"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: early Theater 24 SEPT 1914 color ppc Kingsway Alameda Gardens in Gibraltar to BOLTON, written by soldier on ship "nearing Egypt tonight", serving in "ammunition column, 3rd East Lancs., TF" - probably 1/4 territorial force Bn of 42nd Div. (TA), the first Div. posted to Egypt in WWI; as machine franked 1d on 5 OCT in LONDON, couriered & locally...
Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History
By: Historama
Historama Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History
Our sale features a large selection of important pieces of postal history; our numismatic offering is smaller than usual as we had to set aside a large collection of ancient and medieval coins pending the receipt of our antiquities license (whose receipt is pending almost a year). Nevertheless, we begin with a small but high caliber selection of world coins and medals, including a series of high grade Italian 19th & 20th Century silver coins and some Judaic medals including the rare “Judea Restituta” medal commissioned by Yehuda Arazi (1946), and many lots of silver coins.
Our philatelic offering is phenomenal: our selection of WWII postal links with Palestine includes mail sent at the moment the War broke out, including a stunning cover to Poland 3-09-39 refused service and enclosed with a rare mimeograph from the Jerusalem censor announcing the cessation of communications with Germany, a cover from the Latvian foreign ministry sent a day after the installation of the pro-Soviet government, Red Cross 2-way correspondence mail with Nazi Germany, mail from France and to Poland during the various stages of the 1939-40 campaigns, mail from Aden and Iran, mail to the Shanghai Ghetto, and more.
We are honored to represent fine pieces of “service suspended” mail of the Arab-Israeli conflict from a Large Gold collection, whose degree of detail reveals the fascinating story and intricacy of politically-charged postal routings, and includes pieces with rare service suspended cachets of various Arab countries, Israeli service-refused markings, Cold War 'postkrieg', mis-directed mail (to Israel or Arab states) including a cover from India to Iran which was routed via Israel, an incredible pilot-signed “hi-jack” cover from flight BA870 (1974), mail from the 2nd Intifada and more – many pieces the sole examples known; a world of history unto itself.
We are also proud to present a meticulously assembled 50 year-old collection of British military mail and postmarks from Egypt in WWI, including some very rare censored pieces (the “circle E” and undocumented “OET #4 Censorship” markings), a series of undocumented postmarks including some pre-dating the known dates of establishment of certain army post offices. Additionally we offer key German & French Palestine-related covers: a picture postcard marked by a rare handstamp of the French High Commissioner for Palestine; registered letters from Militär-Mission Feldpost 4. Armee, K. D. Feldpoststation 372, Deutche Feldpost 663, FELDPOST MIL. MISS. BIR-ES-SEBA – and more.
Drawing upon what is reputedly the largest collection of Jerusalem postmarks – and one of only 3 such in the world - In the area of postmarks, we offer a wealth of materials from rare and even undocumented cancellations from Jerusalem and Haifa, a proof strike of the very rare 21-02-1949 first Israeli Jerusalem machine cancel – possibly the rarest of all Israeli cancellations, full strikes of Talavera Barracks, Jerusalem-Lydda TPO and more. Similarly, our Holyland forerunners are studded with key postmarks: Ottoman AIOUN CARA, JAFFA7 (#831), violet QUARTIER ISRAELITE w/date (#753v); Russian rare blue JAFFA (#614); French JAFFA (#311); plus “Tempel-Kolonie”, “Aus Sarona” & “RISCHON-L'-ZION” (#153/St-708) colony cachets – and more.
Our Mandate postal history offering includes very rare rates, such as the period-3 1m printed matter rate, a 1938 airmail from Haifa to Tel Aviv, a gem period-2 postcard franked by the cobalt-blue Ba2 EEF frank, and more. Among Israeli state postal history we offer incredible PEDI covers: a registered cover, a back-stamped cover, and the highest numbered cover with both type I and II cancellations.
