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German Post Offices. 1898-1918 Covers and cards comprising 1898 (Oct 25) cover posted on the Kaisers Yacht "Hohenzollern" on the day it arrived at Haifa with the Kaiser, franked 10pf (2) tied by K.D.M.S No. 32 c.d.s; 1913 S.M.S "Goeben" postcard posted from Jaffa; 1905-08 cards from Jerusalem (2); and 1916-18 cover and cards from German forces attached to the Turkish army with bilingual "Feldpost Mil. - Miss" datestamps of 1 Expeditionskorps, Bir-Es-Seba or Aleppo. (7). £220-260
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1922-40 Covers and cards including 1921 registered cover to Australia with "AJAMI BO / JAFFA" skeleton datestamp, 1920 "TEL AVIV / JAFFA" and "MEO SHEORIM / JESLM" skeletons, 1932 AR card, triangular "TLV" on printed matter, etc. (23). £180-220
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1924-47 Covers and cards including 1924 official Palestine Posts cover with boxed "JERUSALEM / MONEY ORDER DEPT", 1925 Jerusalem Krag machine proof impression on card, 1932 and 1936 Levant Fair slogans, 1947 "A.R" handstamp, undelivered and returned covers (13) with various cachets including boxed bilingual with five reasons given for non-delivery, "NOT CLAIMED", UNKNOWN", "GONE AWAY", ADRESSE INSUFFISANT", R.L.O c.d.s and cachet, 1947 registered cover from G.B with Customs inspection labels and "Charge" label showing a trade charge and deficient postage, etc. An interesting group. (20). £400-450
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China/Japan. 1928-30 Cover and cards from China (2) or Japan to Jerusalem all redirected to Jaffa, the 1929 China postcard from Harbin bearing Sun Yat-sen Memorial 1c (2) + 4c with overprints for Manchuria, 1930 cover from Foochow bearing Unification of China 1c + 4c and Sun Yat-sen Memorial 1c + 4c, a scarce origin for mail to Palestine. (3). £180-220
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P.O.W Mail. 1941-67 Covers and cards including 1941 card from a Jewish P.O.W in Stalag VIIIB but with "Pal. / arabes" cachet showing the sender was disguising his religion; 1948-49 covers from (2) and cards to (2) Israeli P.O.Ws in Transjordan, cover to an Israeli P.O.W in Egypt, cover from an Israeli P.O.W in Egypt unusually sent to Argentina; 1956 P.O.W card from an Arab P.O.W in Israel and two similar unused card; 1967 P.O.W card from an Arab P.O.W in Israel and similar unused card; also 1941 British Red Cross Postal Message Scheme cover and 1949 Red Cross cover from Tel Aviv. A rare and interesting group. (14). Photo on Page 204. £400-500
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Postage Dues. 1948-49 Commercial covers with 1948 first issue postage due stamps, 1948 cover from Switzerland franked 30c with 20m due tied by Tel Aviv c.d.s and violet "CHARGE NOT COLLECTED / FRESH LABEL REQUIRED", 1949 cover sent within Tel Aviv franked 5m with cachet giving five reasons for non-delivery, boxed due handstamp and 5m due. (2). £140-160
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Zeppelins. 1929-31 Covers, three carried on the 1929 Orient flight to Jaffa (2), or to Jerusalem dropped over Er Ramle with "ER RAMLE" c.d.s on the front; and 1931 Egypt flight postcard to Jerusalem with Egypt Zeppelin 50m stamp tied by the Alexandria Graf Zeppelin c.d.s with flight cachet and arrival c.d.s, also a card of Jerusalem taken from the Zeppelin. (5). £350-450
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Air Mails. 1929-47 First Flight covers including 1929 Gaza to Karachi, 1931 Gaza to Athens and Tiberias to Athens, 1932 Limassol to Tiberias, 1933 Gaza to Singapore, Gaza to Brazil sent via London, 1935 Nicosia to Lydda (2), 1936 Warsaw to Haifa by Polish Airline LOT, 1938 London to Palestine (2) and Tiberias to Karachi first all up rates, 1947 first air letter service from Palestine to U.S.A, etc. A good lot written up on pages. (16). £500-600
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Air Mails - O.A.T/A.V.2. 1944-45 Covers (4) and a postcard comprising 1944 registered cover franked 55m to Kenya with large "A.V.2" cachet; 1944 cover to U.S.A franked 130m and 8m postcard uprated 27m to Switzerland with large oval framed "O.A.T" in red or black, both censored; and 1945 covers franked 70m to Sweden or Finland both with red boxed "O.A.T", a scarce lot. (5). Photo on Page 204. £350-400
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Air Mails. 1946 B.O.A.C Test letters from Jerusalem to E.V Dolby, Mail Superintendent at Airways Terminal in London, all with enclosed forms for test letters sent from London to Jerusalem, covers with British Airways Post Section arrival cachets on reverse. (3 covers + 3 letters). £180-200
