1910, Saatdjian Coronation issue postage stamps 16 colour trial proofs in unissued values and colours up to 30 k., all unused, fine and scarce group (Persiphila C21-C36)

1915, “GAZA 3.1.15” c.d.s. on cover bearing 1 pia. 10 pa. rate with Damas transit mark to Germany, ms. "seen and objected by censor" with signature and large oval all Arabic "GAZA ASKERI HASTAHANESI SER TABIBI" ('Military Hospital Gaza chief doctor'; if the sender was an officer in the hospital, the chief medical officer had to censor) and signature mark, transit mark Damas and red censor label Istanbul. A Palestine and Turkey WWI rarity

"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

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

1916, Death certificate officially registered from Naplous sent with stamples wrapper to a military address "Firka 19 Alay 35" (Regiment 35, unit 19) tied by cds. "NAPLOUS" and fieldpost cancellation "SAHRA POSTASI 35" alongside, all Arabic "NAPLUS VATAN HASTAHANESI SER TABIBI" (Nablous Homeland Hospital chief doctor) under wrapper and signature, a Palestine WWI rarity

1883, UPU-Koban 5 s. blue, 2 pairs, tied by c.d.s. "YOKOHAMA 20 MA 1890", to 2nd rate envelope via San Francisco to Switzerland, with transit- and arrival marks.

1892, "AB POSTA SUBESI" (“IBB” Isfila & Coles Walker unrecorded type) blue all arabic cancellation on 20 Para dull violet block of four, paper remain on reverse, short perfs and minor faults, a great rarity of Jemen & Turkey postal history, showpiece!

1915, US 2 c. red postal stationery envelope used uprated and registered from "CHATHAM N.J. SEP/2/1915" addressed to American Mission in "Adana Syria", transit New York "Sep/29/1915", redirected via "BEYROUTH 5 - 16/11/15" and "Istanbul 7/12/15", retour to US with several arrival marks in January 1916. At left unrecorded censor label "BEYRUT POSTAHANESI" (Beyrouth Post Office), crescent and star military censor mark "BEYRUT ASKERI SANSÜR...

1921, Diana of Ephesus 15c., block of 20 with left sheet margin, fresh color and mostly good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine, 5 stamps natural paper crease, four stamps at bottom row few short perfs, otherwise fine

1879, Turkey 1 Pia. yellow pair (1875 issue), one diagonally bisect tied by "POSTE EGIZIANE SUEZ 1/MAI/79" blue cds. to piece at arrival. J.v. Uexkull writes in his book "The postal history of Saudi Arabia" : "Sometimes mail from Jeddah was posted on board the steamer to Suez without going throuh the Jeddah Post Office. Such items were either cancelled in ink on board the steamer and then postmarked in Suez or left uncancelled" (page 37),...

1917, MEDINA: bilingual "SAHRA POSTASI 28" cds. (Uexkull fig.85) on registered fieldpost envelope to Constantinople showing on front "MUAYENE EDILMISDIR MEDINE-I MÜNEVVERE ASKERI SANSÜRLÜGÜ" military censor (Uexkull fig.86), tiny spots and crease, this is one of three recorded fieldpost from Medina and the only registered usage, fine. Unquestionably one of the icons of classic Ottoman & Saudi Arabia postal history. Certificate Nakri (2014...

1923, 5 c.- 1 p., each in strip of five, resp. 6 copies of 50 c. (one damaged) and 1 p., together with 5 p., 3 p. and 2 p., the later in strip of 3 , tied by red c.d.s. of 25.6.1923 to large package piece. Small faults but outstanding and unique. Certificate Moorhouse (2016)