Auction #46

Sunday July 26, 2026
Showing 1 - 10 items of 231

Palestine Forerunners

Lot #: 1

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - 1883 Jerusalem Austrian post cover mailed to Germany. Franked 10 sld Austrian stamp perforation 9.5 x 9.5, tied by Jerusalem postmark dated 8.3 (1883) alongside sender oval cachet "Bichur Cholim Hospital".  German written notations on back cover, regarding money owed . Arrival postmark on back dated 23.3 (1883).  Cover with normal wear on margins. F-VF.

Start Price: $75
Lot #: 2

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Jerusalem to Paris France. Folded letter type frank 1 Piastre overprint on 10k Austrian stamp, tioed by single circle Jerusalem P/M 30.9.1888 alongside Paris arrival p/m Oct. 12 1888. Sender oval handstamp at left J. Frutiger & Co. Jerusalem. F-VF.

Start Price: $150
Lot #: 3

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Caifa 29.9.1897 single circle XF postmark tied to 20para imprinted UPU type postcard mailed to Port said Egypt with arrival p/m on front October 5 1897 . VF.

Start Price: $100
Lot #: 4

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Jerusalem B, double ring bridge type p/m 2.7.1913 tied to 10c Austrian stamp on commercial advertising postcard of Scholem Stadlen Jewish Jeweler, mailed to Switzerland. XF.

Start Price: $75
Lot #: 5

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post -Caifa A, double ring bridge type postmark 15.7.1906 tied to Imprinted 10c overprinted Austrian stationery postcard, mailed to Berlin Germany. Port Said Egypt transit p/m on front 17.7.1906 alongside Berlin arrival p/m 23.7.1906. Sender dated XF negative seal at top left. Long German written message on back. VF.

Start Price: $75
Lot #: 6

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Jerusalem to Austria. Scarce MIX FRANKING of 2 different issues. Paying total of 20 Para postcard rate to abroad. Stamps tied by Jerusalem B type p/m 17.8.1911. Back side with color picture of the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Message written in German with 8 signatures, F-VF.

Start Price: $150
Lot #: 7

Palestine Forerunners Austian Post - Rare Mix franking 10 Para Imprinted News paper wrapper mailed from Jaffa to David Yelin in Jerusalem. Uprated with the scarce 50cent / 50hell Austrian stamp with Lacquer (Varnish) diagonal lines, tied by Jaffa A/ Osterr.Post postmark 13.7.1907. (Steichele p/m type 536). Very rare mix combination of franking & Austrian Creta stamp with Varnish lines. Est. value $ 2000.00   David Yelin (1864 to 1941) Was an educator, a researcher of the Hebrew Language and literature, a politician, one of the leaders of the Yishuv, the founder of the first Hebrew College for teachers, one of the founders of the Hebrew language Committee and the Israel teachers union, and Zikhron Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem. 2012 Nakri photo certificate.

Start Price: $750
Lot #: 8

Palestine Forerunners French Post - Jerusalem to Marcigny France. UPU type postcard frank 10c French levant stamp, tied by Jerusalem double ring p/m 26.10.1903 alongside France transit & arrival postmarks November 2,3,1902. Back side with scarce color views of BethLehem. VF

Start Price: $50
Lot #: 9

Palestine Forerunners German Post - Jaffa 1912 RARE DESTINATION registered cover to Kongmoon South China. Franked 2pi over 40 pf German stamp tied by Double ring p/m 6.12.1912. Back side with transit and arrival postmarks Egypt Port taufic (Suez canal port) 8.2.1912, Port said 8.2.1912, Hong Kong Registered p/m March 15 1912 & Kongmoon March 16 1912. Front  with "Aus Sarona Bei Jaffa (Deutsche Post)" cachet (Steichele #248) & registered label type E.A (according to Steichele only 10 known). VF extraordinarily decorative and an extremely rare destination. Only few registered covers known to exist, mailed from Palestine to the far east during the Ottoman Empire.

Start Price: $3,500
Lot #: 10

Palestine Forerunners German Post - Registered cover originate in Jerusalem & mailed to Erfurt Germany. The cover dropped in a postal box & transfer to Jaffa where registered label & postmarks dated 14.9.1906 added. Frank 15 Piastre over 3 Mark German stamp (added by the sender in Jerusalem).  "Aus Jerusalem Deutsche Post" cachet on front alongside Handstamp "Einschreiben" (registered). Erfurt arrival p/m on back 23.9.1906. VF scrace usage of high value 15 Piastre stamp. 

Start Price: $500