371st Auction

1 1/2 s. on 30 c. blue and additional franking Ecuador 10 c. green tied by blue dated cachet "SERVICO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS ECUADOR-COLUMBIA GUAYQUIL SCADTA 6.NOV.1928" to cover via Barranquilla to Colon with arrival mark, cover vertical fold, otherwise fine

1 1/2 s. on 20 c. blue and registered stamp 1 s. on 20 c. grey and additional franking Ecuador 10 c. green tied by blue dated cachet "SERVICO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS ECUADOR-COLUMBIA GUAYQUIL SCADTA 28.AGO.1929" to registered cover to Bogota with arrival mark, some minor staining, otherwise fine, scarce

3 s. on 60 c. brown and additional franking Ecuador 20 c. green and 5 c. violet tied by cds. "GUYAQUIL 10.III.1929" to cover via Barranquilla to Altona, Germany, creases

Surcharge on 1923 issue: Peru, 10 c. green and 50 c. deep green with handstamp in black with additional franking tied by large black cachet "SERVICEO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS-SCADTA PAITA" res. cds. CORREOS PAITA OCT.22.28" to First flight cover to Barranquilla with arrival mark, fine

Black machine overprint on 1923 issue: Germany, horizontal pair 10 c. green, 60 c. brown and 1 p. grey in combination with German Empire 20 pfg. and vertical pair 40 pfg. tied by cds. "BARRANQUILLA 25.V.1927" res. handroll postmark "HAMBURG 5.5.27" to large cover to Medellin, additional franking with small faults, otherwise fine

30 c. blue, single stamp and horizontal strip of three and registered stamp 20 c. grey in Combination with German Empire 100 pfg. violet tied by handroll postmark "PFORZHEIM 30.4.27" to both sides of registered cover to Barranquilla with arrival marks on front, tiny spots on top, otherwise fine

France, 30 c. blue, three single stamps in combination with horizontal strip of three Columbia 4 c. blue tied by cds. "BARRANQUILLA 16.III.1928" to cover with sender cachet from Paris to Bogota with arrival mark, creases, otherwise fine

Great Bretain, 5 c. orange and 10 c. green in combination with Columbian 1 c. red tied by cds. "BARRANQUILLA 7.VU.1925" to envelope to Medellin with arrival mark, fine

Switzerland, 30 c. blue in combination with Switzerland 30 c. blue tied by cds. "ZÜRICH 29.VI.29" to cover via Calon to Bogota with arrival mark, cover vertical fold and rought opened at reverse with small tear at right, otherwise fine

1937, free post machine cancellation 13 mills "PORT SAID 14.VII. - "D. K. D. / Deutsches Kohlendepot S.A. Egyptienne-Port Said" on cover Limburg, Germany, example of mail from the German Marine Coaling Depot on the Suez Canal, two tears at top, otherwise fine

1881, Quetzal 2c. with inverted center, unused, a fine and attractive example of this scarce variety

"ARMY POST OFFICE SZ 48 / 29 MY 18", superb strike on censored picture postcard (Jordan valley) to England

"ARMY POST OFFICE SZ 49 / 9 MY 18" (Mulebbis) on censored postcard to England

"ARMY POST OFFICE RW / 20 DE 15" (Dabaa) on picture postcard endorsed "On Active Service" and with manuscript  censor notation to England; earliest recorded date

"FIELD POST OFFICE CD3 / 18 MY 17" (Gaza area) on "ACTIVE SERVICE" envelope to Australia

"FIELD POST OFFICE D53 / 6 MY 18" (Ramallah) on censored cover to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE D74 / 12 FE 18" (Latron) on registered privilege envelope 2 d. to Ramleh, Egypt with transit and arrival marks

"FIELD POST OFFICE H20 / 25 AU 17" (Wadi Selka) on censored cover to England, slightly reduced at top

"FIELD POST OFFICE H21 / 29 JA 18" (Jaffa) on censored postcard to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE SZ 59 / 9 FE 19" on franked registered letter to England with arrival mark, small faults

"FIELD POST OFFICE 155 / 7 JU 17" (Gaza area) on censored cover to Cairo, little roughly opened, otherwise fine

"FIELD POST OFFICE 158 / JY 12 18" (Ramallah), clear strike on small censored cover to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE 162 / 19 JU 18" (probably Shallal junction) on small service cover to England with transit mark "APO SZ 9" (Ludd) on reverse 

"FIELD POST OFFICE 179 11 FE 18" (Jericho) on censored postcard to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE 181 / 27 JY 17" (Gaza area) on censored official envelope to England with transit mark of "SZ 14" (Deir el Belah)

"FIELD POST OFFICE 181 / 13 JA 18" (Jerusalem) on censored OAS postcard to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE 229 / 31 AU 17" (Gaza area) on small censored cover to London

"FIELD POST OFFICE 230 / FE 28 18" (Jerusalem) on small censored cover to London; small corner tear

ITALIAN FORCES: 1917, Military Postcard used with violet "Diseacamento Italiano di Palestina-Comando" and several censor marks to Italy, corner crease, otherwise fine and scarce, certificate Sorani (1972)

"APO SZ 34 / 20 MY 18" on postcard with 2 different Italian censor marks and seal cancel "Distacamento Italiano di Palestina"

1918, 1 pia. ultramarine and 5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine used on registered postcard from "SZ 44 15 JY 18" to Port Said

1918, 5 m., 2 copies tied by cds. "TARSOUS 4.12.19" to reverse of small envelope to Larnaca, Cyprus with large censor marks "TERRITOIRES  ENNEMIE OCCUPES Zone-Nord Cilicie TARSOUS-CENSURE"

Jerusalem II: 2 pia. in horizontal block of 24, tied by cds. "LUDD PM 2 AU 21" to Post & Telegraphs cover; some minor marginal staining, otherwise fine; a rare block (Bale 36)

POSTAGE DUE: 1924, 4 m., proof in red on ungummed paper, horizontal block with 14 stamps (+ 4 damaged) with right sheet margin; some mostly light creasing and few stains; the lot also contains a more or less damaged block of 10 belonging originally underneath the block offered; a very scarce multiple of this proof

REVENUES: 1921, O.P.D.A. 5 Mill. on 5 m., 2 copies, tied by clear cds. "TIBERIAS 15 MY 21" to envelope to Cairo with arrival mark, light transportation marks, fine and scarce (Bale R.OP90)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1931, Register envelope 13 m. blue, stamp horizontal without dotted rectangular at top, unused, fine and scarce (Bale RE.06)