Auction #38

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Post Card sent from Baalbek on 1/5/1904 to Lisieux France, franked 20p red stamp killed by 2CB BAALBEK in blue (Isfila fig. n 4). Arrived on 15/5/1904. SCARCE THIS CANCEL IN BLUE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Incoming Post Card Alexandria sent on 24/12/1910 to Lebanon. Arrive bilingual 2CB "DEIR UL KAMAR (LIBAN) 1.1.910" in black (Isfila fig. n 3 rated RRR). B. Longo signed. NICE AND SCARCE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Post Card sent from Sofar on 18/10/1910 to Paris. Franked 20p red killed by negative postmark "Telegraf ve Posta hane Sofar" in violet (Isfila fig. n 1 rated RR). Y. Nakri photocertificate. NICE AND SCARCE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Receipt of a Telegram issued in Djounieh on 17/11/1911 to Rachaya. Tax for receipt payed by 10p red revenue stamp killed by bilingual C2 "DJOUNIEH" in black (Isfila fig. n 3 rated R). B. Longo signed. NICE AND SCARCE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Two un-written post cards of Baalbek with stamp and postmark applied on image side in 1913 like modern maximum cards. VERY NICE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Receipt of a Registered letter issued in Ras El Meten on 1/3/1914, bilingual C2 "RAS-EL-METNE" in black (Isfila fig. n 1 rated RRR). B. Longo signed. VERY NICE AND RARE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Cover sent from Bzebdin on 1/7/1914 to Mexico via Beirut (two postmarks, one with wrong year), franked 1P blue stamp killed by bilingual 2C "BZEBDIN" in black (Isfila fig. n 1 rated RR). Arrived on 1/1/1915. B. Longo photocertificate. RARE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Censored cover of Deutsche Palestine Bank sent from Tripoli Iskelesi on 1/7/1914 to Germany, franked with 1P blue and 10p green stamps killed by bilingual 2C "TRIPOLI (SYRIE ECHELE) 2" in black (Isfila Tripoli Iskelesi fig. n 4 rated RR). Flap missing. B. Longo signed. SCARCE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Censored cover sent from Tripoli 1 on 19/5/1917 to Triest Austria, via Instambul 31/5/1917. Franked with 1P blue and 10p red-lilac stamps killed by 1C in Arab "TRIPOLI 1" in black (Isfila Tripoli fig. n 10 rated RRR). B. Longo signed. RARE.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Postal money transfer of 500 Piastres issued in Baabda on 28-5-1918, franked 12 piastres using 2P overpr. and pair of 5P stamps killed by bilingual 2C postmark "BAABDA" in black (Isfila fig. n 3 rated RR). B. Longo signed. VERY NICE AND UNCOMMON.

Lebanon Ottoman Offices. Fine of 526 Syrian Piasters to the Djbeil postman for losing registered letter no. 75781, signed and dated by Djbeil Postmaster on 5/9/1923 validated with the UNRECORDED OTTOMAN NEGATIVE SEAL "DJBEIL BOSTA-VA TELEGRAF MARKAZI 1333" in black (Unrecorded by any catalogs). B. Longo photocertificate. VERY RARE.

Lebanon Postal History. Cover of civilian sent from Beirut on 9/12/1918 to Switzerland franked 1 Piastre by pair of 5mls E.E.F. stamp cancelled by British Military postmark C1 "F.P.O. S.Z. 8". NICE AND UNCOMMON.