368. Auction

"SAFFED-9.12.18", old Turkish octagonal postmark on 1918, 2 m. and horizontal pair 4 m. on cover to Amsterdam with frontside "PASSED BY CENSOR No. 10", on reverse transit mark of Port Said and arrival mark; part of backflap missing, one 4 m. with marginal creasing without importance. The earliest recorded of the few entires with the old Saffed postmark Provenance: Michael Sacher (Corinphila 1998)

"SAFFED 12-2-19" on horizontal pair 1 pia. indigo on registered censored envelope with register label tied by "FPO SZ61 / 14 FE 19" to Switzerland with several transit and arrival marks on reverse incl. "DAL TPO 15 FE 19". A fine and rare letter with the latest recorded date of use of the old Saffed handstamp

"R / TIBERIADE", Turkish handstamp in black on registered envelope with 2 pia. olive, tied by "TIBERIADE 30 MY 19" to Amsterdam, scarce

"R / TIBERIADE No. ", Turkish handstamp in red on coverfront with 1 pia. indigo, tied by cds. "FPO SZ61 4 FE 19" to London with adjacent censor mark, very scarce

POSTAGE DUE: 2 m. and 8 m., tied by cds. "BEISAN 28 AU 24" to unsufficiently prepaid cover from London with adjacent boxed "TO PAY 10 MILLIEMES", usual transportation faults, very scarce (Bale D2,4)

8 m., tied by cds. "TEL-AVIV 29 JU 24" to unsufficiently franked cover from "ZICORN JACOB 28 JU 24" to Tel Aviv - Jaffa, franked only 1 m. with adjacent boxed "TO PAY -- MILLIEMES", transit mark "TPO SOUTH CANTARA HAIFA" and Haifa arrival mark, a fine and very scarce cover (Bale D4)

8 m., 2 copies tied by cds. "JERUSALEM 3 AP 24" to commercial cover from Brooklyn franked with 2 c. to Jerusalem with adjacent boxed "TO PAY 15 MILLIEMES" and American "T/N.Y. 30 CENTIMES E", cover "OFFICIALLY SECURED" at bottom, American stamp with punch hole, still fine and scarce (Bale D4)

1928/34, 3rd issue, 5 covers with different frankings incl. Red Cross envelope and envelope from Tel Aviv to Ramad Gan, taxed, refused and charged with return delivery fee

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1922, Provisional registered letter envelope with London II 7 m. and 2 pia. in vertical pair used from "MEA SHEARIM 27 AU 27" to Chicago with transit and arrival marks, a rare cover (Bale PR.3-L)

REVENUES: O.P.D.A. 9th series 10 P.D. (3), 5 P.T. with gold overprint (28), 5 P.T. black overprint in horizontal pair and 2 P.T. (12) with 3rd series 15 p.t. in pair and H.J.Z. 5th series 5 P.T. gold used on money draft for 4.432 £, some slight faults as usual; an extremely high franking

1871, Dragon issue 100m. blue on native laid paper vertical strip of four, plate I from positions 16,24,32 and 40, fresh color and good margins all around from the lower right sheet corner, used with four strikes of boxed "TOKYO" postmark, a splendid and utmost attractive multiple, signed Hunziker (in pencil) with certificate (1964)

1896, Prince Kitashirakawa 2 s. rose and 5 s. blue-violete, unused, very fine, sign. Dr. Pirl and each with short findings Eichhorn BPP (2004)

1937, Stamp booklets with 40 copies 2 s. carmine-red resp. 20 copies 4 s. green, unmounted mint, fine

1930/39, Abdullah 1m.-1£ perfr. 14 and 1-5, 15 and 20 m. perf. 13½x13 in blocks of 4, unmounted mint, very fine (SG 194b-207)

1856, Diligencia 60c. (pale)blue in good shade with usual margins, uncancelled as often on folded lettersheet to Salto, some ageing, otherwise a fine and rare first issue cover, certificate Hunziker (1963)  

1856, Diligencia 60c. deep-blue in intense shade with usual margins, uncancelled as often on folded letter to Minas, some minor ageing, otherwise a fine and rare first issue cover, signed Hunziker with certificate (1963)  