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Crash Mail. 1936-37 Covers to G.B recovered from Imperial Airways crashes comprising 1936 (Aug 21) cover franked 5m with another stamp washed off, black boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER" and London Returned Letter Section slip "The accompanying item was salvaged from the wreck of the Air Liner Scipio"; 1937 (Sep 28) cover franked 20m with another stamp washed off recovered from the "Courtier", and 1937 (Nov 29) cover franked 13m recovered from the "Cygnus", both with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT", a good trio. (3). £280-320
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Maritime Mail. 1925-37 Picture postcards comprising 1925 card with G.B 1½d cancelled large boxed "PAQUEBOT" (Hosking 2977) in violet with Haifa c.d.s, 1934 card of the Polish Palestine Line T.S.S "Polonia" with Poland 30gr cancelled by S.S "Polonia" Polish Sea Post datestamp; and 1937 card with Palestine 8m cancelled by Italian Sea Post Office c.d.s on the "Gerusalemme", an uncommon group. (3). £150-200
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1918-2001 Mint and used accumulation on Hagner pages including 1pi indigo used (2), 5m surcharges, missing stop and overprint varieties, postage dues; Jordanian Occupation of Palestine with inverted, double or misspelt overprint varieties; and Palestine Authority issues. (100s). £800-1,000
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Syria. 1919-20 Covers with Palestine stamps cancelled at Aleppo, Baalbek or Homs (2), the first with boxed bilingual "LA CENSURE MILITAIRE / HALEP" on reverse, also additional stamps, pieces and a front. (4+). £100-150
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Israel. 1948-55 Mint and used collection in an album, all with tabs including first perf 11 set mounted mint, 1948 Jewish New Year set unmounted, 1949 miniature sheet unmounted and used, 1949 40pr unmounted and used, 1949 Jewish New Year set mounted mint, 1949 postage due set unmounted, 1950 Second Anniversary of Independence pair unmounted, 1950 air set unmounted, 1950 Elat Post Office 500pr unmounted, 1951 Jewish National Fund set unmounted, 1952 1000pr unmounted and used, etc. (100s). £250-300
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Israel. 1948-50 First Day Covers (17) for all postage issues until the 1950 (May 5) Hebrew University 100pr, also the 1949 (May 1) Miniature Sheet and 1949 postage due set, some tab sets including 1948 Jewish New Year set, 1949 postage dues, Jewish Coins 2nd issue and 1950 (Mar. - May) issues, first 250m with additional vertical perfs. Also 1948 first postage due sets used (2, one set as C.T.O on cover) and a few mint stamps. (17 covers + 55 stamps). £150-200
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1858-1935 Mint and used collection on pages with cancellations, overprints and surcharges, Pacific War issues, etc., some faults. Also Spain Carlist War issues for northern provinces (18), some probably reprints. (c.490). £120-150
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1971 Royal Visit 10c, mint imprint and plate blocks of four, and two differing illustrated F.D.Cs with the "Bounty" anchor emblems F.D.C cancel. Only 1,000 stamps were sent to Pitcairn, few of which were used on F.D.Cs. (4). £80-100
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1824-1969 Covers and cards from Portugal or Portuguese Colonies including postal stationery, T.P.Os, Paquebots, etc. (118). £120-150
| PORTUGUESE INDIA
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1903 1t Carmine, mint block of four, variety value inverted, fine and unusual. Photo on Page 198. £100-120
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1938-47 Air Mail covers to G.B (Oct. 1938, possibly a first flight), Uganda, Lourenco-Marques, Switzerland (3) or U.S.A (5) all bearing 1938 issue air stamps, all posted at smaller offices with cancels of Aldona, Margao (6), Mormugao, Jardim or Damao (2), four registered, five censored. (11). £200-240
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1950-61 Air Mail lettersheets, formula types unused (22) and used (4) with pictorial views, and postal stationery with 1950 Holy Year 9t and 10t used and unused; 1951 Father Jose Vaz 300th Anniversary 12t unused (4) or used (5), various papers; 1955 buildings 7t unused and used (3), 9t unused and used (2), 10t unused and used; 1959 buildings (8, four used); 1961 craftsmen (4), an uncommon group. (60). £250-300
| PUERTO RICO
