Stamps: Palestine Mandate Stamps & Significant Franks on Mail

The Blues - #1: 1 Piaster used (Ba 1), visible watermark & half-tied by barred "ARMY POST OFFICE" cancel (Sach A3, rated F) - fairly late use of #1 (issued 10 Feb 1918) as A3 recorded used only during July 1918 & blues #3 issued from 5 March. Est. value $350+...

Jerusalem I overprint: 5m 14:14 perforation stamp Ba #29 / Setting I within Setting II - block of 4x with top pair from row 5 of overprint arrangement Delta, where the left stamp has the setting I overprint (the new Setting II Type 13 - lacking the dot over the Arabic "N" + break in Arabic "I"), and the right stamp has setting II overprint. On this printing (of 3m & 5m franks) the 4 horizontal row...

Jerusalem I RARITY: postally used 1 Piastre Palestine stamp with 15:14 perforation & setting I overprint (raised dashes, as Kaufman type 17 & 19), Ba #21a; only 5 used copies known to Bale & valued such at $1000 in 2010 - much undercatalogued (another sold for $3800 in 2019). Tests negative under UV ultraviolet light....

Jerusalem I RARITY: 1 Piastre Palestine stamp with 15:14 perforation & setting I overprint (as Kaufman type 17), in deep indigo violet (Ba #21a), MNH with full original gum - Bale unpriced as such (and only 5 used copies known to him). Included in the images is a comparison to a setting II example in indigo (as Kaufmann type 19). Tests negative under UV ultraviolet light....

EXTRAORDINARY WWII German postal link via PALESTINE: 12 JULY 1941 postmarked registered surface mail cover on imprinted bank postal stationary with teleprinted address, sent from BERLIN to TEHRAN Iran & franked 55pf; with manuscript routing "via Istanbul-Erzurum" + stamped with boxed customs-declaration cachet "foreign exchange bank, contents - no goods"; the cover was opened & sealed by t...

Jerusalem II + 14:14 perforation: 4 mils Palestine stamp in scarlet (Ba #40), postally used. Scarcer used than mint....

Jerusalem II + 14:14 perforation: 5 piastre Palestine stamp in plum-purple (Ba #43), MH with original gum intact....

London II plate blocks: lower left plate block (overprint A2) of 15x (5 x 3) 1m stamps in sepia (Ba 71) without left margin, featuring overprint arrangement variety for positions (from left to right) 205-209, 217-221, 229-233: damaged plate 221 (far right 2nd row) with frame over 2nd 'E' in upper EEF + missing stop in lower panel, plate 206 with missing stops in upper & lower panels, plate 208 wit...

London II plate blocks: lower left plate block (overprint B) of 15x (5 x 3) 1m stamps in deep brown (Ba 71a) with left margin, featuring overprint arrangement variety for positions (from left to right) 205-209, 217-221, 229-233: plate 221 (far right 2nd row) without frame-patch over 2nd 'E' in upper EEF + missing stop in lower panel, plate 206 with missing stops in upper & lower panels, plate 208 ...

London II plate blocks: lower left plate block (overprint A1; under-inked plates) of 15x (5 x 3) 1m stamps in sepia (Ba 71) with left margin (imperforated as typical for plate A), featuring overprint arrangement variety for positions (from left to right) 205-209, 217-221, 229-233: damaged plate 221 (far right 2nd row) with frame-patch over 2nd 'E' in upper EEF + missing stop in lower panel, plate ...

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....