Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

O.E.T.A. 1919-1920 Registered covers from Safed to London franked 5m pair and 1p or to Denmark franked 2p; or from Tiberias franked 3m pair and 2p, each with OETA skeleton c.d.s on the stamps and registration labels, all fine. (3).
Suggested price: £ 140-180

Mint and used selection, various settings with plate varieties and blocks, including 1918 (Feb.) 1p indigo unused and used and 5m on 1p cobalt-blue unused; 1918 (Mar.-May) 5m on 1p ultramarine mint corner marginal block of 18; 1922 (Sep.-Nov.) perf 14 10p with inverted watermark used (a little creased), 20p violet used pairs (2, together forming a rejoined block); 1927-45 set of 14 handstamped "SPECIMEN" and 90m bistre used vertical strip of...

1921 Jerusalem type III overprint 1m, 3m, 5m, 1p, 5p and 9p mint, 2m unused without gum, also nine Jewish National Fund labels. S.G. 47/9, 51/2, 54/5, £254+. (16).
Suggested price: £ 60-70

1920-27 Covers and cards bearing Palestine overprint issues, various rates and destinations, cancels include Ramleh, Tiberias, Gaza, Ludd, etc. Also 1924 G.B to Baghdad cover sent by overland mail via Haifa, and 1923 cover from Amman (stained) bearing E.E.F 4m and 1p with Jordan overprints, two covers bearing 1927 issue in combination with the overprints, one cover backstamped boxed "MINIMUM LETTER POSTAGE / UK to PALESTINE 3D". (36).
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Cancellations. 1918-48 Covers and cards (86, all 1927-48, many registered), pieces and stamps all with cancels from smaller offices, the covers including Sarona, Magdiel, Greek Colony, Shekhona Borokhov, Rafa-Haifa T.P.O or Haifa-Rafa T.P.O, also Haifa "PAQUEBOT" (2), "PFO GRAZ / LLOYD TRIESTINO", etc.
Suggested price: £ 300-350

Cancellations. 1928-47 Covers and cards all with skeleton datestamps including Tel Aviv (2, one on a USA reply card), Gevat, Nahla, Tel Aviv Allenby Road (2), Tiberias, El Masmiya Alkabira, Mahne Yehuda, Mishmar Haenek, etc., four registered. (12).
Suggested price: £ 160-200

Cancellations. 1933-47 Registered covers with double ring datestamps of Sarona (on a 15m postal stationery registration envelope, another c.d.s on the registration label), Salfit (manuscript registration label) or Ein Harod (on a Post Office O.H.M.S cover with bag seals impressed in wax and manuscript Kefar Yehezkel registration label), all fine and scarce. (3).
Suggested price: £ 120-150

1922-46 Covers and cards sent by express mail (6) or registered mail (11, including Nathanya c.d.s on blank label and Ludd label altered to "Ludd Jn"); 1938 blue parcel card franked 200m and other parcel labels (2); 1947 O.H.M.S card concerning demurrage charges on a parcel; other official covers (3, one registered); 1940 AR form franked 10m; telegrams (11, three pictorial greetings types); telegram receipts (2) and delivery envelope; Parcel...

Postage Dues. 1925-47 Covers and cards from Egypt (6, one much reduced), Canada (stamps removed) or USA (2, one with stamps removed) all bearing Palestine 1924 or 1928-44 issue postage due stamps, including an unusual 1937 cover from Cairo with Army Post 10m, disallowed at the civil Post Office, bearing 2m and 13m dues. Also other covers with charge marks (4, three with charges obliterated) or violet boxed "This item is short paid .... mils...

Wreck Mail. 1946 (June 7) Cover with enclosed letter from Neuchatel, Switzerland to Tel-Aviv, stained and the stamp washed off, handstamped "DAMAGED". The only recorded cover from this unknown incident, which presumably happened on the sea voyage from Europe to Palestine. Photo on Page 29.
Suggested price: £ 180-220

1922 Large stampless Dept. of Overseas Trade O.H.M.S cover from London to H.B.M Consul-General in Bushire with scarce circular unframed "AIR / MAIL" cachet signed by Lord Curzon, red official "D.O.T / (crown) / (D.I)" cachet and a red London E.C Official Paid c.d.s (Sep 25), also handstamped "BRITISH FORCES IN PALESTINE" and endorsed "From Smyrna - Redespatched by R.A.F, Jerusalem", backstamped at Baghdad (Oct 23). Central vertical fold,...