371st Auction

"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)

MARITIME MAIL: "NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA FLORIO-RUBATTINO", clear strikes on different types and of different ships on 2 postcards (one dated "Haifa, 1920, Jan 2) to Italy resp. Hungary, one card corner crease

1880/1914 (ca.), über 200 Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachen fast aller Postverwaltungen

1918/42, ungebrauchte, postfrische und gestempelte, sehr spezialisierte Sammlung mit einer Fülle von Abarten und Besonderheiten in 2 Steckbüchern, dabei u.a. Mi. 1 (11), Nr. 3a im Eckrand-4er-Block, Jerusalem I 'z variety' auf 5 Werten, Bale 26 setting II, 9 Werte 'narrow setting' Jerusalem II, 2 Rollenanfänge der Landschaftsausgabe, rund 50 Werte Porto 1923 mit Abarten und Probedruck, etc., etc.

1918/45, reichhaltiger Lagerbestand in Steckbüchern und auf Blättern, dabei viel besseres Material, Einheiten etc., großer Karton voll

1918/45 (ca.), interessante Partie im Karton, dabei Stempelsammlung, Abarten und Besonderheiten

1918/47, postfrische, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Partie in Steckbüchern, Tüten und Umschlägen etc. im großen Karton

1918, über 50 Briefe und Karten mit Einzel- oder Doppelfrankaturen Mi.-Nr. 2 und 3b (Bale 3 und 4), dabei viel Auslandspost und Einschreiben

1918/47 (ca.), einige hundert Briefe und Karten im Karton, dabei Einschreiben, Auslandspost, kleinere Orte etc.

1918/40 (ca.), über 100 Briefe und Karten, meist auf Seiten mit Beschreibung, dabei viel interessantes Material

GANZSACHEN: 1921/45 (ca.), Partie im mittleren Karton, dabei viel gebrauchtes Material mit besseren Stücken, u.a. 6 gebrauchte kleinformatige  prov. Umschläge ohne Zudruck

GANZSACHEN: 1927/32, 11 meist verschiedene ungebrauchte Ganzsachen mit Aufdruck "SPECIMEN"