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Palestine, Anti-Israel Propaganda issues, 1951-98, approximately 60 covers and numerous propaganda labels or vignettes from various Middle Eastern countries, including 1951 Beit Al Mal Al Arabi Fund imperforate 2m to 50m set of 5, seven sets of this issue printed in Jaffa by the Arab Treasury to fund the Resistance; Beit Al Mal Al Arabi Fund stamps rouletted in black used (on reverse) in combination with Jordan adhesives on 13 envelopes from 1951-55 (one is from 1964); various later vignettes and unofficial unissued stamps; 1960 (May 29) envelope from Jordanian Jerusalem to Chicago bearing Jordan adhesives and showing "Remember the Million Palestinian Refugees/Expelled from their Homes on 15 May 1948" unframed handstamp in violet; 1968 (Mar. 23) "Al-Karamah/Al-Fateh" (-) stamp cancelled on envelope addressed to Libya and four other different designs in blocks of four unused; and ca. 1970 P.L.O. set of nine cacheted envelopes unused, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.4 lbs. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 13:38:47 EST
Sold For 550
Austria Austrian Offices in the Holy Land
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1027
Symbol: Cat No: Apr. 4
Austrian Offices, 1883 (Apr. 4), 5s postal card to Breden, Germany, canceled by "Gerusalemme" c.d.s. and showing Rabbi's sender cachet in blue adjacent, Very Fine, Steichele 542. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-250
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:24:23 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1028
Symbol: Cat No: Mar. 23
Austrian Offices, 1886 (Mar. 23), cover to Andover, Massachusetts, arriving Apr. 18 via Alexandria (Mar. 29) and Paris (Apr. 5), bearing 10sld canceled by "Jerusalem/Gerusalemme" c.d.s., and showing "United States Consulate/Jerusalem" circular cachet in blue on reverse, Very Fine, Steichele 543. Suggested Bid $250-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-300
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:24:58 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1029
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Austrian Offices, 1916-17, selection of four Military Mail postcards, used between Nov. 10, 1916 and Apr. 30, 1917 to Austria, Hungary or Germany, each showing "Feldpost/Mil. Miss./A.O.K. 4" c.d.s., three with military unit cachets "K. u. k. mobiles Reservespital/in Jerusalem" unframed handstamp in violet, "K. u. K. Sanitatsanstalten für Syrien" double-ring handstamp in violet, and "K. u. K. de Biros Artillerie Regiment Nro. 6/Haubitz Batterie No. 2" double-ring handstamp in blue, each with censor handstamp; also 1916 (July 30) postcard to Vienna, showing "Feldpost/Mil. Miss./Aleppo" c.d.s., with "Reservespital in Jerusalem" unframed cachet in violet, Fine to Very Fine, an interesting representation. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:25:32 EST
Sold For 300
Israel Regular Issues
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1050
Symbol: Cat No: 127, 128, 128e
1948, French Consular Post in Jerusalem (Bale 127, 128, 128e), an impressive selection of this desirable and difficult material, starting with a top left corner block of four of Bale #127, never hinged and signed Brun, followed by #128 single and lower left corner block of four; then we find #128 on a Consulate General, Jerusalem corner envelope (quite possibly an Earliest Known Usage) and on a privately sent post card, plus an exceedingly rare #128e (overprint omitted; approximately 15 recorded) on a Jaffa Consulate corner envelope, all tied by "Jerusalem/Postes Françaises" postmarks (various dates); a final telegram regarding promoting a Rabbi's candidature, Very Fine, a remarkable holding; see it all online. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:40:21 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1051
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Jewish National Fund Collection Formed by Dr. Abrham Polay, 1902-60, a noteworthy, largely mint collection of stamps and labels, by one of the founders of the S.I.P.; housed in two Elbe Roosevelt albums, with proofs, booklets, Interim overprints, covers, and many issues complete; includes 1902-07 Zion stamps in 5 blocks of four and larger; 1909 Herzl 5m imperforate color trials in six different colors; 1934 Kremeneyzky booklet (exploded); 1936 Dizengoff booklet (exploded); 1936 Herzl brown booklet pane of 8 and similar pane of 4 in blue and booklet cover for 1938 issue; 1938 Religious Zionism six designs se-tenant in imperforate proof sheets of nine (2, in brown and blue respectively); 1941 Ussisshkin imperforate color trials (4); 1945 Hankin booklet (exploded); 1948 Alphabet red on gray complete sheet of 28; New York Office 1927-28 Zion booklet panes of 15 for both issues and booklet cover; 1938 Puzzle Map of Jerusalem sheets of 12 in brown and in red and Puzzle Map of Eretz Israel sheets of 12 in brown and in green; Brazil Office 1944 Diaspora issue booklet pane cover and the 5 panes; and Interim period with 1948 "Doar" overprint on Jewish Sportsmen 10m complete sheet of 16; 1948 Jewish Brigade 10m overprinted "Doar" with Nahariya Local 1st issue imperforate 10m tête-bêche pair used on 1948 (May 2) envelope to Haifa; 1948 overprinted "Doar" on Negev 5m to 50m and on Proposed Jewish State 5m on local registered Haifa envelope; 1948 overprinted "Doar" on Development & Defense 50m and Eliezer Ben Yehuda 2m block of four with Palestine 3m on 1949 (May 12) Registered Express envelope from Nesher Yajur to Haifa; some age spotting, Fine to Very Fine, see it all online, the collection was exhibited at Ispex 1958 in Honor of the 10th Anniversary of the State of Israel. Shipping charges apply - weight 7.4 lbs. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:40:55 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1052
