Sale #41

Sunday August 27, 2023
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Palestine Forerunners

Lot #: 9

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Large size cover (205mm x 140mm) mailed from Jrusalem to Athens Greece by the Greek Orthodox Patrarch. Franked 2 Piastre Turkish stamp, paying the double weight rate, tied by Jerusalem double ring postmark dated April 10 1893. Alexandria Egypt transit p/m on back alongside Athens arrival postmark & the Orthodox Patrarch Red wax seal. 2 page written letter by the Greek Orthodox Patrarch is included. Cover open on top and bottom & with marginal normal wear, otherwise F-VF & rare.

Start Price: $450
Lot #: 10

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Nablus postmark Collins # PM8  dated March 7 1902, tied to 1 Piastre stamp (Tughra type I) , On larger size cover mailed to Turkey with arrival postmark. VF, very early use for this postmark. (collins  Catalog list early date known as 25.1.1902)

Start Price: $50
Lot #: 11

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Nasre ( Nazareth) postmark in scarce BLUE color dated 14.1.1914 tied to 20 Para Turkish stamp on view card of Bethlehem, mailed to Germany with Haifa transit postmark. VF.

Start Price: $50
Lot #: 12

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Nasre (Nazareth) postmark in BLACK, dated Febuary 16 1909 tied to 1 Piastre Turkish stamp (Tughra type IV) on cover mailed to Germany with arrival p/m on back March 3 1909. VF. Expertized by Langbertlis with his small pencil signature on back bottom right corner.

Start Price: $40
Lot #: 13

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Tiberias double ring bridge type postmark dated January 12 1904 tied to 20 Para stamp (Tughra type II) on view card of Magdala (near lake kinerreth), Mailed to Germany with arrival postmark on front. VF.

Start Price: $40
Lot #: 14

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Tiberias double ring bridge type postmark dated April 18 1905 tied to pair of 20 Para stamps (Tughra type I) on scarce view card of Arabs farmers, Mailed to the German colony Haifa. F- VF.

Start Price: $40
Lot #: 15

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - 15.1.1912 postcard written in Yiddish from Jerusalem to Russia with Russian transit & arrival postmarks on front. Jerusalem postmark is bridge type in the RARE BLUE COLOR. F-VF.

Start Price: $40
Lot #: 16

Palestine Forerunners Italian Post - Jerusalem to Cario Egypt. Postcard franked 10c Italian stamp overprinted 20 Para, tied by Jerusalem single circle XF strike postmark dated 6.2.1903 alongside Egyptian postmark 8.2.1908. Card with tiny fault on top margin, otherwise VF & scarce.

Start Price: $175

Palestine stamps E.E.F. & Mandate Stamps

Lot #: 17

Palestine Stamps - Bale #1  1 Piastre. Mint with light trace of hinged, without gum as issued. VF. Bale CV $ 450.00

Start Price: $60
Lot #: 18

Palestine Stamps - Bale #1  1 Piastre, postmarked 22 Feb. 1918. Light trace of hinged. Expertized with small light pencil signature on back. VF. Bale CV $ 300.00

Start Price: $40