Mail Auction #46

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Jerusalem to Paris France. Folded letter type frank 1 Piastre overprint on 10k Austrian stamp, tioed by single circle Jerusalem P/M 30.9.1888 alongside Paris arrival p/m Oct. 12 1888. Sender oval handstamp at left J. Frutiger & Co. Jerusalem. F-VF.

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Jerusalem B, double ring bridge type p/m 2.7.1913 tied to 10c Austrian stamp on commercial advertising postcard of Scholem Stadlen Jewish Jeweler, mailed to Switzerland. XF.

Palestine Forerunners Austrian Post - Jerusalem to Austria. Scarce MIX FRANKING of 2 different issues. Paying total of 20 Para postcard rate to abroad. Stamps tied by Jerusalem B type p/m 17.8.1911. Back side with color picture of the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Message written in German with 8 signatures, F-VF.

Palestine Forerunners French Post - Jerusalem to Marcigny France. UPU type postcard frank 10c French levant stamp, tied by Jerusalem double ring p/m 26.10.1903 alongside France transit & arrival postmarks November 2,3,1902. Back side with scarce color views of BethLehem. VF

Palestine Forerunners German Post - Registered cover originate in Jerusalem & mailed to Erfurt Germany. The cover dropped in a postal box & transfer to Jaffa where registered label & postmarks dated 14.9.1906 added. Frank 15 Piastre over 3 Mark German stamp (added by the sender in Jerusalem).  "Aus Jerusalem Deutsche Post" cachet on front alongside Handstamp "Einschreiben" (registered). Erfurt...

Palestine Forerunners German Post - Ramle Reinhardts Hotel. Registered cover via Jaffa to Erfurt Germany. Cover mailed by the Reinhardts Hotel (Oval handstamp on back) with "Aus Ramleh (Palestina)"  cachet. Both the Aus Ramle & the Hotel cachet are in the same peculiar shade of Violet. This gives further evidence that the cachet was applied at the Hotel. The cover transfered to Jaffa where the stamps of 2...

Palestine Forerunners German Post - Rare Destination Jerusalem to Canterbury Victoria Australia. Color postcard with view of Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre. Frank 50 c overprinted stamp, tied by 13.5.1913 Jerusalem single circle p/m alongside Port Said Egypt transit p/m 15.5.1913. Small thin on front & few on back. F-VF & sacrce.

Palestine Forerunners Russian Post - Jaffa to Darmstadt Germany. Russian 4k UPU type postcard tied by the very scarce Jaffa oval postmark 15 October 1896 (Steichele catalog #627  Catalog Value $ 2500.00). Alexandria Egypt transit p/m on front 3.11.96 alongside Darmstadt arrival p/m 3.11.96. Long German message written on back. F-VF & scarce.

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Jaffa To England via Egypt. Retta Diamond shape cancellation tied to 20 Para Turkish stamp alongside Port Said Egyptian transit postmark 25 April 1901.  The Retta cancellation was used in Port Said found on mail originate in Palestine. The mail was dropped in the mail box on beside ships docked at the Jaffa harbor, the mail transfer by ship to Port Said, postmarked there...

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - BethLehem XF strike Negative seal postmark on UPU color postcard mailed to Switzerland. Franked 20 Para correct rate. Jerusalem bilingual double ring transit p/m on front December 23 1899 alongside Swiss arrival p/m of Dielsdorf 22.1.1900. 2 light corner creases, otherwise VF.

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Jaffa to Triest Italy. Censored cover frank with pair of 20 Para Turkish stamps, tied by Extra fine Jaffa Octagonal postmarl 30.12.1914 alongside scarce type Jaffa censored marking. According to the Collins catalog this is the earliest date known for this censor. VF.

Palestine Forerunners Turkish Post - Commercial postcard with view of Jerusalem mailed to Germany from Camp Imperial. Frank 20 Para Turkish stamp tied by the camp postmark with Torcau Germany arrival postmark on front 12.11.1898. Commercial covers or postcards mailed from camp imperial with the postmark tied to the stamp are scarce. VF.