Westbound mail: 17 JAN 1924 "Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa" cv ex E.S. Seesna handstamp maker BAGHDAD to J'LEM, franked 6 Anna per period rate (3A letter + 3A add. weight) using 6A sgl tied by local pmk & front tied by Collins IM h/s HS-8 (this of interest as Seesna associated w/type HS-9 & only 8 cv's known tied by HS-8); b/s 19 JA 24 J'LEM arr. - this unusual...
Historama Autumn Mail Auction #5
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Historama Historama Autumn Mail Auction #5
Our new mail auction opens 1 Oct. and runs until 20:00 Israel-time on Wed. Oct. 25th. The sale features a nicely developed and balanced selection of 661 lots of high quality items covering ancient to modern numismatics & exonumia; Judaica (religious books, Rabbinic letters and signatures, Hassidic items, medallic items and ephemera) and Judaic tokens & medals; Israeliana; Jewish, Israeli & Arabian militaria and philately. There are 661 single-item and multiple-item lots, something for every taste and interest. More information is available here.
The philatelic offering is our best yet, highlighted by an extraordinary assembly of postal history documenting the Arab-Israeli conflict (1947 to present); WWII postal links w/Palestine; ‘Baghdad overland mail’; 1948-era mail incl. Israeli interim-period, emergency + early foreign postal links, besieged towns, early postage dues & mail of Arab armies in Palestine; Mandate & Israeli postal history; Mandate cachets & postal markings; Red Cross & POW mail; censored mail; British WWI EEF mail from Egypt; rare Jerusalem postmarks; Jewish/Zionist stamps; Jewish Brigade & displaced persons mail.
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Lot #50389 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Westbound mail: 17 APR 1924 reg. cv ex BAGHDAD to J'LEM pre-written "by air mail" but requested sent "overland" per m/s top right corner; franked 9 Anna per period rate (3A letter + 3A reg. fee) using multiple franking of 6x 1½ Anna block & tied by 3 strikes of local pmk; h/s R-label on front; b/s 20 AP 24 REG HAIFA transit & same day REG J'LEM arr. Transported by...
Lot #50390 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Westbound mail: 17 MAR 1925 cv ex BAGHDAD to J'LEM franked 6 Anna (on back) per period rate (3A letter + 3A add. weight) using vert pair 3 Anna frk & tied by local pmk; b/s 21 MR 25 HAIFA transit & next day J'LEM arr.; slit open at left. Cv not marked "baghdad overland" but was transported by its original route Baghdad - Ramadi - Ruthba - Damascus - Beirut, then rail to Haifa & transfer to J'lem. Overland mail to...
Lot #50391 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Westbound mail: 14 APR 1925 m/s "Overland Mail" marked cv ex BUSRA Iraq to addressee at Alliance Israelite School HAIFA, franked 6 Anna (on back) per period rate (3A letter + 3A add. weight) using 6 Anna sgl frk & tied by BUSRA SORTI pmk; b/s 18 AP 25 HAIFA arr.; opened gently at back, possibly unsealed.Transported by original route Baghdad - Ramadi - Ruthba - Damascus - Beirut, then rail to Haifa. Overland mail to...
Lot #50392 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Westbound mail: 28 APR 1925 "Overland Mail Haifa" cv ex MOSUL to J'LEM, franked 6 Anna per period rate (3A letter + 3A add. weight) using vert pair 3 A & tied by strike of local pmk; b/s 2 MY 25 HAIFA transit & next day J'LEM arr. (Sach-F3 Krag machine cancel); cut open at left, bottom right corner missing. Transported by original route Baghdad - Ramadi - Ruthba - Damascus - Beirut, then rail to Haifa & transfer...
Lot #50393 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Westbound mail: 21 OCT 1931 cv ex BAGHDAD to J'LEM, franked 3 Anna per period letter rate for "overland" service & Ar. m/s endorsed "From Baghdad to Jerusalem", using vert pair 1½ A & tied by strike of local pmk; b/s 24 OC 31 HAIFA transit & next day J'LEM arr. (Sach-F3 Krag machine cancel); slit open at left.Transported by original route Baghdad - Ramadi - Ruthba - Damascus - Beirut, then rail to Haifa &...
Lot #50394 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 12 DEC 1929 Templar Bank stationary cv ex JAFFA to BUSHEHR Iran, franked 13m using 3m & 10m (Ba91/97) per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 15m) & tied by local machine cancel (GD-45) + sealed at back by business seal; b/s 20 DEC 29 BAGHDAD transit, 22 DEC [unclear BASRA] transit & 1-1-29(sic;...
