PUBLIC AUCTION #111

Sale date: 
May 7, 2023

ZEPPELIN/AIRMAIL COVERS

Lot #: 141

PALESTINE 1945 AIRLETTER SHEET to NEW ZEALAND with superscription "BY 1ST EXPRESS AIRMAIL SERVICE UK TO AUSTRALIA 3.6.45." Palestine acceptance for First Flight from England by Landcaster G-AGLV Leaving 31 May BOAC to Karachi and then to Sidney by QANTAS arriving 4 June 45. Most Unusual. Photo. Estmated Value $200

Start: $100 Sold For: $175

POSTAGE DUE COVERS

Lot #: 142

PICTURE POSTCARD AUGUST 1922 from SEEBAD AHLBECK, GERMANY to JERUSALEM with blue crayon "T" and "TO PAY/4/MILLIEMES" BOX handstamp. Over 1 year before first Palestine Postage Due stamps! Great Forerunner item. Some stains but scarce. Photo. Estimated Value $200

Start: $100 Sold For: $150
Lot #: 143

1927 COVER from QANTARA EGYPT to TEL AVIV, franked with 5m London overprint stamp, crossed out as not acceptable postage. Franked with 2x13 Millieme 2nd issue POSTAGE DUE STAMPS, cancelled in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv receival backstamp. Stains and slightly rough condition, but scarce. Photo. Estimated Value $300

Start: $150
Lot #: 144

COVER FRONT 1926 from Port Said EGYPT (4m stamp) to Jaffa, with "TO PAY/20/MILLIEMES" Box Handstamp with 20m Second Postage Due stamps (2x8 + 1x4) tied to cover with Jaffa cancels. Nice. Photo. Estimated Value $200

Start: $100
Lot #: 145

1926 COVER from U.S. with 4c postage, addressed to Jerusalem, with "TO PAY/5/MILLIEMES" box handstamp, franked with 2nd Postage Due stamps (4m+1m), file holes. Photo. Estimated Value $200

Start: $100
Lot #: 146

1927 COVER from U.S. with 2c postage, addressed to Jerusalem, with "TO PAY/16/MILLIEMES" bpx handstamp, franked with 2nd Postage Due stamps (2x8m) tied by Jerusalem cancels. File Holes. Photo. Estimated Value $200

Start: $100
Lot #: 147

BELGIUM 1930 COVER, addressed to Jaffa, with handwritten crayon "T", with handstamp "TO PAY/4/MILLIEMES" (old handstamp) as taxed with 4m Third Postage due stamp, issued February, 1928, two years prior. Rough opening. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $40
Lot #: 148

BRITISH COVER, 1946, 5d stamp, addressed to BENEI BERAQ, taxed 80m on arrival, 8x10m Third Postage Due stamps, tied by 4x Benei Beraq cancels. Stains. Photo. Estimated Value $125

Start: $60 Sold For: $60
Lot #: 149

BRITISH COVER 1947. 5d stamp, addressed to TEL AVIV, taxed 80m on arrival, 4x20m Third Postage Due stamps, tied by 2x Tel Aviv cancels. Clean. Photo. Estimated Value $150

Start: $75 Sold For: $40
Lot #: 150

1944 STAMPLESS COVER, addressed to Tel Aviv, with "TO PAY/20/MILS" box handstamp, with 20m Third Postage Due stamps (13m, 6m, 1m) tied by Tel Aviv cancels. Clean. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $40 Sold For: $60
Lot #: 151

1944 STAMPLESS COVER, cancelled HAIFA, addressed to "Prisoner of War, Wounded and Missing Dept." Jerusalem, with "T" handstamp, but not taxed as Official Dept. Unusual. Clean. Photo. Estimated Value $75

Start: $40 Sold For: $40
Lot #: 152

1946 STAMPLESS COVER, without departure cancel, addressed to "Chief Rabbinate for Jerusalem" which was considered Government Institute, so need for franking, still showing "TO PAY/20 MILS" BOX, but not collecte, delivery attempted 2 times. Numerous backstamps and cachets. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $40 Sold For: $40

Postal Stationery

Lot #: 153

PROVISIONAL REGISTERED LETTER ENVELOPE (PR4), 1923, from Haifa to New York, with !pia. 16m London Overprint stamps (1x1m, 3x5m, 1x1pia), slighlty rough opening, but still scarce. Photo. Estimated Value $600

Start: $225
Lot #: 154

PROVISIONAL REGISTERED LETTER ENVELOPE (PR7), 1927, Jerusalem to South Africa, franked with 2pia., 13m London Overprint stamps. Backstamped Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, and South Africa. Rough openeing. Photo. Estimated Value $400

Start: $150
Lot #: 155

PROVISIONAL REGISTERED LETTER ENVELOPE (PR10), 1927, Jerusalem to Paris, INSURED, with 3pia. 3m stamps, MIXED FRANKING London & Pictorial stamps! (1m, 1pia., 2pia. London stamps, 3m Pictorial.) Backstamps Jerusalem, Port Said,and Cairo. Scarce. Photo. Estimated Value $500

Start: $250
Lot #: 156

PROVISIONAL REGISTERED LETTER ENVELOPE (PR12), 1928 to Denmark from Jaffa, franked with Pictorial stamps, 33m Postage (2x13, 1x5, 1x2m) tied by Jaffa postmarks. Backstamped Jaffa (2x) and Denmark. Some slight stains, but still very scarce. Photo. Estimated Value $1000

Start: $350 Sold For: $350
Lot #: 157

PROVISIONAL REGISTERED LETTER ENVELOPE, 2 Large Pieces from two different LARGE SIZE ENVELOPES, PR6 and PR9. Very Rare and hard to find. Most unusual. Photo. Estimated Value $500

Start: $250 Sold For: $300
Lot #: 158

REGISTERED IMPRINTED ENVELOPE, 13m Bistre, RE7, 1934 from Haifa to Prague, with 50h Czech Postage Due stamps. Backstamps. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 159

REGISTERED IMPRINTED ENVELOPE, 13m Bistre, RE7, 1935 from Tel Aviv to Berlin, INSURED, with added stamps 22m Pictorial stamps (2x10m, 1x2m). Backdstamps Tel Aviv, Brindisi and Berlin. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 160

REGISTERED IMPRINTED ENVELOPES, Medium Size (2), RE17, 1946, from Haifa and addressed to Czech (added Postage Due and Pictorial stamps); Vienna (added 180m Pictorial stamps), hard to find as such. Mixed condition. Photo. Estimated Value $500

Start: $200