"Shanghai Ghetto" mail: 4.1.1940 pp pc ex 138 Ward Rd Jap.-occ. SHANGHAI to addressee c/o person in TLV, in German on Chinese postal stationary, franked 30c & tied by strike of local pmk; b/s 15 FEB 1940 CAIRO machine cancel + Egyptian censor marks; passed Pal. censor T3 (TLV); locally re-routed to Haifa. Sender's address was "Heime" & hospital for Jew. refugees in "Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees", est. by "...
Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History
By: Historama
Historama Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History
Our sale features a large selection of important pieces of postal history; our numismatic offering is smaller than usual as we had to set aside a large collection of ancient and medieval coins pending the receipt of our antiquities license (whose receipt is pending almost a year). Nevertheless, we begin with a small but high caliber selection of world coins and medals, including a series of high grade Italian 19th & 20th Century silver coins and some Judaic medals including the rare “Judea Restituta” medal commissioned by Yehuda Arazi (1946), and many lots of silver coins.
Our philatelic offering is phenomenal: our selection of WWII postal links with Palestine includes mail sent at the moment the War broke out, including a stunning cover to Poland 3-09-39 refused service and enclosed with a rare mimeograph from the Jerusalem censor announcing the cessation of communications with Germany, a cover from the Latvian foreign ministry sent a day after the installation of the pro-Soviet government, Red Cross 2-way correspondence mail with Nazi Germany, mail from France and to Poland during the various stages of the 1939-40 campaigns, mail from Aden and Iran, mail to the Shanghai Ghetto, and more.
We are honored to represent fine pieces of “service suspended” mail of the Arab-Israeli conflict from a Large Gold collection, whose degree of detail reveals the fascinating story and intricacy of politically-charged postal routings, and includes pieces with rare service suspended cachets of various Arab countries, Israeli service-refused markings, Cold War 'postkrieg', mis-directed mail (to Israel or Arab states) including a cover from India to Iran which was routed via Israel, an incredible pilot-signed “hi-jack” cover from flight BA870 (1974), mail from the 2nd Intifada and more – many pieces the sole examples known; a world of history unto itself.
We are also proud to present a meticulously assembled 50 year-old collection of British military mail and postmarks from Egypt in WWI, including some very rare censored pieces (the “circle E” and undocumented “OET #4 Censorship” markings), a series of undocumented postmarks including some pre-dating the known dates of establishment of certain army post offices. Additionally we offer key German & French Palestine-related covers: a picture postcard marked by a rare handstamp of the French High Commissioner for Palestine; registered letters from Militär-Mission Feldpost 4. Armee, K. D. Feldpoststation 372, Deutche Feldpost 663, FELDPOST MIL. MISS. BIR-ES-SEBA – and more.
Drawing upon what is reputedly the largest collection of Jerusalem postmarks – and one of only 3 such in the world - In the area of postmarks, we offer a wealth of materials from rare and even undocumented cancellations from Jerusalem and Haifa, a proof strike of the very rare 21-02-1949 first Israeli Jerusalem machine cancel – possibly the rarest of all Israeli cancellations, full strikes of Talavera Barracks, Jerusalem-Lydda TPO and more. Similarly, our Holyland forerunners are studded with key postmarks: Ottoman AIOUN CARA, JAFFA7 (#831), violet QUARTIER ISRAELITE w/date (#753v); Russian rare blue JAFFA (#614); French JAFFA (#311); plus “Tempel-Kolonie”, “Aus Sarona” & “RISCHON-L'-ZION” (#153/St-708) colony cachets – and more.
Our Mandate postal history offering includes very rare rates, such as the period-3 1m printed matter rate, a 1938 airmail from Haifa to Tel Aviv, a gem period-2 postcard franked by the cobalt-blue Ba2 EEF frank, and more. Among Israeli state postal history we offer incredible PEDI covers: a registered cover, a back-stamped cover, and the highest numbered cover with both type I and II cancellations.
Our selection of taxed mail is probably unparalleled, with many exquisite pieces of domestic and overseas mail taxed with high frankings or taxed for unusual reasons, including a couriered “poste restante” cover taxed for being return addressed in the same locale as the PR service requested, 1948 mail with 'provisional' tax frankings, interim-period mail with interim frankings as PDs, revenue-label franked mail (both taxed and accepted!), postage dues from recent inflationary periods, currency transitions, mixed frankings and much more.
The philatelic selection is rounded out by many airmail covers and special surface mail representing important routes and bearing special frankings, including full tabs. Our next sale will take place later this summer – and by then the full force of our numismatic offering will featured.
