368. Auction

1 pia. ultramarine, 2 singles tied by cds. "APO SZ44 2 JY 18" to registered envelope with precancelled registration label, lightly tied by framed Turkish "A.R." with bottom part removed, to New York with several transit and arrival marks incl. framed "PALESTINE CENSORSHIP .."; the stamps minor creasing, cover usual transportation faults. The only recorded item with the "A.R."-cachet. Certificate Muentz (1983), opinion N. J. Collins (1997) (Bale 3)

1 pia. ultramarine in horizontal pair, tied by cds. "FPO GM1 29 JU 18" to prepaid registered envelope from "APO SZ32 28 JU 18" (Bir Salem) to Auckland, New Zealand with several transit and arrival marks, in New Zealand the cover was "OFFICIALLY SEALED" with another wide seal label at left (most likely the cover was damaged by sea water); front and back of the cover glued together. A rare prepaid registered letter with highly unusual destination (Bale 3)

1 pia. ultramarine in combination with 1918, 2 m. blue-green, tied by "APO SZ44 4 NO 18" to registered "Commercial Papers" to Switzerland with transit and arrival marks, boxed "PALESTINE CENSORSHIP No.1" and small capital "R" applied at Bir Salem General Headquarters (Bale 3+6)

5 m. on 1 pia., tied by cds. "FPO D.M.1 26 FE 18" to large piece of prepaid cover with adjacent "FPO D.M.1 / 25 FE 18", sent to Jaffa. An extremely rare use of this stamp (Bale 2)

5m on 1 Pia (Bale 2) on large piece of cover, to pay the internal letter rate.  The denomination of 5 milliemes paid the post card rate (internal/foreign) or a single rate internal letter.  This is the ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE of internal letter rate use, and one of only three recorded internal PREPAID usages (FB)!  Prepaid at FPO DM 1 (ANZAC Mtd. Div. HQ) Jerusalem on 25.2.18, then franked 26.2.18 at Bir Salem, tied with FPO GM 1 postmark. 

Surcharge 5 m. on 1 pia. cobalt-blue, tied by "FPO GM1 22 FE 18" to postcard to Cairo with censor mark on front, a scarce postmark on this stamp, very fine (Bale 2)

Surcharge 5 m. on 1 pia. cobalt-blue, tied by "APO SZ44 23 FE 18" to postcard to Cairo with 2 different censor marks incl. "PASSED CENSOR B" in blue, somewhat toned (Bale 2 )

5 m. on 1 pia. cobalt-blue, tied by "APO SZ44 1 MR 18" to censored postcard to the United States, fine and scarce use to overseas destination (Bale 2)

5 m. on 1 pia. cobalt-blue, tied by cds. "FPO GM 12 MR 18" to prepaid envelope from Rischon-le-Zion (sender's mark on reverse), sent to Cairo with 2 different censor marks on front and arrival mark of March 14. A very rare prepaid letter with the largest recorded multiple of this stamp, just 3 similar items are recorded. One of the most precious items of Palestine philately. Certificates Muentz (1985), Sorani (1985) and Tsachor (2007) (Bale 2)

1918, Group of 7 covers and one parce address (?) incl. 4 registered items, mixed franking Bale 3 and 4, and 2 entires to Germany resp. Netherlands; all mounted on exhibition pages

1922, London II 1 m. in combination with 1927, Pictorials 2 m. (pulled corner perf) tied by "TIBERIAS 1 DE 27" to commercial printed matter envelope (closed on reverse) to the US, horizontal fold not affecting the stamps, very scarce combination

1927, Pictorial issue 3 m. on horizontally ribbed paper, tied by Jerusalem slogan cancel to printed matter envelope 1937 to the US, very fine (Bale 91D)

7 m. violet used on registered envelope 13 m. olive as registered letter from "JENIN 30 JU 40" to Benei Beraq, also 2 further registered letters from the short 20 m. period incl. one double weight with 25 m. metermark

5 m. and 10 m. on lettercard 10 m. as registered letter from "MERHAVYA 29 FE 48" with provisional register label to Haifa with Affula transit mark

10 m. and 15 m. used on registered envelope from "FALUJA 12 MY 47" to El Maydal with violet "INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED / BASE A.P.O., M.E.F." and white label applied "D.L.O. SARAFAND CIVIL", several transit and arrival marks

1 £ black, 2 vertical pairs of 3 and 2 pairs with 5 copies 500 m., 200 m. and 15 m., tied by Tel Aviv cds. to sealed registered linen pouch to New York, here applied 10 c. postage due stamp for customs service, some transportation faults as to be expected, but overall very nice condition. An amazing 12.715 m. franking, the highest recorded of Palestine and most valuable entire of Palestine Mandat

"SAFFED-9.12.18", old Turkish octagonal postmark on 1918, 2 m. and horizontal pair 4 m. on cover to Amsterdam with frontside "PASSED BY CENSOR No. 10", on reverse transit mark of Port Said and arrival mark; part of backflap missing, one 4 m. with marginal creasing without importance. The earliest recorded of the few entires with the old Saffed postmark Provenance: Michael Sacher (Corinphila 1998)

"SAFFED 12-2-19" on horizontal pair 1 pia. indigo on registered censored envelope with register label tied by "FPO SZ61 / 14 FE 19" to Switzerland with several transit and arrival marks on reverse incl. "DAL TPO 15 FE 19". A fine and rare letter with the latest recorded date of use of the old Saffed handstamp

"R / TIBERIADE", Turkish handstamp in black on registered envelope with 2 pia. olive, tied by "TIBERIADE 30 MY 19" to Amsterdam, scarce

"R / TIBERIADE No. ", Turkish handstamp in red on coverfront with 1 pia. indigo, tied by cds. "FPO SZ61 4 FE 19" to London with adjacent censor mark, very scarce

POSTAGE DUE: 2 m. and 8 m., tied by cds. "BEISAN 28 AU 24" to unsufficiently prepaid cover from London with adjacent boxed "TO PAY 10 MILLIEMES", usual transportation faults, very scarce (Bale D2,4)

8 m., tied by cds. "TEL-AVIV 29 JU 24" to unsufficiently franked cover from "ZICORN JACOB 28 JU 24" to Tel Aviv - Jaffa, franked only 1 m. with adjacent boxed "TO PAY -- MILLIEMES", transit mark "TPO SOUTH CANTARA HAIFA" and Haifa arrival mark, a fine and very scarce cover (Bale D4)

8 m., 2 copies tied by cds. "JERUSALEM 3 AP 24" to commercial cover from Brooklyn franked with 2 c. to Jerusalem with adjacent boxed "TO PAY 15 MILLIEMES" and American "T/N.Y. 30 CENTIMES E", cover "OFFICIALLY SECURED" at bottom, American stamp with punch hole, still fine and scarce (Bale D4)

1928/34, 3rd issue, 5 covers with different frankings incl. Red Cross envelope and envelope from Tel Aviv to Ramad Gan, taxed, refused and charged with return delivery fee

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1922, Provisional registered letter envelope with London II 7 m. and 2 pia. in vertical pair used from "MEA SHEARIM 27 AU 27" to Chicago with transit and arrival marks, a rare cover (Bale PR.3-L)

REVENUES: O.P.D.A. 9th series 10 P.D. (3), 5 P.T. with gold overprint (28), 5 P.T. black overprint in horizontal pair and 2 P.T. (12) with 3rd series 15 p.t. in pair and H.J.Z. 5th series 5 P.T. gold used on money draft for 4.432 £, some slight faults as usual; an extremely high franking