Our selection of taxed mail is probably unparalleled, with many exquisite pieces of domestic and overseas mail taxed with high frankings or taxed for unusual reasons, including a couriered “poste restante” cover taxed for being return addressed in the same locale as the PR service requested, 1948 mail with 'provisional' tax frankings, interim-period mail with interim frankings as PDs, revenue-label franked mail (both taxed and accepted!), postage dues from recent inflationary periods, currency transitions, mixed frankings and much more.
The philatelic selection is rounded out by many airmail covers and special surface mail representing important routes and bearing special frankings, including full tabs. Our next sale will take place later this summer – and by then the full force of our numismatic offering will featured.
Bidding in Our Auctions
In light of numerous requests we have received to run “live auctions”, this sale of 641 lots will be a combined mail and timed ('live') auction. It will open on April 19th and end May 17th. Some of the lots in the sale will be sold in the usual manner of a mail auction by receiving bids in writing on lots throughout the sale period (above) until the end of this portion of the sale (22:00 Israel time on 17 May): bidders with the highest bids will be the winners of those lots at that time; bidding-time will be extended by 5 minutes in the event bids are received within the last 60 seconds.
Other lots (202) with specially marked lot numbers ending “-LA” – will be on pre-sale display until May 17th and will go on sale starting at 22:00 Israel time on 17 May, on a 3rd party live auction site called Bidspirit.com; this will be the timed auction (without auction hall or announcer), and each lot in this portion of the sale will be displayed for a minimum of 30 seconds, during which time live bids can be submitted. Pre-sale bids can be placed on these lots in writing before the start of the sale and absentee bids in writing can be submitted during the sale itself. These lots will be displayed here, on our site (historama.com/auctions) and also on our Bidspirit site (historama.bidspirit.com): on this and our site these lots will appear static, without real-time changes in the bid level, but on the Bidspirit site the bid status of these lots will update in real-time before and during the sale – and the sale itself will be conducted on our Bidspirit site only.
Both portions of the sale run in the same manner: the bid level increases by steps, so that if a person submits a high bid relative to the present level, the present level will only rise by 1 step and the rest of that person's high bid will be kept in reserve by the auction program in order to counterbid on his behalf if competing bids are subsequently placed.
As is our policy, in the mail auction opening bid levels are flexible and we can accept bids that are as much as 20% below that level provided there are no unpublished reserves which are above that level. In any event, reserves will never be higher than the opening bid level. As Bidspirit is unable to process bids below the opening level (for the live auction/time auction), the displayed opening bid levels will be the minimum acceptable bids.
Our auctions are designed to enable bidders to make the most of their budget, while aiming to save them money: last-minute bid increases can be selected (for some or all bids); a bid-budget can be specified, to protect bidders from financial over exposure – and here, bidders can also specify their order of preference among the lots they win, to secure those which are most important to them.
We look forward to having you at our sale and wish you good luck with your bids.
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Lot #40136 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 21 V 1915 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv. ex HELIOPOLIS to CARLISLE tied by local civilian pmk on 10th day of use of this type; b/s 12 V 1915 CAIRO-A transit (probable mistake in this dateline); slit open at top.
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Lot #40137 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: front 26 VII 1915 OAS civilian stationary cv ex Military Hospital at Citadel CAIRO to EDINBURGH, mix franked 1d + 4m (slight overcharge for 5m letter rate; unnecessary as FiE eligible for free postage w/officer's endorsement as of 24 May) & tied by 2 strikes of CAIRO-K pmk on latest known date of use pre-EEF period & "Colonel | o/c...
Lot #40138 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
Australian "Force in Egypt" WWI military mail in Egypt: 29 VIII 1915 stampless OAS mini cv. ex RAS EL TIN to Luna Park Hospital HELIOPOLIS, marked "OAS | stamps not available" (manuscript) & tied by local pmk in blue on earliest known date of use of this type; b/s same day ALEX.-E pmk & h/s FB unlisted box cachet "NOT 1st A.G.H. [Australian General Hospital] TRY "Luna Park" [...
