Petite Treasures – May 2026.

1906, Ganzsachenkarte 10 C. auf 10 H. rosa mit “JAFFA a 17/11/06 ÖSTERR. POST”, mit rs. Text nach Breslau mit Ankunftsstempel, etwas bügiger Bedarfsbeleg aus Palästina mit klarer Abstempelung

1913, 10 Pia grün auf gelblich auf Paket-Begleitadresse der österreichischen Levante von JERUSALEM über Triest nach Russland, dort mit 10 K Marke für Lagergebühr belegt und gelocht, Karte links leicht verkürzt ohne Anhänger und mit Beförderungsmängeln, eine sehr seltene Destination.
 

1890, Rechungsformular  “All'Agenzia del Lloyd Austro-Ungarico, oben mit blauem “AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRO-UNGARICO / JAFFA”, nebengesetzt “KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES VICE-CONSULAT IN JAFFA” (Bale CON-8) mit Unterschrift “S.S. Murad”, etwas verkürzt, gefaltet, sonst in guter Erhaltung

1862, Folded envelope cancelled "CONF. ARGENTINE SAINTONGE 14 DEC 62" oct. ds. and adjacent cds. "BRESIL BORDEAUX 18 JANV. 63" from Buenos Aires to Bordeaux, ms. ‘Voie de Rio de Janeiro’, taxe “8”, fine
 

1852, Entire letter cancelled "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 22/AVRIL/52" and handstamped “20” (decimes) for taxe to Marseille. 'NAZZIO & Co ALESSANDRIA' blue forwarding agent mark on top left, file fold, otherwise fine and scarce

1971, 85 F. natural herb, over 460 mint values in sheet parts

1902, LATTAQUIE JUIL/24/902 cds. on envelope bearing 1 pia. violet-blue, commercial lokal imprint, to London with arrival mark on reverse 5/AU/02, fine and a scarce forerunner.

1884, "Carteggio di S.M." framed violet cachet on stampless envelope from Rome to Alexandria, on reverse red/gold label "casa di s.m. la regina", on reverse transit mark Napoli (29/2) and arrival mark Alexandrie (5/3), vertical fold and stains, tiny pin hole, scarce Royal cachet and unusual, certificate du Vachat (2009)

1870, Austrian P.O. small type Smirne 19.2.70 cds. on an unfranked folded letter to Italy, alongside boxed “Piroscafi Postali Italiani” ship mark, on reverse transits Brindisi and Milano and arrival Brescia 26.2.70. At arrival mix of Italian postage due 0.10 c. (1869 issue) and 60 c. (issue 1870, small corner defect lower right) tied by Brescia 26.2.70 cds., with complete content, two faint registration marks through postage, otherwise fine and attractive. Interesting armenian imprint AVAKIAN FRERES SMYRNE inside and blue cachet on front.

1909, GERUSALEMME 20 pia. on 5 l. rose blue, clear cancelled in good quality, signed Diena. (Sassone 1.600,- €)

1909, GERUSALEMME 40 pia. on 10 l. rose olive, clear cancelled in good quality, signed Diena. (Sassone 1.600,- €)

1917/19, Italian Post Office in Tientsin, Lot 16 used / unused Italian definitives in mixed condition, ovpt. 'Tientsin', incl. 1917 2c. / 5 c. green, two used examples, 4 c. / 10 c. rose and 6 c. / 15 c. grey unused (Mi.9-11), 1917/18 part set, and 1917 Expres stamp. Sassone EUR 11.758 following the consignor

1909, 2 c. red on rose postal stationery card cancelled by the oval "Nederl. Paketboot Amsterd. W.Indie 12 JUL 09", ms. ‘per Prins Frederik Hendrik via New York’, very fine 

1914, two postal stationery envelope 10 k. with red overprint, cancelled "SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE 4.3.14" and the other ‘SHANGHAI 29.6.08’, both to Germany, endorsed ‘via Sibirien’ on top left, flaw at flap, one toned, otherwise fine pair.

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.

1944, Allied Day 60 kop. bottom margin, variety 'blue colour in British and American Flag missing and red colour shifted', cancelled to order (CTO) with original gum, fine and attractive

BAGDAD: "BAGDAD TURQUIE FEV 19 1879" on Duloz surcharge ½ pia. on 20 pa. green in horizontal pair in combination with Ampir 1876 10 pa. black/lilac on small envelope to Tabriz, Persia; a fine cover with quite unusual combination.

1901/02, OVERLAND MAIL & SHIP MAIL: two Turkey postal stationery cards cancelled DIARBEKIR TURQUIE following different routes to Karnal India. First overland from 11.1.01 with turkish transit mark BAGDAD 27.1.01, British P.O. BAGDAD 20.JAN.01 and arrival mark KARNAL 28 FE 01. The second written 11 month later from 21.DEC 1901, transit marks Stamboul 26.12.01, ALEXANDRIE 30.12.01, SEA POST OFFICE 5.JAN.02 and arrival mark KARNAL 12 JA 02. Both written by an Armenian to the same address in Karnal Panjab. A very interesting corrosponding pair and scarce postal history.

1889, Bagdad provisional issue 1 piaster on 2 piaster bisect diagonally on envelope, tied by "BAGHDAD TURQUIE" c.d.s. with arrival mark "KERBELA 15/NOV/89" on reverse, shortened at left and tiny toned, otherwise fine. In PROFI archive earliest recorded usage of the Bagdad provisional, very scarce

1890, "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD 99" all arabic cancellation on envelope bearing 1 piaster on 2 piaster Bagdad provisional issue with arrival mark "POSTAHANE-I HANEKIN 95" on front, tiny shortened at left and crease, otherwise fine, attractive cover showing very clear cancellations, scarce

1892, Baghdad provisional issue 1 pia. on 2 pia. yellow bisect diagonally tied by clear "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD" to cover, addressed to ERBIL with boxed arrival mark (Brand-Ceylan no.IX-52) alongside, few tiny spots, otherwise fine, a very attractive and scarce Iraq and Turkey local forerunner

1892, Baghdad provisional issue 1 pia. on 2 pia. yellow-olive on yellow diagonally bisected tied by all arabic negative mark “POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD” to cover, arrival mark “POSTAHANE-I HANEKIN 95” (Coles-Walker no.19) on front, vertical fold, shortened at right and cut on flap, otherwise fine, a very scarce Local issue

1875, AL-BAZOURIYAH: 1 pia. yellow on folded envelope tied by "SHAM 81" (Coles-Walker No.31), transit mark all arabic BEZOURYE 288 (Coles-W. unrecorded, A&P No.1, RRR), addressed to Beyrouth, file fold, otherwise fine, very scarce Turkey and Lebanon forerunner

1894, BRUMANA: 1 pia. blue three stamps on registered envelope, two tied by "BRUMANA POSTA SUBESI" (Coles-Walker No.75, AP Type 04, no.1,RRR) all arabic type cancellation, one stamp tied by BEYROUTH c.d.s., transit “LIGNE N PAQ. FR.  No.3 2/2/94” on front and arrival mark BERLIN 21.294, tiny spot and some flaw on front and border, according to A&P less than five recorded, very clear cancellations, This cover is shown in Coles Walker catalogue 

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.