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Foreign Post Offices

143888
Holyland Austrian post office Crete stamp franked business postcard 1913
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Holyland Austrian post office Crete stamp franked business postcard 1913
Holyland Palestine Austrian Post: 12 FEB 1913 postmarked imprinted postcard of the "Moledet" (Homeland) childrens' magazine, from JAFFO to GENEVA Switzerland, franked 10 Centimes for the period 20 Para overseas postcard postage rate using an Austrian Crete-issued 10 cent stamp which was sold in the Holyland at a rate of 10c for 20para & tied by 2x full strikes of the local postmark. Sent by Jacob ...
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Saturday, 31 August 2024 03:00

Pictorals / Pictorials

144001
Undocumented greenish gray shade #108c 15m Palestine stamp on 1945 airmail cover
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Undocumented greenish gray shade #108c 15m Palestine stamp on 1945 airmail cover
DISCOVERY - undocumented shade of 15m Ba #108c stamps, in greenish-gray, as 2x 15m franking part of 130m franking applied to 21 MAR 1945 postmarked airmail cover sent from TEL AVIV to NEW YORK CITY "via England", on imprinted business postal stationary; backstamped 10 APR arrival; slit open at top. The cover was charged for the faster & more expensive 130m per 10g postage rate via Britain rather t...
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00
144223
1945 rare use 250 mils single stamp on philatelic matter double weight air mail to US
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1945 rare use 250 mils single stamp on philatelic matter double weight air mail to US
Rare instance of the 250 mils pictorial stamp used as single franking - tied to 6 July 1945 postmarked double weight airmail cover sent from TEL AVIV head post office to RICHMOND California & tied by signed instructional marking handstamp that the cover contains approved philatelic matter; backflap missing + 2 vertical folds. Bale does not list a value for the 250m frank as a stamp single on m...
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Thursday, 21 November 2024 12:11

1948-1949 Issues

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Israeli 1948 New Years Flying Scroll stamp issue registered first day cover FDC
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Israeli 1948 New Years Flying Scroll stamp issue registered first day cover FDC
Israeli 1948 Festivals/New Years (Flying Scroll) stamp issue registered first day cover FDC, tied by full series of single stamps (Ba #10-14) & postmarked on their first day of use 26 Sept 1948 using special slogan mashine cancel + 3x strikes of Jerusalem-9 post office postmark...
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Saturday, 31 August 2024 03:00

Ottoman Post

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Double franked 1915 WWI Ottoman-Turkish postal card, invalidated imprinted frank
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Double franked 1915 WWI Ottoman-Turkish postal card, invalidated imprinted frank
Double franked WWI era Ottoman-Turkish mail: 30 Dec 1915 postmarked postal card, sent from HAIFA to addressee at Anglo-Austrian Bank in GRAZ Austria, franked 20 para per period postage rate - but here with stamp affixed over the imprinted frank, as of 1915 imprinted franking on postal stationary was no longer valid for overseas postage; tied by single strike of the local postmark; front-stamped 3 ...
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00
144207
1917 Only Known HALASA 1 Turkish Palestine Post Office postmarked cover
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1917 Only Known HALASA 1 Turkish Palestine Post Office postmarked cover
HALASA 1 (Halutza/Khalasa) - Major Rarity: 2x strikes of the PM1 postmark dated 1 Oct 1917 tied to uprated 1914-issue Ottoman 20 Para imprinted postal stationary envelope (Ba #799) addressed to officer at telegraph station in DIYARBAKIR (southern Turkey), written by a sender at the local roadside inn (manuscript at bottom right); 3x stamps are visibly missing, constituting the postage for an overs...
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 22:00

Foreign Post Offices

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1857 pre-philatelic double weight cover ex French Holy Land post office to Ireland
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1857 pre-philatelic double weight cover ex French Holy Land post office to Ireland
Holy Land French post office pre-philatelic / pre-franked double weight mail to Ireland: 10 April 1857 postmarked stampless cover sent from the French post office in JAFFA to FOULKESMILL Wexford (Ireland "England"), tied by pearl ringed JAFFA SYRIE postmark (Ba #304) & charged "1/6" (1 Shilling + 6 pence = 18 pence) in manuscript on arrival.As of 1840 postage rates to/from any part of the United K...
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 22:00
144119
Unique 1906 Holyland French post office taxe handstamped postage due postcard
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Unique 1906 Holyland French post office taxe handstamped postage due postcard
Taxed French post office Holyland mail + discovery: 27 Aug 1906 postmarked picture postcard (Jerusalem - Mosque of Omar; Hermann Striemann) with 25 Aug. dated message numbering 5 words, sent from JERUSALEM to DRESDEN Germany & franked 5c for the printed matter rate (as bearing 5 words or less); likely deposited into a letter box and subsequently postmarked - but also marked for postage dues wi...
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Thursday, 21 November 2024 14:04
144278
1914 rare German Holy Land post office postage-free JAFFA cover to local business
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1914 rare German Holy Land post office postage-free JAFFA cover to local business
Rare - free mail postal concession of the German Holy Land post office: 3 June 1914 postmarked stampless cover sent locally within JAFFA, addressed in German to a Mr. Harari ("herrn Harari") at the English Girl's School ("Engl. Madschenschule"); backflap missing.A rare example of civilian free mail - not stampless "official mail" - offered by the German post office: this is as yet an undocumented ...
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 22:00
142706
WWI 1918 stampless Austrian military postcard SYRIA via civilian post TURKEY
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WWI 1918 stampless Austrian military postcard SYRIA via civilian post TURKEY
WWI Austrian military post with Turkish civilian mail routing: 13(?) Feb. 1918 postmarked photo picture postcard of Absalom's Tomb in Jerusalem, published by Yaakov Bentov (Bezalel) publishers of Jerusalem, with message in Hungarian dated 6 Feb., sent by sender in the Austro-Hungarian Sanitation Service in Syria from DAMASCUS to locale in HUNGARY (unclear): originally posted stampless & tied b...
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00

