Mail Auction #38

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Mistaken delivery to Austrian post office instead of to Italian office. Picture postcard from naples Italy to Jerusalem January 1904. Received at Austrian P.O Jerusalem  30 January 1904. VF.

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.

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Rare Postage exempt postcard sent by Jaffa post office December 13 1909 by  "Information bureau Fur Palestina" which was the code name for Zionist Organization office & was addressed to the Jaffa Hebrew Gymnasium, inform the Gymnasium to send magazines to Russia. VF & seldom seen.
 

Palestine Forerunners French Post - Picture postcard mailed from Jerusalem to Greece, frank 5c French levant stamp tied by Double ring p/m 7 March 1905. Greece arrival p/m on back. VF.

Palestine Forerunners French Post - 23.1.1907 color view postcard of Mosque Omar mailed from Jerusalem to Berlin Germany, franked  x3 1c & x1 2c French Levant stamps at (printed matter rate). LLOYD HOTEL superb cachet at left. VF.

Palestine Forerunners German Post - Rare view picture postcard of 1903 Jaffa Clock Tower inauguration. The card mailed 1906 from Jaffa German P.O to the USA with arrival postmark on back. Card with small corner bent, otherwise VF & seldom seen.

Palestine Forerunner German Post - 5.4.1909 Jerusalem cover franked 25c overprinted German stamp alongside x2 box cachet "Aus Jaffa Deutsche" IN RED AND BLACK.  Hand notation on back. VF & RARE. Bale catalog value $ 980.00

Palestine Forerunners German Post - 10.3.1902 News Paper Wrapper mailed from Jerusalem to Germany. Franked 10 Para Ovpt. imprinted German stamp. Rare  "Aus Ramleh Palestina" box cachet on front (This seldom seen on News Paper Wrapper). VF. Bale CV $ 400.00

Palestine Forerunners German Post RARE DESTINATION - 23.5.1911 postcard with color view of Egypt Nile River, mailed from Jerusalem to German East Africa, franked 20 Para Ovpt. German stamp. 3 different Egyptian transit postmarks on front all dated 25 May 1911. VF & scarce.

Palestine Foreruuners Russian Post - Color picture postcard of Camel drivers mailed from Jaffa to Germany bearing 1912 issue 20para/5Kop (Michel46) tied by all Cyrillic very clear & RARE  "Jaffa/Ropit" postmark dated 3.2.1914 Steichele type 634. Card with small wrinkle at upper left, otherwise VF exhibit quality card. 2012 Nakri photo certificate.

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - 7.2.1915 postcard mailed from Jaffa to Istanbul Turkey, frank 20 para Turkish stamp, tied by superb strike very scarce "Jaffa 4" p/m along side the very rare "Mu'ajene Olunmushdur" Jaffa box censorship seal (according to the Collins catalog this censor was known to be used for very short time between December 30 1914 to June 1915) Turkish transit & arrival postmarks on...

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Bethleem 21.4.1910 Bridge type postmark tied to 20 Para Turkish stamp on color picture postcard mailed to Germany.VF.