Auction #46

EEF - used abroad 9 cvs: a) ADANA 1 - 9/1919 on 4m (#8) pc to the USA; b) ALEP 3 - 1/1919 on 2m & 2x4m (#6 & 2x8) cv to the USA; c) BEYROUTH - 12/1918 on 1pi (#10) cv to Alexandria; d) DAMAS 1 - 12/1918 on 1pi (#10) cv to Cairo; e) TRIPOLI (Syrie) - 8/1919 on 5x2m (5x#6) cv to Wien; f) APO SZ 10 - 2/1919 on 1-5m (#1/5) regist cv to...

IFPO No. 83 - 2 MY 20 - Ludd Railhead Office Palestine, 2 an imptd Registered Indian Letter w/addit Indian ovptd I.E.F. stps on back ½ + 1 an total 3½ an a correct regist letter rate, Registration unit No. in manuscpt on the front, Alexandria arr pmk on back; opened for display, fine

#1, 1 pi the 3 diff shades unused as follows: Indigo - top marginal single - (Transfer B), marginal pair (B) & corner single (G); Blue - vert. bottom left corner pairA18 on margin (D) & single A18 on margin (B); Deep Blue - 2 marginal singles 1 w/A18 (D) 2nd Rare Transfer F & horiz. pair (B); vf (x8 items , 11 stps) Ba $4600+

#1, 1pi The Complete Dater 10 FE 1918 (FD) - 9 MR 1918, 29 stps incl: 10 Feb 18 SZ44 & SZ45 both on small c/o w/cpl pmks, all dates represented w/light legible pmks incl. the late March dates, 4 stps are marginals; vf (x29), a Rare offer, Ba $8850 + 

#2, 5m Plate Block of 4  B18  A  Transfer G - the "Knee Variety" pos. 110, a darker shade than the next lot Transfer D; trace of hinge of no importance as issued w/o gum, vf, & Rare, Ba $1500 

The "MILLILMES" Error - #2 top Right Corner positional block of 15 (5x3) the variety is the middle stp of the top row, Transfer D; 2 hinge traces only on top margin, vf, certif. Dorfman, Ba $6000 for a block of 6 - this is a block of 15 total of $ 8700 +

#2, 5m used single clear date 18 FE 18 (SZ) 44; fine, Ba $1300, sign Tsachor, Earliest Recorded Date

#2, 5m tied to ppc (the Wailing wall) by vf pmk FPO GM1 22 FEB 18 mailed to Cairo, triangular censor No. 3082; vf Ba $2000, certif Tsachor-Aloni

#4, 5m "PAI.D" variety in horizontal pair w/normal pos 51/52 on cv Jerusalem to Port Said tied to illust. cv of Grand New Hotel by pmk APO SZ44 20 MY 18 via APO SZ22 24 MY 18 arrival civilian pmk PORT SAID 24 V 18, censored; vert centerfold away from the stps, fine & Very Rare, Ba #4p under cat. at $1700, certif Tsachor-Levinger

APO SZ44 24 AU 18 Registered cv Jerusalem to Alexandria Mix Frank Blues #3 & 4 and Typos 5 & 8 total 20m correct regist. rate, via GM1 25 AU 18 arrival civil post Alex. 26 VIII 18, censored; small tear at left margin not affecting this fine multicolour franking

#16T, 1m Transposed error Sett I; orig. gum trace of hinge, fine & Rare, Ba $2000, certif. Tsachor-Levinger

2m Perf 15x14 Sett II Gamma II - the only recorded Z error in a bottom marginal Positional block of 12 (3x4) Variety is top center stp, enclosed also the B error in a Gamma I Positional block of 12 in pos. 200; 1st block 1 hinge bottom margin & 1 on top stp o/w u/m & f-vf, 2nd block some splits at base o/w u/m & fine, a Rare offer