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Collection of Jewish National Fund Mint Multiples, 1902-73, with stamps in complete sheets and multiples, plus booklet panes, all housed in six volumes; includes 1902-07 Zion issues with three blocks of 20, blocks of 24, 40 and 50, two strips of 10, one with handstamped "1" in violet, and block of 20 overprinted "Dienstmarke", all with marginal imprint tabs at left indicating different countries of sale; 1931 Youth in Eretz Israel and Map Puzzle photolitho issue comprising seven complete panes of nine in various colors; 1937 Star of David "60" red on yellow sheetlet of 16; 1941 Herzl 2m complete booklet of four panes of 16; 1945 Jewish Brigade "10" blue complete sheet of 20; 1945 Technion "10" green complete sheet of 32; 1949 Galilee "10" red brown complete booklet of five panes of 16 with covers (front detached); 1947 Zionist Organization Jubilee "50" dark blue complete sheet of 25; 1948 Negev Pipeline without figures of value set of three in complete sheets of 10; 1950 The Twelve Tribes in two complete sheets of 60, perforated and imperforate (very rare) respectively; a tremendous assembly, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 17.4 lbs. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 900.00
Sold...US$ 900.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:41:26 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1053
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Lovely Collection of JNF and Judaica Labels on cover, 1902-39, a binder neatly filled with 25 examples, from South Africa to Sweden, Germany to Czechoslovakia, Austria to Yugoslavia, all bearing one or more labels; begins with a Star of David label on reverse of an Austrian Feldpost cover, followed by a cover (South Africa to the US) and postal card (Sweden to Denmark) each with 1902 Zion (Kaplove #3) labels, the cover singly, the card with a vertical strip of four; these are followed by numerous Herzl issues (including overprinted "Dienstmarke"), pictorials, etc., with a pretty page of Czech "Nuris" stamps mint (blocks of five or six), then several cards with their use—one attempting to pay postage with them from the 13th Zionist Congress, with Czech Postage Due affixed, etc.; some toning and usage wear, but uncommon material, Fine to Very Fine, see the lot in its entirety online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 900.00
Sold...US$ 900.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:42:23 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1054
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Collection of Jewish National Fund Telegraph Forms, 1903-73, approximately 75 in total, unused and used, in two binders and classified according to the Ladani catalog (1995), with a number unlisted; includes ca. 1903 telegram with J.N.F. in German (A-1) used bearing 70 uncancelled examples of the Zion stamp; similar type of telegram but with J.N.F. in Cyrillic used; 1905 telegram (unlisted but similar to A-5) from Wurzburg to Ansbach bearing Bavaria 5pf singles (2, one partly torn away); ca. 1910 pair of telegrams (C-2) used, the former franked with approximately 40 Zion and 14 Herzl "5" brown stamps and the latter from Breslau bearing 47 overlapping examples of the Herzl "½" to "5" Herzl stamps; 1923 telegram with J.N.F. in Hebrew (C-13) bearing 1918 (-) Herzl brown, illustrated in the Ladani catalog (page/fig. 55); some faults/defects as to be expected, but generally Fine to Very Fine for these, one binder imaged in full online. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.6 lbs. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:42:55 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1055
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
The All Things JNF Collection, four stockbooks holding stamps, labels, ribbons and more; one volume dedicated to the 1920-60 Famous Men issues, another to New York Office Holiday stamps and booklet panes; a third holds self-adhesive labels, Worldwide Offices, Va'ad Ha'artzi, teaching/puzzle issues (some solved, some not) and tourist issues, while the final book contains ribbon tags, and Flower Day and Tag Day receipts; duplication throughout, with paper, printing, perforation, overprint and other varieties noted, Fine to Very Fine, a strong holding worth review; see it all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 7.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:43:21 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1056
