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Sale 3043: British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers - Thursday, June 23, 2021 9 a.m. Eastern
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Lot# : 4119 Palestine
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2, 1918 1pi Ultramarine, tied along with 5m on 1pi (#3) and registry label by light Army Post Office SZ44 15 JY 18 cds on picture postcard (shows view of Napoli) addressed to Post Said, Army Post Office SZ22 19 JY 18 transit cancel, Palestine censor handstamp, card with a bit of edge wear and light corner bends, still a Fine useStart Price : 100.00 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 4120 Palestine
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25d, 1921 20pi Pale grey, Perf 14, large part of a faint (MEA)SHEAR(IM) 31 AU postmark (Glassman J5), few short perfs and some soiling, still a Fine example of this rare variety; 2019 Tsachor certificate (Scott $2,900)1 / 1Start Price : 500.00 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 4121 Palestine
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25 var., 1920 20pi Grey, "Orphan B" variety, pos 98, o.g., couple short perfs, Fine; 2019 Tsachor certificate (Bale 26 I B, $3,000)1 / 1Start Price : 500.00 USDCurrent Opening : 500.00 USDHammer price : 500.00 USDLot# : 4122 Palestine
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25 var., 1920 20pi Grey, Setting II, large part of a Jaffa 9 MY 22 cancel, Fine and scarce; 2019 Tsachor certificate (Bale $1,500)1 / 1Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDHammer price : 230.00 USDLot# : 4123 Palestine
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BALTIC STATES: five covers: 1923 Tel Aviv to Lithuania, 1928 ppc (shows view of Jerusalem) to Tallinn, 1932 OHMS envelope Jerusalem to Revel, Estonia, registry stationery envelope 1934 Athlith to Riga, 1939 censored to Kaunus, Lithuania, F-VFStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 160.00 USDHammer price : 325.00 USDLot# : 4124 Palestine
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BELGIUM/FRANCE/LUXEMBOURG: four covers: three registered letters (to Paris, Antwerp, and Brussels), as well as April 30, 1927 printed matter postcard (3 mils) from Nazareth to Wellenstein, Luxembourg, some minor faults, F-VFStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 90.00 USDLot# : 4125 Palestine
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DANZIG: June 23, 1921 registered letter (2 piasters, Jerusalem overprints) from Jaffa, July 8 arrival cds, Very Fine, a rare destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 350.00 USDHammer price : 350.00 USDLot# : 4126 Palestine
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DENMARK/FINLAND/NORWAY: six items: three covers and a front (two to Norway, one each to Finland and Denmark) including a 1939 airmail letter (25 mils) from Tel Aviv to Helsinki with "By K.L.M. Air Mail" ettiquite, as well as two postcards (to Finland and Norway), F-VFStart Price : BidCurrent Opening : 220.00 USDHammer price : 250.00 USDLot# : 4127 Palestine
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GERMANY/AUSTRIA/CZECHOSLOVAKIA: eight covers: four to Germany, two to Austria, and two to Czechoslovakia; including airmail covers carried by KLM and Ala Littoria; February 17, 1924 cover from Jerusalem to Dresden with Jerusalem overprints; and February 23, 1936 registered and insured cover from Tel Aviv to Czechoslovakia, some minor faults, F-VFStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 190.00 USDHammer price : 190.00 USDLot# : 4128 Palestine
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GIBRALTAR: November 17, 1935 letter (15 mils) from Haifa, tear at top but still Very Fine appearance, a very rare destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 350.00 USDLot# : 4129 Palestine
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GREAT BRITAIN: two covers and a large piece: an early airmail letter from Jerusalem to London (May 14, 1929), a 1948 registered airmail cover from Ramat Gan to London; the piece dated August 15, 1940 and endorsed "By Air Mail via Singapore / thence with American Clipper,", two-line handstamp "To Be Forwarded By Air From Singapore," a combination BOAC/PanAm flight, all F-VFStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 75.00 USDLot# : 4130 Palestine
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CHANNEL ISLANDS: two covers to Jersey, including January 30, 1938 airmail letter (40 mils) from Tel Aviv with handstamp "By Imperial Airways," also August 15, 1945 airmail letter from Jaffa to St. Peter Port, Guernsey, F-VF, rare destinationsStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 230.00 USDLot# : 4131 Palestine
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GREECE, BALKANS, TURKEY, CYPRUS; 8 covers, one front and one postcard; includes 1938 (15m) to Tel Aviv to Sofia, Bulgaria with "LOT" handstamp and sent via Athens, 1938 registered cover Tel Aviv to Jugoslavia, 1938 cover Tel Aviv to Cyprus, 1940 censored postcard to Jugoslavia, 1945 censored registered cover Jerusalem to Istanbul, etc., usual mixed condition, VG-VFStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDHammer price : 150.00 USDLot# : 4132 Palestine