Bidding in Our Auctions
In light of numerous requests we have received to run “live auctions”, this sale of 641 lots will be a combined mail and timed ('live') auction. It will open on April 19th and end May 17th. Some of the lots in the sale will be sold in the usual manner of a mail auction by receiving bids in writing on lots throughout the sale period (above) until the end of this portion of the sale (22:00 Israel time on 17 May): bidders with the highest bids will be the winners of those lots at that time; bidding-time will be extended by 5 minutes in the event bids are received within the last 60 seconds.
Other lots (202) with specially marked lot numbers ending “-LA” – will be on pre-sale display until May 17th and will go on sale starting at 22:00 Israel time on 17 May, on a 3rd party live auction site called Bidspirit.com; this will be the timed auction (without auction hall or announcer), and each lot in this portion of the sale will be displayed for a minimum of 30 seconds, during which time live bids can be submitted. Pre-sale bids can be placed on these lots in writing before the start of the sale and absentee bids in writing can be submitted during the sale itself. These lots will be displayed here, on our site (historama.com/auctions) and also on our Bidspirit site (historama.bidspirit.com): on this and our site these lots will appear static, without real-time changes in the bid level, but on the Bidspirit site the bid status of these lots will update in real-time before and during the sale – and the sale itself will be conducted on our Bidspirit site only.
Both portions of the sale run in the same manner: the bid level increases by steps, so that if a person submits a high bid relative to the present level, the present level will only rise by 1 step and the rest of that person's high bid will be kept in reserve by the auction program in order to counterbid on his behalf if competing bids are subsequently placed.
As is our policy, in the mail auction opening bid levels are flexible and we can accept bids that are as much as 20% below that level provided there are no unpublished reserves which are above that level. In any event, reserves will never be higher than the opening bid level. As Bidspirit is unable to process bids below the opening level (for the live auction/time auction), the displayed opening bid levels will be the minimum acceptable bids.
Our auctions are designed to enable bidders to make the most of their budget, while aiming to save them money: last-minute bid increases can be selected (for some or all bids); a bid-budget can be specified, to protect bidders from financial over exposure – and here, bidders can also specify their order of preference among the lots they win, to secure those which are most important to them.
We look forward to having you at our sale and wish you good luck with your bids.
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Lot #40477 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Wartime incoming civilian mail: SEP 30 1942 airmail cv on Amherst College stationary ex AMHERST to Dr. in TLV franked 70c per trans-Atlantic route; noted "found empty at town collection" & opened by US censor; opened by Pal. censor & stamped 16 NO 42 TLV arr. Route: by air on Pan-Am FAM-22 route Miami to Lagos, by air to Palestine by MISR or BOAC (though unclear why 6 week transit). Transpacific route...
Lot #40478 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Wartime outbound civilian mail: 7 IX 1941 comm cv on JAFP stationary ex Jewish Agency JERUSALEM to SANTIAGO Chile franked 20m per period non-UK surface mail rate using 2x meter cancels; opened by Pal. Censor & resealed; b/s 9 JAN 1942 BUENOS AIRES transit & 13 JAN arr(?) - note inverted date heads; slit open at top.
Postgeschichte - WWII Palästina Postverbindungen
תולדות...
Lot #40479LA - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Wartime Jewish civilian mail: 24 VII 1944 reg. cv ex Jewish sender at "APB" (Anglo-Palestine Bank?) Ger.-occ. BRUSSELS to Zionist "Office Palestinien de Suisse" GENEVA, franked 4F & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; opened & sealed by Ger. milit. censor; b/s 17 VIII 44 GENEVE arr.; opened gently at right. Unusual correspondence: deportations of Jews...
Lot #40480 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Prisoner of War mail: 12-9-1942 stampless pp Italian POW correspondence card ex "CONCENTRAMENTO 21" (Chieti) Italy to Barclays Bank HAIFA; marked by Italian numbered & Egyptian censor marks (all It. censorship done in Rome) + EN instructional handstamp; arr. 9.2.43 & received 11/2 per manuscript. Scarce destination.
Postgeschichte - WWII Palästina Postverbindungen
תולדות הדואר - קשרי דואר ארץ-ישראליים במלחמה...
Lot #40481 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Prisoner of War mail: 13/6/1943 stampless pp Italian POW correspondence card ex Camp 65 (Gravina-Altamura near Bari) Italy to parents HADERA-NEVE HAIM; marked by Italian military & numbered + Egyptian censor marks (all It. censorship done in Rome) with red h/s of IRCC GENEVA (Swiss transit); sent about a month before Allies invaded Sicily, 6 weeks before Mussolini's fall.
Postgeschichte - WWII Palästina...
