PUBLIC AUCTION #111

Sale date: 
May 7, 2023

Austrian Office

Lot #: 21

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

Start: $350 Sold For: $450
Lot #: 22

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

Start: $100

KAISERS VISIT TO THE HOLY LAND, ETC.

Lot #: 23

TURKISH POST OFFICE LOT OF 3 Picture Postcards with better cancels including JAFFA PORT small clear negative cancel, JAFFA SHUBESI, and TPO Railroad cancel BUR.AMB. JERUSALEM, all postally used, good condition. High catalogue value. Photo. Estimated Value $1000

Start: $250 Sold For: $300
Lot #: 24

TURKISH BETTER CENSORS on 4 Covers, and 4 Picture Postcards, great lot for the specialist. Photo. Estimated Value $1250

Start: $400 Sold For: $450
Lot #: 25

7 PICTURE POSTCARDS MAILED, on each one of the dates of the cancels, October 29, 1898 to November 4 1898. Good condition except one card with bent corners. Hard to find! Photo. Estimated Value $450

Start: $200 Sold For: $375
Lot #: 26

TWO PICTURE POSTCARDS with drawings of the Kaiser's visit to Palestine, SCARCE, all mailed in Germany. Hard to find. Photo. Estimated Value $200

Start: $75 Sold For: $75
Lot #: 27

PHOTO POSTCARDS, 5 DIFFERENT (light blue), of KAISER'S CAMPSITES in PALESTINE, all mailed with Austrian Levant stamps, with violet 10/31/98 special cancels. Clean. Photo. Estmated Value $250

Start: $125 Sold For: $220
Lot #: 28

KAISER'S VISIT PICTURE POSTCARDS, 11 Different, all p;ostally used with Austrian Levant stamps, cancelled 10/31/98 violet special cancels. Nice lot. Photo. Estimated Value $500

Start: $250 Sold For: $300
Lot #: 29

TURKISH CANCELS, on 11 Postally used Picture Postcards/Postal Card, some much better including BEIT-ULAHM, TIBERIADE, mostly good condition. Great lot. Photo. Estimated Value $750

Start: $275 Sold For: $300
Lot #: 30

KAISER'S VISIT PICTURE POSTCARDS, 6 Different, some slight stains, ottherwise good condition. Photo. Estimated Value $200

Start: $75 Sold For: $110

WORLD WAR I

Lot #: 31

SEPT. 14, 1917 FPO cancel on Egyptian Picture Postcard, stampless addressed to England, military censor. According to Proud, Unit 180 was in Gaza area at that time and rated at 200 points! Clean except for few tropical spots. Photo. Estimated Value $300

Start: $125 Sold For: $150
Lot #: 32

PALESTINE #1, 1 PIA., cancelled MARCH 1, 1918, APO SZ44, (First Day), on Cover addressed to Brig. General E.M. Paul, London England. Censored. Clean, rough opening. Hard to find. Photo. Estimated Value $750

Start: $300 Sold For: $500
Lot #: 33

REGISTERED PICTURE POSTCARD addressed April 28, 1918, with APO44 cancel, to Port Said, franked with 2 piasters (1xBale #2, 1x Bale #4), arrival postmark May 1. Civilian use of Military Mail. Photo. Estimated Value $400

Start: $150 Sold For: $225
Lot #: 34

REGISTERED COVER to Rabbi in New York, April 15, 1918, SZ44 cancel, 2x1pia. Stamps (Bale #3) tied to back of cover. Censored, transit London, and receival backstamp;s. Few slight stains. Photo. Estmated Value $350

Start: $125
Lot #: 35

COVER JUNE 10, 1918, SZ44 cancel, addressed to New York Bank franked with pair of stamps, Bale #4, 5m each. Unlisted INTERNATIONAL rate of 10m, printed matter rate?. Rough opening , vertical and horizontal folds, censored. Photo. Estimated Value $300

Start: $150
Lot #: 36

ANGLO PALESTINE BANK COVER, Jaffa, addressed to Cairo franked with 1-pia stamp (Bale #3), with APO SZ45 cancel June 1918. Cenored. Receival backstamp. Slightly rough opening. Photo. Estimated Value $125

Start: $50
Lot #: 37

REGISTERED COVER, June 1918, addressed to "Base Medical Stores, E.E.F." franked 1-pia., 5m (Bale #3 ), correct Inland rate, tied by APO SZ44 cancels. Censored. Photo. Estimated Value $125

Start: $50 Sold For: $90
Lot #: 38

THE ZIONIST PALESTINE OFFICE, JAFFA, cover addressed to Cairo, with 2x 5m (Bale #4) tied by APO SZ45 cancels, correct INLAND RATE. Originally addressed to Savoy Hotel, crossed out and forwarded to "Palestine Rear, SZ10". Backstamps Cairo and SZ10. Rough top, but still unusual. Photo. Estimated Value $300

Start: $125 Sold For: $125
Lot #: 39

SZ18 CANCEL, JULY 1918, ON PICTURE POSTCARD addressed to ENGLAND, stampless, with no indication from soldier on duty!! Censored. SZ18 at this time was in the Sinai/Ramleh area. Interesting Item. Photo. Estimated Value $250

Start: $100 Sold For: $275
Lot #: 40

WINE INDUSTRY COVER, RISHON LEZION, addressed to Cairo, with 2x 5m stamps (Bale #4, one damaged) tied to cover by 2x SZ32 cancels, Aug. 1918. SZ 32 was at Julis/Bir Salem at that time. Few slight stains. Photo. Estimated Value $175

Start: $75