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IRELAND: three covers including early Feburary 12, 1922 letter (13 mils, London overprints) from Jerusalem to Dublin and January 28, 1933 airmail letter from Netanya to Dublin, underpaid and with Irish postage dues, some postal wear/ wrinkling, an F-VF and rare groupStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDHammer price : 450.00 USDLot# : 4133 Palestine
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ITALY/ VATICAN CITY: two covers: 1940 airmail express cover from Tel Aviv to Trieste, and December 13, 1929 double weight registered cover (13 + 7 + 13 mils registration fee = 33 mils) from Jerusalem to Vatican City, with December 23 Vatican Post arrival backstamp, F-VF and rare pair of coversStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 275.00 USDHammer price : 275.00 USDLot# : 4134 Palestine
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LIECHTENSTEIN: two items: May 29, 1940 postcard (8 mils) from Tel Aviv with censor handstamp, and 1939 censored registration envelope (minor faults) sent as insured mail from Tel Aviv, F-VF, a rare destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4135 Palestine
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MALTA: early registered letter (3 piasters, Jerusalem overprint), sent March 7, 1921 from Jerusalem to Valletta, March 17 arrival backstamp, Very Fine and rareStart Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDHammer price : 200.00 USDLot# : 4136 Palestine
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MALTA: three covers including January 24, 1946 airmail letter (40 mils) from Bethlehem to Valetta, and March 27, 1933 letter (8 mils) from Jerusalem to Lieutenant Governor Sir Henry Luke with Alexandria transit and Valletta arrival on reverse, 1946 registered cover Bat Yam to Sliema (small cover faults, missing backflap), F-VF and rareStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 190.00 USDLot# : 4137 Palestine
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MONACO: 1940 airmail cover (20 mils) with "K.L.M." handstamp, from Tel Aviv to Monte Carlo, censor tape at left, censor handstamp on back, cover a bit faulty but still Fine appearance and a very rare destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4138 Palestine
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NORTHERN IRELAND: two covers including 1936 airmail to Belfast and December 30, 1945 registered envelope (some wrinkling) from Haifa to Castlederg, County Tyrone, with January 29 arrival cds, both F-VF, rare destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4139 Palestine
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PORTUGAL: July 29, 1945 censored airmail cover (20 mils) from Nablus to Lisbon, and December 8, 1921 postcard from Haifa to Madeira, both F-VF and scarceStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 210.00 USDLot# : 4140 Palestine
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RUSSIA: censored registered postal card (10 mils + 15 mils registration = 25 mils), with Jerusalem 18 registry label and May 1, 1941 Rehavia B.O. (Proud D2), Very Fine and rareStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4141 Palestine
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SPAIN: two covers: December 18, 1932 registered envelope from Jerusalem (Proud R12) to Seville, December 19 Haifa-Rafa TPO (Proud R2), December 27 arrival cds; and October 26, 1938 letter (20 mills) from Jerusalem to Seville, endorsed "Via Port Said and Gibraltar," F-VF pair of coversStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 75.00 USDLot# : 4142 Palestine
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SWEDEN: five covers and a picture postcard (view of Temple Place, Jerusalem), including early May 10, 1921 cover (1 piaster, Jerusalem overprint) from Jerusalem to Uppsala; and 1944 censored airmail cover to Figeholm franked with 20m pair and 250m single stamp, some typical postal wear, F-VF and interesting groupStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 95.00 USDHammer price : 160.00 USDLot# : 4143 Palestine
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SWITZERLAND: 10 covers (most registered and/or censored) including April 26, 1947 registered letter (180 mils) from Jerusalem (Proud R22) to Geneva with May 2 arrival cds; and oversized envelope from Consulate of Switzerland in Jerusalem of Bern franked with 200 mil stamp, some typical postal wear, F-VF, a choice groupStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 95.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4144 Palestine
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CANADA/ NEWFOUNDLAND. 1919 registered letter (1 piastre + 1 piastre registration = 2 piastres) from Jerusalem to New Brunswick; and April 4, 1944 censored cover from Haifa (Proud D20) to Deer Lake, Newfoundland (which did not come into Canada until 1949), the latter slightly torn and stained, still a F-VF and rare pair of itemsStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 400.00 USDLot# : 4145 Palestine
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UNITED STATES; legal-sized censored envelope (vertical format) with 100m, 500m issues tied by Jerusalem 1942 cancels, backstamped Cairo, censor tape and handstamp, Fine cover with scarce use of the 500m valueStart Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 210.00 USDHammer price : 650.00 USDLot# : 4146 Palestine
