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BENI SAAB: 1917, censored cover franked with 5pa. hand surcharged on 10 pa. Beni Saab provisional stamp and cancelled accordingly ex Block, ex Ozand

"BENI-SAAB 21.2.17", cds. in blue on 35 copies 1916, overprint on 1913, 1 pia. (+ 3 copies uncancelled) on reverse of postal form

"BON SAMARITAIN 27.2.04", violet cds., clear strike on 20 pa. on picture postcard to the US with arrival mark on front

"ERIHA 1 / 8.9.17", on 1914, 1 pia. (9) on reverse of postal receipt with adjacent strike (one day earlier), minor staining

"GAZA 16.11.10", cds. on 1909, 10 pa. in horizontal pair on  picture postcard to England with arrival mark (Steichele 17/05)

"ZAMARIN (CAIFFA) 20.9.16", octagonal marking on telegram receipt, light folds

"JAFFA - JEROUSALEM 5.2.06" on 1905, 5 pa. (2) and 10 pa. on picture postcard to England; very fine strikes of this rare cancellation

"TELEGRAFve POSTAHANE-I KUDÜS 308", clear negative seal on fiscal stamp 10 pa. brown on telegram receipt, very scarce

"JERUSALEM OCT 31" (1898) on 1892, 10 pa. - 5 pia. on larger size cover, commemorating the inauguration of the German church at Jerusalem, additionally franked with 1897, 5 pa. on 10 pa. in pair, tied by Jerusalem cds. of December 6, adjacent register mark, adressed to Germany, without arrival mark; cover with some faults, 20 pa. tear; the 5 pia. is very rare on entire

"JERUSALEM QUDS 3", clear strikes on 1915, postal stationery envelope with additional franking on censored envelope with original contents enclosed (Steichele 28/27.

"JERUSALEM (GARE) 27.3.10", cds. on 1909/11, 10 pa. in horizontal pair on picture postcard to the US

"TELEGRAPHES IMP. OTTOMANES /JERUSALEM", very clear dark-violet seal cancel on provisional telegram form 1918 (?) to Frankfurt (Steichele T20)

"JERUSALEM (Telegraf) 1", clear strike on complete telegram form from telegram station "Oelberg" (without envelope) from Cologne (Steichele T19)

1892, "T" in circle, tax mark on underpaid picture postcard to New York, only few outgoing items taxed in the Holyland are known! Along with the card another card from the same correspondence, correctly franked  

JERUSALEM: 1916, censored registered cover to Germany franked with 2pi of 1915, war opt issue and tied by Jerusalem 2 octagonal date stamp and on reverse part torn green censor label. Stamp has INVERTED OVERPRINT error. Probably the only cover with error on stamp from Jerusalem. Copy of a 1987 Muentz certificate

"NAPLOUS", cds. on 1908, 20 pa. on picture postcard 1908 to England with arrival mar (Steichele 40/05)

"TELEGRAFve POSTAHANE-I NASRA 1301", negative seal on telegram form with message from Caifa of 9.7.1913

"PETAH TIKWA (JAFFA) 5.10.14", violet cds. on 1914, 2 pa. violet on reverse of small lady's envelope to Jerusalem with arrival mark

"PETAH TIKWA 21.7.20" (wrong year slug), violet cds. on 1909, 10 pa. on souvenier card with untied local stamp and adjacent red seal cancel "PETACH-TIKWA", somewhat stained but very scarce, certificate Muentz

1886/1938, collection of mostly Ottoman Palestine and Levant covers, cards, postal stationieries and documents incl. Jerusalem, Benisaab, Hayfa and Jaffa

 1896/1913, lot of postcards and telegraph of Ottoman Palestine inc. Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nasre, Jericho, Jaffa, Tiberia. Mix condition. (18)

1902/14, cover with NABLOUS datestamp, cover to Czechia with Ottoman and Austrian Jaffa cds's and official cover from Jerusalem with court seal

Kut ul-Amara: 1892, cover franked with bisected 2pi. UPU Empire stamp surcharged 1 pi. type II handstamp tied by Postahane-i Bghdad negative seal. Reverse TELGRAF vs POSTAHANE-I KUT ULAMARA (A&P type 1) negative seal. Very few recorded

MOSUL: 1892 (ca.), 20pa postal stationery card to Aleppo struck by MUSUL 81 (A&P type 3, R) triple box handstamp.

COLLECTION: 1932/34 lot of pre-printed Overland Mail covers from Iraq to England, fine

GJILAN: 1901 (ca.), cover franked with 1pi and tied by GEYLAN-GUEILAN (A&P type 2, RR) rather weak datestamp but still scarce. Cover flap missing.

PRISTINA: 1887, complete newspaper franked with 5pa of 1886, UPU Empire stamp and tied by superb PRISTINA (a&p type 1, RRR) double box handstamp. This is the only recorded newspaper with box type cancel. Unique.

PRISTINA: 1901, 20pa postal stationery car struck by superb upright PRISTINA (A&P type 6, R) datestamp.

PRISTINA: 1906, parcel receipt struck by TELGRAF ve POSTAHANE-I PRISTINA 1315 (A&P type 4, RRR) negative seal. Repaired on lower right side but that does not disract the cancellation.

AIN AS-SALAM: 1900, cover to Scotland franked with pair of 20pa of 1892, coat of arms issue and tied by AYN ELSELAM KARIYESI POSTA SUBESI (A&P type 1, RRR) negative seal. Reverse arrival cds. Very rare.

BEIRUT: 1906, telegraph receipt franked with 10pa fiscal stamp and tied by superb BUREAU DU TELEGRAPHE BEYROUTH (A&P type 8, RR) bi-lingula negative seal.

RASHAYA: 1908, cover to Beirut franked with 1pi of 1908 issue and tied by RACHIA (A&P type 2, RRR) datestamp. Reverse arrival cds. Rough on edges, flap missing. Faults.

ZAHLE: 1915, censored registered cover to United States franked with two 1pi of 1914, pictorial issue and tied by ZAHLE (A&P type 7, RR) datestamps alongside Beirut transit and arrival cds's as well as star&crescent type censor cachet. Illustrated in A&P

1895/1911, lot of covers, card and stationery of Ottoman Lebanon inc. Brumana, Racheya and Beirut TPO cancels. (4)

1905/15, two covers and postal stationery card of Ottoman Post Ofices in Lebanon inc. Aley, Betrun and Cedide. Scarce trio.(3)

BENGHAZI: 1898, two covers one with its contents to Istanbul and to Tripoli both franked with 20pa of 1892 coat of arms issue for littoral rate tied by BENGHAZI (A&P type 5, R) bi-lingual datestamps. (2)