1948 Egyptian seizure of mail to Israel: 13-5-1948 reg. a/m cv ex ADDIS ABABA to TLV (sent day before decl. of indep.), franked $1.80 & tied by 3 strikes of local pmk; despite a/m requested, all mail via Ethiopia was sent by surface, esp via Suez Canal: as of early April, Egypt seized, censored & RTS mail sent to Jews in Palestine, as done here - b/s 18 MAY 48 PORT SAID transit (this...
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 #50577 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
Egyptian postal boycott of Israel: 15 SEP 1948 a/m cv ex EAST FINCHLEY (UK) to KFAR PINES (via KARKUR), franked 6d & tied by local machine cancel + same day LONDON F.S. ("Foreign Section") dispatch; as address didn't include country name, this [mis-] routed via EGYPT where censored - uniquely - in ALEXANDRIA (rather than Cairo) using K-Type3 ("Mim") h/s, where country-name "Palestine"...
Lot #50578 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 Polish "service suspended" mail to Palestine: 8-4-1948 air letter stationary (VI-1937 ed.) ex WARSAW to TLV, franked 25Zl in place of obliterated pre-frank & tied by local machine cancel; as under-franked for a/m, marked by bilingual Pol/Fr "Insufficient fee for air transport" & sent by surface mail, here via UK: as of 7 APR, UK suspended s/m to Pal., so marked...
Lot #50579 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 South African "service suspended" mail: 23 IV 1948 a/m cv ex PRETORIA to TLV, franked 9d per period rate & tied by local machine cancel; as S. Africa suspended a/m to Pal. next day (& Lydda airfield closed 25 April) - here cv marked "NO SERVICE" IM h/s K-Type-1 + m/s "PTO" ["please turn over"] - here early m/s IM before use of h/s (from 24 April), when volume of affected mail realized, this being...
Lot #50580 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 British "service suspended" mail to Palestine: 8 APR 1948 surface mailed comm cv on business stationary ex BIRMINGHAM to TLV, franked 2½d per 1940 1oz letter rate & tied by local machine slogan cancel; here cv posted 2 days after latest date for surface mail ex UK to Pal., so marked by newly instituted "SERVICE SUSPENDED | AIR MAIL SERVICE ONLY" IM h/s K-Type-1 + standard "undelivered... RTS" 2 line...
Lot #50581 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 US "service suspended" mail to Palestine: 31 MAR 1948 surface mail cv ex WELLSBORO to KFAR ATTA, franked 5c & tied by local machine cancel; posted 4 days after 27 Mar. US s/m suspension to Pal., so marked by NYC PO "Surface Mail Suspended | Return to Sender" IM h/s K-Type-1 & RTS.
Lot #50582 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 South African "service suspended" mail: 30 IV 1948 a/m cv ex JOHANNESBURG to TLV, franked 10d per period 9d rate & tied by multiple strikes of JO'BURG-94 pmk; however S. Africa suspended a/m to Pal. 24 April (& Lydda airfield closed 25 April) - here cv marked by both IM h/s "P.T.O." ["please turn over"] + "NO SERVICE" K-Type-I & II and as w/all such mail, sent to CAPE TOWN...
Lot #50583 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 US "service suspended" mail to Palestine: 7 APR 1948 surface mail comm. FDC ex NATCHEZ to TLV, franked 6c & tied by FDC machine cancel; posted 11 days after 27 Mar. US s/m suspension to Pal., so marked by NYC PO "Surface Mail Suspended | Return to Sender" IM h/s K-Type-1 + IM h/s K-Type-II (reversed order of Type-I text) & RTS - rare instance of both IM's on one cv...
Lot #50584 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 US "service suspended" mail to Palestine: 27 APR 1948 air letter ex NYC (r/a Stamford) to TLV, pre-franked 10c per period rate & tied by local pmk; here, posted day after US a/m suspension to Pal., so marked by "RETURNED TO SENDER | SERVICE SUSPENDED" IM h/s K-Type-V on earliest known postmarked mail & RTS.
