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1913 (Jan 18) Cover addressed to "Commander R.E Byrd, New York, U.S.A" with Victoria Land 1d tied by the Antarctic c.d.s. Byrd went on to lead five Antarctic expeditions between 1928 and 1956 as well as a successful Trans-Atlantic flight in 1927 and an unsuccessful attempt to fly to the North Pole in 1926. Photo on Page 23. £400-500
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1913 (Jan 18) Long cover with the "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, TERRA NOVA R.Y.S" crest printed on the flap, addressed by Lt. Francis Drake, the Assistant Postmaster, to Dr H.D Robertson at Wellington Hospital. Franked by Victoria Land ½d and 1d tied by the Antarctic c.d.s backstamped at Lyttelton (Feb 12). One of 47 letters sent at the request of Mr Robertson, Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Dept. in Wellington, probably to his brother. Central stain spot at the upper edge, otherwise fine, a scarce use of the ½d stamp on cover. Photo on Page 23. £1,000-1,200
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1913 (Jan 18) Piece bearing the Antarctic c.d.s and the typed message "At the request of Mr Robertson, Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, I am sending you a letter bearing a ½d stamp of this post office". 47 Covers bearing both stamps were posted with one of these typed letters enclosed. £100-120
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1913 (Jan 18) Long cover with "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, TERRA NOVA R.Y.S" crest printed on the flap, bearing Victoria Land 1d cancelled to order with the Antarctic c.d.s. The cover has then been posted at Blenheim on May 14th, registered to London, franked by N.Z KEVII 3d, with a Blenheim registration label applied, backstamped at Wellington. An unusual cover, sent to the Antarctic Stamp Dept., the office from which remainders of the Victoria Land stamps were sold under the supervision of Cmdr. Evans and Lt. Drake. Photo on Page 25. £500-700
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1908 (Feb 27) Cover with "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1907" printed on the flap, bearing a New Zealand 1d booklet stamp tied by the Antarctic c.d.s in green with a further strike alongside in black, applied on the "Nimrod" on its return voyage to New Zealand, addressed to J.J Kinsey in Christchurch. Kinsey has then applied a King Edward VII Land 1d C.T.O with the Antarctic c.d.s of MR 4 09 (used on the "Nimrod" at Cape Royds, the day the 1908-09 Expedition Post Office was closed), two Victoria Land 1d stamps C.T.O with the Antarctic c.d.s of 9 FE 11 or 31 JA 12 and a Victoria Land ½d pair C.T.O on FE 4 13, the final date of use of the Antarctic c.d.s, used on the "Terra Nova" on its final voyage back to New Zealand. A few stain spots and a couple of small edge tears but an interesting souvenir of these three famous Antarctic expeditions, the Victoria Land ½d scarce in used multiples, the stamps fine (S.G. £1,980 as used stamps). Photo on Page 25. £800-1,000
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1913 Leaflet issued by the Antarctic Stamp Dept. advertising Victoria Land stamps mint or used, the ½d at 25/- each and the 1d at 5/- each. Also a letter on Antarctic Stamp Dept. notepaper signed by the Secretary F. Hugh Vallancey sending the two stamps mint (for which 30/- was paid) and an impression of the postmark, and giving prices for various varieties found on the 1d including no stop and comma for a stop. (2). £200-250
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Victoria Land ½d and 1d stamps each affixed to a separate certificate confirming they are genuine, with reproduction signatures of Cmdr. Evans and Francis Drake, the stamps cancelled to order by the Antarctic c.d.s of JA 18 13. Both very fine, just 2,400 ½d stamps issued. S.G. £970 as stamps. (2). Photo on Page 25. £380-450
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1913 New Zealand KEVII ½d block of four with central "SOUTH POLE CARNIVAL DISASTER / CHRISTCHURCH / 24 FEB. 1913" datestamp in violet, light staining to a few perfs, otherwise fine and scarce. The carnival was held on this one day to raise funds for families of those who lost their lives on the expedition; very few examples of the special datestamp are recorded. Photo on Page 17. £150-180
