"APO SZ32 / 6 NO 18" on envelope to the US, signed on front by General Sir Edmund Allendy, commander of the Egyptian expeditionary force (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 380.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 992
Symbol:
"FPO D.52 / 6 MR 17" on printed to order stationery envelope 2 d. + 2½ d. as registered cover to England; an unusual item (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 110.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 994
Symbol:
"FPO L.H.4 22 AP 17" on New Zealand 1½ d. in block of 4 on registered cover with pink Australian label to Australia; unusual use of New Zealand stamps and early use of the R-label (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 995
Symbol:
"FPO DM1 / MY 28 17" (ANZAC mounted division headquarters / second battle of Gaza) on GB 2 d. orange on registered cover with purple R.-label "Australian Imperial Force" via "SZ 13" to Egypt; stamp slightly applied over the edge of the cover, otherwise fine (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1001
Symbol:
EGYPT: "F.P.O.No.69 / 2 NO. 18" on cover "On Active Service" to Cairo with clear strike of scarce "PASSED BY INDIAN BASED CENSOR E.E.F.", transit and arrival marks (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1002
Symbol:
"TRESOR ET POSTES 601A 21-5 18", clear strike on small envelope to Port Said with "F" on front, transit and arrival marks (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1003
Symbol:
"TRESOR ET POSTES 601B 16/2 18", good strike on cover to the US; at this time the unit was situated at Gaza, a very scarce entire, certificate Nakri (1995) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 400.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1004
Symbol:
1918, Field postcard from "PORT SAID 1 AP. 18" to the post no. 611A at Ramleh, signed Sorani (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1005
Symbol:
DEFENCE OF EGYPT: 4 interesting postcards, one via "APO SZ22" and one via Indian field post, one with "MARINE FRANCAISE PORT SAID" (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1006
Symbol:
"APO SZ17 26 JU 19" on postcard from Sarona to Egypt with good strike of red oval "CORP: DI SPEDIZIONE MILITARE ITALIANO IN PALESTINA / VERFICATO PER CENSURA", scarce late mail (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 280.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1007
Symbol:
"APO SZ22 / 22 JA 18" on postcard with handstamp "COMPAGNIA CACCIATORI ITALIANI DI (PALESTINA)" and double line "VERFICATO PER CENSURA", to Cairo (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 210.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1008
Symbol:
"APO SZ34 / 26 JY 18" on registered envelope 2 d. with red "Disacamento Italiano di Palestina Comando" and censor marks to Italy, transit marks of "APO S 100", "K" and "Z", opened out for display (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1009
Symbol:
"APO SZ34 / 31 JY 18", clear strike on postcard with red "Distacamento Italiano di Palestina", red boxed "VERFICATO PER CENSURA" and "CENSORE No.2" to Pisa with arrival mark (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1010
Symbol:
Cat No: 4, 7
"APO SZ 44 11 AU 18" on 1 m. brown and 4 m. red on cover to Italian Palestine detachment junction with large "J" and boxed "PALESTINE CENSORSHIP No. 3" (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 100.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1011
Symbol:
Cat No: 4, 5
"APO SZ44 13 AU 18" on 1 m. brown and 2 m. green on postcard in Italian language to a captain at the Italian Palestine detachment junction with small "H." and "PALESTINE CENSORED No.3" (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1012
Symbol:
"APO SZ47 / 28 FE 9" on GB 2 d. orange and British register label on registered cover to Italy with large red "DISTACCAMENTO ITALIONO DI PALESTINA * COMANDO" and censor marks incl. "E" in circle, sign. Sorani (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 210.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1013
Symbol:
1917, Soldier's card with seal "DISTACAMENTO ITALIANO DI PALESTINA COMANDO" and boxed "VERFICATO PER CENSURA" and "CENSORE No.1" to Italy, sign. Sorani; only few of these military cards are recorded (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1014
Symbol:
1917, Postcard from "TURINO 24 AGO 1917" to a member of the Italian general staff at Palestine with boxed "... VERIFICATO PER CENSURA" (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 100.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1015
Symbol:
1917, Cover from "ALTAMORA 26.8.17" sent to Port Said and re-directed "Distace. Italiano di Palestina" with transit mark "BASE ARMY POST-OFFICE ICE T" and arrival mark of "APO SZ22", Italian censor label at top (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1016
Symbol:
