Worldwide Stamps and Covers Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia » "FEE PAID" Markings 1916-1917
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Lot No: 30002
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1916 "FEE PAID" of Mecca: Censored envelope from Mecca to Testour (Tunisia), bearing large type "FEE PAID" (Uexkull Type B), used only in August and September 1916, censored in Cairo and Tunis, returned as "unreadable" ("Illisible"), a very rare provisional usage and routing. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,500.00
Sold...EUR 1,700.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1700
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Lot No: 30003
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1916 "FEE PAID" of Jeddah: Commercial envelope to Suez with a very fine strike of the second Type Fee Paid mark from Jeddah, being "FEE PAID" with ornaments either side (Uexkull Type K), used only in September and October 1916, while awaiting the distribution of the new Hejazi stamps, on reverse "DJEDDAH/3" (21.9), "SUEZ" (29.9) and Egyptian "PASSED BY CENSOR" handstamp, very fine and rare (Image)
Opening EUR 700.00
Sold...EUR 850.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30004
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1916 (19.11) Envelope from Mecca (19.11) to Jeddah, bearing unframed bilingual "FEE PAID" hs (Uexkull Type E), with "MEKKE" barred double circle alongside, very fine and rare (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 750.00
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Sold For 750
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30005
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1916-17 "FEE PAID" of Mecca: After the Ottomans had been defeated, these were used until the Hejaz postage stamps were ready and during later shortages, bilingual type, unframed with horizontal lines and numbered in manuscript (Uexkull Type E), on postcard to Algeria with "MEKKE 3" datestamp of 30.9.16 (recorded from October) and on a cover to Jeddah with an unrecorded similar type mark from March 1917 but with smaller letters, a very rare pair (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,500.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1500
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Lot No: 30006
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1934 "FEE PAID" of Mecca: Red octogonal handstamp with "Mecca Al Mukarramah" in Arabic below, previously known used on printed matters 1925-31 but shown here on a ladies envelope from Mecca, January 1934, with Mecca and Jeddah (arrival) cds. on reverse, three years later than recorded, very fine and scarce (Image)
