TWO PICTURE POSTCARDS, 1916 & 1917, mailed from Beer Sheva, with violet handstamp 'ARTILLERY OBSERVATION BALLON TRAN No. 133". Scarce, as these are two of only four known (unrecorded by Ahrens.). Clean. Photo. Estimated Value $700
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GERMAN MILITARY MISSION IN BER SHEVA, 1915-1917
Lot #: 782
PICTURE POSTCARD, June 30, 1917, from the "HEADQUARTER IF MACHINE GUN COMPANIES 601-608" with BIR-ES-SEBA cancel , addressed to Lubeck, Germany. Few tropical spots. Photo. Estimated Value $300
PPC MB
Start: $125
Lot #: 783
COVER from GENERAL KRESS von KRESSENSTEIN, Commander-in-Chief of all Turkish and German forces in Palestine and Sinai, August 8, 1917, from Beer Sheva, during his visit to inspect the defenses in case of British attack. The only known cover from General Kressenstein! Forwarded several times. Photo. Estimated Value $750
CVR MB
Start: $350
Lot #: 784
1917 COVER from a Medic, stationed at the FIELD HOSPITAL 213, Located in the Beer Sheva area, who was probably assigned to the Machine Gun Company 606, deployed to the Beer Sheva region, as evidenced by the unit cachet. Postmarked in Beer Sheva July 8, 1917, mailed to Berlin arrived August 4 (27 days in transit). Some stains, Photo. Estimated Value $300
CVR MB
Start: $125
Lot #: 785
IMPERIAL GERMAN TELEGRAPH DEPT., ASIA MINOR, violet cachet on cover addressed to soldier in German army, "BIR-ES-SHEBA" cancel, August 21, 1917, censored in Berlin. Red FELDPOST label. Photo. Estimated Value $500
CVR MB
Start: $250
Lot #: 786
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY CONVOY violet handstamp on Cover addressed to Germany, with BIR-EL-SEBA Sept. 1, 1917 cancel. Very unusual as such. Photo. Estimated Value $400.
CVR MB
Start: $175
Lot #: 787
PICTURE POSTCARD written in HULIKAT (Heletz), Oct. 26, 1917, sent via the German Military Mission Field Post office in Beer Sheva to Germany,5 days prior to the conquest of Beer Sheva by the EEF. Cachet of the Royal Prussian Machine Gun Company No. 604. Photo. Estimated Value $400
PPC MB
Start: $175
Lot #: 788
OCTOBER 28, 1917 COVER from VIII Army in El Huleikat addressed to BIRSHEBA, with receival cancel Nov. 1, 1917 BIR-ES-SHEBA, forwarded to Germana Feldpost with receival cancel November 6, 1917 "3 STAR/FELDPOST 663). Unusual. Water damage but still unusual. (Certificate Werner Ahrens). Photo. Estimated Value $600
CVR MB
Start: $275
Lot #: 789
PICTURE POSTCARD (Shows unit of heavy Machine Gun Company in action), German Fieldpost cancel "A.O.K.4 (Army Ober Kommando) postmark while being used in Beer Sheba in May 1916. From a soldier in Machine Gun unit 607. Photo. Estimated Value $450
PPC MB
Start: $200
Lot #: 790
PICTUJRE POSTCARD, with A.O.K.4 cancel, June 13, 1916, addressed to Berlin, with violet handstamps "PASCHA" . A.O.K.4 FIELD POST cancel used in Beer Sheba for about 6 weeks May-June 1916. Photo. Estimated Value $300
PPC MB
Start: $150
Lot #: 791
JUNE 12, 1916 PICTURE POSTCARD from a soldier of the Machine Gun Company 605m stationed in the Beer Sheba region, A.OK.4 Cancel June 14. Corner bend. Photo. Estimated Value $200
PPC MB
Start: $100
Lot #: 792
COVER from the Field Hospital Inspector, at the Health Dept 101, stationed at AUJA EL HAFIR (with his return address label), Transported by courier through Beer Sheva directly to Jerusalem, where it was postmarked "A.O.K.4, Feb. 5, 1917. Photo. Estimated Value $400
CVR MB
Start: $175
Lot #: 793
PICTURE POSTCARDS (2) both from FIELD FLIGHT 300, in Beer Sheba, with interesting cancels, photo. Estimated Value $400
PPC MB
Start: $200
Lot #: 794
HUNGARIAN MILITARY POSTAL CARDS, 1917 from Budapest, mailed to Austrian--Hungarian Mountain Howitzer Haubitzer Battery, 1st Expeditionary Corps while they were in the Beer Sheba region. Few letters/postcards known sent in the Beer Sheba mail system. Photo. Estimated Value $600
PC MB
Start: $300
Lot #: 795
RADIO MESSAGE (Funkspruch), BERSEBA. Der Station Brukkaros an Oberleutenaant Klotz. Photo. Estimated Vale $200
DOC MB
Start: $100
Lot #: 796
PICTURE POSTCARD March 20, 1917 from Beer Sheba Houbitzer Battery No.2, of the K.U.K. Mountain Artillery Regiment No.6, sent to Hungary, censored by the Austrians (in the Levant) and in Hungary. Photo. Estimated Value $350
PPC MB
Start: $175
Lot #: 797
BEER SHEBA, MILITARY Covers/Postcards, Five (5), all with Beer Sheba cancels, nice items, ideal dealer lot. Photo. Estimated Value $1500
LOT MB
Start: $650
Lot #: 798
CUTOUTS, Six (6), INCLUDING THE ONLY KNOWN example of the Bilingual Beer Sheva postmark in vivid VIOLET color, June 6, 1911, separated with vertical bars. This postmark is illustrated in Steichele (ex Michael Sacher).Interesting lot. Photo. Estimated Value $1000
pc MB
Start: $350
BRITISH & ANZAC FIELD FORCES
Lot #: 799
BRITISH PROPAGANDA FLYER DROPPED OVER GERMAN ARMY 1918, "Turkish Army in Palestine destroyed, 20,000 captured during flanking of Beer Sheba". Historical document, extremely scarce. Slightly rough condition, file hole. Photo. Estimated Value $1000
doc MB
Start: $100
Lot #: 800
NEW TESTAMENTMAP OF PALESTINE, Postcard size, color, circa 1910-1920. Photo. Estimated Value $150
doc MB
Start: $75