386. Auktion

1903, HAVANA CUBA JAN/22/1903 c.d.s. on postcard bearing France 10 c. red, tiny toned, otherwise fine, a very scarce and unusual usage

“BASRA” (Coles & Walker no.43, RRR*) cancellation on 1876 cover with 20 Para green / violet to Kermanchah / Irak with arrival mark on reverse, shortened on top and corner flaw, this cancellation is unknown on cover at Isfila, great rarity of Turkey & Iraq postal history 

“KERYE BACHI (BAGDAD)” Turkish cancellation (Isf. no.2) on telegram form.  A scarce ottoman forerunner, very clear cancelled

“KIAZIMIE 23/9/07” c.d.s. (Coles-Walker no.31) on 1908 cover with 1 Pia. blue to Teheran with arrival mark, fine and very clear Iraq forerunner

1899, BEYT LAHM TELGRAF VE POSTAHANESI 1311 (Coles-Walker no.113, 25 Pts.) very clear violet cancellations on postcard “Souvenir de Bethlehem” bearing two 10 Para green to Germany with arrival mark MAGDEBURG 26.4.99, very fine Palestine & Turkey postal history!

"CAIFFA 1 - 12/2/18" bilingual octogonal d.s. (Coles-Walker no. 60, Haifa) on envelope to Berlin with transit marks Beyrouth and Stamboul on reverse, fine and scarce

"DJENINE 2.6.18" (Coles-Walker no.67) on back of registration receipt bearing 5 paras on 10 paras block of 22 stamps showing six clear strikes of this scarce cancellation (20 points). On front black all arabic oneliner "the registration fee was paid in stamps" used in Djenine, tiny spots, unrecorded. The receipt was mounted in a registration booklet and is roughly turn off, otherwise fine. A very interesting postal history document of Palestine

1917, Rehonoth / Jaffa postcard (rounded corners) cancelled by all arabic violet fieldpost mark "DÖRDÜNCÜ ORDU KARARGAHI KUMANDANLIGI" (Fourth Army Headquarters Command), oval all arabic censor mark "MUAYENE OLUNMUSDUR" alongside, adressed to Dersaadet, some faults and corner flaw, scarce Palestine postal history

"FORWARDED BY THE AMERICAN CONSULATE JERUSALEM PALESTINE" blue mark on Austrian Levant cover bearing 1 pia. ultramarine tied by "JERUSALEM 15/5/906" c.d.s. to Oakland California with arrival mark on reverse, vertical fold, shortened at right and tiny toned, otherwise fine, a very scarce usage

“HAYFA TELGRAFHANESI” (Coles-Walker no.62, RRR) all arabic violet cancellation on telegram from Beyrouth with file punch and some crease, otherwise fine, very scarce

Provenienz : ex Arsman (D. Feldman 2011)

 “JERUSALEM 10.10.01” c.d.s. on parcel card bearing 5 pia. on 1 kr. rose, addressed to Hungary, parcel label “Jerusalem Öst. Postamt 41” alongside, on reverse transit marks Jaffa 12.10.01, Triest 30.10.01 and Budapest 9.11.01, customs label on front, coupon cut at left, fine, signed Burger

"JERUSALEM 2 - 20.1.13" octogonal d.s. (KUDÜS-Ü SHERIF 2, with bars in segments, Coles-Walker Type B0), on Turkey 20 paras postal stationery card, transit d.s. "PORT SAID * 21.1.13", to Berlin with commercial message on reverse. An excellent strike on a very fine card, beautiful and attractive 

1899, registered cover written in Bethlehem bearing four 20 Para violet on front and reverse illustrating 2 Piaster rate, each tied by "JERUSALEM 14/AVR/99" c.d.s., "JERUSALEM PALESTIN R No. 528 KUDÜS TAAHHÜT" bilingual registration mark alongside (Bale RC-T6), usage on mail from Bethlehem unrecorded, very scarce Turkey & Palestine forerunner

1912, "NASRE - 8.11.912" c.d.s. (Coles-Walker 79), on Turkey 20 paras postal stationery card, to Berlin with commercial message about natural remedies and medicine on reverse, tiny crease, otherwise fine, an excellent strike

“SAFED 1” octogonal d.s. (Coles-Walker no.89) on censored envelope to Galizien via Beirut (10.4.18) and Stamboul (28.4.18) bearing 1915 Provisional 10 pa. block of four and single, framed Constantinople censor mark and Beyrouth censor with crescent/star, sender cachet ‘Simon Steinholz Saffed Palestine’ on reverse, vert. crease, otherwise fine, an attractive cover

“REMLE” segmented c.d.s. (2.10.909) in black on official stamples envelope to JAFFA with arrival mark on reverse, all arabic REMLE COURT violet mark on both sides, tiny toned and some border faults, shortened on two sides, otherwise a fine strike. (Steichele = 43/03)

"YAFA" (Jaffa, Coles-Walker no.136) clear deep blue cancellation on 20 Para brown postage due, very fine and scarce

 

1915, YAFA SANSÜR OLUNMUSDUR extremely fine strike of Jaffa Star and Crescent censor h.s. in violet (CM3 type, unlisted in Collins) on cover bearing 1914 10 pa. green and 20 pa. brown cancelled by octagonal “Jaffa/5” d.s. (Steichele = 22/17 + 22/32). Addressed to Clerc at department of accountancy Jerusalem with arrival mark 28/9/331 (1915) some crease and faults, backflap missing. PROFI archive has only two other covers recorded, this censorship was only used for domestic mail. 

