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Petach Tikva Jewish colony 1909 issue stamp, denominated 14 Para (Ba #J-1), MH & OG. This adhesive was used as a surcharge applied to mail, for the forwarding fee to the Austrian post office in Jaffa; the Austrian post in the Holyland exclusively handled the mail from the Jewish colonies and settlements. The stamp was in use for only a year, between 1909-1910, owing to the disapproval of the Ottoman Turkish authorities who ordered its...

1894 pre-stamped 10 Kr. stationery letter-card (Bale: 132) 1Pia cancelled with Jeaffa one ring CDS (Bale: 102) to Alexandria.

Jaffa, Type 4,  8 Sep  04 Jerusalem Arrival Postmark, Type 5,  9 Sep  04 UPU, Austrian Offices in Crete. VF

1910 pre-stamped postcard, 10Ce. /10 Pf, posted by the German Post Office in Jaffa to a bank branch in Vienna. It features a distinctive double-clock handstamp, with the March 12 date included in the design, along with the text “Prokurist / Kontroller / Korrespondent / Erledigt am”, indicating official processing.

1913, March 19: Cover franked with a pair and a single 2k green, 10 para red overprint, and 10k blue with 1 pia red overprint, all tied by Jaffa ROPiT CDS in violet.  (Bale # 615) The cover shows multiple transit ROPiT cancellations and was addressed to the new settlement of Yunov, near Hebron.
The cover has been opened for exhibition to show both sides, revealing all markings and cancellations.

1917, Beni Saab - Qalqilya: 1917 5 Para Provisional Stamp (Michel L.III), overprinted on a 1913 Adrianopol green stamp, on piece. Cancelled twice. This emergency issue was prompted by severe weather conditions in 1917, which hindered supply. Total quantity issued: 500.
Signed certificate at the bottom right.

Ottoman postal receipt with a scarce small Jerusalem post office seal and a Jerusalem postmark (Bale: 728). The seal is rare, used by the Jerusalem postal agency.

Illustrated postcard of the J. Amduurski Hotel in East Jerusalem, produced by Lith, A. L. Monsohn. The legend is in Hebrew. Historically, the hotel was operated by Jews until 1931.

1918, "E.E.F.", 5m on 1pi cobalt blue (Bale: 2h), Very Fine. Scott 3a, Cat $370.

1921. Palestine London I, many stamps Bale: 60-65, 71-89 and 86-89 all with gum MH. Cat $245

Palestine 1929 Orient Flight Drop Mail – A 1929 cover from the Orient Flight, sent from Friedrichshafen, franked with a 2M Eagle stamp and cancelled on 24 March. Addressed to Jerusalem, the cover features a red Orient Flight cachet on the front, with a March arrival marking on the back flap. Si.23c