355 / Oktober 2013

ITALIAN POST: 1909/11, Gerusaleme 20 piastre on 5 l., unused o.g., fine, signed Georg Bühler

TURKISH POST: 1916, registered bank letter with register mark in type 2 via Beirut to Berlin with Turkish and Austrian censor marks

1917, registered cover with cds. "BEIT-UL-LAHN" and register hand stamp in type 1 to Switzerland, folds in the envelope, some transportation marks

BENI SAAB: 1917, provisional 5 on 10 pa. green, unused, fine, signed Bloch and certificate Friedl Expert Committee (Mi. 600,-)

1918, The blues: 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)

5 m. on 1 pia., cpl. sheet of 120 stamps, transfer D, with error "MILLILMES" on pos. 10, folded with minor marginal splits (partly fixed by hinges), few light stains in the bottom row and top part slightly toned on reverse only; supposed to be unique (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. 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. pale-ultramarine, control plate block of 8 stamps with "Golf ball" variety on pos. 85, small separation between the 2 blocks of 4 at left fixed by hinge, otherwise unmounted mint, fine and scarce (Bale 4a)

1918/27, typographed issue without overprint 5 m. with inverted watermark neatly cancelled "JAFFA 1 M... 19"; a very fine stamp of which only 3 copies are known, certificates Dorfman and Kaufmann (Bale 9d)

2 pia. tied by Adana cds. to official registered envelope to Paris, on reverse censor mark "CONTROLE POSTA"; slight transportation marks

10 pia. ultramarine with inverted watermark, showing printing flaw in upper frame line, unused without gum; a very scarce variety, only one further block of four is known in unused condition, certificate Kaufmann (Bale 14c)

Jerusalem I, 1st setting: 1 m., withdrawn type 13, unused, a fine and rare stamp, most likely only one other copy known (ex Sacher), certificates Dorfman and Kaufmann (Bale 16C)

3 m. with "TRANSPOSED"-error in reinforced pair with normal stamp, cancelled with Jerusalem cds., very rare, certificate Kaufmann (Bale 18T)

5 pia. with "Z"-error, unused with rough perforation, a fine and very scarce in this condition, certificate Dorfman (Bale 23Z)

2nd setting: 5 m., reconstruction of the 5th row of this setting with first setting types 2-6 and 8-10, all used, type 2 somewhat thinned and type 8 toned, otherwise fine/very fine, a rare assembly (pos. 2-9 illustrated in 1986 World Philatelic Congress Anniversary Application) (Bale 29)

3 m. with "PALESTINO" variety within a block of sixty, unmounted mint, partly folded in the perforation, few normal stamps with minor faults (Bale 32O., 32)

4 m. in block of four with "PALESTINO" variety on pos. 73, unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Kaufmann (Bale 33O.)

1 pia. with almost completely missing English overprint, used on piece, fine and scarce, certificate Dorfman (Bale 42B)

Narrow setting: 1-5 m., the 3 values in all 6 types, one 3 m. unused, otherwise used, a scarce group (Bale 44,45-46)

1 m., almost complete sheet (only 2 stamps missing), separated in places and some marginal staining effecting a few stamps, general fine, supposed to be unique (Bale 45) Provenance: Major Darlow

1921, London I: 3 m. in vertical block of ten with 'Circle variety' on pos. 79, unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Dorfman (Bale 62b)

10 pia. with "broken Lamed", neatly cancelled by Jerusalem cds., very fine and scarce (Bale 69L)

1922, London II: 1 m.-20 pia. with overprint "SPECIMEN", 15 values complete plus 5 pia. 25mm high, unused (Bale S.71-89, 82a)

1 m., plate B, overprint inverted, used, one of the finest copies of this rare stamp, faint trace of toning at upper right only, certificate Bale (Bale 71b)

1-5 m., plate B, with watermark inverted, used, 1 m. and 5 m. some short perfs (Bale 71-75 var.)

2 m. with watermark sideways, used with cds. of 6.2.24, very fine, a very rare stamp of which of 2 copies are known, certificate Dorfman (Bale 72c)

10 pia., perf. 15:14,  with "E.F.F." variety, unused and used, fine, each with certificate Dorfman (Bale 88a)

20 pia. in vertical strip of three, the top stamp 25 mm high, used, the variety with slight corner crease, very scarce, the only vertical strip known, certificate Dorfman (Bale 84 var.)

"Dalet" variety, study of 13 unused (9 within blocks of 4) and 7 used copies incl. unused copies of 7 m. and 2 pia. (each with certificate Dorfman); a very scarce and fine group, of the 2 pia. less than 10 unused examples are known (Bale ex 71-81D)

1927, pictorials: 3 m., imperforated plate proof in black, block of four, the lower values slightly effected by horizontal crease, certificate Kaufmann (Bale P.91)

4, 5, 10 and 90 m., all four perforated color trials, overprinted "HARRISON'S / SPECIMEN", regummed, a very rare set, illustrated in Bale catalogue page 120 (Bale T92-101)

2-200 m. Semi-transparent paper (except 90 m.), all 13 values in blocks of 20 from the right sheet margin with control numbers at top and bottom, some small faults and separated perforations, but generally fine, also 9 different control blocks of four of several values (Bale 90-100,102-3A)

Coil stamps: 3 m. yellow-green, experimental coil stamp, lightly cancelled by Jerusalem cds., fine and very scarce, opinion Collins, illustrated in Bale catalogue page 125 (Bale 91E)

Booklet with blue cover, front and back adverts "DAVID'S", complete with 7 interleaving pages and 4 panes of 6 stamps, the 15 m. pane on horizontally ribbed paper, very fine and rare; with the variety of the 15 m. pane an unique item, opinion Dorfman (Bale B12)

Booklet with blue cover, front advert "PALGIN", complete except the staple and the single part fixed with hinges on album page, scarce (Bale no.B9)