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UNITED STATES: October 22, 1941 registered airmail cover, 12th weight class (12 x 125 mils per 5g + 15 mils registration = 1515 mils), from Jerusalem via the Horseshoe route, October 24 Haifa and November 5 Honolulu transit markings, a bit ragged (open three sides for dispaly) but still a Fine and rare cover, high franking shortly before the high denominations were introducedStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 350.00 USDHammer price : 500.00 USDLot# : 4147 Palestine
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UNITED STATES; 1945 registered censored letter from Jerusalem to Orchard Lake, Michigan, 4th weight class - 535m total franking (4x130m per 5g, 15m registry) met with 15m, 20m, 50m, 200m, 250m Views, all tied by Jerusalem 16 JA 45 oval cancels, marked for routing "Via Great Britain", censor tape and handstamp, backstamped NY City 2-13 and Orchard Lake Feb 15, some typical wrinkling and 13mm edge break at top, Fine useStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4148 Palestine
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UNITED STATES; censored airmail cover from Tel Aviv to NY City by clipper with2-line "To Be Forwarded By Air From Singapore" handstamp, Tel Aviv cds tie 50m single and two pairs, Fine, scarce airmail routeStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 170.00 USDHammer price : 230.00 USDLot# : 4149 Palestine
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UNITED STATES; 12 covers 1941/46 including registered/ censored (1 with a 250m issue in franking), registered (2), censored ( 2 including one with "O.A.T" handstamp), usual mixed condition, Fine groupStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 160.00 USDLot# : 4150 Palestine
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HAWAII; 7m, 8m tied by Jaffa 21 May 37 roller cancel (Proud M1), Very Fine cover to a scarce destination; ex-GrotenStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4151 Palestine
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HAWAII; two covers; 7m, 8m tied on Palestine PTT envelope by Jerusalem 10 JU 35 cancels (Proud D26), addressed to "USS Itasca, C.G." in Honolulu; 10m, 15m, 50m tied on airmail envelope to Honolulu by Haifa 17 JY 47 cancels (envelope vertical fold and wrinkling affects two stamps), F-VFrnThe Coast Guard Cutter "USS Itasca" acted as "picket ship" supporting Amelia Earhart's 1937 world flight attempt.Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 350.00 USDHammer price : 450.00 USDLot# : 4152 Palestine
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ARUBA; 8m single franking tied on postcard by Jerusalem 11 MY 37 cds, Aruba 11.6.37 arrival cancel (also as backstamp), backstamped Barbados 7 JU 37, card with some staple holes, couple edge breaks and a horizontal fold affecting the stamp, still Fine and a rare destinationStart Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 210.00 USDHammer price : 300.00 USDLot# : 4153 Palestine
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BAHAMAS; registered OHMS cover, "Field Post Office GMI 20 NO 18" cds ties two 1pi (1pi/20g + 1pi for registry), partially struck oval "Director Army Post..." handstamp, backstamped Nassau 30 Dec 18, backflap some minor breaks from opening, Fine cover to a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 450.00 USDLot# : 4154 Palestine
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CUBA; registered censored cover with 20m pair, 100m (125m/5g + 15m registry) tied by Tel Aviv/ Allenby Road 28 AP 44 cds with accompanying registry label, censor tape, backstamped Jerusalem, Miami and Habana, Very Fine cover with airmail routing over West Africa, Brazil, Trinidad and MiamiStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4155 Palestine
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HAITI; 1928 Tel Aviv to Port au Prince with 13m franking tied by Tel Aviv 30 SP 28 cds, backstamped 26 Oct 28, Very Fine; a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 250.00 USDLot# : 4156 Palestine
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MARTINIQUE; censored cover with 15m tied by Jerusalem 13 SP 39 cds, censor tape over some Arabic writing at left, backstamped Fort de France 28-10 39, sender's return address of Ramallah on backflap, some minor faults to envelope in lower left corner, Fine use to a rare destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDHammer price : 350.00 USDLot# : 4157 Palestine
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MARTINIQUE; 15m single tied on censored cover by Ramallah 5 JA 40 cancel, censor tape plus a handstamps on back, opened at top and vertically on the back about 27mm from the right edge (at edge of censor tape), some staple holes at top, still Fine and scarce destinationStart Price : BidCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 210.00 USDLot# : 4158 Palestine
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ST. KITTS; picture postcard (Cavalry Altar in Jerusalem) with 1m, 5, Overprints tied by Jerusalem 28.1.22 (Proud D14), addressed to Basseterre, St Kitts with MR 5 22 arrival cancel, Very Fine, unusual destinationStart Price : BidCurrent Opening : 85.00 USDHammer price : 140.00 USDLot# : 4159 Palestine