Lot #40139LA - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: 6 OC 1915 stampless OHMS stationary cv ex Royal Naval Armoured Car Division at Mustapha Camp via BAPO Z (ALEXANDRIA) to Fleet Paymaster LONDON, tied by BAPO Z pmk & rare FB-unlisted "R.N.A.C.D. MUSTAPHA | ALEXANDRIA" violet oval cachet: RNACD was extension of Royal Navy's "Armoured Car Section" of boilerplated vehicles, being UK's only mechanized...
Lot #40140 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 1 XI 1915 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv. ex PORT-TAUFIQ to LONDON tied by local civilian pmk on earliest known date of use of this type, endorsed by officer for free mail & handled by Indian Expd. Force via censor 65 (Base Depot SUEZ) - this rare handling. Slit open at top, tear to right flap tip; vert. fold....
Lot #40141LA - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: front 5 NO 1915 stampless (OAS) civilian stationary cv ex APO SZ 9 (KANTARA?) to CAIRO, tied by unrecorded SC single dateline pmk (similar to APO SZ 19 Proud-D1, which it predates by 5 months) 3 months before est. of this APO is recorded in Proud & Firebrace; endorsed by officer & passed censor; f/s same day ALEXANDRIA ABU QIR (...
Lot #40142 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 29 XI 1915 stampless "honour" envel. ex Military Hospital ALEXANDRIA to EDINBURGH tied by RAS EL TIN civilian pmk on latest known date of use of this type & manuscript dated "MILITARY HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA" blue oval cachet (unlisted; may be FB-NHC13 - but predates FB EKD & EEF use by 8 mths...
Lot #40143 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 30 NO 1915 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex BRITISH BARRACKS CAIRO to LONDON tied by Egypt. civil. FB-C7 pmk in blue & "REST CAMP P.O. | ABBASSIA CAIRO | ON ACTIVE SERVICE | POST FREE" violet oval cachet (FB-CTE3 - predates FB EKD by 8 days), endorsed by officer; b/s 9 DE 1915 arr.; slit open at top.
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Lot #40144 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: 6 JA 1916 reg. cv ex 1/6 Royal Scots at FPO DW (Western Frontier Force HQ, MERSA MATRUH) to LEEK, franked 2d per reg. fee & tied by 2 strikes of scarce Proud-D1 pmk; passed FiE censor 5 (FB-CM14) & signed by franking officer; b/s next day BAPO Z (ALEXANDRIA) transit & 20 JA 15 REG LONDON receipt (red pmk); arr. same day;...
Lot #40145 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 9 I 1916 stampless OAS ppc native bazaar Alexandria ex Grand Hotel Convalescent Hospital HILWAN to CHELTENHAM tied by local civilian pmk & rare GHCH cachet w/"No.3/Lt.Adj." (FB-NHC31) here used almost 3 mths after FB LKD of use - recorded use period was only 17 days in Oct. 1915. 1st Austr. General Hospital took over Grand Hotel 8-07-15...
Lot #40146LA - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: 24 JA 16 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex APO SZ3 (IMBROS Turkey) to SHEFFIELD, tied by unrecorded SC single dateline pmk; endorsed by officer & passed censor; slit open at top. On back, mother wrote "from son in Royal Naval Reserve"; on front "Gallipoli": probably in 63rd Royal Naval Div., in Gallipoli until Jan. 1916, then elements sent to...
Lot #40147 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: 14 FE 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex N.M.Y. (North Midland Mounted Bgd., CAIRO) to OXFORD, tied by Proud-D2 pmk + signed "____ Capt. | O.C. "C' Coy | 2/5 Devon Regt." blue cachet (FB-FGI54) endorsement used 7 weeks after FB LKD (used 30 Nov - 27 Dec 1915); opened roughtly at back, few pieces of flap missing. *Of note: 2/5...
Lot #40148LA - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: cutout 16 FE 1916 full strike of APO SZ 15 (CANAL AREA?) unrecorded pmk - 6 weeks before known est. of this stationary PO + unusual template w/space between "ARM" & "YPOST" in legend. A discovery piece.
