Australian WWI military mail in Egypt: 28 JY 1917 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex Australian General Hospital #14 (ABBASSIA) via FPO F2 to APB ALEXANDRIA, tied by Proud-D2 pmk & same-dated "AGH|No. 14" violet oval cachet (w/dividing line unlike FB-CA47); endored by officer & passed censor; b/s next day ALEX. arr.; slit open top & right, back-flap tips missing. Unclear FPO...
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 #50377 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 1 DE 1917 stampless green honour envelope (type 1161(?)/500) ex BAPO Z (ALEXANDRIA) to LIVERPOOL, tied by full strike 2-line skeleton DS Proud-D7, here spelled "BISE" instead of "BASE" - this observed by FB on 22 DEC 17, here much earlier & undocumented; opened gently at back, small piece missing of backflap edge.
Lot #50378 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 10 OCT 1918 OAS honor envelope (type w/o serial #) ex APO SZ 5 (SUEZ, on its last day prior to Aleppo - per FB) to MARCH, tied by strike of Proud-D1 State3 pmk almost 5 months after his LKD of use; opened roughly at top, left flap tip missing. Authenticated by Sorani.
Lot #50379 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 23 DE 1918 OAS honor envelope (type W299-M1950) ex FPO 1Z (ex NZ units, here 96 Div., NAMUR area) to MANCHESTER, tied by 1.Z pmk; although signed & not franked for special treatment, opened & inspected by military censor - this unusual, esp. as post-war; possibly left unsealed as most of gum still on back-flap.
Lot #50380 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 18 DE 1918 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex FPO 160 (160 Welsh Border Bgd of 53 Div.) to Vester Bros business J'LEM, tied by Proud-unlisted DC DS w/thick lettering; marked by local & Palestine censors + opened/sealed using FB-OC4 label; slit open at top, cut open at right. The brigade demobilized 4 days later (22 Dec.).
Lot #50381 - Philately > WWI Military mail
OETA Administration/Milit. Govt. period mail: 14 FE 1920 stampless medium-sized OAS cv ex Military Governor NAZARETH to business in ALEXANDRIA, originally marked "OAS" & then crossed off, probably in favor of oval "MILITARY GOVERNOR | GALILEE" cachet (Firebrace & Sacher unlisted) & tied by rare NAZARETH OET skeleton SC DS (Dorf-1); b/s 19 FE APO SZ10(?) [CAIRO] transit & next...
Lot #50382 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 10 FEB 1919 OAS honor envelope (type W 10814/PP 341 Nov/17) ex APO SZ 4 (ISMALIA) to BIRMINGHAM, tied by strike of 2-line skeleton DS unlisted in Proud, with space between SZ and 4; slit open at top.
Lot #50383 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 17 II 1919 stampless OAS ppc boats on Nile ex LUQSOR to ALEXANDRIA, tied by local civilian pmk on latest known date of use; 19 FEB 1919 SAN STEFANO transit (possibly also LKD of use, per consignor - as he noted 23 NOV 18 elsewhere).
Lot #50384 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 5 AP 1919 stampless OAS civilian stationary cv ex APO SZ 26 (EGYPT - unknown location) to COLCHESTER, tied by full strike of Proud-D3 on 1st day of use; opened gently at back. Rare pmk in use only 1 month.
Lot #50385 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 21 JUNE 1919 cv ex ALEXANDRIA to member of Italian detatchment in Palestine at SARONA EEF base, franked 5m as not OAS mail & tied by local Egyptian civil. PO pmk ALEX.-F; b/s same day(?) MILITARY POST OFFICE | ALEXANDRIA pmk (FB-A2, 11 days before LKD); opened roughly at top, right flap tip missing. "Military" PO here was civil. PO located near Br. milit. est. Unusual...
Lot #50386 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 8 NO 1919 local CAIRO embossed pp'd stationary printed matter cv to Sergeants Mess at Savoy Hotel, pre-franked 2m & tied by local civilian PO pmk, b/s same day APO SZ10(?) using either Proud-D1 State4 or D2 & FPO GM (GHQ MEF) using Proud-D6; unsealed per pm regulations - scarce rate, esp. via military post.
Lot #50387 - Philately > WWI Military mail
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 20 FEB 1920 pp 2d reg. env. ex APO SZ 10 (CAIRO; Proud D8 - 5 mths after his LKD) to DEREHAM tied by 2 strikes of APO pmk (once K index, once H index on lg. R-label, as may have happened in busy PO's when cv cancel & DS on label applied at different times) & 28 FE 1920 REG LONDON arr. Opened at right.
Lot #50388 - Philately > Baghdad overland mail
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...
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...
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