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ARGENTINA; 1939 cover to Buenos Aires with 2m, 3m, 4m, 6m (15m/10g) tied by Jerusalem 14 JY 39 cancels, 2-line "PAR AVION JUSQU'A/ MARSEILLE" handstamp (Proud AM7), backstamped Suc. 26 Collegiales AGO 9 1939, Very Fine and scarceStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4160 Palestine
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ARGENTINA; 1940 registered censored airmail cover with 3m, 10m, 50m (2), 100m pair (350m/10g + 13m registry fee) all tied by Haifa 17 MY 1940 oval cancels with accompanying registry label, censor handstamp, addressed to Buenos Aires (addressee's name redacted), backstamped Haifa, envelope slightly reduced at top, Very Fine and rare, Air France airmail route over Lisbon and NatalStart Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 240.00 USDHammer price : 240.00 USDLot# : 4161 Palestine
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ARGENTINA; two censored covers to Buenos Aires, 1) 5m, 20m, 100m tied by light Nhariya 19.12.40 cancels, marked "Via Clipper" and with "Air Mail In U.S. Only" handstamp, censor tape and handstamps, light vertical fold (Pan Am route over Singapore and San Francisco); 50m strip of three (150m/5g) tied by Jerusalem 20 JY 42 cancels, censor tape and handstamp, backstamped Buenos Aires Ago 10 42 roller cancel (Pan Am route over West Africa and Miami); usual postal wear, FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 85.00 USDHammer price : 95.00 USDLot# : 4162 Palestine
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BOLIVIA; 15m single franking tied by Bethlehem 28 MR 37 postmark (Proud D3), Bolivian 27 ABR 37 backstamp, stamp has been lifted and replaced, envelope central vertical fold, Fine, unusual destinationStart Price : BidCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 75.00 USDLot# : 4163 Palestine
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BRAZIL; two covers to Rio de Janeiro; 1pi tied by Nazareth OET 25 MY 20 cds (Proud D1, scarce cancel), envelope bit reduced at left, a registered cover with 15m strip of three, 50m, 100m (180m/10g, 15m registry) all tied by oval Tel Aviv 23 Jan 46 cancels with an accompanying registry label, backstamped NY City, Rio de Janeiro, envelope central vertical fold, FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDHammer price : 150.00 USDLot# : 4164 Palestine
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CHILE; cover and postal card addressed to Santiago; 8m postal card with Tel Aviv 25 Oct 36 cds (year date inverted), backstamped partial Santiago cds; also a censored envelope with 3m, 20m, 50m, 100m tied by Tel Aviv 7 July 1941 machine cancel, censor handstamp, backstamped Santiago 2 AGO 41, envelope with some sealed edge breaks at top, the 2m, 3m stamps with crease, Fine overallStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 120.00 USDHammer price : 120.00 USDLot# : 4165 Palestine
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COLOMBIA/ VENEZUELA; two registered covers; 3m pair, 20m tied by Tel Aviv 24 AU 30 cancels on envelope, addressed to Barranquilla, Colombia, backstamped Tel Aviv, Jaffa, bit roughly opened at top; 15m pair tied to envelope to Maracaibo, Venezuela by light Tiberias 20 OC 41 cancels, Palestine censor handstamps and tape, backstamped Tiberias, Haifa, NY City, envelope opened at right and with some minor faults, Fine selectionStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4166 Palestine
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COSTA RICA; 7m postal card (corner crease) canceled by a San Jose Mar 4 1932 arrival cancel originating in Jericho 5.2.32; also an envelope addressed to San Jose franked with 1m, 4m (2)mixed Jerusalem I and II tied by Jerusalem 26 MY 21 cancels, F-VFStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 325.00 USDLot# : 4167 Palestine
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ECUADOR; registered censored cover with 3m, 50m, 200m (240m/10g + 13m registry) tied by Haifa Mt Carmel 10.3.40 cancels, accompanying registry label, censor handstamp, multiple backstamps incl Mount Carmel 10 MR 40, Haifa 10 MR 40, Lisboa 15 MAR 40, NY City 3-27, Quito MAR 31 40, envelope slightly reduced at top, Fine and scarce with just a few pieces knownStart Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 210.00 USDHammer price : 400.00 USDLot# : 4168 Palestine
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GUATEMALA; splendid multicolor philatelic franking tied by Jaffa 25.11.25 cancels with accompanying registry label, back side filled with transit and arrival cancels, envelope slightly reduced at left and open three sides for display, FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 210.00 USDLot# : 4169 Palestine
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GUATEMALA/ MEXICO; three covers; 1) 1944 censored Haifa to Huehuetenango, Guatemala, 2) 1934 registered Bethlehem to Finca Madrid, Guatemala routed through Italy with Bethlehem cds (Proud D3) and registry label (envelope some small stain spots), 3) 1944 registered censored Tel Aviv to Mexico City and marked for return to sender, numerous auxiliary markings and transit/ arrival cancels (envelope some postal wear and small edge breaks as expected), Fine selectionStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4170 Palestine
