Auction #51

ZICHRON YAKOV (St. 716) 28.6.1912 superb strike in Violet straight line in Hebrew on front of commerc. 20pa Austrian Levant imptd Postcard (1908 issue) to Leipzig Germany, cancelled by pmk CAIFA OESTERR... (St. 506) 28. 6. 12, on back PORT SAID 30.6.12; vf & Rare, certif Tsachor-Aloni

Jaffa (St 301 ) vf cpl strike of the cursive pmk on a complete letter written in Jaffa on 4 May 1853 to Marseille, manuscript “20” (decimes) for double rate, via Beyrouth (St.300.2) 4 MAI 53 transit on back & Marseille arrival 25 MAI 53 also on back. Cv was forwarded from Beyrouth to Constantinople, from there carried by the ship Crisis that arrived in Marseille on 25 MAI...

Jerusalem 3 Janv 1857 (St. 324) vf straight line strike in Blue Green on front of complete letter ex Jerusalem to Marseille charged 10 decimes, via Jaffa vf strike of JAFFA / SYRIE 6 JANV 56 (St. 302), on back ALEXANDRIE 10 JANV 57 & MARSEILLE 20 JANV 57 pmks; bottom usual horiz archive fold, f-vf & Rare early mail, certif. Tsachor-Aloni

French Post - Folded cpl letter from Jacob Valero in Jerusalem 2 April 1868, to the Rothschilds in Paris, franked 80c French stamps (2x40c Siege) to pay the Double letter rate to France, cancelled by Jaffa dotted rhomboid "5089" in large figures and pearl ring "JAFFA/SYRIE 6 Avril 68" postmark alongside. Marked framed "PD" cachet of Jaffa and...

18 2.1910 commrc. cv Montana USA to Jerusalem frank 2c domestic rate marked in New York by the duplex "T 30 Centimes" Taxed upon arrival 6x5c French Postage Dues (1 stp missing) all stps tied by pmks JERUSALEM/PALESTINE 5.3.1910. Tax calculation: deficiency of 3c, 2x3c=6 cents =30 centimes. 1 of only 2 items recorded w/the 5c PD in Palestine, opened for display, fine attractive & Rare, certif. Muentz

TEMPEL KOLONIE HAMIDIJE WILHELMA DEUTSCHE POST JAFFA (St. 242) fine cachet in Violet on Registered cv to Germany frank 2x1½pi on 30pf (Mi #40), tied by pmks JAFFA DEUTSCHE POST 11 3 09, arrival pmk 21.3.09; vf, certif. Muentz

1898 Kaiser Reise to the Holy Land 30 ppcs, 28 used in 1898: editions by Knackstedt x7, Vogel x10, Nachf x4, Brandes, Nister, Sternkopf, Hillger & more, 1 w/Camp Imperial Turkish pmks, few w/Austrian special pmk 31.10.1898 in Carmine; f-vf (x30)

KAIFA ROPIT (St. 613) superb pmk in Violet 9.1.13 - Earliest Recorded Date of use on 2x5 pa on 1 Kop (1913 issue), PPC (Gruss aus Haifa) mailed to marsielle; vf, certif. Sorani 

22/10/1910 REGISTERED commerc cv frank 2x1 pi on 10 kop ovptd Jaffa, tied by vf strike ROPIT JAFFA (St. 633A) 22.10.1910 Earliest Recorded date!, “RECOMMANDEE” cachet repeated on back, R label type E #367. Mailed to Napoli, on back NAPOLI PORTO & NAPOLI CENTRO arr pmks 12 & 13 11 1910; vertical centerfold, 2 corners...

1/1914 REGISTERED POSTCARD commerc Russian PC entire 20 pa on 4 kop w/addit franking Romanov 1 pi on 10 kop both tied by vf strike ROPIT JERUSALEM (St. 647!) the Rare Bridge type pmk 14. 1. 1914 Earliest Recorded date! Repeated alongside on front + Punctuated R (St. 648), Regist label between types N & O (partly folded to...

1/1913 Registered cv GERUSALEMME /UFF. POSTALE ITALIANO – (St.401)  vf pmk 6.1.13 tying pair Gerusalemme 1pi on 25cmi - proper rate, to Paris, Regist label #37, (St. B sett. B) addit pmk on front, on back transit pmk 15.1.19; vf & scarce, certif Tsachor – Aloni    

Picture pc of the Austrian Lloyd posted on bord of S/S Tirol, Austrian 10 H stp 1908 issue tied to pict. side by Carmine - Red TIROL/OE. LLOYD 6.5.11 ship cancel (Tchil LD 67), on face: oval Carmine - Red ship's cachet "Lloyd … TIROL" and arr pmk of the Italian P.O. GERUSALEMME/ (UFF, POSTALE ITALIANO) 16 5 11 (St. 402); ppc w/creases still fine & the only example of Austrian Ship...