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Jewish National Fund Stamps Used on School Diplomas, ca. 1925-94, a unique compilation of over 100 diplomas or cards, each bearing one or more JNF stamps; majority, unsurprisingly, are from Mandatory Palestine and Israel, with both state and religious schools represented, but the global JNF ties can be seen in that the collection starts off with a handsome certificate from Czernowitz, Ukraine, followed by a 1925 Tel Aviv certificate franked by Kaplove #3, followed by a 1931 certificate from Plovdiv, Bulgaria, etc.; vast number of frankings and cancels to be had—and we're certain you'll not find another holding like this; forms range from pristine to foxed, as to be expected, but a magnificent gathering all the same, Fine to Very Fine with much better throughout, imaged in full online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs. View a video of images for this lot Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:44:02 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1057
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Jewish National Fund-franked Documents Collection, 1904-53, two binders holding more than 50 documents, telegrams, and receipts mostly franked with J.N.F. stamps, with "Jewish Agency for Palestine" in Haifa; "The Provisional Committee of the Jews of Eretz Israel", "Jewish Cooperative Labour Association", Jewish National Fund in Jaffa; "Township of Tel Aviv"; and usages from Jewish communities and Zionist committees outside of Israel including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, and Roumania; also 30 items of letter stationery with various printed letterheads used between 1929-60; some faults, mainly Fine to Very Fine, an interesting assembly; see volume one online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.8 lbs. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $500-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-600
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:44:30 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1058
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Fantastic Selection of Jewish National Fund Stamps, 1940-60, sensational holding neatly arranged in a 16-page (32-side) G&K stockbook; covers an immense range of issues, with all but a handful mint; note several with "Doar" handstamp, shades and paper types, imperforates, essays, proofs, offsets on reverse, partial offsets, double perforations, gum and perforation varieties, imperforate proofs with tabs, color misregistrations, different settings printed together, trial colors, etc., etc., with many, many items duplicated, Fine to Very Fine with better throughout, a stellar collection; imaged in full online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:44:57 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1059
Symbol:
Impressive Cover Compendium, 1948, 15 in total, all bearing Jewish National Fund labels as postage; various frankings, including overprinted labels in conjunction with Palestine Pictorials, rate-overprinted stamps (5m, 10m, etc.), "DOAR" overprints, etc.; note two covers "from Tsachor", one a "Geneva Courier" cover from Switzerland to Tel Aviv via Haganah plane, the other from Cyprus Internment camp to Tirat Tzvi via Affula; a multiple-franking to New York, Mandate cancels, English- and Hebrew-language Interim cancels; most postally used, but several philatelic, including a cover from Kfar Ata to Haifa bearing an invalid label paying an impossible 100m rate; surprisingly well-preserved, Very Fine, view the entire lot online. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:45:32 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1060
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Collection of Mint Jewish National Fund Stamps, 1902-2000, including 1902-07 Zion issues in large blocks, some with surcharges or overprints; 1937 Star of David rouletted in vertical strip of five with each cliché individually placed with colored surround; and 1961-2000 issues specialized and replete with proofs, imperforates and errors, mostly never hinged, Very Fine, see a sampling online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:46:06 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1061
Symbol: E
1948, "Jerusalem Post" essays of 5m, 10m, and 25m in black, imperforate on newsprint, the set of three in blocks of 21, representing the complete sheet less a block of four; originally planned for issue on May 16, 1948; one 10m is slightly defective at lower left corner, different degrees of creasing or folds, majority of stamps are Fine to Very Fine, ex Pikovski Printing House archives, each block with 2009 Tsachor certificate. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:46:56 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1062
Symbol: E
1948, Siege of Jerusalem, composite essay in green, for 5m, 10m, and 50m on glazed surface paper (187 x 129 mm), designed by Ismar David, Very Fine, signed M. Marco. Suggested Bid $250-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-300
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:47:35 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1063
