Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History

16 JY 36 airmail cv ex J'LEM to YORK, England franked 13m at Imperial Airways rate to UK using 3 color Pictorals (all vert. ribbed) 8m + 3m + 2m Ba90/91/106 tied by 2 full strikes of rare TALAVERA BKS JERUSALEM index C skeleton pmk (D1/Sacher J21, index C unlisted; 2nd earliest recorded date per Sacher), w/airmail etiquette on front; slit open at top; stain at left. Fine and rare - rated 'H' out of 'J': a short lived postal agency (July-Oct.) set up at Talavera Barracks in German Quarter during the Arab Revolt, and replaced by field post offices later that year. Est. value $600++
Poststempel des Mandats & Israel - Jerusalem
חותמות מהמנדט וישראל - ירושלים