AUSTRIAN OFFICES

PUBLIC AUCTION #114 - -

FRENCH OFFICE: "GATES OF ZION" Hebrew/French Newspaper, front page from 1877, Jerusalem, issue #4, with 1/2 of French stamp attached at top (probably 5c green Bale #67), with JAFFA PEARL cancel, with additional clear JERUSALEM CROSS (blue), scarce forwarding cancel. Exhibit item. Photo. Estimated Value $1500

PUBLIC AUCTION #114 - -

VIENNA PICTURE POSTCARD 1901 sent to Jerusalem with 5h franking, with "Printed Matter" instruction, not accepted by Austrian Post, and for this reason a "T" tax marking was applied and missing postage collected on arrival in cash by "T5" manuscript blue crayon, with Jerusalem arrival postmark. Unusual. Nakri certificate. Photo. Estimated Value $750

PUBLIC AUCTION #114 - -

POSTAGE DUES: 1914 POSTAL CARD 1/2p from Cambridge, England to Jerusalem, taxed 1/2 Piaster upon arrival with AUSTRIAN Postage Due stamp (Bale #6) tied by Jerusalem cancel. Extremely scarce. VF except for slight vertical fold. Photo. Estimated Value $1000

PUBLIC AUCTION #114 - -

"RISCHON LE ZION / PAR POSTE AUTRICHIENNE" double circle w/ Magen David hand stamp in Blue (St. 708) ties RARE JNF R.L. Zion label (K#4, Roch. #y1) uneven at bottom) on 20 pa on 10 h Austrian Levant postal card with JERUSALEM OSTERR. POST / 31 XII 1904 (St.548) to Constantinople (w/o message as are all known PC's with this label, less than 10 known) Very light fold o/w VF. similar card sold at Christie's for more than $6000! Photo. Estimated Value $5000