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Collection of Municipal and Kofer Hayovel Stamps for Tel Aviv, 1929-55, with approximately 80 documents, licenses, receipts or cinema tickets, including Kofer Hayovel stamps on 25 documents or receipts with 100m and four pairs of 10m on ca. 1938 receipt, and 50m on 1935 Certificate for completion of a building on Ben Yehudah Street, mainly Fine to Very Fine, see a sampling online. Suggested Bid $500-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-600
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:48:47 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1064
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Keren Tel-Hai Specialized Collection, solid holding comprising single stamps mint and used, sheetlets mint in different colors and two-color se-tenant printings, unissued stamps, town cancels, plus an impressive array of scarce Interim covers, with both domestic and foreign usages; we note examples of panes of six with original blue "booklet cover" paper attached, a complete 1937 Jabotinsky House booklet, usages on numerous invitations to events (Riga, London, etc.), and much more, Fine to Very Fine or better, imaged in full online. Suggested Bid $400-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-500
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:50:52 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1065
Symbol: P
Cat No: 29-31
1948, Proposed Jewish State, proofs (Bale 29-31), large format proofs in black of 5m, 10m, and 50m labels (Kaplove #925P-927P), with rounded corners and light pencil guide lines in corners, affixed to black card (117 x 98 mm), Very Fine, rare, with 1985 Muentz certificate. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:51:58 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1066
Symbol: Cat No: 29-31
1948, Proposed Jewish State, specialized collection (Bale 29-31), mint and used collection with approximately 100 covers or documents, with a wealth of mixed frankings, including J.N.F. Jewish State set of three labels without values in complete sheets of 10 (Kaplove #925-927), never hinged, and Proposed Jewish State 10m brown overprinted by circular "Doar" in complete sheet of 10 mint; 5m blue complete sheet of 10 used on local Haifa envelope; 5m with Herzl 10m and Jewish Brigade 10m tied by "Minhelet Ha'am" double-ring handstamp of Ra'anana with "Raanana" Mandate c.d.s. alongside on 1948 (May 2) Registered envelope to Hertsilya (first day of use of the Interim stamps); 5m pair and single on separate 1948 (May-June 6) Official Registered Express local Nathanya envelopes additionally franked with a spectacular array of other Interim issues as well as Mandate issue on one; 5m used on 1948 (May 5) Palestine 25m Air Letter to London; 5m red overprint and 10m with Zionist Jubilee 5m and Ramat Gan 10m on envelope from Kfar Behadraga to Tel Aviv; 5m red overprint with Herzl 2m vertical tête-bêche pair and single on envelope from Ma'abarot to Tel Aviv; 5m strip of three with Jewish Brigade 10m on Registered envelope from Ramat Hasharon to Tel Aviv; 10m singles (2) with Jewish Brigade 10m on Registered envelope from Kfar Yehezkel to Tel Aviv, registration label with town name in manuscript; 10m singles (2) with Zionist Jubilee 5m and Herzl 2m (on reverse) on 1948 (May 3) Registered envelope from Kefar Shemarayahu to Tel Aviv (May 4 arrival); 10m block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet with two rows of double perforations on 1948 (May 11) Pardess Hanna local envelope; 50m block of four with Negev Pipeline 50m on Registered envelope from Haifa to Nahariya (no arrival); and 50m horizontal pairs imperforate-between and in right margin on separate Registered local Haifa envelopes, one additionally franked with 5m and 10m, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:52:49 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1067
Symbol: Cat No: 29
1948 (May), Cover from Mesek Yagur to Haifa (Bale 29), along with Immigrant Ship 10m vertical pair (#23), on May 1948 cover, the stamps cancelled by "Doar/Minhelet Ha'am/Meshek Yagur" double-ring handstamp, with two further crisp strikes on reverse, Very Fine, rare cancellation, with 2008 Edward Rosen letter of opinion. Bale $1,800 Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Bale $1,800 Suggested Bid $600-80
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:53:18 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1068
Symbol: Cat No: 29
1948, Proposed Jewish State 5m blue (Bale 29), on May 1948 envelope from Herzlia to Tel Aviv, the stamp canceled by "Minhelet Ha'am" double-ring handstamp, showing Hebrew "To Pay" manuscript notation in red, with Palestine Postage Due 4m (plate number "1" single) and 6m (corner example with serial number) applied on arrival and tied by "Tel Aviv" c.d.s. of "5 MY 48", the last day of the British Mandate; the cover underpaid by 5m and, therefore, taxed 10m double deficiency, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-250
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:53:53 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1069
Symbol: Cat No: 29c var.
