Petite Treasures – Mai 2026

1908, Jericho picture postcard franked with Ottoman, French Levant, Port Said and Egypt adhesives cancelled Jaffa, Jerusalem, Alexandria and Port Said, used in combination with Russian Levant 20 Para on 4 kop. carmine, tied by violet datestamp "R.O.P.I.T  JAFFA", unaddressed but very attractive, fine four-country combination, with the rare Jaffa Ropit cancel.

1898, 20 para dull violet tied to cover by JAFFA 3/MAR/98 cds., oval "T" for taxe and blue crayon 12 1/2, addressed to USA, at arrivel postage due 5 c. tied by Brooklyn Sta.C. MAR/19/98 cds. on reverse, opened out for display, border tiny toned otherwise fine and an extremely scarce mix usage.

1916, DJISRICHOUOUR 6.10.16 cds. (AP no.3, Coles-W. no.78 / Jisr-esh-Shugur) two times clear on envelope bearing 1 pia. blue and 10 pa. green war orphans issue to BEIT UL LAHM Palestine (Coles-W. no.115) with arrival mark 15.11.16 on front, crescent and star censor of Jerusalem on front and on reverse transit marks of Alep, Damas and Jerusalem, tiny vertical crease, otherwise fine. In AP catalogue this cancellation is unrecorded on cover. An important rarity of Syria and Ottoman Empire postal history.

"JAFFA-JEROUSALEM" railway ds. on postcard bearing 5 Para ochre, flaw on top right, to Constantinople, very scarce 5 Para imprimes maritime rate, two tiny corner crease, otherwise fine and very attractive

PALESTINE 1917 "KUDS 2" all Arabic c.d.s. (Bale 886, JERUSALEM 2) on postcard with censor mark to Adana Turkey, fine and very scarce

“REMLE” segmented c.d.s. (2.10.909) in black on official stamples envelope to JAFFA with arrival mark on reverse, all arabic REMLE COURT violet mark on both sides, tiny toned and some border faults, shortened on two sides, otherwise a fine strike. (Steichele = 43/03)

1917, Rehonoth / Jaffa postcard (rounded corners) cancelled by all arabic violet fieldpost mark "DÖRDÜNCÜ ORDU KARARGAHI KUMANDANLIGI" (Fourth Army Headquarters Command), oval all arabic censor mark "MUAYENE OLUNMUSDUR" alongside, adressed to Dersaadet, some faults and corner flaw, scarce Palestine postal history

"FORWARDED BY THE AMERICAN CONSULATE JERUSALEM PALESTINE" blue mark on Austrian Levant cover bearing 1 pia. ultramarine tied by "JERUSALEM 15/5/906" c.d.s. to Oakland California with arrival mark on reverse, vertical fold, shortened at right and tiny toned, otherwise fine, a very scarce usage

"JERUSALEM 2 - 20.1.13" octogonal d.s. (KUDÜS-Ü SHERIF 2, with bars in segments, Coles-Walker Type B0), on Turkey 20 paras postal stationery card, transit d.s. "PORT SAID * 21.1.13", to Berlin with commercial message on reverse. An excellent strike on a very fine card, beautiful and attractive 

1912, "NASRE - 8.11.912" c.d.s. (Coles-Walker 79), on Turkey 20 paras postal stationery card, to Berlin with commercial message about natural remedies and medicine on reverse, tiny crease, otherwise fine, an excellent strike

1908, "HAYFA TELGRAFHANESI" (Coles-Walker no. 62, Isfila no.6, RRR, 25 pts.) violet all arabic negative postmark on telegram receipt bearing 10 pa. carmine revenue, tiny fold, otherwise fine and scarce Turkey & Palestine postal history.

“HAYFA TELGRAFHANESI” (Coles-Walker no.62, RRR) all arabic violet cancellation on telegram from Beyrouth with file punch and some crease, otherwise fine, very scarce

1914, "TIBERIADE" and "TIBERIADE 1" different types with different dates on postal registrations receipt form cancelled on both sides, fine and unusual.

1914, "BEIT-UL-LAHM 19.8.24" (Coles-Walker no. 115) cds. with wrong date 24 instead of 14, on telegram receipt bearing 10 pa. orange yellow revenue, tiny fold, otherwise fine.

1890, "JERUS 18/OCT/90" cds. (Coles Walker no.3, RRR) on postal stationery card 20 para rose on buff, via Constantinople 29/10/1890 to Bayreuth Germany with arrival mark 1/11/90, tiny vertical crease, otherwise fine and very scarce.

"YAFA" (Jaffa, Coles-Walker no.136) clear deep blue cancellation on 20 Para brown postage due, very fine and scarce

THE NAPLUS PROVISIONAL BISECT : 1871 “NABLUS” box type cancellation (Bale 708) on bisect 1 Piaster yellow on piece, unique showpiece, certificate du Vachat, ex Maury coll.

1875, "HAYFA" ottoman cancellation on 10 para dull lilac (Isfila no.1, Coles-Walker no.51), two short perfs, otherwise fine and an almost complete postmark, a very rare Palestine forerunner!

1917, BIR-EL-SEBEE 29.1.917 (Beersheba, Coles-Walker no.108) bilingual cds. clear on Turkey postal stationery envelope 20 para red, sent by 'Stabsarzt Eugen von Homeyer 213 Pascha' via Marinepostbüro Berlin to Posen and redirected to Generalkommando Berlin with glassine censor label, very fine and scarce.

1899, BEYT LAHM TELGRAF VE POSTAHANESI 1311 (Coles-Walker no.113, 25 Pts.) very clear violet cancellations on postcard “Souvenir de Bethlehem” bearing two 10 Para green to Germany with arrival mark MAGDEBURG 26.4.99, very fine Palestine & Turkey postal history!

NABLUS (Coles-Walker no. 71), very clear all arabic oval one frame cancellation on reverse of envelope bearing 1 piaster greyish blue, addressed to Jerusalem, tiny spots, otherwise fine, mounted on exhibition page, scarce

"HAYFA POSTA SUBESI 1287" violet all arabic postmark (Coles-W.No.52; 20 Pt.) on postcard Haifa bearing Turkey 20 pa. dull violet with transit mark "ALEXANDRIE 1/8/97" to Germany with arrival mark "WEISSER HIRSCH 25/8/97", fine and very scarce

1900, Turkey red overprint 5 cinq/5 paras on 10 para green tied by bilingual JERUSALEM 21/SEP 1900 cds. to complete "Habazeleth" newspaper, dated 21 Sept 5660, printed on 8 pages in Hebrew, ottoman 2 paras brown revenue for newspaper tax precancelled with newspaper print, folded with slight soiling, fine. (Habazeleth was a Hebrew-language newspaper published in Jerusalem in 1863 (5623-5624) and from 1870 to 1911. It operated for some time as a monthly publication, while in later years it became a biweekly and then weekly publication. Israel Dov Frumkin (1850-1914) was Habazeleth\s editor and owner). A fine and rare item.

1910, Turkey 1908 20 pa. rose postal stationery card cancelled by good strike of bilingual SAFFED datestamp (Coles-Walker fig. 87, 15 pts.) in blue, addressed to Germany and written in hebrew, very fine.

1903, picture postcard of Jericho ‘Hotel Jordan’ franked 20 pa rose tied by violet bilingual JERICHO 5.3.903 cds., alongside transit Stamboul and arrival mark Riga Russia, tiny toned, otherwise fine and very clear postmarks.