371st Auction

"FIELD POST OFFICE H20 / 25 AU 17" (Wadi Selka) on censored cover to England, slightly reduced at top

"FIELD POST OFFICE H21 / 29 JA 18" (Jaffa) on censored postcard to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE SZ 59 / 9 FE 19" on franked registered letter to England with arrival mark, small faults

"FIELD POST OFFICE 155 / 7 JU 17" (Gaza area) on censored cover to Cairo, little roughly opened, otherwise fine

"FIELD POST OFFICE 158 / JY 12 18" (Ramallah), clear strike on small censored cover to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE 162 / 19 JU 18" (probably Shallal junction) on small service cover to England with transit mark "APO SZ 9" (Ludd) on reverse 

"FIELD POST OFFICE 179 11 FE 18" (Jericho) on censored postcard to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE 181 / 27 JY 17" (Gaza area) on censored official envelope to England with transit mark of "SZ 14" (Deir el Belah)

"FIELD POST OFFICE 181 / 13 JA 18" (Jerusalem) on censored OAS postcard to England

"FIELD POST OFFICE 229 / 31 AU 17" (Gaza area) on small censored cover to London

"FIELD POST OFFICE 230 / FE 28 18" (Jerusalem) on small censored cover to London; small corner tear

ITALIAN FORCES: 1917, Military Postcard used with violet "Diseacamento Italiano di Palestina-Comando" and several censor marks to Italy, corner crease, otherwise fine and scarce, certificate Sorani (1972)

"APO SZ 34 / 20 MY 18" on postcard with 2 different Italian censor marks and seal cancel "Distacamento Italiano di Palestina"

1918, 1 pia. ultramarine and 5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine used on registered postcard from "SZ 44 15 JY 18" to Port Said

1918, 5 m., 2 copies tied by cds. "TARSOUS 4.12.19" to reverse of small envelope to Larnaca, Cyprus with large censor marks "TERRITOIRES  ENNEMIE OCCUPES Zone-Nord Cilicie TARSOUS-CENSURE"

Jerusalem II: 2 pia. in horizontal block of 24, tied by cds. "LUDD PM 2 AU 21" to Post & Telegraphs cover; some minor marginal staining, otherwise fine; a rare block (Bale 36)

POSTAGE DUE: 1924, 4 m., proof in red on ungummed paper, horizontal block with 14 stamps (+ 4 damaged) with right sheet margin; some mostly light creasing and few stains; the lot also contains a more or less damaged block of 10 belonging originally underneath the block offered; a very scarce multiple of this proof

REVENUES: 1921, O.P.D.A. 5 Mill. on 5 m., 2 copies, tied by clear cds. "TIBERIAS 15 MY 21" to envelope to Cairo with arrival mark, light transportation marks, fine and scarce (Bale R.OP90)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1931, Register envelope 13 m. blue, stamp horizontal without dotted rectangular at top, unused, fine and scarce (Bale RE.06)

MARITIME MAIL: "NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA FLORIO-RUBATTINO", clear strikes on different types and of different ships on 2 postcards (one dated "Haifa, 1920, Jan 2) to Italy resp. Hungary, one card corner crease

1875, Birds 45s. carmine, syllable 1, unused, fine

1896, Prince Kitashirakawa 2 s. rose and 5 s. blue-violete, unused, very fine, sign. Dr. Pirl and each with short findings Eichhorn BPP (2004)

"CHANGCHUN-S I.J.P.O. 4.8.10" and "DAIREN I.J.P.O."  transit and arrival marks on postcard from Germany 1910 to Dairen, very fine

Incoming mail: 1919, Picture postcard from Wladiwostok to Gensan, franked with 15 k. and 25 k., the first one tied by Russian censor mark

1951, Participants in Korean War, 22 souvenir sheets, the complete set, unused without gum as issued, few with minor creasing (Mi. 1.600,-)

1936, 20 f. tied by violet "MOUKDEN I.J.P.O. 25. 8.38" to lettercard, written on the Fusan-Moukden-Express, to Germany, also cover from Moukden to Germany with 1937, 4 f. (2) and 12 f., folds

"SALINAS DEL PENON BLANCO", double line marking on entire letter with decorative administration mark and boxed handstamp of same city on lettersheet 1854

"TLACO/TALPAN", oval handstamp in blue, clear strike on lettersheet to Puebla (ca. 1855)

"VICTORIA DE TAMAULIPAS JUL 10", fancy red handstamp on entire letter 1852 to Mexico City

1862, entire letter from Vera-Cruz (dated 30.3.) with Forwarded Agent cachet "E.Pavenstedt & Co." via "NEW YORK 9 APR.19" sended with French Convention Mail with transit mark "ETATS-UNIS 3 SERV. AM. CALAIS 4.MAI.62" and tax mark "8" (Decimes) to Bordeaux, fine

1868, Hidalgo 25 c., plate proof in black on ungummed carton paper, slightly thinned

1872, Hidalgo 6 c. "7/74" with entire bottom panel crudely re-drawn (pos. 96), unused o.g.

1899/1906, 1 a. blue tied by fine strike of Hanumannagar octagonal cancel to small cover, ex Hellrigl

1917/30, 2 a. orange-brown, setting 31 (1929-30), cpl. sheet of 53 incl. 7 inverted clichés and 3 blank spaces, fresh and attractive (SG 40, 40a), ex Hellrigl

1881, Lion 1 c. blue and 4 c. brown, eacht two single stamps, tied by cds. "VILLA DE PILAR CORREOS 17.ENRO 84" to envelope via Buenos Aires to Torgen, Switzerland with arrival mark, stamps partly cut to shape and envelope with stains and creases

1932, Pictorials with new surcharge 3k. on 70k. vertical pair with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, fine