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PARAGUAY; 2m (2, one faulty), 3m (crease), 4m, 5m philatelic franking tied on censored cover addressed to Asuncion, Paraguay by Tel Aviv 3 JU 40 cancels, censor tape at left and a handstamp on back side, backstamped Buenos Aires Oct 17 1940 roller cancel, Asuncion 23 Oct 40 arrival, envelope opened and bit reduced at right, envelope some light wrinkling, Fine; ex-GrotenStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4171 Palestine
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PERU; 1m, 2m (4), 4m London/ Jerusalem Overprints tied on envelope addressed to Arequipa, Peru by Jerusalem 10 FE 22 cancels, envelope bit roughly opened at top, Fine cover to a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 350.00 USDHammer price : 350.00 USDLot# : 4172 Palestine
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SURINAM; 2m pair on unsealed printed matter rate envelope addressed to Paramaribo, Surinam by Jerusalem 16 Jun 26 roller cancel, return address of the Dutch Consulate in Jerusalem on the backflap, backstamped Paramaribo 19.7.26, envelope some light wrinkling, Fine, a scarce destination; ex-GrotenStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 275.00 USDLot# : 4173 Palestine
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URUGUAY; two covers addressed to Montevideo; 15m pair, 50m tied by light Raanana 3 JA 47 cancels, partially struck arrival backstamp; 15m (3), 50m tied on registered cover by Haifa 15 MY 46 cancels with accompanying registry label, backstamps include Haifa (2 different) and Montevideo (2 different), FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 75.00 USDLot# : 4174 Palestine
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ALGERIA; three covers highlighted by a 1919 censored cover with 1pi Blue tied by O.E.T.A. E.E.F./ Jaffa 12 MY 19 cancel, censor handstamps and tape at top, Egyptian "Army Post Office/ Suez 13 MY 19" and Port Said transit backstamps; also 1pi Blue tied by light cds with framed "E.P.C." handstamp alongside and a 1939 censored cover with 3m tied by Jerusalem slogan cancel, some minor postal wear but an overall Fine grouprnStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 160.00 USDHammer price : 160.00 USDLot# : 4175 Palestine
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BELGIAN CONGO; 50m pair tied by blurry Jerusalem cancel to legal-sized envelope from the American Consul in Jerusalem addressed to the "American Consul General/ Leopoldville", backstamped Stanleyville, Leopoldville 28-2 48, bit roughly opened at top with small nicks at top and portion of backflap missing, Fine cover to a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4176 Palestine
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BELGIAN CONGO; 5m, 20m (4) tied on censored airmail express envelope (60m/10g +25m Express) addressed to Elisabethville by lightly struck Tel Avivi 4 AP 1940 cancels, red "Post Office Express" label, censor handstamps (each side) and tape, backstamped Elisabethville 19-4-40, a bit of postal wear as expected, Fine and attractive, elusive express use to scarce destinationStart Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 220.00 USDHammer price : 275.00 USDLot# : 4177 Palestine
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CHAD; 13m, 15m tied on registered envelope to the King of French Sudan by Jerusalem 14 MR 38 oval registry cancels (Proud R13) with accompanying registry label, back side filled with transit and arrival cancels incl Shellal Halfa TPO No 2, Cairo, Abecher/ Oubangui-Chari, Bamako (arrival), Fine and attractiveStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 210.00 USDLot# : 4178 Palestine
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CHAD; 15m (2), 50m on censored registered cover, tied by Tel Aviv 14 JA 45 oval registry cancels with accompanying registry label, addressed to Fort Lamy and forwarded to Moussow, censor tape and handstamp, backstamped Elisabethville (Belgian Congo) 4-5 45, Brazzaville A.E.F 11 Mai 45, Fort Lamy 10 Juin 45, Fine use delivered five months (after war's end) after postingStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 300.00 USDLot# : 4179 Palestine
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EGYPT/ KENYA; four covers (2 each to Egypt or Kenya) incl 1944 censored to Kenya and marked for return to sender, a bit of postal wear but a Fine selectionStart Price : BidHammer price : 75.00 USDLot# : 4180 Palestine
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ETHIOPIA; 5m, 50m tied on airmail envelope addressed to "His Majesty the Negus of Abissinia" (Haile Salassie) by Haifa 20 AU47 cancels, accompanying registry label, backstamped Haifa, Addis Ababa 26.8.47, Very Fine, a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4181 Palestine
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FRENCH SUDA; 4m overprint tied on picture postcard (view of the Nile with pyramids in background) by Ajami B.O. Jaffa 16 MY 37 cancel, addressed to French Sudan and forwarded to French Niger, Bamako, French Sudan transit cancel, Very Fine and a scarce destination; ex-GrotenStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4182 Palestine
