Worldwide Stamps and Covers Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia » Incoming Mail
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30188
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Cat No: Collection
1935-37 Incoming group of 3 covers incl. from USA to Jubail, Sweden to Jeddah (apparently the earliest recorded from that country), plus Great Britain to Mecca with the First Saudi postage dues applied on arrival, this being extremely rare, a fine trio (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 800.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30189
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1919 Registered cover from Moudon/Switzerland (5.4) to Jeddah, but on arrival in Port Said (cds. 20.4 on reverse) it received red manuscript "Service to Jeddah suspended. Return to sender " in French, as communications were still interrupted due to the war, returned to Moudon (1.5), unusual and scarce (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 380.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30193
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1925 Picture postcard from Mecca (19.5), posted in Aden (20.5. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30194
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1931 Re-Directed From Riyadh: Cover sent from Egypt, franked with 1 m. + 15 m. = 16 m., to Riyadh, from where it was returned to the sender in Australia, the cover was taxed as the rate had been increased to 20 m. in the previous month., a remarkable routing and a very early use of the first "RYAD postmark" (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 500.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30196
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1934 Incoming taxed mail: Cover from India (21.5) via Kantara (27.5) and Port Taufiq (28.5) to the British Vice-Consul in Jeddah, underfranked with 6 1/2 As. and taxed "20 cents" with large "T" in circle. Arrival cds. "DJEDDAH 3" (3.6) on reverse, a rare cover (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30199
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1936-46 Airmail via Bahrain to USA, franked Bahrain G. V. 1/2 A., 1A. and 4 As. (3) (13 1/2 As. rate) on cover from a CASOC employee in Jubail to California and 1946 Bahrain G. VI. 1/2 A. (6) and 4 As. (6) (27 As. Rate) on cover from an ARAMCO employee in Dhahran to New York, sent via Bahrain, as the quickest route, a scarce pair (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 280.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30200
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1939 Postcard from Kuching, Sarawak, to Bulgaria via Port Said, missorted and missent to Mecca, receiving the "MECQUE 5.8.39." handstamp, then returned via Port Said. The earliest known item missent to Saudi Arabia., plus 1985 bilingual MISSENT TO MECCA (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 190.00
Closed..Jun-04-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 19SE
Lot No: 30202
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1940 Undercover registered mail from CASOC (later ARAMCO) in Dhahran via Bahrain to the US Legation in Baghdad for onward transmission via military mail (APO 578 in Basra). The earliest of 7 known registered letters sent thus between the bombing of Dhahran by Italian planes (October 1940) and the Saudi-US agreement for Casoc to use APO services (May 1943). Franked with Bahrain 1A (3), 4 A (15) and 5 RS., a very rare stamp on cover (Image)