EEF & 1st Interim period mail 1918-1920

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OETA Palestine APR 1918 rare 2 piastre double letter rate cover Jerusalem-Cairo
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OETA Palestine APR 1918 rare 2 piastre double letter rate cover Jerusalem-Cairo
Rare early Mandate/OETA 2 Piastre double rate applied to 3 APR 1918 postmarked cover sent from APO SZ 44 (JERUSALEM) to CAIRO, serving as twice the 20g letter rate to non OETA South regions including Egypt prior to the introduction of a 6m fractional rate (published 15 Aug. 1919); franking using horizontal pair of Blues #3 1pia & tied by 2x strikes of B-indexed 29mm postmark + backstamped 5 AP...
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Saturday, 31 August 2024 03:00
143889
OETA Palestine 1918 earliest known LATE FEE printed matter cover abroad via APO
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OETA Palestine 1918 earliest known LATE FEE printed matter cover abroad via APO
Mandate EARLIEST recorded LATE FEE on VERY EARLY printed matter mail sent abroad applied to 2 Aug 1918 postmarked minature cover, sent from Army Post Office APO SZ44 (JERUSALEM) to officer at #14th Australian General Hospital (Abbassia Barracks in CAIRO, Egypt); as not endorsed "on active service" (OAS) the sender was likely a civilian & the cover liable for postage - here a very early instanc...
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Thursday, 21 November 2024 15:01