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IVORY COAST; 8m postal card with Haifa 8 JA 40 cancel and censor handstamps, addressed to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, corner bends upper left and a small erasure scuff in the address, Fine and very scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4183 Palestine
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LIBYA; unfranked censored envelope originating in Tel Aviv and addressed to Tripoli, was misdirected to Tripoli in Lebanon, assorted 1944 transit cancels and censor markings on each side, Very Fine and unusualStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4184 Palestine
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MAURITIUS; legal-sized envelope addressed to Port Louis with 6m (2), 7m (2), 10m (2), 100m, 500m all canceled by very light strikes of Tel Aviv 18 AP 47 cancels, accompanying registry label, backstamped Nairobi, GPO Mauritius oval 9 MY 47, envelope wrinkled/ creased and the low value stamps with faults, VG, a very rare use of the 500m value not being used to North America and likely unique to MauritiusStart Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 325.00 USDHammer price : 1,000.00 USDLot# : 4185 Palestine
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MAURITIUS; picture postcard (shows Jerusalem's Golden Gate) with 2m, 5m Overprints tied by Jerusalem 6 APR 27 roller cancel, Port Louis 21 MY 27 transit and Curepipe 21 MY 27 arrival cancels, also a cover with 5m, 50m (2) tied by Tel Aviv cancels, addressed to Port Louis, FineStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 160.00 USDHammer price : 220.00 USDLot# : 4186 Palestine
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MOROCCO; 1pi Overprint tied on envelope addressed to Fese by light Tiberias 17 FE 21 cds (Proud D1 State 2), backstamped Tangier, British Post Office/ Fez 11 MR 21, envelope opened and bit reduced at right, 20mm edge break at top, Fine, scarce cancel and destinationStart Price : 125.00 USDCurrent Opening : 180.00 USDHammer price : 180.00 USDLot# : 4187 Palestine
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NIGER; 15m single franking (15m/20g) canceled by indistinct 8 JA 37 cds (Jaffa return address on backflap), Cairo (roller) and Kantara Egypt transit plus Zinder 1 MR 37 arrival backstamps, envelope some light wrinkling along right edge, Fine and scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4188 Palestine
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NYASALAND; 5m, 50m tied on registered airmail envelope by Tel Aviv 6 SP 42 cancel with accompanying registry label, censor tape and handstamps, numerous backstamps including Dedza 15.9.42 arrival, envelope some light wrinkling and couple small edge breaks, 5m stamp some light creasing, Fine cover to a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 170.00 USDLot# : 4189 Palestine
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REUNION; registered cover franked on the back side with 1m (4), 2m pair, 4m block of six all tied by Jerusalem 21 JU 21 cancels, transit through Port Said and Madagascar, Reunion 29.8.21 arrival cds, address side with Jerusalem registry label, St Denis 28 Aout 21 cds, and a 2-line "Timbres Au Dos/ Stamps Over" handstamp, envelope opened at bottom and partially along the left side, some light wrinkling, Fine use, the only known cover to ReunionStart Price : 300.00 USDCurrent Opening : 450.00 USDHammer price : 950.00 USDLot# : 4190 Palestine
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RHODESIA; 7m, 8m tied by Jerusalem cds (indistinct date, c.1940) on OHMS envelope addressed to the Passport Office in Livingstone, boxed handstamp of the Dept of Migration on each side, Fine and scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4191 Palestine
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RHODESIA; two covers and a postal card addressed to Southern Rhodesia; 8m postal card to Umtali with Haifa 2 AU 38 cds; a 2m, 3m, 4m, 6m franking tied by Jerusalem 2 JA 38 cancels on envelope to Umtali; 5m (covered by censor tape) and 50m on censored registered airmail envelope to Bulawayo tied by Haifa registry oval with accompanying registry label, backstamped Haifa and Bulawayo 5 Nov 1942, some minor faults, Fine groupStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4192 Palestine
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SIERRA LEONE; two covers addressed to Colonial Secretary H.C. Luke in Free Town (one forwarded from London); one registered with 13m Overprint pair tied by Jerusalem 18 AU 24 oval registry cancels with accompanying registry label, backstamped Jerusalem, London, GPO Sierra Leone 13 SP 24; forwarded OHMS cover with 13m Overprint tied by Jerusalem cds (indistinct date), backstamped London(?), Freetown MY 13 26, some minor faults, Fine coversStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4193 Palestine
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SOMALIA; 20m single franking tied on censored envelope addressed to Mogadiscio by Jaffa 25 NO 44 cancel, two censor tapes and various censor handstamps, minor corner fault lower right, Fine and rare destinationStart Price : BidCurrent Opening : 220.00 USDHammer price : 220.00 USDLot# : 4194 Palestine
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SOUTH AFRICA; four covers; addressed to Cape Town (1933, registered via Cairo), Durban, Natal (1942, censored), Pretoria, Transvaal (1942, meter franking), Johannesburg (1935, airmail via Cairo), some minor faults, Fine groupStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4195 Palestine