Lot #40482 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Postwar incoming civilian mail: 9 XI 1946 reg. airmail cv ex Jewish Agency TEHRAN to JERUSALEM, franked 26R on back & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; b/s 13 NOV 46 REG. BAGHDAD transit pmk & 15 NOV 46 REG J'LEM arr.; opened roughly at top, complete. Rare origin & route.
Postgeschichte - WWII Palästina Postverbindungen
תולדות הדואר - קשרי דואר ארץ-ישראליים במלחמה"ע ה-2...
Lot #40483 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Wartime incoming civilian mail / Undercover Address mail: 7 AUG 45 airmail cv ex Rua Castilho 30 LISBON to TLV franked E$23.55 & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk + same day LISBON dispatch on back; carried by MISR "via Cairo" & passed Egyptian censor; opened by Pal. censor; Castilho 30 address mentioned in regard to postwar [illegal] Jewish immigration efforts to Palestine. Slit open at top.
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Lot #40484 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Prisoner of War mail: 26.4.1943 stampless Italian POW letter sheet ex Camp 65 (Gravina-Altamura near Bari) Italy to parents HADERA-NEVE HAIM; marked by Italian military & numbered + Egyptian censor marks (all It. censorship done in Rome); handled by Palestine civilian post: passed Pal, censor & b/s 8 AU 43 HAIFA arr. - 2 weeks after Mussolini's fall.
Postgeschichte - WWII Palästina...
Lot #40485 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Postwar incoming civilian mail: 29 V 1945 reg. pc in Russian on Polish postal stationary ex STRYI Ukraine to soldier in Palestine Company Royal Army Service Corps (HAIFA), franked 20Kop (but uncancelled); passed Soviet military censor & Pal. Censor; arr 6 SP 1945 REG HAIFA; reg(?) etiquette now missing, two small tears at bottom. Rare origin & destination. Unusual contact in light of 1945/post-war purges &...
Lot #40486 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Wartime incoming Red Cross mail: stampless airmailed Danish Red Cross contact form w/25 word message dated 11-12-1940 ex German-occupied COPENHAGEN to TLV, tied by local DRC cachet and 23 DEC 1940 dispatch dater; stamped by IRC GENEVA h/s & passed Pal. censor T5 in TLV.
Postgeschichte - WWII Palästina Postverbindungen
תולדות הדואר - קשרי דואר ארץ-ישראליים במלחמה"ע ה-2
Lot #40487LA - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Wartime outgoing/incoming Red Cross mail: stampless British Red Cross/Order St. John "postal message scheme" contact form w/25 word message dated 11 MAR 1942, ex children in HAIFA to father in FRANKFURT; passed Haifa censor H16 & stamped by IRC GENEVA + 8 JUIL 1942 dater; arr. Germany & replied(!) 11 AUG 1942 w/local GRC dispatch next day & red GENEVA transit; passed J'lem censor J18 & stamped...
Lot #40488 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Wartime incoming Red Cross mail: 28 JAN 1942 stampless Dutch Red Cross contact form w/25 word message dated 20 Jan, ex German-occupied THE HAGUE to REHOVOT dispatched with dater; in transit 12 FEB 1942 in IRC Geneva; censored (in Palestine?) and text cut out; passed Pal. censor & marked by rare "Imperial Censorship, Palestine" h/s (Sacher unlisted). Scarce postal link....
Lot #40489 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Postwar incoming civilian mail: 12 VI 45 airmail stationary cv ex LAUSANNE to TLV franked 2.30Fr & tied by full strike of local pmk; a/m etiqutte struck by twin jusqu'a marks: here carried by Lufthansa to Berlin and on to Stockholm; by air via A.B.A. or BOAC to Scotland, then via BOAC to Cairo; here by rail (ref Jusqu'a) to Palestine. Opened by Pal. censor PC 22; b/s unclear. Cut open at top.
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Lot #40490 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Postwar outbound civilian mail: 25 SP 1945 airmail cv ex TLV to LVOV addressed in Latin and Cyrillic letters, franked 70m using Ba97/100 & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; b/s Soviet milit. Censor & 6-12-45 arr - but as addressee left, returned to sender. Slit open at top. Scarce airmail & destination.
Postgeschichte - WWII Palästina Postverbindungen
תולדות הדואר - קשרי דואר ארץ-ישראליים במלחמה"ע ה-2...
Lot #40491 - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Postwar military mail: 9 Feb(?) 1947 Soviet Red Cross POW card (1946 stationary) ex camp 7399/3 in AHUM (central Russia) to HAIFA, written in German from son to parents. Possibly a former Polish POW. With filing holes. Scarce destination.