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1922 (May 25) G.B 1½d Pair with upper margin cancelled by boxed "ENDERBY / LAND" and the "S-R. ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" c.d.s, light crease to the right stamp, the pair split and rejoined. 284 1½d stamps were used by the expedition. Photo on Page 17. £80-100
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1922 G.B 1½d Pair cancelled by boxed "GOUGH / ISLAND", unusually without the expedition c.d.s. 284 1½d stamps were used by the expedition. Photo on Page 17. £100-120
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1922 (Jan 14) G.B 2d Pair cancelled by boxed "GOUGH / ISLAND" and the Expedition c.d.s both in violet. 984 2d stamps were used by the expedition. Photo on Page 17. £100-120
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1922 G.B 3d Block of four, the upper pair cancelled by boxed "TRISTAN / DA CUNHA" and lower pair by boxed "GOUGH / ISLAND", each pair also with the undated circular Expedition handstamp. 362 3d stamps used by the expedition. A fine block, with B.P.A Certificate (1980). Photo on Front Cover. £250-300
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1922 (May 25) G.B 6d Pair cancelled by boxed "GOUGH / ISLAND" and the Expedition c.d.s. 326 6d stamps were used by the expedition. Photo on Page 17. £120-150
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1922 (May 30) G.B 2/6 Cancelled by boxed "GOUGH / ISLAND" and the Expedition c.d.s. Only 40 2/6 stamps were used by the Expedition, receiving the boxed cancels of Gough Island, Enderby Land or Tristan da Cunha; only about 10-15 2/6 stamps can therefore exist with any one of these cancels. Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 17. £250-300
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1922 (May 25) Cover to "Professor Sims, Union Observatory, Johannesburg, South Africa" with G.B. 2/6 tied by boxed "GOUGH / ISLAND" and the "S-R. ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" c.d.s, applied whilst the "Quest" was at Tristan da Cunha. Only five or six covers are believed to exist with any of the three boxed cancels used by the expedition; this cover especially scarce with the 2/6 value of which just 40 stamps were supplied to the exhibition. A little light staining, otherwise fine, an important exhibition item. Photo Inside Back Cover. £4,000-5,000
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1922 (May 25) Stampless cover to England with "TRISTAN DA CUNHA / SOUTH / ATLANTIC" type II cachet and "S-R. ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" c.d.s, a 1½d F.B charge mark applied in the London Foreign Branch with ½d and 1d postage dues cancelled at Wokingham (July 11). Creases, tear to the base and left edge with sellotape, still a reasonable looking cover. £140-180
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1922 (May 25) Cover to England with G.B 2d cancelled by "TRISTAN DA CUNHA / SOUTH / ATLANTIC" type II cachet and two strikes of "S-R. ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" c.d.s, a third strike of the Expedition c.d.s on the front, small edge tear at lower right corner, otherwise fine and an attractive cover. Photo on Page 25. £300-400
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Judaica/Postcards. 1856-1980 Postcards, covers, labels, etc., including picture postcards of famous Jews or Holy Land views (126, all pre-1940); Zionist Congress datestamps from Vienna (1925) or Basel (1946); other covers to or from Jewish addresses (12, including 1856 Italian entire letter with cachet "COMMISSIONE ISRAELITICA / MONCALVO"); JNF and other Jewish labels (39), etc. (183). £150-200
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1864-1901 Covers from G.B to Jerusalem, the 1864 cover from Staplehurst with Alexandria French P.O backstamp, the four 1893-1901 covers with Jerusalem French P.O backstamps, two also with "GRAND NEW HOTEL / A. & J. MORCOS / JERUSALEM" cachets applied upon redirection from the hotel. One cover (stained) from the painter Mr Holman Hunt. (5). £100-120
