Wartime outbound civilian mail: Sept-Oct 1939 comm cv on Etz Hayim Yeshiva stationary (marked "return postage guaranteed") ex JERUSALEM to SILUTE "Lithuania", missing frank (probably Ba108 15m for surface rate) which removed; as of 23-03-39 locale part of German-annexed Memelland (not Lithuania), hence processed by Wehrmacht censor ("Auslandsbriefprüfstelle | Königsberg (Pr)") which approved it (straight line "Von der...
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 #50440 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Eve of WWI incoming civilian mail: 20 VII 1939 ppc of Kaunas (Kovno) in Hebrew-written Yiddish, ex KOVNO to "Plugat Beitar" ROSH PINNA, franked 35ct & tied by full strike of local pmk; f/s 31 JY 39 arr. & locally re-routed to MISHMAR HAYARDEN. Possibly mailed by air as transit time so short. The "Beitar Companies" were units of Beitar movement volunteers engaged in agriculture and building activities...
Lot #50441 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming Jewish refugee mail: 29 SEP 1939 uprated UPU stationary pc in Eng. ex BANEASA (r/a Bucharest) to TLV, pre-franked 6L + 22L additional (probably express fee as 7L was period pc rate to Pal.); passed by scarce T4 Pal. censor in TLV (in use only Sep-Dec '39). Sender is refugee ex Warsaw who flew(!) to Romania [to flee the...
Lot #50442 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming civilian mail: 22 XI 1939 postal stationary pc in German ex LIEPAJA (Libau) Latvia to TLV, pre-franked 20c & tied by single strike of local pmk - unusually not marked by Palestine censor. Six weeks earlier (5 Oct.), Latvia forced into pact with USSR which paved way for latter's occupation of former, Jul. 1940.
Lot #50443 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming civilian mail: 8 II 1940 uprated airmail pc in French (family corres.) ex THESSALONIKI to TLV, pre-franked 5d + 13d additional for a/m, tied by 2 strikes of local pmk + Greek a/m etiquette; pc tied by what may be DC local Jewish community cachet in Greek; passed T6 Pal. censor (Sach-Q21a). Scarce origin.
Lot #50444 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming Jewish refugee mail: 26-4-1940 uprated airmail pc in Polish ex TRIESTE (r/a poste restante) to TLV, pre-franked 75c + 50c additional for a/m (via Ala Littoria - etiquette attached) & tied by 2 strikes of local [air mail] pmk; passed T5 Pal. censor in TLV. Posted 6 weeks before Italy entered the war (10 June) and A/L air service unavailable.
Lot #50445LA - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming Jewish refugee mail: 26 IV 1940 reg cv in Polish on hotel stationary ex KAUNAS (Kovno) to addressee c/o sports org. "Mercaz HaMakabi" TLV, franked 1.20L per period int'l surf. rate & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; passed T12 Pal. censor (Sach-Q21a) in TLV, 14 MY 40 REG TLV transit & next day Allenby Rd BO arr.; gently opened at back, minor tear to right flap tip. Probably sent by recent refugee ex...
Lot #50446 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime air mail from Chile / outbreak of WWII in West: 6 MAY 1940 reg. airletter ex SANTIAGO to HAIFA, franked 15.10P & tied by 2 strikes of local a/m pmk; as tied by special 10th anniversary (12 May) Air France south-Atlantic flight boxed cachet (on 10 May Germany invaded France & Lowlands; AF ceased operations in June), cv carred by AF on weekly wartime route BUENOS AIRES - MONTEVIDEO - PORTO...
Lot #50447LA - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming Jewish refugee mail: 28 V 1940 uprated pc ex BAGNÈRES-DE-LUCHON to REHOVOT, written in Hebrew-lettered Yiddish, pre-franked 1.20Fr + 25c frank, tied by local pmk + slogan cachet; passed Palestine censor (possibly in Haifa). Message written day before; day before that began evacuation of Allied troops at Dunkirk; locale located at southernmost edge of border w/Spain. Ger. campaign against Fr....
Lot #50448 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming civilian mail: 24 VI 1940 pc ex BUDAPEST to TLV (post restante) in Hungarian, franked 24f & tied by Horthy airmail postcard slogan cachet; checked by T.5 Censor in TLV (Sach-Q21a) & tied by 12 JY 1940 TLV arr (Sach-B45); re-routed to "clearance camp Athlit" (detention camp for illegal Jewish immigrants, i.e. refugees) where received next day (m/script). Hungary not part of Axis until...
Lot #50449 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
"Shanghai Ghetto" mail: 11.7.1940 uprated pp'd pc ex Jap.-occ. SHANGHAI to HAIFA, in German on Chinese postal stationary, franked 30c & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; maked on front by Egyptian civil censor & Haifa H29 + H22 censors (former preceeds Sacher's EKD of use by 8 months); Jewish refugees arrived in locale as early as 1933. Vert. fold at center.
Lot #50450LA - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming civilian/Rabbinic mail: 19 JUL 1940 uprated pc in Hungarian ex MAKO Hungary to Chief Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, J'LEM, franked 20f at period rate & tied by strike of local pmk; passed J4 Pal. censor (Sach-Q21a) in J'LEM & stamped w/scarce 3-line boxed "Please request sender..." full name/address IM (Sach Q42 - predates his Oct 1940 EKD of use), here...
Lot #50451LA - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming civilian mail: 8 X 1940 cv ex KOLOZSVAR (Klausenburg) Hungary to TLV, franked 40f per period surface rate to Pal.; passed T5 censor (Sach-21a) in TLV. Rare origin: locale occupied by Hungary (from Romania 11 Sept.), Hung. joins war 20 Nov. Slit open at top.