Postgeschichte - WWII Palästina Postverbindungen
תולדות הדואר - קשרי דואר ארץ-ישראליים במלחמה"ע ה-2
Lot #40492LA - Postal History - WWII Palestine Postal Links
Postwar incoming civilian mail: 13.12.45 reg. comm cv ex MILAN (r/a "Mercaz Lagola") to TLV franked 25L & tied by 3 strikes of "MILANO CORRISPONDENZE" pmk; passed through Italian military censor for civilian mail (cachet on front); b/s same day NOVA FERROVIA RACCOMANDATE railway reg. pmk & 13 FE 46 REG TLV arr. Cv may have been taxed ("T3" manuscript) but this overlooked. ML was...
Lot #40493 - Postmarks of the Mandate & Israel - Haifa
Ten strikes of 11 DE 1920 rare right-set SC "TELEGR PHS HAIFA" skeleton pmk GD-78/Sach-H9 tied to 7-12-1920 postal employee fine (for errors in transmitting telegram) signed by postmaster and franked by 20x 5m Jerusalem I setting I Ba29 (perf. 14). Est. value $200+
Poststempel des Mandats & Israel - Haifa
חותמות מהמנדט וישראל - חיפה
Lot #40494LA - Postmarks of the Mandate & Israel - Haifa
12 AUG 1925 1st day use of machine cancel GD-87/Sach-F1 on back of incoming cv ex STUTTGART to German Colony of Haifa; b/s same day arr using scarce CARMEL AVENUE B.O. pmk GD-95; cut open at left. Very fine.
Poststempel des Mandats & Israel - Haifa
חותמות מהמנדט וישראל - חיפה
Lot #40495 - Postmarks of the Mandate & Israel - Haifa
2 JUNE 1926 reg. comm cv on Barclays Bank business stationary ex CAIRO to HAIFA, franked 30pi and tied by full strike of Cairo RB15 pmk (and again in field); b/s REGISTERED HAIFA using rare SC skeleton pmk w/single dateline GD-56 (rated E), per Sach-D5 on 2nd day of use. Bank wax seal on back; slit open at top. Very fine. Est. value $250+
Poststempel des Mandats & Israel - Haifa...
Lot #40496 - Postmarks of the Mandate & Israel - Haifa
15 Nov(?) 1924 comm cv on business stationary ex NEUWEILER, Ger. to GERMAN COLONY, Haifa franked 30pf period surface rate; b/s 24 DE 24 HAIFA transit using GD-25 & same day arr using scarce SC CARMEL AVENUE B.O. pmk GD-95; slit open at top; sm tear at left. Est. value $75+
Poststempel des Mandats & Israel - Haifa
חותמות מהמנדט וישראל - חיפה
Lot #40497 - Postmarks of the Mandate & Israel - Haifa
17 JY 1924 stampless "certified official" OHMS cv ex Haifa Governorate (cachet on back) to local address in Arabic ("Mr. Gameel El-bahry | Al-zahra magazine's owner"); pmk'd using scarce CARMEL AVENUE.B.O. pmk GD-94; opened gently at back (small tear to flap). Est. Value $60+
Poststempel des Mandats & Israel - Haifa
חותמות מהמנדט וישראל - חיפה
Lot #40498 - Postmarks of the Mandate & Israel - Haifa
14 JA 1926 mini pm cv ex HAIFA to ACRE franked 2m at pm rate using London II Ba72 tied by DC d/s GD-37 and triangular "CFA" pmk GD-80; torn open at back, but complete; business card inside. The dateless triangular pmk was used to process bulk domestic pm mail at Jewish New Year and Christmas time, ostensibly to 'hide' the sending date in case of delays - here undermined by use of d/s. Scarce, very fine; est....
Lot #40499LA - Postmarks of the Mandate & Israel - Haifa
4 JA 1929 comm cv to ENGLAND franked 7m per period surface rate to UK using Pictorals Ba95 tied by single strike of rare MOUNT CARMEL pmk: similar to GD-104/Sach-J27 but larger & predates their earliest date (3 MR 29); as Proud D1 - here used per his earliest date (first date). The MC postal agency opened 3 Dec. 1928; possible this device used prior to GD-104/J27; Proud...
Lot #40500 - Postmarks of the Mandate & Israel - Haifa
Used 90m stamp Ba101 vert. ribbed tied by part of rare HAIFA BAZAAR BO pmk GD-107/Sach-J9 dated 29 FE 29; est. value $250+
Poststempel des Mandats & Israel - Haifa
חותמות מהמנדט וישראל - חיפה
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