Sale #42

Sunday April 21, 2024
Showing 11 - 20 items of 232

Palestine Forerunners

Lot #: 10

Palestine Forerunners mix RUSSIAN & GERMAN POSTS - 28.4.1910 registered parcel card from Minsk Russia to Jaffa, apparently containing some valuables since its accompanied by customs declaration. Jaffa Palestine Russian post postmark on back 19.5.1910 alongside Jaffa German post p/m of May 31 1910 (scarce cooperation between Russian & German post offices in the holy land Turkish Empire era). Card with some folds & faults. Scarce forerunners lot.

Start Price: $100
Lot #: 11

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - BIR UL SEBBA 1 (Beer Sheva 1) Collins Catalog #PM2.  All Arabic postmarks tied to x10  1 Piastre stamps on complete postal ledger. Postmarks Arabic date translate to 8.9.1917. The postmark known to be used for very short time between May to October 1917. Only one cover & very few postal ledgers recorded with this postmark. Catalog value $ 2000.00

Start Price: $250
Lot #: 12

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Djenine (Jenin today, a town in the occupied West Bank) - Post card with view of Nazareth franked 10 Para Turkish stamp tied by Djenine postmark 21.3.1906. The card mailed to USA with arrival p/m on front of Gainesville Georgia April 2 1906. F-VF. Djenine postmark are rare & seldom seen on postal history items.

Start Price: $400
Lot #: 13

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Gaza postmark in Violet (Collins # PM6 CV $ 450.00) dated Augutst 14 1914 on 1 Piastre stationery cover mailed to England. Missing top of back upper flap. One middle vertical tear on top enforced from inside of cover, otherwise F-VF & scarce.

Start Price: $75
Lot #: 14

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Unusual postcard mailed to Germany. Posted first in Haifa Turkish post, franked 5 Para Turkish stamp tied by Haiffa Bridge type p/m 28.2.1908 alongside 10 Para Austrian stamp tied by Austrian post Jerusalem p/m 30.2.1908. 2 hotel cachet at left - Hotel Germania Nazareth & Hotel Tiberias R. Grossmann Tiberias. Back side color view of the Arab village Bethany (small village east of Jerusalem). F-VF.

Start Price: $150
Lot #: 15

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Halil Ul Rahman (Hebron) Superb strike postmark 22.3.1906 tied to 20 Para imprinted stamp on postcard mailed to Germany with full arrival postmark on front March 30 1906. Full German written message on back. This card is in excellent condition. Exhibit quality showpiece rarity.

Start Price: $500
Lot #: 15A

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Jaffa to Jerusalem 20 Para imprinted UPU postcard, franked 20 Para & 10 Para Turkish stamps tied By Jaffa 5 VF strike p/m 13.9.1915 alongside Jerusalem Turkish office large round censor handstamp (Collins type CM2) This is a new unrecorded late known date as Collins list the late known date as July 1915.. Interesting as the card mailed from Arab resident of Jaffa by the name of Abdil Majid to Yosef Cohen Teacher in Jerusalem with long Hebrew message on back. VF.

Start Price: $150
Lot #: 16

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Jerusalem to USA. Cover franked pair of 5 Para Turkish stamps, tied by Jerusalem Quart. Israelite p/m 11.8.1901. Original advertisment Judaica printed letter is included. Backflap open uneven. Margins wear. F-VF.

Start Price: $150
Lot #: 16A

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - First time seen. Rare view postcard of Arab children sports team in Jerusalem. The tags 2 of the children at bottom wear, reads : Field day 2nd prize at relay race. The card mailed from Jerusalem to England. Franked 20 Para Turkish stamp tied by VF strike "Jerusalem 9" postmarks dated 22.5.1914. VF. 

Start Price: $175
Lot #: 17

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Free Franking Military postcard from a Turkish soldier stationed in Jerusalem to Izmir Turkey. Postmarked Jerusalem 6, dated 14.1.1915 alongside the very rare Blue cachet Menzil Evrak Muduru - correspondant manager of Military zone (Jerusalem). Back side with color view of El Aksa Mosque. Card with small part repaired at bottom, otherwise VF & extremly rare as only few known postcards known to exist with this Blue military seal. 1996 Turkish Philatelic Federation photo certificate.

Start Price: $1,500