1856, Diligencia 80c. green in fresh shade and with good to large margins, unused wihtout gum, a very fine stamp

1856, Diligencia 80c. green in fresh shade and with good to large margins, unused wihtout gum, a very fine stamp

1856, Diligencia 1r. carmine in fresh and deep shade and with huge margins at top and left, unused, a superb example

1856, Diligencia 1r. carmine in fresh and deep shade and good margins, unused, a superb example

1858, Montevideo 120-240c., each with fresh color and large, well balanced margins, unused without gum, very fine, signed Hunziker with three certificates (1961, 1965)

New York: 1845, Washigton 5 c. black with "AC M" initials, fresh colour and good margins all round, tied by blue pen cancel to entire letter with adjecent red cds. "NEW YORK 5 Cts. 15.APR." and straight line "PAID" to Stratford, crease, signed Bartels and a.o. and certificate PF (1995) (Scott 9X1a)

St. Louis: 1847, 10 c. black on greenisch, type II, fresh colour, just touches at bottom and barely touching frameline at right, tied by red cds. "ST.LOUIS Mo. APR.19" to entire letter with red straight line "PAID" to Philadelphia, rare stamp without a pen cancel on cover  from the famed Charnley & Whelen correspondence, certificate Jakubek BPP (1988) (Scott 11X2; 14.000,-)

1947, 5 c. red-brown with good to enormous margins, showing large part of neighbour stamp at top, lightly cancelled in red, very fine, certificate PF (1986)

1847, Franklin 5c. brown with fresh color and good margins all around, with two strikes of red "5" handstamp and matching cds. "ELMIRA YA JUL 28" alongside on folded letter to Ithaca, a fine and attractive entire, signed Hunziker with certificate (1964)

1847, Franklin 5c. brown with fresh color and close to good margins all around, tied by red grid cancel with adjacent cds. "BOSTON 14 JUN" to envelope to Augusta, envelope with minor imperfections, otherwise fine

1847, Franklin 5c. orange-brown with fresh color and close to good margins all around, tied by red grid cancel with adjacent faint cds. "PROVIDENCE" to folded lettersheet to Norwich, some minor ageing, otherwise fine

5 c. dark brown, fresh colour and good margins all around, tied by red grid cancel to envelope from "MILSBURY Ms. DEC.6." to Leicester, fine, certificate Brettl BPP (1986) (Scott 1a)

1847, Benjamin Franklin 5 c. red brown, horizontal pair with good margins on three sides, just touched at bottem with small incut, tied by blue grid to envelope from "SANDUSKY O. DEC.16." to Auburn, redirected and carried from "AUBORN N.Y. DEC.21." with tax mark "5" to Woolcott, stamps with horizontal ironed crease, rare combination, certificate Jakubek BPP (1986) (Scott 1)

10 c. black, nice impression and clear to large margins, neatly cancelled by red grid, very fine, certificates Nussbaum-Bisser (1969) and Holcombe (1991)

1847, Washington 10c. fresh color and good to wide margins all around, neatly cancelled by red grid cancel, very fine

1847, Washington 10 c. black, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, tied by blue rate handstamp "10" to letter sheet from "GENEVA N.J. FEB.25." to New York, letter cleaned, otherwise fine; rare cancellation, certificate Jakubek BPP (1988) (Scott 2)

1851/57, Washington 12 c. black, horizontal pair tied by black cds. "BRISTOL R.I. FEB.2. to envelope with red tax mark "5" via London to Birmingham with arrival mark, fine, sign. Jakubek BPP (Scott 17)

12 c. black, dagonal half used as 6 c., top left half, good margins, tied by black cds. "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. 16.8." to entire letter via San Louis to Cincinnati, very fine and rare cover, certificate Brettl BPP (1981) (Scott 17a)

1930, Zeppelin 65 c.-2,60 $, each on card resp. cover of the Southamerica flight

State: 1873, William H.Seward 20 $ green and black, unused, well centered, very fine and attractive example of this scarce stamp, sign. A.Diena and certificate Brettl BPP (1986) (Scott 071; 5.000,-)