / 31 MR 18" (Jerusalem) to censored envelope to Boston (Bale 3m)

1pia. bright ultramarine, collection of 203 date cancels between March 5 and November 19, 1918 incl. several pairs and some pieces

5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine in horizontal block of fourteen from the upper right sheet corner with arabic surcharge partly missing on pos. 11, unmounted mint with hinge remainders in the margins only (Bale 4a)

5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine, 1st printing, all 4 control plate blocks in unused condition: transfer B, unmounted mint (top right stamp with small scissor cut), transfer F (bottom stamps unmounted mint, the top left stamp with termite hole), transfer G and transfer D (without gum, top right stamp marginal tear); a very scarce group (Bale 4a)

5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine, 2nd printing, all 4 control plate blocks, unused, transfer G as block of six,  several stamps unmounted mint, transfer G with natural printing crease in the upper stamps (Bale 4b)

5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine, 2nd printing, control plate block of six, transfer B, vertical ribbing on pos. 85-86 and crosswise ribbing on pos. 97-98 and 109-110, also 'open 5' variety on pos. 97, unused o.g., most stamps unmounted mint, certificate Kaufmann (Bale 4d/f)