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1908-14 Covers, cards and wrappers from the German Post Offices at Jerusalem (3) or Jaffa (with boxed "Aus Jerusalem / Deutsche Post"); the French Post Offices at Jerusalem (4) or Caiffa; or the Italian Post Office at Jerusalem. (10). £100-120
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Austrian P.O. 1887-1913 Covers and cards with datestamps of the Austrian P.O at Jerusalem (10) or Caifa (5), including 1903 parcel card franked 5pi, 1893 Austria 5sld postcard (torn) disallowed at the Jerusalem P.O and charged 5d in England with "T" handstamp, 1913 Caifa c.d.s on a Post Office receipt and on 1912 registered cover franked 2pi and bearing a yellow registration label, 1888 5sld postcard with "CAIFA" and 1895 5kr postcard with "JAFFA" c.d.s, etc. (15). £240-300
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Russian P.O. 1901-1914 Cards comprising 1890 Russian Levant 4k postcard with violet ROPIT Jaffa c.d.s and 1902-14 picture postcards franked Russian Levant 1k strip of four, 2k, (2) or 2k pairs (2) tied by ROPIT datestamps of Jerusalem in violet or black (5, three types). (6). £150-200
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1886-95 Turkey 20pa postal stationery postcards cancelled by violet "JERUSALEM / TURQUIE" c.d.s (Bale 761v) or bilingual narrow setting datestamps (Bale type 8) of Jerus, Nasrie, Safed or Caifa in violet, (Bale 764v, 766/8), one with oval "GRAND NEW HOTEL / A. & J. MORCOS / JERUSALEM" cachet. Also a Jaffa interpostal seal. (6). £180-240
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1887-1917 Covers and cards (21) and fronts (2) including 1914 card with stamps and cancels of the Austrian, German, French, Italian, Russian and Turkish offices in Jerusalem; cards bearing French or French Levant stamps from the French P.O at Jerusalem (8) or Jaffa (2); 1917 stampless Feldpost card from the German Military Mission at Jerusalem with bilingual "FELDPOST / MIL. MISS. / A.O.K.4" c.d.s; items bearing Turkish stamps with various cancels of Jerusalem (2), Bon Samaritan, Tiberius (2), Jaffa (2), Baalbek, Nazareth or Jerusalem to Jaffa T.P.O; and a 1909 cover from G.B to "Central-Comite, Knesseth - Israel" with an arrival cachet and Jerusalem Austrian P.O c.d.s. (23). £400-500
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1904-18 Covers and cards with double ring or octagonal bilingual datestamps, comprising a stampless official cover with seal handstamps and Jaffa 2 backstamp; 20pa postal stationery postcard with Nasre c.d.s; parcel cards with Beni-Saab c.d.s or octagonal Naplous 1 datestamps; picture postcards with datestamps of Naplous, Jericho or Bon Samaritan all in violet. (Bale 784m 798v, 799v, 806v, 808, 826, 875). (7). £200-300
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1916 Covers and cards comprising 20pa postal stationery cover bearing 10pa pair tied by scarce Meo-Charem c.d.s, postcard franked 20pa to the USA tied superb Quart Israelite c.d.s, and a postcard franked 20pa to a soldier in Germany tied octagonal Caiffa datestamp, all with Star and Crescent censor cachets. Bale 841, 843, 861). (3). £180-240
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Jerusalem - Kuds. 1916 Turkey 20pa postal stationery envelope franked 5pa pair and 20pa, tied by three superb strikes of the Arabic type "Kuds 3" c.d.s (Bale 887, $1,800) with a Star and Crescent censor cachet, very rare. Photo on Page 25. £500-700
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1917 Pages from a Post Office receipt book bearing 1916 War Orphans overprint in red on 1913 1pi blue (14) or 1909 1pi blue with additional red overprint (14) all tied by bilingual "BENI SAAB" datestamps. (2 pages). £100-140
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1915 Postcard franked 20pa to Constantinople, written by Major Dr Hegler, Marine Staff IV Ottoman Army, from the Hotel Fast, Jerusalem, cancelled by bilingual Renile c.d.s (Bale 809, $600), with a Jerusalem c.d.s and superb Star and Crescent censor alongside. Photo on Page 25. £150-180