Lot #50452 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Australian postal service in Lebanon: 2 OC 1941 OAS airmail cv on Austr. Commonwealth Forces stationary ex FPO 28 (APS, BEIRUT) to BRISBANE, franked 9d (multiple franking) & tied by 4 strikes of pmk; w/officer endorsement at left & triangular censor 4416 h/s on front; sender among troops prior to transfer to TOBRUK. Cut open at left; frontal tear repaired. Scarce origin.
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Lot #50453 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime air mail from Australia: 17 JAN 1941 reg. a/m cv ex MOUNT LAWLEY (Perth) to RLZ, franked 1Sh 9d & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk on front + 1x on back; opened/resealed by censor & cv tied by Censor 3 h/s; b/s same day REG WEST AUSTRALIA transit; as per franking, cv charged period 1S 1d rate to Palestine: carried locally via MMA to DALY WATERS, then via QANTAS to BRISBANE, via ANA to SYDNEY; then via QANTAS...
Lot #50454LA - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming civilian mail: 26(?) MAR(?) 1941 cv ex Jewish(?) sender SANAA (no r/a) to "Your Excellency, Elkhwaga Y M Aemer Ikhwan" TLV (addressed in Ar. & Heb. in Yemenite-styled writing), franked 6 Boc. (back) per period surface rate & tied by strike of local pmk; passed censor 6 at ADEN (front); b/s 3 AP 1941 CAIRO transit + Egyptian civilian censor (front); probably sent by sea as opened/...
Lot #50455 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Australian forces in Palestine: 2 JUN 1941 cv ex 2nd Bde HQ PO W.2. (QASTINA) to bank J'LEM, as not marked "OAS", franked 15m (Ba108) - 5m overcharge for period domestic letter rate & tied by strike of W2 pmk (Proud rated 200); passed censor 1787 w/officer's signature on front; b/s 5 JU 41 GAZA trans (Dorf-6 predating his EKD of use by almost a year) & next day J'LEM arr. Slit open at...
Lot #50456 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Australian forces in Palestine/Middle East: well travelled surface mailed 6 SP 1941 (1939) Palestine postal stationary pc (Ba PC.9P) ex NAZARETH to a Lieut. Col. Garman of ACF (Austr. Commonw. Forces), pre-franked 8m per overseas rate (until Apr. 1940; now 13m/7m inland) & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk (Dorf-5); re-routed to "soldiers club" J'LEM where f/s 10 SP by civilian post & 16 SE by AIF FIELD PO 11 (Australian...
Lot #50457LA - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming military mail: 6 JLY 1941 OAS a/m cv on Palestine-made "DOAR" firm a/m stationary ex Indian Army FPO 90 (ASMARA, Eritrea) to Barclays Bank J'LEM, franked 9a (back) per Indian air rate & tied by 3 strikes of FPO pmk + passed censor w/officer's endorsement (front); b/s 9 JLY 41 BASE OFFICE 2 (KHARTOUM) transit + DCFC cachet (Egypt?) on front; partly slit open at top. Rare origin...
Lot #50458 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime civilian mail: 20 DE 1942 [a/m] cv ex ACRE (r/a on back) to director of "El-Tarbiah El-Hadthah" magazine CAIRO, franked 15m per 7 Jan 1942 airmail rate to Egypt (Bale unlisted) & tied by single strike of local pmk; opened/resealed in HAIFA by Sacher-unlisted PC66 label assigned to KK/33114; front marked by Egyptian civil censor on front (circle/M...
Lot #50459 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime air mail from Trinidad: 25 MAR 1943 reg. a/m cv ex TRINIDAD to HAIFA, franked 86c (front/back) & tied by 3 strikes of local REGISTRATION GPO pmk on front + 1x on back; opened/resealed by Examiner 1572 - probably local as locale + Bermuda were 2 main censorship locations for Imperial international mail; lacking US transit marks, cv probably carried south by Pan-Am Carribean route via GEORGETOWN British Guyana (...
Lot #50460 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime mail from Lebanon: 7 X 1942 surface mailed "Doar" (Palestine mfg) stationary cv ex BEYROUTH to HAIFA, franked 15Pia using sheet-segment of 15x stps & tied by multiple strikes of local pmk; passed Haifa H13 censor; slit open at top, vert. fold at left; lovely multiple franking.
Lot #50461LA - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime air mail from Iran: 26 X 1943 reg. a/m cv ex TEHERAN to HAIFA, franked (on back, covering most of r/a) 220D & tied by multiple strikes of local pmk; opened/resealed locally & tied by #4 Russian & #15 Eng. "Anglo-Soviet-Persian Censorship" h/s (front/back) + Persian "7" censor cachet (front); b/s 8 NOV 43 BAGHDAD REG transit & 15 NO 43 REG HAIFA arr.; slit open at left. Fairly...
Lot #50462 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime incoming civilian mail: 16 XII 1943 cv ex BKERKI Lebanon (See of Maronite Catholic Patriarchate) to Maronite Patriarchal Agency JAFFA, franked 20P & tied by 2 strikes of local hexigonal pmk; b/s same day DJOUNIE transit & censored by Free French censor on front; open/resealed in TLV by KK/22748 (Sach-Q9); locally re-routed, cv tied by multiple strikes of oval bilingual "Maronite Patriarchal Vicarate Jaffa"...
Lot #50463 - Philately > WWII Palestine military & civilian postal links
Wartime air mail from Ethiopia: 3-3-1944 reg. a/m comm cv ex State Bank of Ethiopia to Barclays Bank HAIFA, franked 189 cent. using complete series 2nd Restoration definitives (Sc #250-257) per period rate (c. 70c for air service) & tied by 5 strikes of local pmk; airmail ex Ethiopia went via Egypt prior to ongoing transit, here marked by local civil censor (front); opened/resealed by KK/...
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