Inter-war Foreign Postal Links 1921-1939

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Palestine Nov 1921 4 color franked cover to Germany with old postage rate - untaxed
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Palestine Nov 1921 4 color franked cover to Germany with old postage rate - untaxed
Rare postage dues postal history + postmark combination: 9 Nov 1921 postmarked cover sent from BETHLEHEM to WIESBADEN Germany, franked 10 mils using 4-color combination franking of Jerusalem II (1m) and III overprints & tied by 2x strikes of the local postmark - double ring Dorf #3 5 days before his (and Proud's) earliest known dates of use (14 Nov). Backstamped 10 Nov JERUSALEM transit.The po...
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Thursday, 21 November 2024 12:21
143968
Late use 1932 Palestine Mandate 7m surface mail rate cover to UK, booklet stamps
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Late use 1932 Palestine Mandate 7m surface mail rate cover to UK, booklet stamps
Late use of the 7m postage rate for surface mail from Palestine to Britain, applied to 20 APR 1932 postmarked cover sent from JERUSALEM to CAMBRIDGE, using 2m & 5m single stamps tied by 2x strikes of the head post office postmark; cut open at top cropping the top edges of the stamps (the 2m is a booklet stamp from the bottom of the middle column). The new 8 mils postage rate to the UK entered use ...
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Saturday, 31 August 2024 03:00
144206
Palestine 1932 100 mils 9x heavy weight surface mail to USA + customs fee
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Palestine 1932 100 mils 9x heavy weight surface mail to USA + customs fee
Palestine 9x surface heavy weight mail + Customs clearance charged: 10 Oct 1932 postmarked registered cover on imprinted postal stationary of the Syrian Orphanage, sent from JERUSALEM to ATLANTIC CITY USA; franked 100 mils per period postage rate (as of 1 June 1932) of 13m registry fee + 15m base 20g surface letter to non-UK destination + 8x additional 20g @ 9m each - for a total of 180 grams weig...
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Thursday, 21 November 2024 15:14
134064
Palestine Mandate 1933 postcard as 3m printed matter surface mail to Italy
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Palestine Mandate 1933 postcard as 3m printed matter surface mail to Italy
Mandate overseas surface mail: 21 DEC 1933 postmarked picture postcard of Bethlehem, sent from JERUSALEM to SAN REMO Italy, franked 3m as surface mailed printed matter rather than the 8m period rate for overseas surface mailed postcards, as containing a message of 5 words or less....
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Saturday, 31 August 2024 03:00
143794
Palestine Mandate 1936 triple weight airmail cover to Germany with jusqua marks
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Palestine Mandate 1936 triple weight airmail cover to Germany with jusqua marks
Triple weight Mandate air mail abroad: 17 Feb 1936 postmarked airmail cover from TEL AVIV to BERLIN, franked 35m for the period triple weight service via Imperial Airways (15m initial 10g + 2x 10m for additional 20g weight) & tied by 2x strikes of the head post office canceller; subsequently tied by the thick black "jusqu'a" cross used at BRINDISI Italy (Imperial Airways' transit point), at which ...
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00
143763
Rare Palestine Mandate TEL AVIV postmark on 1936 KLM air mail cover to Denmark
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Rare Palestine Mandate TEL AVIV postmark on 1936 KLM air mail cover to Denmark
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 30 mils franking on 6 Nov 1936 postmarked air mail cover from TEL AVIV to Cathrinebjerg manor at VARMARK in Denmark, charged as per the period 25m base postage rate on K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines using 2x 15m singles; backstamped 10 Nov FRE...
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Saturday, 31 August 2024 03:00
144088
1937 Spanish Civil War airmail Mallorca-Germany via Italy + Pro-Paro tax stamp
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1937 Spanish Civil War airmail Mallorca-Germany via Italy + Pro-Paro tax stamp
Spanish Civil War airmail: 25 Jan 1937 postmarked air mail cover sent from PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands) to BRESLAU (Wroclaw) Germany, franked 1.25 pesetas + 10c Nationalist local issue Pro-Paro adhesive tax stamp (vertically misperforated at left-center) & tied by 3x strikes of the local postmark; routing endorsed "by air to Rome" in Spanish (manuscript) & French (red typewriting at base);...
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00
144059
Palestine Mandate 1938 LOT airlines 20m airmail cover TEL AVIV-POLAND, backstamp
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Palestine Mandate 1938 LOT airlines 20m airmail cover TEL AVIV-POLAND, backstamp
Polish LOT Airlines Mandate airmail to Poland: 23 JUNE 1938 postmarked air mail cover sent from TEL AVIV to ZGIERZ, affixed with LOT Air Mail etiquette & franked 20m per base postage rate via LOT; tied by single strike of the head post office postmark; machine backstamped 25(?) JUNE WARSAW transit-arrival; opened gently at back....
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00
144000
British All Up 10m airmail rate on 1938 Palestine airmail to South Africa
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British All Up 10m airmail rate on 1938 Palestine airmail to South Africa
The "All Up" 10 mils airmail rate: applied to 28 August postmarked air mail cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from TEL AVIV to JOHANNESBURG South Africa & franked using detached pair of booklet stamps, tied by machine cancel; slit open at top. Although the year is not clear in the datehead it would be either 1938 or 1939 as the All Up unified 10m postage rate to the UK and Empire...
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00
144026
Palestine Mandate 1938 LOT airlines 20m airmail cover TEL AVIV-LODZ, backstamped
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Palestine Mandate 1938 LOT airlines 20m airmail cover TEL AVIV-LODZ, backstamped
Polish LOT Airlines Mandate air mail: 16 OCT 1938 postmarked imprinted LOT airmail cover sent from TEL AVIV to LODZ, franked 20m per base letter rate on LOT Airlines; machine backstamped 8 Oct. WARSAW transit arrival; cut open at right....
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00
143909
Palestine 1938 33m 5 color franked triple weight surface mail cover to USA
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Palestine 1938 33m 5 color franked triple weight surface mail cover to USA
Outbound Mandate triple weight surface mail: 7 NOV 1938 commercial cover on imprinted business postal stationary, from JERUSALEM to TUSCALOOSA USA, franked 33m (using 5x different colored Pictorials stamps) per the period initial weight surface rate to non-UK destinations + 2x additional weight (15m + 2x 9m) & tied by 3x strikes of the local head post office postmark; slit open at top, horizontall...
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Monday, 14 October 2024 22:00
144110
MAJOR RARITY Registered letter 20m LATE FEE on 1938 All-Up airmail cover HAIFA-UK
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MAJOR RARITY Registered letter 20m LATE FEE on 1938 All-Up airmail cover HAIFA-UK
MAJOR RARITY - Registered letter LATE FEE: 20 Dec 1938 postmarked small Registered Letter postal stationary air mail cover with imprinted 13m stamp, sent from HAIFA to tiny locale BURES Britain, uprated & franked 43 mils for 13m registry fee + 10m base letter postage rate for "All Up" airmail service to the UK (flat air mail postage rate anywhere within the British Empire) + 20m registered letter ...
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 22:00
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