Mail Auction #42

Palestine Stamps Pictorials issue - 12 different, complete vertical strips. Due to long size, each previously folded once or twice in horizontal perforations. MNH & VF. Scarce format.

Palestine Stamps - 1927 Definitives Revenues issue.Complete set plus extras including shades. Most mint never hinged, few mint w/o gum. This issue is hard to find in mint condition.

Palestine Stamps - 1918 - 1942  Collection on self made 107 pages. Many hundreds. Some varieties described. Good selection of some of the values of Jerusalem II/III. Most cancelled, some Mint hinged. Excellent lot for the Palestine specialist. F-VF.

Palestine Stamps - 1918 Typograph issue. Collection is stock album. All values represented. Total Est.375 stamps, Mixture of mint never hinged & mint hinged, small amount cancelled. Unchecked for printing errors or varieties. Excellent lot for the Palestine specialist.

Palestine Postal History - Picture postcard with view of Jerusalem street, mailed by the American Colony Store Jerusalem to British military personal in Palestine. Franked 5 Mil (Bale #4), tied by APO SZ44 p/m dated April 13 1918 (Early usage for the stamp). The card is in excellent condition.

Palestine Postal History - 1921. Interesting postcard mailed from Rishon Le Zion by Jaffa post office to Alexandria Egypt. Frank 1mil & 3mil Jerusalem II stamps, tied by Jaffa single circle p/m May 16 1921, alongside Alexandria arrival p/m May 18 1921. The card transfer from jaffa to Egypt by train and so are the passengers who wrote the card, as the  Yiddish message on back translate to: Best regards...

Palestine Postal History - January 17 1924. Registered cover mailed from Jerusalem to USA. Franked pair of 1 Piastre, 4mil & 5mil, tied by reg. oval p/ms. New York & Oakland California transit & arrival p/ms on back. VF.

Palestine Postal History - Rare view stationery postcard of the Goldsmit Hotel Jerusalem mailed to the USA. Frank 3 Mil tied by Jerusalem double ring p/m 31 July 1933. Card with middle vertical crease, otherwide in fine condition.

Palestine Postal History - Jerusalem March 4 1930 Parcel card mailed to the USA. Franked total of 340 Mils. with Egyptian transit postmarks of Port Said & Alexandria on back. VF.

Palestine Postal History - Zeppelin flight cover from Port Said Egypt to Jerusalem. Franked 27 Mil stamp overprinted 100 Mils, tied by Port Said Graf Zeppelin p/m dated 10 April 1931 alongside Red Pyramid cachet. Back side with Jerusalem machine cancel arrival p/m 13 April 1931. VF & scarce.

Palestine Postal History - September 7 1943 WW2 Diplomatic Pouch Mail.  Surface mail cover mailed by the American council in Jerusalem (address on back) to Richmond Virginia USA. Franked 20 Mil & as required for diplomatic pouch mail, upon arrival tied by Washington D.C p/m.  Box handstamp on front " Ok for pouch " alongside other marking. One mid.vertical fold. F-VF.

Palestine Postal History - Rare Destination.  WW2 March 12 1945 air mail registered cover mailed from Tel Aviv to Havana Cuba. Franked 175 Mils, tied by Allenby Road T/A p/m repeated twice on back, alongside USA transit of New York March 30 & Havana Cuba arrival p/m April 1 1945. Palestine Military censor label at left. F-VF seldom seen destination.