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Lot #40149 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: 16 FE 1916 reg. (OAS) civilian stationary cv ex FPO W1 (infantry brigade of WFF, MERSA MATRUH) to APB ALEXANDRIA, franked 2d per reg. fee & tied by 2 full strikes of scarce Proud-D1 pmk; endorsed by officer; b/s next day BAPO Z transit & ALEX. receipt and delivery; torn open at top, slit open right, tear at front; complete.
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Lot #40150 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 3 IV 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex Military Infectious Hospital SHUBRA to soldier in 1/6 Suffolks Regt. in MEF, here still posted at Egyptian civilian PO at CAIRO-G (full strike) as late FiE/MEF milit. mail, as FiE & MEF became EEF on 20 Mar. & entitled to Army post service; endorsed by officer using...
Lot #40151 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 4 MY 1916 stampless long OHMS stationary cv ex unit at APO SZ 18 (DABAA) to LONDON, tied by strike of SC Proud-D1 pmk & "[1/2nd] COUNTY OF LONDON YEO." oval mauve cachet (FB-YCC5, listed as red; here 7 weeks before FB's EKD of use at SZ 18); marked "official" (manuscript), endorsed by officer & passed numbered censor - this rare on mail...
Lot #40152LA - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 12 MY 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex APO SZ 20 (Lines of Communications, EGYPT) to LEEDS, tied by Proud unlisted pmk on first day of SZ 20 operation; endorsed by officer & passed censor; torn open at right & repaired, complete.
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Lot #40153 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 19 MY 1916 stampless (OAS) civilian stationary cv ex FPO TNL (63rd Royal Naval Div. Train, MUDROS Greece) to APB ALEXANDRIA, tied by scarce DC Proud-D2 pmk on LKD of use (in use only 2 weeks: 6-19 May); b/s next day BAPO Z (ALEX.) transit & civilian PO arr.; slit open at top, tear at right, complete. "Divisional Train"...
Lot #40154 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 10 JY 1916 stampless OHMS stationary cv ex unit of 52nd Div. at FPO CD3 (HQ No. 3 Section Canal Defences, KANTARA) to Paymaster LONDON, tied by SC Proud-D1 pmk on 4th day of use & dated "ESSEX HORSE ARTILLERY | 1/5 LOWLAND BRIGADE R.H.A. [Royal Horse Artillery]" (FB-unlisted); officer endorsed & passed numbered censor - this rare on mail...
Lot #40155LA - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: cutout of 4 JU 1916 full strike of SC single dateline BAPO ZP LOD (local office delivery; ALEXANDRIA) pmk unlisted in Proud & Firebrace; presumeably a forerunner of the "BAPO Z LOD" postmark.
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Lot #40156LA - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: cutout of 13 JY 1916 full strike of BAPO Z LOD (local office delivery; ALEXANDRIA) Proud-D1 pmk a month and a half before his EKD of use & c. 5 weeks before Firebrace's EKD.
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Lot #40157 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: cutout 6 AU 1916 full strike of rare FPO 161T (161 Essex Bgd. train, No. 1 South Section SUEZ CANAL Defences) SC Proud-D3 pmk (in use only 9-21 Aug per Proud & Firebrace) - here 4 days before their EKD of use.
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Lot #40158 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 9 AU 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex FPO 161 (161 Essex Bgd., No. 1 South Section SUEZ CANAL Defences) to CROYDON, tied by DC Proud-D2 pmk; endorsed by officer & passed censor; slit open at top, top left corner missing. Rare pmk from this period/locale.
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Lot #40159LA - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 23 AU 1916 stampless field service post card ex FPO 159 (159th Cheshire Bgd., 53rd Div - ROMANI area) to STOCKPORT, tied by DC Proud-D2 pmk; sender wrote personal message contrary to regulations - pc passed censor w/o being confiscated(!) Unusual.
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