Stamps: Palestine Mandate Stamps & Significant Franks on Mail

The Blues - late use of #1: 1 Piaster used (Ba 1), visible watermark & half-tied by barred "ARMY POST OFFICE" cancel (Sach A3, rated F) - 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+...

Typographical plate varieties - position 3 of the upper pane (blob above "E" on "ME" & dots right frame) on 1 millieme stamp (Ba #5); mint never hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - horizontal pair of 1 millieme stamps (Ba #5) with plate positions 182-183 of the lower pane, where position 183 stamps has undocumented sponge flaw next to Arabic "1" at top right & 'cracked' English "O" in ONE; mint very lightly hinged, full original gum + light pencil mark on left stamp face...

Typographical plate varieties - 2x2 block of 4 plate positions of 1 millieme stamps (Ba #5), positions 197-198 & 209-210 where 209 has undocumented sponge mark next to Arabic "1" in lower left panel; top right stamp mint-hinged, all others mint never hinged + full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - undocumented flaws of 'sponge' next to lower right "2" and chip to the bottom border near that panel on 2 milliemes stamp (Ba #6); used...

Typograph - unusual watermark: used 2 milliemes stamp (Ba #6c, with joined "AI" plate variety - position 118 or 214) with standard crown & cypher watermark where the capital letter "F" appears superimposed on the lower of the two crowns in the repeating watermark - undocumented. The postmark tying the stamp appears to be from outside Palestine (overseas usage)....

Typographical plate varieties - likely position 58 of the upper pane (white area under Arabic "sad" - retouched in later printings) on 3 milliemes stamp in chestnut (Ba #7a); mint-hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - position 95 of the upper pane (broken frame line at base) on 3 milliemes stamp in yellow-brown (Ba #7); mint-hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - undocumented flawed Arabic "sad" on 3 milliemes stamp with rough perforations in chestnut (Ba #7aR); used, tied by 2x strikes of 1920 dated HAIFA postmark. Valued by Bale (2010) at +300% regular catalogue value: $55 x4 = $220...

Typographical plate varieties - position 4 of the upper pane (top left "4" & Arabic character) on 4 milliemes stamp (Ba #8); mint lightly-hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - 2x2 block of 4 plate positions of 4 milliemes stamps (Ba #8), positions 27-28 & 39-40 as per the documented characteristics for each; mint never hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - position 39 of the upper pane or position 135 of the lower pane ("Knee" on Arabic character) on 4 milliemes stamp (Ba #8); mint-hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - position 57 of the upper pane or position 153 of the lower pane (dot in middle "E" of upper EEF) on 4 milliemes stamp (Ba #8); used, tied by non-Palestine postmark...

Typographical plate varieties - position 62 of the upper pane (joined "UR") on 4 milliemes stamp (Ba #8); mint lightly-hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - position 103 of the upper pane (broken stroke on middle "E" of lower EEF) on 4 milliemes stamp (Ba #8); mint-hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - position 121 of the lower pane (missing dot in upper EEF) on 1 piastre stamp in indigo (Ba #10a); mint-hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - position 145 of the lower pane (includes thick "1" on lower right panel) on 1 piastre stamp in indigo (Ba #10a); used...

Typographical plate varieties - position 187 or 213 of the lower pane with undocumented 'sponge' mark below Arabic letter "Ra" on 1 piastre stamp in indigo (Ba #10a); mint never hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - position 41 of the upper pane or position 137 of the lower pane on 2 piastres stamp (Ba #11); mint-hinged, full original gum...

Typographical plate varieties - undocumented 'sponge' flaw below Arabic letter "sad" on 2 piastres stamp (Ba #11); mint-hinged, full original gum...

Jerusalem I setting I overprint types - type 2 (Arabic letter "N" below the line; Arabic letter "S" as initial; dashes & Hebrew letter "Yud" slightly raised) tying 1 millieme 15:14 perforated stamp (Ba #16) with partly missing Arabic overprint (catalogue unlisted); mint-hinged, full original gum....

Jerusalem I setting I overprint types - type 5 (short right top of Hebrew "Shin"; short right foot of Hebrew "Alef"; break in Arabic "F" + 2x dots; opening in Arabic "I"; lowered English "I"; vertical alignment of letters as documented for this setting type) tying 1 millieme 15:14 perforated stamp in sepia (Ba #16); used....

Jerusalem I setting I overprint types - type 10 (Arabic letter "T" with large break; English "L" without serif; raised dashes; vertical alignment of letters as documented for this setting type) tying 1 millieme 15:14 perforated stamp in brown (Ba #16a); mint hinged, full original gum....

Jerusalem I setting I overprint types - type 24 (top part of Arabic "T" missing; solid Hebrew "Pay" & elongated English "E"; vertical alignment of letters as documented for this setting type) tying 1 millieme 15:14 perforated stamp in brown (Ba #16a); mint never hinged....