Pictorals / Pictorials

BIG DISCOVERY - EXPERIMENTAL COIL 2m vertical pair Pictorials on vertically ribbed thin semi-transparent paper in slightly darker gray-blue than the thin semi-transparent paper issue, perforated 13½:14½ (13.50 x 14.50) as per Bale for this type of paper and with characteristic pulled teeth on the bottom horizontal perforation (suggesting top-end feeding from the stamp vending machine) + close-cr...

MAJOR DISCOVERY: 3 mils Mandate Pictorals stamp in yellow green on undocumented vertically ribbed thick dark BROWN paper, tied to 15 SEPT 1933 postmarked registered cover from JERUSALEM to business in ERFURT Germany, franked 28m per period rate for overseas surface mail (15m letter + 13m registration) & tied by 3x strikes of REGISTERED JERUSALEM oval postmark on front + 1x on back, backstamped...

DISCOVERY: 3 mils Mandate Pictorals stamp in apple green on undocumented vertically ribbed thick light BROWN paper, as printed matter postage tied to 14 SEPT 1931 postmarked picture postcard (Old City Jerusalem - Eliahu Bros) sent from JERUSALEM to ITALY; as bearing a message with 5 words or less, charged as surface mailed printed matter. The stamp is compound perforated horizontally (13.5 at bott...

GROUND-BREAKING anti-coil DISCOVERY: a 16 SEPT 1932 postmarked 3 mils Pictorial single stamp serving as printed matter surface mail postage tied to a cover from JERUSALEM to MINNEAPOLIS USA, in light olive-green on vertically ribbed thin semi-transparent paper, with compound horizontal perforations of 13½:14½ (13.5 x 14.5, top) and 13¼:14½ (13.25 x 14.5, bottom), where the 13.5 gauge on the ho...

The rare thin semi-transparent vertically ribbed 3 mils Mandate pictorial in yellowish-green (Ba #91e) serving as overseas surface printed matter postage affixed to 13 MAR 1930 postmarked cover sent from JERUSALEM to LACROSSE USA & tied by machine cancel; backstamped 3 APR LACROSSE, WIS REC'D arrival; unsealed per printed matter regulations, horizontal fold.A rare paper-type stamp, generally consi...

The rare thin semi-transparent vertically ribbed 3 mils Mandate pictorial experimental coil stamp in pale-green (Ba #91e) serving as overseas surface printed matter postage affixed to 12 SEPT 1932 postmarked cover on imprinted business stationary, sent from JERUSALEM to BROOKLYN & tied by machine cancel; backstamped 30 SEPT SAINT JOHNS PLACE STATION arrival; unsealed per printed matter regulations...

MAJOR DISCOVERY - the 3 mils EXPERIMENTAL COIL stamp on THICK vertically ribbed paper, in lime-green hue, with rounded/bumpy vertical perforation (at right) characteristic of coil stamps - but with perforation of 13½ : 14½ (13.5 x 14.5) as documented for vertically ribbed thin semi-transparent paper and not 13¼ (13.25) horizontally as documented for the thick paper as used here; tied to 30 SEPT...

BIG DISCOVERY - undocumented 3 mils COIL stamp on THICK vertically ribbed paper, in lime-green hue, with perforation of 13¼ : 14½ (13.25 x 14.5) as recorded for this type of paper, affixed as postage for overseas surface mailed printed matter cover, sent from JERUSALEM to GONZALES USA & tied by the rare double circled Sach #F4 18 AUG 1939 dated machine cancel (rarity rated F out of J), o...

GROUND BREAKING coil stamp DISCOVERY: vertical strip of 5x 3 mils pictorial stamps in yellow-green on thick vertically ribbed paper, as 15m airmail postage via Imperial Airlines, tied to 2 JULY 1936 air mail cover, from TEL AVIV to MUNICH & tied by 3x strikes of rare postmark with 3-letter month in date-stamp (Groten #C12, rated E / Sach #B44; without index letter - undocumented). Airmail to Europ...

SUPERB 3 mils pictorial horizontally ribbed single (Ba #91d) tied to 1937(?) postmarked overseas surface printed matter cover, sent from JERUSALEM to LONDON & virtually untouched by the machine cancel except on the very tips of a few right vertical perforations, otherwise pristine. The machine cancel originally creased the cover so the date is unclear; mailed unsealed but has become sealed due to ...

Very rare TEL AVIV double circle date cancel with 3-letter month in date-stamp (Groten #C12, rated E / Sach #B44; with index letter "C" - undocumented) tied to booklet pane (5 of 6 stamps) of 3m Pictorials (on vertically ribbed thick paper, 13.25 x 14.5 perforation) affixed to cover postmarked 3 JUNE 1937 from TEL AVIV to tiny locale DALBY in Denmark; franked 15m per period postage rate for overse...