Lot #50585 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 US "no service" mail to Arab countries: 10 APR 1948 surface mailed comm. cv ex BOWLING GREEN to BEIRUT, franked 1½c & tied by local machine cancel; cv transmitted to NYC, but as surface mail service suspended 27 MAR, PO marked it w/2-lined "SURFACE MAILS SUPENDED | RETURNED TO SENDER" IM h/s K-US-Type-1 & RtS; scarce instance of Arab destination affected by postally by 1948 events in...
Lot #50586 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948-49 War Syrian airlink with Palestine: 7 JAN 1949 pp'd airletter ex LONG ISLAND CITY to J'LEM "Palestine", pre-franked 10c per period rate & tied by local machine cancel; as such not routed to ISRAEL & instead via SYRIA which maintained air-link to Pal. via JORDAN except when interrupted by the war, Jan-Mar 1949 ("Israel"-bound mail would have...
Lot #50587 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948 Costa Rican "service suspended" mail to Israel: 12 JUN 1948 reg. "transatlantic air mail" comm. cv ex SAN JOSE to Mendel Shapira HAIFA, franked 125c & tied by 3 strikes of local pmk + "REGISTERED" h/s (faint) w/red number & 2 strikes of sender's business cachet on back; C/S suspended airmail to Pal. 26 APRIL & renewed it 24 JUNE (reg. & surface mail renewed 17 JUNE) - here cv posted...
Lot #50588 - Philately > 1948-49 War "Suspended Service" mail
1948-49 War "Destinaire Parti" mail: 8 IV 1948 reg. cv in Arabic ex BEYROUTH (r/a "Rashad Elmaghrby Dar Ghouth, Beirut") to [unclear address] J'LEM, franked 50p & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; cv reached J'LEM before full siege began on 20 April: marked twice by J'LEM PO "Destinaire Parti" Mandate IM h/s K-Type-II as addressee no longer at his address (i.e. fled/evacuated) - very rare: less than...
Lot #50589 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
1967 War Israel-captured mail: 13 AP 1967 surface-mailed parcel card ex GUERNSEY to RAMALLAH Jordan, via AMMAN to J'LEM (f/s 23 MAY 67) where stamped by customs & arr 3 JUN 67 RAM. PARCELS where cleared by local customs; undelivered before city captured by Israel 6 June and handled by Isr. military post who processed it 22-9-67 & delivered it next day (b/s Ramallah-4 pmk). ...
Lot #50590 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
1967 War Israel-captured mail: 24-4-1967 surface-mailed parcel card ex MARSEILLE to BETHLEHEM Jordan, sent by rail at MARVEJOLS "via BEIRUT"-DAMASCUS-AMMAN to [E.] J'LEM (one of 2 documented routes, via Syria), where received 3 JUN 67 by Jordanian PO + marked by local customs boxed Arabic h/s & captured by Israel 7 June; now handled by IDF West Bank Command customs house...
Lot #50591 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
1967 War Israel-captured mail: 10 V 1967 surface-mailed parcel card ex ATHENS to BETHLEHEM Jordan, franked 30d per parcel rate & tied by multiple strikes of local pmk; sent via AMMAN to J'LEM (f/s 28 MAY 67) & then BETHLEHEM where arrived 3 JUN (f/s BETH. PARCELS) & passed customs (b/s circular h/s), but undelivered when town captured by Israel 7 June; now handled by Isr. military...
Lot #50592 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
1967 Six Day War delayed Arab mail document: 5 JUN 1967 Jordanian Postal Administration form AV7 ex J'LEM documenting transit of (5) mail bags to different destinations from different carriers, from KALANDIA airfield to BEIRUT via "ALIA" (Royal Jordanian Airlines); shipment was scheduled to depart 13:00 same day - but Six Day War broke out that morning: although E. J'LEM captured morning 7 JUNE, ...
