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

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 casts doubt on GD-103/J26. Slit open at top. Est. value $250+
Poststempel des Mandats & Israel - Haifa
חותמות מהמנדט וישראל - חיפה