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1897 (May 14) Stampless mourning envelope to Gibraltar with blue "BATALLON PROVISIONAL DE PUERTO-RICO No 1" cachets on both sides, reverse with partial despatch datestamp and Gibraltar c.d.s (June 1), "T" handstamp crossed out, part flap missing. A scarce official military cover sent after the 1895 insurrection and prior to the American invasion in 1898. £200-250
| RHODESIA
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1894 Reuters Telegraph Service, mint vertical se-tenant strip of 2/6, 5/- and 10/- stamps from the right of the sheet, lower margin with partial inscription in the hand of Capt. C.L Norris-Newman "charges on telegrams from Reuters native service with various telegraph stations ..... and about 30 used", part gum, upper margin reduced, fine and scarce. Also a crude forgery (or copy of an essay) strip of three, and an 1892 (Nov 25) letter written and signed by Norris-Newman (editor "Northern Post & Border News" & Reuters Special Agent) from Aliwal North, Cape Colony, to G.B Duerst, Hon. Treasurer, Philatelical Society, Manchester, seeking to buy Carlist stamps, also offering to swap stamps of Southern Africa. The strip ex H.C Dann, illustrated in an accompanying article from Philatelic Magazine (6 Sep. 1935). S.G. T1a, £3,500. (3). Photo on Page 136. £700-800
| ROMANIA
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Royalty. c.1908 Real photo picture postcards of Queen Maria of Romania, both boldly signed "Maria" in ink, one dated 1908. (2) £120-150
| RUSSIA
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1916 3k Rose-carmine Currency Stamps, printed on card with black inscription on reverse, eight complete sheets of 100. (8 sheets). £100-120
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1776-1836 Legal documents, the first a Bill of Sale for land known as Leaman Valley Head with a further Bill of Sale for the land added in 1818; the 1836 document concerning £357.11.00 owing from a bankrupt merchant in London, both with various seals and signatures, the 1836 document issued at Jamestown "where no stamps are used" with seal of Lewis Gideon, Notary Public. (2). £100-120
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1825 Programme printed on silk for the St. Helena Amateur Theatre under the patronage of Brigadier General Alexander Walker, Governor, for the benefit of Mr J. Stewart, O'Keefs Comic Opera "The Farmer" and the farce "The Honest Thieves" to be performed on Monday 9th May 1825. A remarkable item to have survived, possibly unique and very fine, 23x27cm. £150-200
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1853-90 British Post Office Notices comprising 1854 (Dec.) "Establishment of Optional Pre-Payment of Postage to St. Helena and the Gold Coast"; 1853 (Feb.) "Books &c to St. Helena by Packet"; and 1890 notices (2, Sept. 16 and Dec. 17) "Mails for St. Helena and Ascension" giving sailing dates. A few faults, the first two laid on paper with small repairs, 256x397mm or smaller. (4). £120-150
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1817 (July 24) Entire letter to London with "SHIP LETTER / PLYMOUTH", charged 1/7, very fine. Photo on Page 204. £200-250
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1836 (Oct 12) Entire letter from Agnes Brookhouse to Mary Sampson at Utica, New York, endorsed "Care of J.E Warner Esq", with a blue "PHILADA / PA" c.d.s (Dec. 3) and matching "SHIP", red oval Utica arrival datestamp, charged 26¾ c. A fine letter to the USA. Photo on Page 204. £250-300
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1850 Entire letter from London to "Captn (Mrs) Parker, Barque Ostrich, St. Helena" endorsed "Paid Ship LETTER", prepaid 8d in cash with red Paid and "SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamps, reverse with oval "SMART / FOREIGN MONEY / & / BULLION OFFICE / LONDON / 60 PRINCES ST LEICESTER SQ" Forwarding Agents cachet. Minor edge faults and repair to flap where the seal was removed, very unusual, the F.A.C unrecorded by Rowe. £120-150
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Forwarding Agent. 1854 (Jan 31) Entire letter from E. Cotineau in St. Helena, to Bordeaux with red "3½" (due to St. Helena), red boxed "COLONIES / &c. ART 13" with "15" decimes charge mark, London and French datestamps, reverse with very scarce "SOLOMON & MOSS / ST. HELENA" Forwarding Agents cachet. Photo on Page 208. £500-600
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1866 (Jan 8) Entire letter to Bordeaux with oval "ST HELENA" datestamp in blue, boxed "GB / 1F60c" and a "10" decimes charge mark, reverse with red "SHIP LETTER / LONDON" c.d.s (Feb 7) and arrival datestamps. Fine and scarce, the 1F60c Anglo-French accountancy mark very unusual on mail from St. Helena. Photo on Page 208. £500-600