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SOUTH-WEST AFRICA; 8m postal card uprated with 7m, 20m and sent airmail to Windhoek, canceled by Tel Aviv 14 MY 36 cancels, some light corner bends, Fine use to a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4196 Palestine
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ST. HELENA; 2m, 4m pair Overprints tied on envelope by Haifa 12 MR 21 cancels, St Helena MY 14 21 arrival cancel, some small aging spots, Fine cover; notation on the back reads "The only known mail item from Palestine to St Helena"Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 325.00 USDHammer price : 1,200.00 USDLot# : 4197 Palestine
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SUDAN; two covers; 10m tied on envelope addressed to Musmar by Tel Aviv 7 MY 38 cancel, backstamped Musmar 18 V 1938; 15m tied on envelope addressed to Khartoum by lightly struck Jerusalem 20 JU 34 cancel, backstamped Cairo Air Mail 20 JU 34, Sudan Air Mail/ Wadi-Halfa 23 VI 34, Sudan Air Mail/ Khartoum 23.VI.34, open three sides for display, horiz crease at top not affecting stamp, Fine pair of coversStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4198 Palestine
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TANGANYIKA; two items addressed to Dar-Es-Salaam; 8m postal card uprated with 2m, 20m, all tied by Jerusalem 11 AP 41 cancels, different censor handstamps, Dar-Es-Salaam 20 AP 1941 arrival cancel; registered censored cover with 5m, 50m tied by Tel Aviv 6 AP 43 oval registry cancel with accompanying registry label, censor tape and handstamps, backstamped Tel Aviv, Daressalaam 24 AP 1943, opened and slightly reduced at right, bit of postal wear with some aging spots, Fine coversStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4199 Palestine
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TRIPOLITANIA; 13m, 20m tied on registered cover by Jerusalem 1 MR 32 oval registry cancel with accompanying registry label, backstamped Brindisi, Tripoli 10.3.32, envelope small mounting stain upper right corner, otherwise Fine and scarce use to the Italian colonyStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4200 Palestine
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TUNISIA; two covers addressed to Tunis; 13m Overprint pair tied by Jerusalem 8 Dec 24 oval registry cancels with accompanying registry label, backstamped Jerusalem, Haifa, Tunis; 20m pair tied by Haifa 26 JU 44 cancel, censor tape and handstamps, backstamped Cairo 31 July 1944, some light wrinkling; Fine usesStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4201 Palestine
1 / 2UGANDA; 2m (2), 5m (4), 6m tied on airmail envelope by partially struck Haifa 16 AP 39 cancels, backstamped Cairo, Entebbe 22 AP 35, fine, a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4202 Palestine
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AUSTRALIA; four covers; 1) 1937 Bat Vegan to Adelaide with 3m, 6m pair; 2) 1945 registered Mount Carmel to Melbourne with Haifa registry label, 3) 1947 registered Haifa to Melbourne via Sydney, 4) 1947 registered Bat Yam to Warooka, South Australia via Tel Aviv, Adelaide and Perth; appropriate frankings and cancel, some typical postal wear, Fine selectionStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 75.00 USDLot# : 4203 Palestine
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FIJI; addressed to Sir Harry Luke as "High Commissioner of the Pacific" in Suva, 5m, 10m tied by Haifa 23 Jan 42 cancel, censor handstamp, return address of "Webb Railways/ Haifa Palestine" on backflap, roughly opened at top with portion of backflap missing, some light wrinkling affecting both stamps, still a Fine use to a desirable destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 150.00 USDLot# : 4204 Palestine
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INDONESIA; three covers; 1) 3m tied by Jerusalem 21 Feb 1941 machine cancel (Proud M3) on printed matter rate envelope addressed to Batavia, opened at left, backflap sealed to inside of envelope, censor handstamp and sender's printed matter permit handstamps; 2) 15m (3) tied on airmail envelope to Bandoeng by blurry Tel Aviv 7 NO 47 cancels, backstamped Bandoeng 21.11.47, cover roughly opened at top with edge tears; 3) 3m tied on c.1940 printed matter rate unsealed envelope to Sourabaya, censor and permit holder handstamps, Fine selectionStart Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 170.00 USDHammer price : 170.00 USDLot# : 4205 Palestine
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INDONESIA; 20m pair, 50m tied on envelope addressed to Batavia by Tel Aviv (the 20m) 26 MY 33 and Haifa-Rafa T.P.O. (the 50m) 26 MY 33 cancels, routing instructions "by Air via Cairo and K.L.M.", backstamped Cairo, Batavia 9.6.33, cover some wrinkling/ discoloration and bit roughly opened at top with small nick at upper left, still Fine and scarceStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 190.00 USDLot# : 4206 Palestine
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NEW ZEALAND; three registered covers; 1935 Jerusalem to Dunedin via Port Said and Qantara; 1944 OHMS envelope Jerusalem to "Minister of Customs" in Wellington with a boxed "Palestine Police Force" dated handstamp on each side, 1947 Tel Aviv to Wellington; appropriate frankings and cancels, covers some typical light wrinkling, 1935 cover some small age marks, Fine groupStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4207 Palestine