1948, Proposed Jewish State, 5m, figure of value omitted, handstamped "5" overprint (Bale 29c var), block of four on May 13, 1948 Registered Tel Aviv local envelope, in combination with Palestine 10m vertical pair and single, cancelled by "Tel Aviv" Mandate c.d.s., with another strike on reverse, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $250-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-300
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:54:25 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1070
Symbol: Cat No: 35-41
1948, Specialized "Parachutists" Mint and Used Collection (Bale 35-41), plus nearly 60 covers and a document, with 13 covers bearing stamps without "Doar" overprints; commences with 1946 complete set of 56 stamps in eight strips of eight (Kaplove #830-885), set of four labels without value, 10m blue and 10m brown labels in complete sheets of 35; 1946 printed-in-Austria 10m yellow brown booklet pane of eight labels (Kaplove #O94-O101); and then with 1948 Interim Period overprinted issue 10m blue strips of seven (2) with variety double perforations horizontally and vertically respectively; 10m black and 10m olive strips of seven with Haifa circular overprints (Bale #35a-41a, 35c-41c); the covers include various frankings of complete sets, mixed issue frankings with 1948 Registered Express local envelope bearing 10m blue with Bialik & Herzl 500m and Herzl 5m; 1948 Registered envelope from Ra'anana to Tel Aviv bearing 10m blue vertical pair and Negev Pipeline 5m, canceled by "Minhelet Ha'am/Ra'anana" double-ring handstamp with "Raanana" Mandate c.d.s. (May 11) alongside; 1948 Registered local Tel Aviv envelope bearing two 10m and Development & Defense 5m, with addressee unknown and "return to sender" handstamp and framed "9 June 1948" handstamp (arrival?) and "Minhelet Ha'am" double-ring handstamp of Kefar Hassidim canceling 10m olive on envelope to Tel Aviv and similar type of handstamp of Givat Brener with "2 May 1948" canceling 10m olive on envelope to Tel Aviv, Fine to Very Fine, an excellent basis for further study and expansion; see the full offering online. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:54:57 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1071
Symbol: P
Cat No: 101-103
1948, Jerusalem I, overprints proof (Bale 101-103), proofs of 5m, 10m, and 25m overprints on cream paper (80 x 105 mm), Very Fine, with 2008 Edward Rosen letter of opinion. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:56:04 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1072
Symbol: Cat No: 101-103, 104MS-106MS
1948, Jerusalem I and II, complete sheets (Bale 101-103, 104MS-106MS), comprising Jerusalem I 5m to 25m in complete sheets of 10, and Jerusalem II 5m to 25m in complete sheets of 20, with "bet" marginal imprint and serial numbers; the Jerusalem II 5m hinged in margin at top, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:56:41 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1073
Symbol: Cat No: 101-103
1948, Jerusalem I, 5m to 25m (Bale 101-103), franking May 13, 1948 cover from Jerusalem to Pardess Hana, canceled by "Doar/Minhelet Ha'am/Yerushalayim" double-ring "rosette" handstamp, the first day of use of the rosette cancellation; a few small faults, Fine. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:57:05 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1074
Symbol: Cat No: 101f, 101g
1948, Jerusalem I, 5m red brown, perforation varieties (Bale 101f, 101g), complete sheets of 10, the former sheet containing two horizontal imperforate-between pairs and the latter sheet imperforate horizontally between stamps and between stamps and top and bottom sheet margins; the second sheet has hinge remainders in top margin, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:57:44 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1075
Symbol: o
Cat No: 102
1948, Jerusalem I, 10m blue (Bale 102), on 1948 "Palestine Corporation Ltd." Salary Sheet for the year, with five Palestine Mandate 10m, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue 10m, Israel five examples of 1948 First Coins 10m (3 different printings), 1948 New Year 10m, and two Revenue First Issue 10m, one of each stamp issue applied for every month and canceled in manuscript, a few faults, nevertheless a fine and unusual surviving document. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:58:25 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1076
