Mail Auction #45

Palestine Stamps - Postage dues. 1941 3rd issue. Bale #12A,14A. 1 Mil & 4 Mil with the scarce perforations 14.75x14. Cancelled set. VF.  Bale CV $ 230.00

Palestine Stamps - Pictorials issue. 3,7,15 Mils. Complete sets of plate blocks from 4 corners of sheets. MNH & VF.

Palestine Stamps - Mega collection of mint & used stamps. Look at 16 scans. Unchecked for errors or varieties. Great lot for the Palestine specialist. (look at 16 scans)

Palestine Stamps - Pictorials issue. 5 marginal blocks of 50 stamps each with plate blocks at top & bottom right. Each with few outer perforations separations spots or few wrinkles. 5 Mil with few point gum toning. All blocks MNH F-VF.

Palestine Postal History -  1919, POWs in Egypt, folded formula cover from a Frenchman interned at Camp Tura II near Cairo, written in French, to the Spanish Consul in Jerusalem. VF & scarce. 

Palestine Postal History - Registered cover mailed from APO SZ8 (Near Ramle/Lod) to Jerusalem. Frank 2p British revenue stamp tied by May 27 1918 p/m alongside 2 different British military censor handstamps. Jerusalem ar/pms on back of APO SZ44 dated May 28,29 1918. Cover open on 3 sides. F-VF

Palestine Postal History - Jaffa to Switzerland via England. Registered cover frank pair of 1 Piastre in the scarce dark shade, tied by APO SZ 45 P/Ms July 4 1918 alongside Palestine censor handstamp. Back side with British military censor label tied by London registered p/m August 7 1918. Also on back FPO GM1 p/m July 1918 & Swiss ar/pm August 12 1918. VF.

Palestine Postal History - Jerusalem to Malta. Postcard with unusual map view of Palestine & Egypt, franked 5 Mil tied by APO SZ 44 p/m dated July 9 1918. Palestine censor handstamp on front. Card with vertical crease at left & light vertical wrinkle at right, otherwise F-VF.

Palestine Postal History - Jerusalem to Holland via England. Registered cover frank pair of 1 Piastre, tied by APO SZ44 (Jerusalem) p/m August 6 1918 alongside Palestine censor handstamp. Censor labels at left. Reverse side with transit & arrival P/Ms. FPO GM1 August 8, London England August 31 & Amsterdam Holland September 9 1918. Sender address oval cachet on top.  F-VF great commercial cover.

Palestine Postal History - Larger size multi weight rate registered cover mailed in Palestine from Jerusalem to British military Lieutenant. Frank 2 Piastre plus 6mils, tid by APO SZ44 P/Ms August 20 1918. Transit & arrival P/Ms on back alongside Palestine censor handstamp. F-VF.

Palestine Postal History - 1918-1919  3 registered covers mailed from Jerusalem to Egypt & Switzerland. All with transit & arrival P/ms on back. VF.

Palestine Postal History - APO SZ 18 (scarce SZ p/m) Registered cover mailed to Alexandria Egypt. Frank 2p British revenue stamps, tied by APO SZ18 p/m dated November 22 1918. British censor handstamp on front. BAPO Z & Alexandria Egypt transit & arrival P/Ms on back. F-VF. According to the Sacher catalog APO SZ18 did exist in Palestine that time, but actual location is unknown.