Auction #4 World Coins & Medals + Specialized Holyland Postal History

18(?) MAR 1899 reg. comm. cv on "Pomus Brothers Trade House" stationary ex CHITA to Rabbi Zalman-Chaim Rivlin (director of Talmud Torah HaGadol 'Etz Haim') in J'LEM, franked 20 Kop. on last day of UPU-2 overseas rate, w/manuscript "zakaznoe" ('registered') & dotted 'R' cachet (for overseas registered mail) + bearing 1899 temporary r-label (before UPU labels introduced); b/s 18 APR 1899 ODESSA & 21 APR 1899 CONSTANTINOPLE transit, where dispatched 27 APR 1899; b/s 4 MAY 1899 arr. using rare blue JAFFA pmk #614, predates Bale's earliest year (1900) of use. Scarce origin mail & well documented; est. value $850+
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