Symbol: Cat No: 102
1948, Jerusalem I, 10m blue (Bale 102), franking May 1948 local Jerusalem cover, canceled by Jerusalem Old City under Siege Type 3 cachet in violet prepared as souvenir; light age spot, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 10:59:31 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1077
Symbol: Cat No: 103
1948, Jerusalem I, 25m brown (Bale 103), on May 1948 Jerusalem local cover, canceled by Jerusalem Old City under Siege Type 3 cachet in violet prepared as souvenir; light age spots, the stamp and cachet are Very Fine. Suggested Bid $350-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-400
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:00:24 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1078
Symbol: Cat No: 103 var.
1948, Jerusalem I, 25m brown, overprint misplaced (Bale 103 var), complete sheet of 10, o.g., never hinged, on fresh white paper; natural gum skips, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $120-150
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:00:53 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1079
Symbol: Cat No: 103e
1948, Jerusalem I, 25m brown, albino overprint (Bale 103e), complete sheet of 10, o.g., never hinged, nice color on bright white paper; some tiny age spots on gum and trace of hinge remainder in top left margin, Fine to Very Fine. Bale $1,500+ Suggested Bid $500-600 (Image)
Bale $1,500+ Suggested Bid $500-6
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:01:18 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1080
Symbol: P
Cat No: 104-106
1948, Jerusalem II, proofs of 5m, 10m, and 25m overprints (Bale 104-106), printing forme of five for each, on cream paper (157 x 105 mm); the 10m has light grease stain at right well clear of the overprint, Very Fine, signed Muentz. Suggested Bid $300-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-350
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:01:42 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1081
Symbol: Cat No: 104
1948 (June 15), Registered local envelope (Bale 104), franked by Jerusalem II, 5m red brown (Bale #104) and J.N.F. Jewish State blue on white paper pair (Kaplove #921), tied by "Doar/Minhelet Ha'am/Yerushalayim" double-ring handstamp; the J.N.F. labels accepted as 20m postage, Fine to Very Fine, rare mixed franking. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-250
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:02:02 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1082
Symbol: Cat No: 104b, 105a, 106a
1948, Jerusalem II, 5m to 25m, imperforate (Bale 104b, 105a, 106a), with "bet" marginal imprint in and serial numbers, the 5m is the low number "3"; the 5m has three small areas of light toning on gum, one of which affects one stamp, and the 25m has three inconsequential bluish discolorations in margins, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Bale $1,200 as singles Suggested Bid $400-500 (Image)
Bale $1,200 as singles Suggested
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:02:36 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1083
Symbol: Cat No: 104e, 105
1948, Jerusalem II, 5m red brown, double overprint, one inverted (Bale 104e, 105), on cover to Tel Aviv, with 10m blue, tied by "Doar/Minhelet Ha'am/Yerushalayim" double-ring handstamp, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:02:59 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1084
Symbol: Cat No: 105
1948, Jerusalem II, 10m blue (Bale 105), on May 23, 1948 flown cover endorsed "Doar Tsvai" (Army Mail) from a convalescent home in Jerusalem to Tel Aviv; canceled on arrival by "Army Post Office/3" c.d.s. (day inserted by hand) in purple; cover reduced on two sides, centrally folded vertically, and the stamp has light gum toning around perforations, Fine for such a traveled cover, An excellent example of Jerusalem siege mail flown by the Air Force to Tel Aviv with the A.P.O. 3 c.d.s. applied during one of the first days of service of this Army Post Office, with 1985 Muentz certificate. Suggested Bid $350-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-400
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:04:08 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1085
Symbol: Cat No: 105