Lot #50395 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 10 OCT 1934 comm. cv ex Holland Bank Union HAIFA to Nat'l Bank of Persia TEHERAN, franked 15m using Ba108 sgl per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 20m) & tied by local machine cancel (GD-87); b/s 13 OCT 34 BAGHDAD transit, 17 X 34 TEHRAN-2 transit & same day TEHRAN-1 arr.; slit open at top, vert. fold. Per Collins et. al. "all mail going eastwards is...
Lot #50396 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 11 OC 1937 cv ex Bank of Rome J'LEM to TEHERAN, franked 15m using 3x 5m horiz. ribbed (Ba93) per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 20m) & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; b/s 16 OCT 37 BAGHDAD transit & 20 X 37 TEHERAN arr.; slit open at top. Scarce east-bound mail originating in J'lem. Per Collins et....
Lot #50397 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 28 JY 1937 OHMS stationary "certified official" cv ex Dept. of Customs HAIFA to Bank in TEHERAN, franked 15m using Ba108 sgl per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 20m) & tied by local pmk (GD-43); front tied by boxed cachet Sach-6a & endorsed; b/s next day(?) J'LEM transit, 4 AUG 37 BAGHDAD transit & 8 VIII 37...
Lot #50398 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 16 MY 1938 cv ex Iranian Consulate in Palestine J'LEM to TEHERAN, franked 15m using 5m & 10m (Ba93/97) per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 20m) & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; b/s 21 MAY 38 BAGHDAD transit & 25 V 38 TEHERAN arr.; slit open at top. Scarce east-bound mail originating in J'lem. Per Collins et. al...
Lot #50399 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 8 NO 1941 cv on Windsor Hotel stationary ex HAIFA to "Nairn Transport Co. Ltd" (operators of "Baghdad overland" service) DAMASCUS, franked 15m using 5m & 10m (Ba93/97) per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 20m) & tied by strike of local pmk; cv opened/resealed by a Haifa censor using red label: this opened/resealed by...
Lot #50400 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 8 NO 1941 cv on Windsor Hotel stationary ex HAIFA to "Nairn Transport Co. Ltd" (operators of "Baghdad overland" service) DAMASCUS, franked 15m using 5m & 10m (Ba93/97) per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 20m) & tied by strike of local pmk; cv opened/resealed by a Haifa censor using red label but then unusual...
Lot #50401 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 8 NO 1941 cv on Windsor Hotel stationary ex HAIFA to "Nairn Transport Co. Ltd" (operators of "Baghdad overland" service) DAMASCUS, franked 15m using sgl Ba108 per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 20m) & tied by strike of local pmk; cv opened/resealed by a Haifa censor using white PC22 label; b/s 17 III 42 BEYROUTH transit...
Lot #50402 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound wartime civilian mail: 4 DEC 1942 pp pc in Hebrew ex ABADAN Iran to TLV franked 1.50R; transported by land via Baghdad (7 DEC machine transit mark on back; "not examined" censor cachet on front) & passed Pal. censor in TLV. Written by child on 1st day of Chanukka holiday and references children's camp; return addressed Anglo-Iranian Oil Company: during WWII the refinery...
Lot #50403 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: 14 JUN 1943 "Hebrew" corr. cv ex HAIFA to addressee c/o Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. ABADAN Iran, franked 15m (using Ba108) per period "overland" service though cv not marked such (period non-UK surface rate was 20m) & tied by strike of local pmk; cv opened/resealed by Haifa censor KK/36117 (Sacher attributes it to label Q16 [for incoming mail, Apr. 1943] but here used on...
Lot #50404 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Eastbound mail: c. JULY 1945 comm cv (ex HAIFA?) to TEHERAN, sent via overland service via Baghdad but underfranked at 10m (15m was period rate), tied by machine cancel; b/s 29 JLY 1945 BAGHDAD transit, where cv censored (front); probably at this stage of transmission, cv damaged: b/s 15 IX 45 TEHERAN arr (6 week transit), marked for tax on front (uncollected...
Lot #50405 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
Westbound mail: 20 MAR 1946 reg. Jewish family correspondence cv ex BAGHDAD to TLV, franked 60F & tied by strike of BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL pmk + 1x on back; marked "Overland Mail" in m/s - this being latest recorded cv specifying this route & tied by large pre-printed R-label; b/s same day REG BAGHDAD transit, 25 MR 46 REG J'LEM transit & next day REG TLV arr.; torn open at back & repaired,...
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