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ADEN; three airmail covers; 1) 20m pair tied by Nablus 24 MY 47 cancel, 2) 5m, 20m tied by Jerusalem 23 NO 47 cancel, backstamped Aden Camp 29 NO 47, 3) 20m tied by Nablus 5 AU 47 cancel, backstamped Aden Camp, Fine groupStart Price : BidCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4208 Palestine
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AFGHANISTAN; 3m, 4m, 6m, 7m on envelope (no cancels) addressed to Kabul, Tel Aviv sender's handstamp, boxed "This item is short paid 20 mils..." handstamp, the 3m and 7m stamps are "tied" by a moisture stain at left edge, otherwise Fine, a scarcer destinationStart Price : BidCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 75.00 USDLot# : 4209 Palestine
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BURMA; 15m (2) tied on envelope addressed to Rangoon (30m/10g by Imperial Airways) by Jerusalem cancel (date indistinct), backstamped Rangoon 7 Mar 35, Very FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4210 Palestine
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CEYLON; three covers to Colombo; 1pi (2) tied on envelope initially addressed to Adn and then forwarded to Colombo, tied by indistinct cancels, Colombo AU 3 18 arrival cancel at top along with a registry label which has been "crossed out", couple of censor handstamps, multiple backstamps incl Army and Field Post Offices; the other two covers from Tel Aviv with 40m frankings, some typical light postal wear, FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4211 Palestine
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CHINA; 50m pair tied on envelope addressed to Shanghai (100mil/10g) by lightly struck Jerusalem cancel (indistinct date), backstamped bilingual Shanghai postmark, opened and slightly reduced at left, Very FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 130.00 USDHammer price : 130.00 USDLot# : 4212 Palestine
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CHINA; 8m postal card canceled by Tel Aviv 31 OC 39 cancel, addressed to "Shanghai via Sibiria" war-related routing, censor handstamps, backstamped Shanghai bilingual cancel, card with couple light vertical bends, still FineStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 140.00 USDHammer price : 140.00 USDLot# : 4213 Palestine
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HONG KONG; 5m, 7m pair, 13m pair tied on airmail cover by Tel Aviv 31 DE 47 cds (Proud D42), address crossed out and marked for return to sender, Cairo transit cds, backstamped "Returned Letter Office Hong Kong 6 FE 48", cover with some light wrinkling affecting the 5m and 13m stamps, some exhibit display arrows affixed on front side, Fine cover to a scarce destinationStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 140.00 USDHammer price : 140.00 USDLot# : 4214 Palestine
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INDIA; three covers; 1) 1933 Haifa to Peshawar with framed "KARACHI CANCELLED 15 DEC 33" transit marking; 2) 1941 from Jerusalem to Bombay (60mil/10g Imperial Airways) with censor handstamp and tape (open at bottom with small edge break), 3) 1944 Tel Aviv to Bombay, 20m pair (30mil/10g + 2mil late delivery fee), censor tape and handstamps; appropriate frankings and cancels, Fine groupStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 95.00 USDLot# : 4215 Palestine
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IRAN/ IRAQ; two covers to Iran and four to Iraq; the two covers to Teheran each registered and censored incl one with 50mil single franking (open three sides for display); the four covers to Baghdad (3) or Basrah each censored and three registered, cover to Basrah a printed insurance form with multiple cancels; appropriate frankings, markings and cancels, typical mixed condition but an overall Fine selection of covers to this areaStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 75.00 USDLot# : 4216 Palestine
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IRAQ; 1m (2), 2m, 3m, 4m, 7m, 8m Overprints tied on envelope (13mil postage + 13mil airmail surcharge) by Jaffa 20 OC 24 cancels, backstamped Bagdad 30 Oct 24, Very Fine early airmailStart Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 170.00 USDHammer price : 170.00 USDLot# : 4217 Palestine
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JAPAN; 8m Overprint tied on picture postcard (view of column in Damascus, Syria) by Jaffa 25 FE 25 cancel, Port Said transit cds, addressed to Nagoya, card with a light central horizontal bend, Fine card to scarce destination; ex-GrotenStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDHammer price : 200.00 USDLot# : 4218 Palestine
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KOREA; 8m postal card canceled by Jerusalem 24 JU 40 cds (Proud D43, "E"), censor handstamp, addressed to Pyongyang (present day capital of North Korea), some light wrinkles, Very Fine card to a desirable destination; ex-GrotenStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 170.00 USDHammer price : 170.00 USD -
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