386th Auction

10 ch. with handstamp sideways, block of 4, pos. 1-4, unused with original gum. Fold between stamps, still very fine and scarce. Signed Sadri

1903, lion 3 ch. with overprint “Controle”, tied by violet negative seal to postcard to England, with additional franking 5 ch., tied by Teheran c.d.s., fine and scarce

1903/04, lion 12 ch. blue, tied by oval “DJOULFa-ISFAHAN 27-11-04”, to Telegramm envelope “On His Majesty's Service/ TELEGRAPHS” of the Indo-European-Telegraphs. Tiny gum stains and missing corner perf, still fine and very scarce.

1898/1911, registration label used as 1 ch., 10 copies (2 applied damaged), tied by c.d.s. "HAMARAN 15/2" to reverse of cover 1902 to Boroujerd.

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)

1910, Saatdjian Coronation issue officials 16 Color trial proofs in unissued values and colors up to 30 k., all unused, fine and scarce group (Persiphila C37-C52)

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

"HAYFA POSTA SUBESI 1287" violet all arabic postmark (Coles-W.No.52; 20 Pt.) on postcard Haifa bearing Turkey 20 pa. dull violet with transit mark "ALEXANDRIE 1/8/97" to Germany with arrival mark "WEISSER HIRSCH 25/8/97", fine and very scarce

"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

Provenance: C. Arsman Coll. (D.Feldman 2010)

 "KUDS 2" all Arabic c.d.s. (Bale 886, JERUSALEM 2) on postcard with censor mark to Adana Turkey, fine and very scarce

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

“NAZARETH FEV/22/900” c.d.s. and all arabic "TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I NASRE" (Coles-Walker no.75 & 78, 25 Pts.) on 20 para postal stationery card to France with arrival mark Avignon 5.Mars.01 on reverse, fine and scarce Holy Land & Palestine forerunner!

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

1871, 100 m. deep blue/black on native laid paper, left sheet margin, pos. 9-17-25, vertical strip of three, full to wide margins, mint no gum as issued, fresh deep colour, tiny horizontal crease, otherwise fine. Cert. Eichhorn BPP

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.

1943, stationery picture card propaganda 2 s., complete set with three: "British surrender at Singapore", "Japanese storming of the British position Wang chai / Hong Kong" and “Japanese attack of Pearl Harbour”, unused, together with selling envelope and leaflet with explanation, very fine

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!

1951, Participation in Korean War 500 wn. complete set of 44 stamps and 22 souvenir sheets, unmounted mint as issued. 

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 HEYETI" and turkish ms. "iyade" (retour) and "Amerikaya" (to US) on front. A unique censor cover and showpiece for a Lebanon and Turkey postal history collection

"TELGRAF ve POSTAHANE-I TRABLUS GARB" violet all arabic negative cancellation (Coles-W. No. 17, 25 Pt.) and "TRIPOLI AFRIQUE" c.d.s. (Coles-W. No. 25 & 26), oval "BAD EL AZIME" unrecorded (postponed, arrived too late) on Turkey receipt list, mounted on exhibition page, very clear cancellation, showpiece ex Siala

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

1860/61, Zigzag lines 1 d. blue, tied by c.d.s. to lettersheet to Lima

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), fine and fresh, a unique bisect usage of an ottoman Duloz issue in Saudi Arabia!

1907, YANBO UL BAHR c.d.s. (Coles-Walker no.37) on Turkey 1 Piaster postal stationery envelope to Egypt with Suez transit mark on reverse, tiny shortened at right, otherwise fine, mounted on exhibition page, showpiece 

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)

1902, “MEDINE-I MÜNEVVERE” bilingual cds. (Uexkull fig.78, 3.000) very scarce 5 pia. plus 1 pia. rate for registered envelope with return receipt to Constantinople, some spots and minor faults, this is the highest rate we have recorded in PROFI for this period from Saudi Arabia, still fine and very scarce.

Provenienz: Dr. Esmer Coll. (Köhler 2017)

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)

1949, Surcharge on North East Province, 10 c. on $44 red, commercial cover with vertical strip of four clear cancelled (4.sep.1950) and with arrival mark on reverse, some crease, a very scarce franking of three star issue

1949, China North East Province 20 c. on $44 red, vertical strip of four, overprinted issue on commercial cover used registered, clear cancelled (15.apr.1950) and arrival mark, some crease, otherwise fine and very scarce

1949, China North East Province overprinted issue 30 c. on $44 red and 50 c. on $44 red, on registered commercial cover, both clear cancelled and with arrival mark on reverse, tiny border crease, otherwise fine, an extremely scarce mix franking of three star issue, showpiece!

1902, Battambang Provisional, 2a. on 3a. red/blue, fresh colour and very well centered, unused with full original gum, minimal thin spot, a rare and attractive stamp, certificate Siam Stamp Expert Committee (1995; for a pair) (SG 88)

1918, Victory 2 s. – 5 b., unused with o.g., fine and scarce

1859, 60 c. grey slate, wide to large balanced margins, deep shade, tied by mute Salto "scarab" to cover to Montevideo,"RENTA DE CORREOS SALTA 10/DCE/1859" c.d.s. alongside, light file fold, tiny border crease, otherwise fine and attractive, (Scott #7a) signed H. C. Gibson 

1860, Thick figures 60 c. dull grey lilac, three single examples with mostly large margins, tied by Montevideo cds. to entire letter to Buenos Ayres, endorsed ‘Par Mississippi’. Transported Of the River Plate Line. One stamp crossed by file fold, not affecting the fine appearance of this scarce cover. Certificate Hernandez Rocha (2009) (Scott 13a)

1861, Thick figures 120 c. blue, fresh color and wide margins all around, tied by oval cancel “MONTEVIDEO 24 ABRIL 1861” to folded lettersheet endorsed “pr. Constitucion” to Buenos Aires, lettersheet small reinforced tear at top, otherwise fine, signed Bolaffi and certificate Rocha (2016)

1845, Washington 5c. black, used with straight-line “PAID”, Sperati forgery, fine, certificate PF (2002)