1910, "DERNAH 18.12.910" c.d.s. on commercial imprint envelope with rare single franking 20 pa. red, to Tripoli with arrival mark, few tiny spots and light border crease, otherwise fine, scarce Turkey forerunner

1891, Coat of arms issue 1 pi. blue, tied by double circle all arabic "MEDINE-I MÜNEVERE" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 28+29) to envelope to Der-Aliye (Istanbul) with arrival mark on reverse, stamp cut out and replaced (as often seen at this corrospondonce), tiny crease, otherwise fine. A very scarce Saudi Arabia forerunner

1930 (Sept 2):, 'American Legion Convention / International Flight' card franked by Washington 2 c. red tied by Boston slogan cancel, mailed on the Russell Boardman / John Polando flight that was delayed, initially for nearly a year, with eventual acceptance datestamp on reverse of ISTANBUL in black (July 30, 1931). The card is signed by the Pilot, Russell Boardman, on reverse, the ´Cape Cod´ flew direct from New York to Istanbul / Turkey in a flying time of 50 hours and 8 minutes for the 5´011 mile journey. Extremely rare flight from both the American and Turkish point of view. (Muller #343 = 20´000 pts)

Provenienz: Bill Robertson (Corinphila, 2014)

1897-1901, Schweiz 7 frühe Ansichtskarten alle gelaufen, dabei Zürich, Port d'Ouchy, Lausanne, Lugano und Basel

1902, Postkarte Altenhaus Moschab-Sekenim Jerusalem Das neue Haus für Greise, frankiert mit Türkei 10 pa. gelbgrün und klarem JERUSALEM QUART ISRAELITE 5/9/02 entwertet, inter. Zeitdokument

„SCHANGHAI * DEUTSCHE POST 14.1.07" Ankunftsstempel auf Ganzsachenkarte Serbien mit Abgangsstempel “BELGRAD 10.12.06”, leichte Bugspur ansonsten sauber, seltene incoming mail China

1917, "K. D. FELDPOSTEXPED. D. 76.Reserve-Div. d 3.1.17" Dienststempel auf Ansichtskarte von Konstanta nach Ostpreussen

1854, ‘K.D.O.P.A. HAMBURG 13/5’ transit mark in blue on reverse, ‘DANEMARCK’ black octagonal cancellation (Handbook No. 19) clear on front of complete folded letter from ‘KJOBENHAVN11.5.1854’ to France, red crayon ‘2’ and black ‘9’ alongside, Taxis ‘HAMBURG TH.&T.’ and arrival Migron, usual file fold, otherwise fine
 

1857-61, ‘K.D.O.P.A. HAMBURG’ on reverse, Taxis ‘HAMBURG TH.&T.’ transit marks on clear on three complete folded letters. ‘DÄNEMARK R.2.’ black octagonal cancellation (Handbook No.41), ‘KIOBENHAVN’ to France, several taxe marks alongside, each with transit mark and arrival Migron, usual file folds, otherwise fine trio

1858, "PRUSSIA REGISTERED (Krone)" und roter P.D. , brit. "REGISTERED" mit Krone und “REGISTERED LONDON B 25/JY/65” Transitstpl. 10 Kr. blau (2) und 15 Kr. hellbraun mit rotem "RECOMMANDIRT/WIEN 22/7/1865" vorder- bzw. rückseitig auf Reco-Brief nach London, ver. Taxvermerke, Registerbug und Randspuren, attraktiver und seltener Reco-Brief, signiert Ferchenbauer

1866, "WeitFranco 14" L1 in rot mit Österreich 15 Kr. hellbraun und 10 Kr. blau auf Brief aus WIEN 21/6/65 mit nebengesetztem P.D. über Preußen “Coeln 24.6.Verviers” nach London mit Ankunftsstempel 26/6/65, etwas Altersspuren und Registerbüge, aus bekannter Korrospondenz Trebitsch-Friedländer

1874, "W.Fr. / 8 x." in violett vorderseitig auf Brief mit Österreich 10 Kr. blau und 3 Kr. grün entwertet “WIEN 23/11/74” nach London mit nebengesetztem “LONDON E PAID 25/NO/74” Ankunftsstempel in rot, leichte Randspuren