1948, Jerusalem II, 10m blue (Bale 105), on July 15, 1948 cover from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv; canceled by "Jerusalem" trilingual c.d.s. of "15.7.1948", the metal date slug presumably used on the afternoon of that day, whereas the rubber dater was used on the 14th and morning only of the 15th; cover slightly reduced at right and with central vertical filing fold, Fine to Very Fine, only a couple of covers franked with the Jerusalem Locals and canceled by the metal date slug are known, with 1987 Tsachor certificate. Suggested Bid $350-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-400
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:05:18 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1086
Symbol: Cat No: 105
1948, Jerusalem II, 10m blue (Bale 105), on 1948 envelope dropped in postbox at Jerusalem and mailed from Ramat Gan to Tel Aviv; stamp uncanceled, around which pencil line with accompanying "T" has been drawn, indicating non-acceptance for postage on account of the stamp's demonetization, and showing "Ramat Gan" trilingual dispatch c.d.s. of "1.7.1948"—the first day of use of this cancellation; light yellowing around the stamp which has a few short creases/bends, Fine, highly unusual, signed Muentz. Suggested Bid $250-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-300
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:06:10 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1087
Symbol: Cat No: 105d
1948, Jerusalem II, 10m blue, double overprint, one inverted (Bale 105d), strip of five, tied by "Doar/Minhelet Ha'am/Yerushalayim" double-ring handstamp on envelope, Very Fine, signed Tsachor. Bale $1,100 as used singles Suggested Bid $400-500 (Image)
Bale $1,100 as used singles Sugge
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:07:12 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1088
Symbol: Cat No: 106
1948, Jerusalem II, 25m brown (Bale 106), top margin single on May 14, 1948 local Jerusalem cover, canceled by "Doar/Minhelet Ha'am/Yerushalayim" double-ring "rosette" handstamp, unframed datestamp and distinctive Jerusalem Old City under Siege Type 2 cachet in violet; additionally tied by "14 May 1948" unframed datestamp, Very Fine, rare surviving postally used example. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:11:02 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1089
Symbol: Cat No: 106
1948, Jerusalem II, 25m brown (Bale 106), tied on July 1948 Registered local envelope (with original contents dated July 2, 1948)by "Jerusalem" oval bilingual Liberation datestamp, with two additional strikes on reverse; small restored filing punch hole at far left, Fine to Very Fine, only a couple of covers are recorded franked only by the Local issue with the Liberation cancellation, the other known covers having Doar Ivri or mixed frankings, signed Tsachor. Suggested Bid $400-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-500
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:12:32 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1090
Symbol: Cat No: 107
1948, Jerusalem III, 5m red brown (Bale 107), o.g., never hinged, with gimmel marginal imprint in brown and serial number "0460"; horizontal crease in outer extremity of margin at top as well as small fingerprint on gum also in top margin, Very Fine. Bale $500 Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Bale $500 Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:13:17 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1091
Symbol: Cat No: 107MS
1948, Jerusalem III, 5m red brown (Bale 107MS), complete sheet of 25, with gimmel marginal imprint in brown and serial number "0344"; fresh, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in selvage only; minor gum disturbance; lightly folded along central horizontal row of perforations, Very Fine, illustrated in Shimony, Rimon and Karpovsky, Jerusalem and Safed Postal Services, p. 74; quite exceptional. Bale $3,500+ Suggested Bid $1,200-1,600 (Image)
Bale $3,500+ Suggested Bid $1,200
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:13:57 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1092
Symbol: Cat No: 107, 101
1948, Jerusalem III, 5m red brown (Bale 107, 101), top margin single, with Jerusalem I 5m, both tied by "Jerusalem" oval bilingual datestamp on 28 June 1948 local cover, Very Fine, rare mixed issue franking, signed Tsachor. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-250
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:14:20 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1093