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1872 (Jan. 27) Entire to Paris with "ST HELENA" c.d.s in black and "GB / 2F" Anglo-French Accountancy mark, London, Calais and Paris datestamps, charged 12 decimes. A very scarce accountancy mark on St. Helena mail, the St. Helena c.d.s four months earlier than the first example in black recorded by Mabbett. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 208. £300-350
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1861 6d Blue, watermark Large Star, clean-cut perf 14 to 16, mint with large part original gum, and used (2), the mint stamp with small natural paper split resulting in a small thin, good appearance, one used stamp with 2004 Sismondo Certificate. S.G. 2, £2,450. (3). Photo on Page 148. £180-220
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1861 6d Blue, watermark Large Star, rough-cut perf 14 to 16, fine mint with large part original gum, and used. S.G. 2a, £585. (2). Photo on Page 148. £100-120
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1863 4d Carmine, fine mint, original gum, four margins. S.G 5, £500. Photo on Page 148. £100-120
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1871 1d Lake surcharge type C in blue-black, fine mint, large part original gum. With B.P.A Certificate (1943). S.G. 8a, £1,000. Photo on Page 148. £200-240
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1868 5/- Yellow unused without gum and used, the unused stamp with Brandon Certificate (2005). S.G. 20a, £900. (2). Photo on Page 148. £140-160
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1866 (Sep 10) Small cover to England franked 1864 4d with the scarce "H" cancel (Proud K3), oval "ST. HELENA" datestamp and red "LONDON / PAID" (Oct. 11) arrival c.d.s. A fine early cover. Photo Inside Back Cover. £600-700
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1870 (Feb 26) Cover to London franked 1/- (S.G. 18) tied by cork cancel (Proud K13) and red "ST. HELENA" datestamp, red "LONDON / PAID" arrival c.d.s (Mar 25), flap missing, otherwise fine. With Holcombe Certificate (1993). Photo on Page 208. £300-350
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1875 (Apr 21) Cover to England, with "H.M.S IMMORTALITE" printed on the flap but sent by Midshipman A.H Elmes who was serving on H.M.S "Topaze", franked 1/- (S.G. 19) tied by cork cancel (Proud K22?), St Helena and Portsmouth (May 2) datestamps, minor faults. £250-300
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1877 (June 9) Mourning envelope to U.S.A franked 2d + 1/- (S.G. 10, 19) tied by cork cancels (Proud K27), St. Helena and red "LONDON / PAID" (June 27) datestamps, backstamped at London, New York and Cincinnati. Minor edge faults, an attractive cover. Photo on Page 208. £400-500
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1877 (July 16) Cover to Liverpool "Per Mail Steamer African" franked 1/- (S.G. 19) tied by cork cancel (Proud K27), St. Helena c.d.s and red "6", backstamped at Liverpool (Aug. 3), very fine. Photo on Page 208. £300-350
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1880 (July 3) Cover to Germany from the Rev. H. Deppe franked 2d + 1/- (S.G. 22, 26) tied by cork cancels (K36), St Helena and Hermannsburg datestamps, fine. Photo on Page 208. £300-350
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1882 (June 19) Cover to Cape Colony with 6d (S.G. 25, grey appearance as is usual for this stamp) tied by cork cancel (Proud K41), St. Helena c.d.s alongside with Port Elizabeth backstamp. £200-250
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1890-97 Mint and used selection with mint sets (3) and used set, additional values including mint 1½d block of ten, fake cancels (4), 1½d - 10d blocks of four and 2d block of 56 with diamond shaped remainder cancels. Also photos of two unadopted essays of 1894. S.G. 46/52, £627+. (129). £120-150
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1892 (Nov 5) Cover to England franked 6d (S.G. 44) tied by cork cancel (Proud K66, only recorded Feb. 1893), St. Helena c.d.s and Portsmouth (Nov 27) backstamp, light vertical fold, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 208. £200-250
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1893 (Oct 5) Cover to New Bedford, Mass., probably from a whaling ship, bearing 1½d + 6d (S.G. 44, 48) each tied by cork cancels (Proud K65), St. Helena c.d.s and red "1½", backstamped at New York (Nov 10) and New Bedford, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 210. £200-250
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