1918, "Official correspondence" envelope with handstamps "COMMANDO TAPPA" with adjacent "ARMY TELEGRAPHS 25.VII.18", addressed to Italian Palestine detachment, on reverse weak violet "ARMY SIGNALS"; on front countersigned by commanding officer and endorsed "D.R.L.S." (Dispatch Rider Letter Service), a scarce item, most likely uniquernProvenance: Michael Sacher (Corinphila 1998) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1017
Symbol:
1918, Franked postcard with rare "COMANDO TAPPA ITALIANA / PORTO SAID" to a member of the Italian contingent in Palestine with double line "VERFICATO PER CENSURA", fine and scarce, sign. A. Diena (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1018
Symbol:
"FPO HM / 20 NO 17", light but mostly legible strike on envelope with Gedeira return address to Alexandria with censor mark and Cairo transit on front and arrival mark on reverse, filing punch hole at right, otherwise fine and very scarce, demonstrating the earliest recorded civilian use of the army postal services in PalestinernProvenance: Michael Sacher (Corinphila 1998) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 2,000.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1019
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
"APO SZ 44 / 20 DE 17" on commercial letter to Cairo with 2 different censor marks on front and censor label at top; small tear on reverse fixed with tape, slight transportation marks; a fine and scarce early letter (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1020
Symbol:
"FPO D 60 / 25 DE 17" on envelope to Manchester with adjacent censor mark, small stain, otherwise fine (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1021
Symbol:
"APO SZ44 / 26 DE 17" on postcard with violet censor mark via the international Red Cross with transit mark "BERN 18.II.18" to Stuttgart with German censor mark; some minor corner creasing, still fine and very scarce (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1022
Symbol:
"APO SZ 44 27 DE 17", clear strike on commercial postcard to Tel Aviv with adjacent censor mark, punch holes at top; very scarce inland postcard (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 1,400.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1023
Symbol:
"APO SZ44 / 27 DE 17", clear strike on cover with Jerusalem return address to Boston and re-directed to Brooklyn, frontside censor mark; some tears at top fixed with tape (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 420.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1024
Symbol:
"APO SZ44 30 DE 17" on cover to England, folded and backflap removed incl. most part of censor label (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 340.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1025
Symbol:
"APO SZ44 / 10 JA 18" on nice picture postcard to Tel Aviv with adjacent censor mark; fine and very scarce (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 600.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1026
Symbol:
"FPO 180 JA 13 18" on picture postcard to England with adjacent censor mark, small corner crease, otherwise fine (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1027
Symbol:
"APO SZ44 28 JA 18" on cover to Santiago de Chile, a very scarce cover to Southamerica, only few recorded (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1028
Symbol:
"APO SZ45 / 29 JA 18" on small envelope to Lausanne, Switzerland and returned due to unsufficient address with corresponding label on front, tied by Lausanne cds., arrival mark of November 27, 1918; one of two recorded returned letters during this period (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 2,200.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1029
Symbol:
Cat No: Egy. P15, 16
"APO SZ44 / 2 FE 18" on postcard to Cairo, taxed on arrival with postage due stamps 2 m. green and 4 m. lilac applied, cancelled by Cairo cds., very fine. The only recorded taxed postcard from the pre-stamp period (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 1,600.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1030
Symbol:
"APO SZ45 4 FE 18" on small envelope to Paris with violet "PALESTINE CENSORSHIP No.1", very fine, sign. Tsachor, certificate Muentz (1995) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1031
Symbol:
"APO SZ44 8 FE 18" on commercial postcard to Florence, Italy, as undeliverable returned with arrival mark "APO SZ34 / 27 AP 18"; one of 2 returned items in this period (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1032
Symbol:
"APO SZ45 / 11 FE 18" on censored cover to Jerusalem with arrival mark of February 23, small censor label at top, somewhat defected, very scarce, the only recorded inland letter from Jaffa during this period (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 950.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1033
Symbol:
Cat No: Egy. P17
"APO Z44 / 11 FE 18" on cover to Cairo, here not accepted and postage due stamp 1 pia. blue applied, tied "CAIRO 21 FE 18", very fine and scarce, just about 6 similar recorded (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1034