DISCOVERY: 4 mils pictorial stamp in brown ink, on woven paper - undocumented; MNH. This issue on vertically ribbed (1932 issue) or woven paper (1940 issue) is known in plum-purple color only, without any shade variations (ref: Ba #104, Dorf #104/104w). The images enclosed also show this stamp next to the purple colored 4m and 50m issues....

THE EARLIEST KNOWN USED BOOKLET SHEET STAMP: 28 OCT 1929 postmarked commercial cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TIBERIAS to SAFED & franked 8m for the period postage rate for extra weight inland letter (5m initial 20g letter weight + 3m additional 20g weight), using pictorial series 3m single & 5m single with half-cropped left gutter (both on thick vertically ribbed paper) ...

Horizontally ribbed 5m Pictoral Ba #93 single stamp as postage for domestic letter, tied to a 24 NOV 1937 postmarked cover from TEL AVIV to JERUSALEM, backstamped same day arrival. Horizonally ribbed pictorals are scarce on mail. Opened roughly at top....

Late use of continuous roll coil stamp on Mandate mail: 7 JAN 1947 postmarked airmail cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV to NEW YORK CITY, franked 125m per period postage rate using 1x 5m coil stamp (with 14 horizontal holes & cropped vertical edges) + 20m pair & 4pc stamp block & tied by 4x strikes of the head post office postmark; slit open at top. The ...

Horizontally ribbed 5m & 6m pictorial stamps (Ba #93d/94d) as part of 15m franking on 15 AUG 1938(?) postmarked airmail cover, from TEL AVIV to HAMBURG & tied by 2x strikes of the single circle postmark of the sorting office (i.e. the cover was deposited into a pillar box uncancelled & processed later when the box was emptied); subsequently tied by the thick black "jusqu'a" cross used at BRINDISI ...

Horizontally ribbed 6m stamp as part of 25m postage affixed to 28 JULY 1939 postmarked airmail cover sent from TEL AVIV to CHICAGO via Imperial Airways as per the 15m 10g letter rate with 10m for additional 10g weight, tied by 3x strikes of the head post office postmark; routed via LONDON where the thick pink jusqu'a bars obliterated the air mail imprint indicating onward transmission by sea mail;...

GROUND-BREAKING DISCOVERY: 7 mils pictorial stamp in scarlet on thin semi-transparent vertically ribbed paper - undocumented in this color on this paper; used. The transparency is evident by running the stamp over a dark object under standard room light (illustrated here - though less pronounced on camera): the object will be mostly and instantly visible aross the field; on standard [thick] vertic...

Thin semi-transparent vertically ribbed 8 mils Mandate pictorial stamp (Ba #106e) tied 13 April 1933 postmarked surface mailed picture postcard (Jerusalem - General View & Mount of Olives) sent from JERUSALEM to HANAU Germany & tied by single strike of the head post office postmark. Here the date of use predates Dorfman's date of July-August 1934 for this issue, which he associates with a certain ...

Thin semi-transparent vertically ribbed 8 mils Mandate pictorial (Ba #106e / Dorf #106a, 13½:14½ perforation as documented for this paper) tied to picture postcard of Jews at the Wailing Wall (Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo publishers), postmarked 15 APR 1933 from JERUSALEM to PARIS per period surface mail postcard rate. Here the date of use predates Dorfman's date of July-August 1934 for thi...

DISCOVERY: undocumented CA multiple crown watermark depicting narrow rounded crown with spiked top, on 10m Ba #97 used single stamp on woven paper; unlike the usual broader outward-extending type crown with broad upper rim and cross at top....

Palestine Mandate JERUSALEM returned mail: 20 DEC 1938 registered commercial cover from Kiryat Moshe Montefiore company, sent to TEL AVIV & returned as undeliverable, with various postmarks + horizontally ribbed 10m stamp; original contents included...

DISCOVERY: 10 mils Pictorial stamp on undocumented woven grayish colored paper, as part of 125m postage (using 5x different colored stamps) tied to 11 NOV 1946 air mail commercial cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from JERUSALEM to NEW YORK CITY & tie by 3x strikes of the head post office postmark; slit open at left with small piece from top left corner missing, vertically folded...

The RAREST PALESTINE MANDATE STAMP ISSUE: 15 mils stamp in dark gray, on woven paper, MH & OG; Ba #108c - unpriced as unused by Bale. Unique to the Pictorials series, the ink here bears a powdery, shiney appearance as of metallic ink (for which ground up metal is used); light surface discoloration; surficial tear at bottom right perforation tips. Used copies of this issue are observed postmark...