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lot # 197 - holy land iji ships and cyprus detention camps

Thursday Oct 02, 2014 11:00 to Friday Oct 03, 2014 17:00 Europe/London
Last date for bids: 
Oct 02, 10:00 BST

Cyprus. 1948 Covers to Palestine franked Cyprus 2pi, sent from Camp 60 with "KARAOLOS / CYPRUS" skeleton c.d.s or from Camp 66 with "XYLOTYMBOU / CYPRUS" skeleton c.d.s; 41⁄2pi air letter cancelled at Famagusta, written from Camp 64 (ship "Aquba") to USA; USA Parcel Post tag to Camp 55 ship "Mordai" with Paterson N.J c.d.s and Palestine Customs Jerusalem Parcel Post handstamp; cover from Czechoslovakia (one stamp remaining, another removed) to Cyprus Camp 61 c/o A.JG.D, Jerusalem sent to Tel-Aviv then forwarded to Larnaca, censored in Egypt; single Cyprus stamps with skeleton cancels (3); receipts from Karaolos Camp (3); and Israel covers with Haifa slogans celebrating the arrival of the immigration ships from Cyprus (2). An interesting lot. (13).
Suggested price: £ 300-350

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