Lot #50593 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
1967 War Israeli-captured Arab mail: 28-5-1967 civilian cv ex DAMANHOUR Egypt to soldier in UNIT 9681-12, franked 10m & tied by local pmk; f/s & b/s next day MILITARY MAIL CAIRO transit & b/s 1-6-67 dispatch (to SINAI) - here never received as cv captured sealed by Israeli forces in 6 Day War (5-10 June; all Sinai captured by 8th); enclosed personal letter from "brother" (text in attached images...
Lot #50594 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
1967 Six Day War delayed mail to Israel: 22-6-1967 a/m cv ex GENEVA to J'LEM "JORDAN", franked 60c & tied by strike of local pmk; as of 7 June locale part of Israel: although the War & territorial changes did not cause int'l mail suspension, much w/wide mail addressed "Jordan" held up there; here, Swiss uniquely marked such addressed mail w/"Service Postal Suspendu" IM h/s &...
Lot #50595 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
1967 Six Day War delayed mail to Israel: 15-6-1967 a/m cv on business stationary ex watch mfr GRENCHEN Switz. to NABLUS "JORDAN", franked 60c & tied by strike of local pmk; as of 7 June locale part of Israel: although the War & territorial changes did not cause int'l mail suspension, much w/wide mail addressed "Jordan" held up there; here, Swiss uniquely marked such addressed mail w/"...
Lot #50596 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
Jordanian post-1967 War mail to Israel via Red Cross: 6-6-1967 a/m cv ex LA COTE ST ANDRE France to Old City J'LEM "Arab Zone" (no country written), franked 0.80F & tied by 2 strikes of local pmk; 6 Day War began day before: cv routed via JORDAN as was then correct, where b/s 10 JUN 67 AMMAN trans. (last day of war) but J'LEM captured 7 June; bet. June-Aug '67 Jordan accumulated all mail...
Lot #50597 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
Jordanian post-1967 War mail to Israel via Red Cross: 13-6-1967 [a/m] cv ex BRUSSELS to J'LEM "JORDAN", franked 7F & tied by local machine cancel; as of 7 June locale part of Israel, but cv routed via JORDAN, where b/s 19 JUN 67 AMMAN trans.: bet. June-Aug '67 Jordan accumulated all mail received for newly Israeli-conquered territories & then delivered them via Red Cross in Sept. Here...
Lot #50598 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
Jordanian post-1967 War mail to Israel via Red Cross: 21 VI 1967 a/m cv ex PAMPLONA Spain to J'LEM "JORDAN", meter franked 12Pts & tied by local pmk; as of 7 June locale part of Israel, but cv still routed via JORDAN, where b/s 25 JUN 67 AMMAN trans.: bet. June-Aug '67 Jordan accumulated all mail received for newly Israeli-conquered territories & then delivered them via Red Cross in Sept...
Lot #50599 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
Jordanian post-1967 War mail to Israel via Red Cross: 26 VI 1967 aerogramme in Arabic ex WILLOWDALE Canada to RAMALLA "ISRAEL", pre-franked 10c; as of 6 June locale part of Israel, but cv still routed via JORDAN, where b/s 2 JUL 67 AMMAN trans.: bet. June-Aug '67 Jordan accumulated all mail received for newly Israeli-conquered territories & then delivered them via...
Lot #50600 - Philately > 1967 War "Suspended Service" mail
Jordanian post-1967 War mail to Israel via Red Cross: 9-8-1967 [a/m] cv ex MILAN to Italian Consul General J'LEM "Arab Zone" (no country written), franked 110L & tied by local machine cancel; as of 7 June locale part of Israel, but cv routed via JORDAN, where b/s 12 AUG 67 AMMAN trans.: bet. June-Aug '67 Jordan accumulated all mail received for newly Israeli-conquered territories & then...
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