Austrian Office

1908 REGISTERED ITALIAN PARCEL CARD, with GERUSALEMME cancel and REGISTRATION LABEL, backstampped in Italy, clean, hard to find. PHOTO. Estimated Value $900

1908 10 Para IMPRINTED ENVELOPE with additional 10+20 para stamps tied by JERUSALEM cancels, addressed to Germany, with box handstamps in black & red "AUS JAFFA/DEUTSCH POST". Unusual. Photo. Estimated Value $200

REGISTERED JAFFA COVER, Deutsche Palastina Bank, 1911, addressed to Germany, 1-pia Imprinted envelope, with additional 1-pia tied by Jaffa cancels. Port Said and Gopengen backstamps. Photo. Estimated Value $200

1903 COVER from LAUREL MARYLAND,addressed to Selah Merrll, U.S. Consul of Palestine, with receival handstamp in blue "FORWARDED BY THE AMERICAN CONSULATE", transit backstamps JERUSALEM and JAFFA. Hard to find. Some slight wrinkling. Photo. Estimated Value $800

1911 CORONATION PICTURE POSTCARD addressed to JERUSALEM, PALESTNE, first U.K. AERIAL POST with special cancel tieing 1-1/2p stamps to card, with Austrian Jerusalem receival cancel October 2, 1911. It is belived that only two items were sent to Palestine. Sold by Stanely Gibbons for $2500. Photo. Estimated Value $1500

RISHON-LE-ZION STAMP, on 20pa Postal card, with JERUSALEM cancel, Dec. 31, 1904, addressed to Constantinople. RISHON-LE-ZION stamp, blue, issued by the JNF office in Vienna, blue cancel "RISHON-LE-ZION/PAR POSTE AUTRICH" with star of David in center. Less than 10 known. Photo. Estimated Value $5000

1906 STAMPLESS Cover from JAFFA (cancel) addressed to (D. Youdelovitz) RISHON LE ZION, with enclosed Jewish New Years card from "Shimon Rokeh". During this time period the Austrian Post office offered "Free Franking" between Jewish Colonies in Palestine. Scarce Item. Photo. Estimated Vlaue $500

BOND FROM THE "CONSEIL DE LA DETTE PUBLLIQUE DE L'ANCIEN EMPIRE OTTOMAN", 1914, six coupons still attached. Very good condition. Hard to find. Photo. Estimated Value $200

JERUSALEM REGISTERED Cover front, addressed to USA, 1913, with FOXBORO, MASS receival cancels. Franked 1pia, 10 para stamps. Photo. Estimated Value $200

1912 REGISTERED BELGIUM Cover, addressed to Jerusalem, RECEIVAL cancel on back, plus company red seal. Clean. Photo. Estimated Value $150