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1918 Turkey 2pa newspaper wrappers (5) and 20pa postcards (3, all uprated) all to major Welsch of the 8th Army Corps, the wrappers sent to Jerusalem or Poste Restante at Damascus (four redirected in arabic), four with violet circular censor cachets; the three cards with octagonal arrival datestamps of Naplous 1, one also with the very scarce Turkish F.P.O 3 c.d.s used at Jerusalem. (8). Photo on Page 29. £300-350
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WW1 - German/Austrian Forces. 1916-18 Postcards from German (9) or Austrian (4) forces comprising Turkey 20pa postal stationery postcards (2) and stampless picture postcards (2) with Deutsche Feldpost datestamps with three stars, and other stampless picture postcards with bilingual Feldpost datestamps of Konstantinopel, Jerusalem (with Austrian F.P.O 452) or A.O.K.4 (6), or Austrian F.P.O 452. Also a photograph of German troops and aeroplanes taken at Djenine. Cachets include "K.U.K Sanitatsanstation fur Syrien / Reservespital in Jerusalem". (14). £170-220
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1914-15 Telegrams from Berlin (3) or the Austrian Embassy in Constantinople all to the German Consulate in Jerusalem, sending war reports from the Western front (3) or from the Russian and Tyrolean fronts, one a little damaged, unusual. (4). £60-70
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"The Palestine News", three differing editions, two posted to Ireland with G.B ½d stamps tied by F.P.O GM1 skeleton datestamps; picture postcards of wartime scenes in Palestine (12, six a little stained); passes, etc. (19). £70-90
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"SZ" Series A.P.Os. 1917-19 Covers and cards with A.P.Os numbered from SZ2-SZ62 with 21 differing numbers, SZ2 a double ring c.d.s, otherwise all skeletons, includes registered covers from SZ8 (2), 14 and 58. (39). £400-500
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"SZ" Series A.P.Os. 1917-19 Registered covers with A.P.O skeleton datestamps of SZ 8, 14, 16, 20 (2, differing handstamps on registration labels), 32, 45, 58 and 59, all fine. (9). £220-260
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1917-19 Stampless covers and cards with F.P.O datestamps comprising skeletons (18, eleven differing numbers) or double circles (10, nine differing numbers), one to Ceylon with circular "PASSED / COLOMBO / CENSOR", also pieces (16) with T.P.O skeleton datestamps. (28 covers + 16 pieces). £220-260
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1917-19 Covers and cards with British A.P.O datestamps (7) including registered cover to Malta with registration label handstamped "GM1" and KGV ½d block tied by F.P.O GM1 skeletons, and a card from a German P.O.W with F.P.O GM skeleton and boxed "P. OF W. / CENTRAL CENSORSHIP / BUREAU", also covers with Indian F.P.O datestamps (6), or from French troops with "Tresor et Postes 601A" c.d.s (2), all fine. (15). £320-350
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1917-19 Covers and cards with various F.P.O datestamps, also a 1919 stampless O.A.S card with "O.E.T.A - E.E.F / HAIFA" c.d.s. (21). £200-240
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Indian F.P.Os. 1918-20 Covers and cards with Indian F.P.Os numbered from 17 to 397, and a cover with "R.M.S / I.E.F" c.d.s. Includes picture postcard from Aleppo bearing Palestine 4m tied by No.17 c.d.s, ingoing covers (6, several redirected with various datestamps, one also with "OETA EEF / ACRE" skeleton), and 2d registration envelope from F.P.O 397. (17). £200-240
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French/Italian Forces. 1917-20 Covers and cards with picture postcard of Jaffa bearing Palestine 4m tied Tresor et Postes 600 c.d.s and pieces bearing differing Palestine stamps each with the T. et P. 600 cancel (7); stampless cover with T. et P. 601A c.d.s; also covers bearing Palesine 1p or 5m on 1p both from A.P.O SZ44 to French soldiers at Ramleh or S.P601A; 1920 registered cover from a French soldier in Turkey to another in Palestine; and a registered cover from Cairo to an Italian soldier in Palestine. (6 covers + 7 pieces). £180-220