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1948, Jerusalem Local overprints, outstanding collection, comprising approximately 130 covers or cards in two binders, arranged by cancellation types with a tremendous array of frankings, including Jerusalem Ifirst day usages, 5m and 10m complete sheets of 10 (two such for 5m) used on separate 1948 (May 10) local envelopes; 5m (two examples) and 10m canceled by "Minhelet Ha'am" double-ring handstamp in violet on separate 1948 (May 12) envelopes to Haifa (2) and Tel Aviv, the Mea Sharim Branch Office cancel which was only applied in violet on May 12; Jerusalem II 5m plate block of four and single on 1948 (May 13) local Registered envelope; 5m with Palestine 5m Pictorial on 1948 (May 14) local postcard; and a study of the Jerusalem "rosette" cancels on 30 envelopes and a front with dates from May 13, 1948 (first date of use) to June 20, 1948 (last date of use), with frankings including 5m pair from the top left corner of the sheet with bet imprint and serial number, Courier covers (2) bearing 5m pair to Ein Hanatziv and 10m to Tel Aviv, each canceled by "Tel Aviv" c.d.s., excellent selection of 12 First and Second Convoy Registered covers to various towns including Herzlia, Kinneret, and Rehovot with arrival c.d.s., two including Kinneret not registered, "Jerusalem 16.5.1948" commemorative cancellations on nine covers, "Jerusalem" oval bilingual datestamps on six covers, two with Israel First Coins, one in combination with Jerusalem I 5m, Mahne Yehudah deformed Minhelet Ha'am double-ring handstamp on three Registered covers, one being Second Convoy and another franked with Israel First Coins, Jerusalem trilingual c.d.s. on 7 covers; and Jerusalem III 5m on seven covers and a card, three envelopes are mixed issue frankings from Jerusalem (2) and Beit Hakerem to Rehovot with Israel Postage Due First Coins applied on arrival, some faults, but generally Fine to Very Fine, an outstanding representative assembly; first volume imaged in full online. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:14:50 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1094
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1948, Jerusalem Local overprints, specialized collection, mint and used with 18 covers; including Jerusalem I overprints 5m to 25m in complete sheets of 10 never hinged (two 25m have thins); 5m sheet of 10 with vertical double row of perforations; 5m top right corner horizontal strip of three with overprint sideways and misplaced resulting in center stamp with overprint omitted; 10m sheet of 10 horizontally misperforated horizontally to foot, both never hinged; 10m top margin vertical pair with inverted overprint unused; and varieties on cover with 5m overprint applied sideways and only appearing in right margin of stamp on 1948 (May 10) Jerusalem Printed Matter envelope (illustrated in Shimony, p. 81); 5m vertical marginal pair imperforate horizontally with 10m and 25m on 1948 (May 10) local Registered Jerusalem envelope; Jerusalem II overprints 5m to 25m plate blocks of four, never hinged, the 5m hinged in margin at top; and 10m imprint strip of five from the top of the sheet showing offset on gummed side (illustrated in Shimony, p. 77); and Jerusalem III overprint 5m on local Jerusalem Red Cross envelope, and 5m with Jerusalem II 10m and 25m on local Jerusalem envelope, mainly Fine to Very Fine, an excellent nucleus for further specialization; see it in its entirety on our website. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,200-1,600
Opening US$ 1,200.00
Sold...US$ 1,200.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 11:15:16 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 749
Lot No: 1095
Symbol: Cat No: 122-123
1948, Rishon Le Zion Local, specialized holding (Bale 122-123), remarkable group of mint perforated and imperforate stamps plus 24 covers; stamps include two examples of #122 (perforated), plus #123 (imperforate) as a single and complete sheet of ten; the 24 covers run from April 6 (Second Day of service, only about 15 such covers known—and bearing on reverse the First Day usage of the Tel Aviv postmark as a receiver) through May 6 (the next-to-last day of service); 20 covers franked #122, four #123, nearly all plated, some with additional notes; April 6 cover stamped Tsachor on reverse, #123 sheetlet with 1996 P.F. certificate; some toning to stamps on cover due to adhesive—of no import, given this short-lived service, generally Very Fine, imaged in full online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)