Symbol:
Cat No: 1a
1 pia. deep blue, tied by cds. "APO SZ 44" to small envelope to Slave Island, Colombo, Ceylon with transit and arrival marks and 2 different censor marks on front, very fine (Bale 1a) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 260.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1035
Symbol:
Cat No: 1a
1 pia. deep blue, tied by "FPO GM 1" to prepaid envelope from "FPO D.M.1 4 MR 18" to Ismailia with arrival mark of March 8 on front with adjacent censor mark, on reverse "FZ 32"; the cover restored at right, still attractive and very scarce (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
Sold...EUR 800.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1036
Symbol:
Cat No: 1a
1 pia. deep blue, tied by cds. "FPO GM 1 / 1 MR 18" (Bir Salem) to prepaid cover from Bethlehem with cds. "FPO D.M. 1 / 28 FE 18" (Australia New Zealand mounted divisoin headquarters, Jerusalem), addressed to Westminter Dragoons of the EEF, on reverse "APO SZ 32 2 MR 18" and censor mark on front; by opening slightly reduced at top and vertical fold, a fine and rare entire, merely a dozen prepaid letters recorded with the first issue (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 1,500.00
Sold...EUR 2,200.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1037
Symbol:
Cat No: 1b FDC
1918, 1 pia. indigo, tied by clear cds. "APO SZ 45 / 10 FE 18" of Jaffa to envelope addressed to London; a very fine and rare first day cover, correctly franked for the foreign letter rate, certificate Dorfman (1998) (Bale 1 FDC)rnProvenance: Michael Sacher (Corinphila 1998) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1038
Symbol:
Cat No: 2
1 pia. ultramarine, tied by "APO SZ45 24 JU 18" to registered cover to the aliens internment camp at Sidi Bishr with transit marks "APO SZ32" and "FPO GM1"; the letter being free of charge, the stamp paying only the registry fee, a scarce letter (Bale 3) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 280.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1039
Symbol:
Cat No: 2
1 pia. ultramarine, tied by cds. "FPO GM1 29 AP 18" to prepaid envelope with sender's mark from Rischon-le-Zion to Cairo with censor mark on front and arrival mark, fine and scarce (Bale 3) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1040
Symbol:
Cat No: 2
1 pia. ultramarine, tied by cds. "FPO GM1 19 JU 18" to prepaid cover from "APO SZ32 18 JU 18" (Ramleh) to Cairo with censor mark on front and arrival mark (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1041
Symbol:
Cat No: 2
1 pia. ultramarine, 2 singles tied by cds. "APO SZ44 2 JY 18" to registered envelope with precancelled registration label, lightly tied by framed Turkish "A.R." with bottom part removed, to New York with several transit and arrival marks incl. framed "PALESTINE CENSORSHIP .."; the stamps minor creasing, cover usual transportation faults. The only recorded item with the "A.R."-cachet. Certificate Muentz (1983), opinion N. J. Collins (1997) (Bale 3) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1042
Symbol:
Cat No: 2
1 pia. ultramarine in horizontal pair, tied by cds. "FPO GM1 29 JU 18" to prepaid registered envelope from "APO SZ32 28 JU 18" (Bir Salem) to Auckland, New Zealand with several transit and arrival marks, in New Zealand the cover was "OFFICIALLY SEALED" with another wide seal label at left (most likely the cover was damaged by sea water); front and back of the cover glued together. A rare prepaid registered letter with highly unusual destination (Bale 3) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 2,200.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1043
Symbol:
Cat No: 2+5
1 pia. ultramarine in combination with 1918, 2 m. blue-green, tied by "APO SZ44 4 NO 18" to registered "Commercial Papers" to Switzerland with transit and arrival marks, boxed "PALESTINE CENSORSHIP No.1" and small capital "R" applied at Bir Salem General Headquarters (Bale 3+6) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1044
Symbol:
Cat No: 3a
5 m. on 1 pia., tied by cds. "FPO D.M.1 26 FE 18" to large piece of prepaid cover with adjacent "FPO D.M.1 / 25 FE 18", sent to Jaffa. An extremely rare use of this stamp (Bale 2) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 1,900.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1045
Symbol:
Cat No: 3a
Surcharge 5 m. on 1 pia. cobalt-blue, tied by "FPO GM1 22 FE 18" to postcard to Cairo with censor mark on front, a scarce postmark on this stamp, very fine (Bale 2) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 400.00
Closed..Mar-25-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 368
Lot No: 1046
Symbol:
Cat No: 3a
Surcharge 5 m. on 1 pia. cobalt-blue, tied by "APO SZ44 23 FE 18" to postcard to Cairo with 2 different censor marks incl. "PASSED CENSOR B" in blue, somewhat toned (Bale 2 ) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