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Civilian/Stamped Mail. 1918 (Mar.-Aug.) Covers and cards from A.P.O SZ44 in Jerusalem all bearing Palestine stamps, including an unusual registered cover marked "Photos Only" to a soldier in the E.E.F bearing 1pi and 5m on 1pi tied by barred parcel cancel with the SZ44 skeleton on the registration label, backstamped at A.P.O SZ32, SZ36, GM1 and 179; picture postcard to Malta franked 4m; local cover franked 5m on 1p; and covers to Egypt franked 1p (3), all fine with boxed Palestine Censorship cachets. (6). Photo on Page 29. £150-180
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Civilian/Stamped Mail. 1918-20 Covers comprising 1918 (Oct 16) registered cover from Jaffa to Switzerland bearing 2p and a registration label each with A.P.O SZ45 skeleton; another cover from Jaffa bearing 5m (other stamps removed); 1919 (Feb 1) cover from Safed to Switzerland with 2m and 4m pair tied A.P.O SZ61 skeletons; 1919 (May 1) cover from Homs to Constantinople with 3m pair and 2m pair tied double circle F.P.O H.M datestamps, transit c.d.s of A.P.O SX5 and Base Censor labels tied boxed "PASSED / BY / CENSOR"; and 1920 (July 11) cover from Ludd to Germany with 5m tied "R.M.S. / I.E.F" c.d.s. (5). Photo on Page 29. £160-200
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Beyrout/ Civilian Mail. 1918 (Nov 7) Cover from Beyrout to Cairo with "FIELD POST OFFICE / SZ8" skeleton c.d.s and manuscript "1pt" to show postage had been paid in cash, a 1p ultramarine stamp then added at Port Said and tied by superb "BASE ARMY POST OFFICE / T" skeleton c.d.s (Nov 13). The reverse with blue Opened by Censor label tied circular "PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 10" (a further strike on the front), with Port Said and Cairo datestamps. A fine and scarce civilian cover from the A.P.O at Beyrout prior to the availability of Palestine stamps. Photo on Page 29. £200-300
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Palestine Used in Cilicia. 1919 (Oct 10) Cover to Germany directed via the Red Cross in Geneva, with 1p tied bilingual "TARSOUS" c.d.s. Handstamped violet boxed "Vendu par: / L'AGENCE INTERNATIONALE / DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE" with "OCCUPES / Zone - Nord - Cilicie / TARSOUS - CENSURE" on the reverse, backstamped at Adana. Fine and very unusual. £120-150
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Palestine used in Cilicia. 1920 (July 17) Cover to England bearing 1m (2, shades), 2m, 3m, 4m tied by "MERSINE 2" datestamps, flap missing, otherwise fine. £150-180
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Palestine used in Cilicia. 1919 Picture postcard to France with 2m vertical pair on the picture side tied by bilingual "ADANA" c.d.s, with circular "CONTROL POSTAL / CILICIE", and a 1920 parcel card with 1p and 10p tied by arabic Adana 3 c.d.s. (2). £150-180
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Palestine Used in Lebanon. 1919 Cover to Egypt with 2m strip of five tied by bilingual "NABATTIYE" datestamps, light folds, otherwise fine and scarce. £100-120
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Palestine Used in Lebanon. 1919 Cover to the USA with 1p tied bilingual "KEFIR (HASBAYA)" c.d.s, backstamped at Damascus and in Egypt. Hasbaya was one of the smallest of all the Lebanon Post Offices to use Palestine stamps, just one cover being recorded by Firebrace. Central vertical fold, a little torn at the upper edge, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 29. £150-200
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Palestine Used in Syria/Lebanon. 1918-19 Covers with 1919 cover bearing 2m, 5m single + two blocks of four and two 1p blocks of four cancelled by octagonal "HOMS 1" datestamp; other covers with datestamps of Damas or Beyrouth (4); also a 1922 piece with 5m Palestine overprint cancelled by Damas-Caiffa T.P.O c.d.s. (7). £280-320
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Palestine used in Syria. 1919 Covers from Aleppo to London franked 1p or 5m pair tied by bilingual "3 / HALEP" datestamps, one with flap missing, the other backstamped bilingual boxed "LA CENSURE MILITAIRE"; or from Damascus to London or Constantinople franked 1p tied by bilingual "DAMAS" c.d.s. Also a cover from Damascus with bilingual censor label tied by seal type handstamps, the stamps removed. The three covers to London each with a horizontal fold, otherwise fine. (5). £150-180
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