Bahrain, air mail cover sent on 8/7/1938 to Beirut and from here resent to Dour El Choueir. Transit and arrive cancels on back. Franked for 9½ Annas by Michel n. 15, 16 and 17II x 4. SCARCE DESTINATION.
Auction #18
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Apr 11, 2014 Europe/London
Cedarstamps Auction #18
Friday Apr 11, 2014 05:00 Europe/London
As usual Cedarstamps offers a small number of lots, but all very interesting.
The sale includes A selection of important letters of Lebanon foreign post offices, including some rarities.
Interesting items from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Syria and more.
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Lot #2 - bahrain
Bahrain, air mail cover sent on 5/3/1945 to Beirut. Double censures applied, “PASSED BY CENSOR BAHRAIN” and small circle with Lorein cross “SC”. Arrive cancels applied on 13/3/1945. Franked for 1 Rupee and 3½ Annas by Michel n. 37 and 39 x 19. SCARCE BLOCK OF STAMPS USED.
Lot #3 - bahrain
Bahrain, censured air mail cover sent probably by Iraq Airways line on 26/3/1949 via Basrah to Baghdad. Franked for 3½ Annas by rate for Arabian country (S.G. n. 51 and 52 x3). Light lozenge of Iraqi censor. Arrive cancel on 30/3/1949. NICE.
Lot #4 - bahrain
Bahrain, Register air mail cover sent on 6/5/1950 to Switzerland. Franked for 10 Annas (S.G. n. 52 pair, 54 and 57). Arrive cancel on 11/5/1950. NICE.
Lot #5 - bahrain
Bahrain, Register air mail cover sent on 5/11/1950 to India. Franked for 10 Annas (Michel. n. 49 pair, 54 and 55). Arrive cancel on 11/5/1950. NICE.
Lot #6 - bahrain
Bahrain, Eritrean (!) post card (Archico, Massaua, signed Fausto Cattus 1936) sent by air mail on 24/5/1953 to Denmark. Franked for 3½ Annas (S.G. n. 56 and 71). Arrive cancel on 3/6/1953. UNCOMMON and curious.
Lot #7 - bahrain
Bahrain, cover sent on 3/8/1955 to USA. Franked for 3 Annas (Michel. n. 79, 80 and 81). Rubben seal "SEA MAIL" applied. NICE.
Lot #8 - bahrain
Bahrain, postcard (local scene Palmgroves) sent from Awali on 18/11/1958 to Italy. Franked for 20np by Michel n 110. UNCOMMON QUALITY.
Lot #9 - cilicie
Cilicie, censured cover sent from Adana on 4/7/1919 to Turkey. Franked for 60 paras by 20p x3 (Y&T n 67). Circular censur seal "CONTROLE POSTA CILICIA" on the back. UNCOMMON.
Lot #10 - cilicie
Cilicie, censured cover sent from Tarsus on 5/1/1920 to Switzerland. Franked back side for 3½ Piasters by 20paras x5 and 1P (Y&T n 69 and 70). Linear censur seal "TERRITOIRES ENNEMIE OCCUPES ZONE NORD - CILICIE - TARSUS - CENSURE". SCARCE.
Lot #11 - cilicie
Cilicie, cover sent from Mersina on 13/9/1920 to Adana. Franked for 70 paras by 10p, 20p and 1P (Y&T n 90, 91 and 92). SCARCE INTERNAL ZONE RATE.
Lot #12 - cilicie
Cilicie, cover sent from Adana (“Adana 1” cancel) on 17/9/1920 to France. Correctly franked for 3½ Piasters by 20p and 1P unissued stamps, also 2P (Y&T n 100, 101 and 93). Despite as asserted by the major catalogs, a few specimens of these unissued stamps overprinted “SAND. EST “ by Gedeon in Beirut, escaped to the block of the authorities and were illegally used, as in this very rare case. B. Longo photoexpertise. GREAT RARITY FOR BIG...
Lot #13 - cilicie
Cilicie, cover sent from Adana on 14/5/1921 to France. Franked for 5P (by Y&T n 94). SCARCE.
Lot #14 - Egypt
Egypt Italian office, mixed stamps use on folded entire sent from Cairo on 4/10/1867 to Venezia, Italy. Endorsed "Col vap. Italiano", franked 1 piaster Penasson issue, cancelled "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane Cairo" and 60ct DLR stamps (Sassone n L21) cancelled by numeral obliterator 234 tied "Alessandria D'Egitto Poste Italiane 5 Ott 67". Transit cds Brindisi (9/10/67) and arrive, Venezia 10 OTT 67 on reverse. RARE.
Lot #15 - Egypt
Egypt Italian office, mixed stamps use on folded entire sent from Cairo on 17/11/1872 to Livorno, Italy. Endorsed "Con Vapore Postale via di Brindisi", franked 1 Piaster Bulac issue, cancelled "V. R. Poste Egiziane Cairo" and 40ct DLR stamps (Sassone n T20) cancelled by numeral obliterator 234 tied "Alessandria D'Egitto Poste Italiane 18 NOV 72". Transit cds V. R. Poste egiziane Alessandria (18/11/72) and arrive, Livorno 23 Nov 72 on reverse...
Lot #16 - Egypt
Egypt Italian office, folded entire sent from Alessandria on 9/5/1868 to Messina, Italy. Endorsed via Brindisi, franked 60ct by DLR stamps (Sassone n L21), tied by numeral obliterator 234. Arrival cds Messina 15 MAG 68 on reverse. NICE.
Lot #17 - Egypt
Egypt Italian office, 1869/1872 group of six (6) letters sent from Alessandria by Italian Postal Office. All franked by 40ct DLR stamps cancelled by numeral obliterator 234 tied Alessandria D'Egitto Poste Italiane Cds. NICE GROUP.
Lot #18 - Egypt
Egypt, lot of two covers with overprint stamps in Arabic "The Kingdom of Egypt, 15 March 1922". One used on cover from Alexandria on 12/1/1923 and one used on uprated Stationery of 2 mills sent from Port Said on 21/12/1922. NICE.
Lot #19 - Egypt
Egypt, register air mail cover via airline Cairo-Basrah sent from Alexandria on 1/3/1927 to Maqil, franked for 57 mils among others with the 27 mills air stamp on deep violet (S.G. n 132). Transit cancel on back: Cairo 1/3/1927, Basrah 7/3/1927 and Maqil on the same day. VERY NICE.
Lot #20 - Egypt
Egypt, register air mail cover (with letter) sent from Cairo on 19/7/1938 to France. Franked for 30 mils by S.G. n 159, 193, 195 , 196,197 and 200. VERY NICE.
Lot #21 - Egypt
Egypt, censured air mail cover sent from Cairo on 24/2/1940 to France. Franked for 239 mils by S.G. n 249, 256 (x2), 200 and 213. VERY NICE.
Lot #22 - iran
Iran Persia, small cover sent from Teheran on 9/11, franked for 5 ch green by Michel n 33. Interesting address and small negative square seal on back. NICE AND SCARCE.
Lot #23 - iran
Iran Persia, stationery post card of 2½ch sent from Teheran on 23/6/1887 to Germany. NICE AND SCARCE.
Lot #24 - iran
Iran Persia, uprated stationery post card of 2½ch with 1ch added, sent from Tauris on 9/12/1890 to Holland. M. Sadri photo-expertise. NICE AND SCARCE.
Lot #25 - iran
Iran Persia, stationery envelope (small) of 5ch sent from Teheran on 26/10 (1315). NICE AND SCARCE.
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