PUBLIC AUCTION #112

Sale date: 
October 22, 2023

Unusual Destinations Incoming To Palestine

Lot #: 101

ANGOLA to Haifa (The Palestine Exchange Club), year ??, clean, unusual. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 102

BELGIAN CONGO AIRMAIL to Haifa, Palestine, 1940, two cover fronts, most unusual but poor condition. Hard to find. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 103

RANGOON BURMA REGISTERED AIRMAIL COVER to Tel Aviv, 1937, franked with 13 different Burma stamps, all tied to cover, transit backstamp GAZA. Vertical fold away from stamps. Photo. Estimated Value $250

Start: $100
Lot #: 104

DANZIG AIRMAIL COVER, 1925, to Tel Aviv, Luftpost cancels on 4 stamps, receival backstamp Aug. 12. Repaied por condition. Scarce early cover. Photo. Estimated Value $150.

Start: $50
Lot #: 105

BECHUANALAND REGISTERED COVER, 1946 to Tel Aviv Stamp Dealer, transit and receival cancel. Clean. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 106

FRENCH EQUITORIAL AFRICA COVER 1945 addressed to Haifa, transit Gabon, censored. Unusual. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 107

GREECE AIRMAIL COVER 1937, addressed to Tel Aviv, back flap missing, censored, corner bend. Photo. Estimated Value $75

Start: $35
Lot #: 108

ETHIOPIA ADDIS AABEBA REGISTERED COVER, 1945 to Jerusalem, 5 stamps tied by 3 cancels (looks as if one stamp has fallen off), "A.V.2" violet handstamp on front of cover. Censored. BETH HAKEREM receival backstamp. Pretty. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 109

IRAQ OVERLAND MAIL REGISTERED COVER, 1942, from Bagdad to Jerusalem, with receival backstamp November 19! Violet handstamp "Over Land Mail Baghdad Haifa",censored. Clean. Photo. Eatimated Value $150

Start: $75 Sold For: $75
Lot #: 110

LIECHTENSTEIN AIRMAIL COVER, 1939 Addressed to Ramat Gan, transit and receival backstamps. Censored. Some light toning on back. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 111

MEXICO AIRMAIL COVER, 1940 Addressed to Jerusalem, handwritten "Clipper/via USA and Singapore, but underfranked for this route so went via GB, where red "O,A.T" handstamp was applied. Censored. Photo. Estimated Value $150

Start: $75 Sold For: $75
Lot #: 112

MONACO POSTAL CARD with 10 stamps plus indicia, addressed to Tel Aviv, cancelled, receival postmark on front of card. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50
Lot #: 113

SOUTHERN RHODESIA PICTURE POSTARD 1942, Sent to Tel Aviv, censored in Rhodesia. Photo. Estimated Value $75

Start: $40
Lot #: 114

SUDAN LETTER ENVELOPE, IMPRINTED 15m, 1942 addressed to Tel Aviv, transit cancels. Sudan censor strip and handstamp. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50 Sold For: $50
Lot #: 115

TONGA TIN CAN MAIL COVER, 1937, sent postally to Rev. Bishop in Jerusalem. Handstamps front and back. As far as we can tell, this is the only cover from that time period postally used to Palestine. Photo. Estimated Value $750

Start: $400
Lot #: 116

TRINIDAD REGISTERED AIRMAIL COVER, 1944, addressed to Haifa, receival and transit backstamp. Censored in Trinidad, Egypt and Palestine. Photo. Estimated Value $150

Start: $75 Sold For: $110
Lot #: 117

UGANDA REGISTERED AIRMAIL COVER, 1945, addressed to Tel Aviv, censored, transit and receival backstamps. Clean. Photo. Estimated Value $100

Start: $50 Sold For: $50
Lot #: 118

UGANDA AIRLETTER SHEET, 1944, from Military officer to his wife in HAIFA, APO cancels on 25c stamps. Censored. Photo. Estimaated Value $75

Start: $40 Sold For: $40
Lot #: 119

U.S. REGISTERED IMPRINTED 2c COVER, 1932, addressed to Reverend in Bethlehem, uprated with 12 dufferent stamps (=25c) all canceled in Kentucky, transit and receival backstamps. Photo. Estimated Vlaue $100

Start: $50 Sold For: $50
Lot #: 120

U.S. FRIST FLIGHT COVERS, TWA 1947, 4 different including Philadelphia, Washington DC, New York, Boston, all with cachets and Lydda receival cancels. Clean. Photo. Estmated Value $150

Start: $75 Sold For: $75