Large part of a commercial envelope (registered, air mail) Mecca-Belgium, showing a high 199.5g rate, franked with fine range of the 1934 Tughra issue, incl. the rare 100g lilac-rose, very unusual on cover. Air mail and Boxed R markings on front. Despite some defects to a few stamps, a very desirable and scarce high-value franking. (Image)

Domestic letter Jeddah to Yambo, paying the 1 1/2g rate, with 1/2g carmine 1934 issue (x2) and single 1/2g red. An unusual combination of low values on a cover somewhat reduced at left. (Image)

Domestic cover from Jeddah to Yambo bearing 1/2g red 1934 issue and 1/2g carmine, a fine commercial envelope reduced at left side. (Image)

1934 Pair 1pi lilac 1926 issue and pair 3 1/2g blue 1934 issue tied by Jeddah cds to front of commercial envelope from the Dutch Trading Society to Hamburg, with Jeddah reg. label; on reverse are company wax seal, Port Taufiq transit and Hamburg arrival 19 Mar 1934. Very fine and scarce combination of issues; only few such covers known. (Image)

1934 Postcard from Jeddah to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, bearing 1 1/2g blue grey 1926 issue and 1/2g 1934 issue, tied by Jeddah bilingual cds 28 Feb 1934 and Port Sud Traffic datestamp, on reverse is Port Taufiq transit 10 Mar; fine but some light blemish to card front. (Image)

1934 Registered letter from Jeddah to Carrara, Italy, bearing two 3 1/2g blue 1934 issue imperforate, tied by Jeddah bilingual cds, also on front is white reg. label; reverse shows Napoli and Roma-Torino transits, and Carrara arrival 6 May 1934; a very fine commercial envelope. (Image)

1934 Very attractive air mail cover Jeddah to Basra, Iraq, via Cairo, bearing two singles 3 1/2g blue 1934 issue imperforate and one 1/2g red, for the 7.5g air mail rate, beautiful Arabic address on front with pink Par Avion bilingual label, stamps tied by Jeddah bilingual cds, Cairo transit on reverse 28 March 1934. A visually impressive commercial cover with a scarce franking of perforate and imperforate issues. (Image)

1934 Picture postcard (view of central Medina) sent from Medina to Chicago, franked on picture side by two 1/2g red 1934 issue, tied by violet octagonal Medina datestamp 16 Sep 1934; very fine, the only known postcard showing the Medina octagonal pm in violet. (Image)

1934 Registered letter from the Dutch Trading Society agency in Jeddah to London, franked with 3 1/2g blue 1934 issue and 1/2g red, tied by Jeddah bilingual cds, white reg. label of Jeddah on front and the usual British blue cross to indicate registered mail. Reverse shows Port Taufiq transit and large red company wax seal. A very fine registered envelope paying the 7.5 g rate. (Image)

1935 Cover from Jeddah to Milan, rated 4g, franked by 3 1/2g blue 1934 issue and 1/2g red, Milan arrival machine cancel 7 July 1935, very fine. (Image)

Large-size domestic registered envelope from Jeddah to Mecca, bearing 1g green-blue (defective), 5g orange, 1/2g red 1934 issues, making a 6 1/2g registered rate, with Jeddah reg. label on front. (Image)

Domestic cover from Medina to Yambo bearing 1/2g red 1934 issue and 1/2g carmine, struck by bilingual Medina cds, very fine despite some cropping of cover right. (Image)

Domestic cover from Jeddah to Yambo bearing 1/2g red 1934 issue and 1/2g carmine, fine despite some cropping of left side. (Image)

1935 Jeddah to MIlan, bearing 3 1/2g blue 1934 issue and 1/2g red, tied by Jeddah bilingual cds. On reverse is Milan arrival machine cancellation 2 Aug 1935. (Image)

1935 3 1/2g blue 1934 issue and 1/2g red struck by bilingual Jeddah cds on letter to Celje, Yugoslavia. On reverse is Port Taufiq transit 17 Nov 1935; a tidy cover from the Dutch Trading Society (stamps with minor defects). (Image)

1935 3 1/2g blue 1934 issue and 1/2g red struck by very clear bilingual Mecca cds on letter to Fez, Morocco. On reverse is Jeddah transit and two boxed slogan markings "Venez Visiter Fez la Mysterieuse" and "Achetez tous le Timbres Antituberculeux". Very fine with good combination of issues and an unusually finely struck Mecca ds. (Image)

1936 Letter from Taif to Cairo, via Jeddah, bearing 1/2g red (x4; one stamp defective) on back and 3 1/2g blue on front of the 1934 Tughra issues, all stamps tied by Al Taif cds, Cairo arrival machine cancel 15 June 1936. An unusual franking on a cover with several folds and tears, sent to the first Saudi Ambassador to Egypt, Fawzan Al Sabek. (Image)

1936 Single rate registered cover from Mecca to Cairo, bearing 1g green-blue 1934 issue tied by bilingual Mecca cds, numbered reg. label also on front; Jeddah, Port Taufiq transits and Cairo 15 June 1936 arrival on reverse, a very fine single use. (Image)

1937 Registered airmail cover from Mecca to Toledo, Ohio, bearing 3 1/2g (x3, one stamp defective), 1g (x2), 1/2g, 1934 issues + hospital tax stamp (large format 37x20 mm: rare!), all stamps tied to cover by bilingual Mecca cds 7 Feb 1937. On reverse are Jeddah, Port Taufiq and Alexandria transits and Toledo registered arrival 27 Feb. A spectacular franking of 5 colors, with the scarce large-format hospital tax stamp and a very scarce rate. (Image)

1937 Letter from Mecca to Basra, Iraq, bearing 3 1/2 g, 1g (x2), 1/2g, 1/4g, as well as 1/8g hospital tax stamp (format 30x18 mm), all stamps tied by Mecca bilingual cds 3 Mar 1937. Stamps affixed on reverse and the front shows images of Mecca and Medina together with pink bilingual Par Avion label. A scarce and attractive multi-color franking with stamps in very fine condition. (Image)

1937 Registered letter from Jeddah to Cairo, franked by 3g blue 1934 issue (x2) and 1/8g red hospital tax stamp (format 30x18 mm), tied to front by clearly struck Jeddah bilingual cds 22 Dec 1937, reg. label on front of cover; very fine. (Image)

1938 Airmail letter from Mecca to Paris franked on back with 6 1/4g and 1/8g hospital tax stamp (format 30x18 mm), all stamps struck by bilingual Mecca cds, also Port Taufiq and Alexandria transit and Marseille airmail machine cancel 27 June 1938; Pink bilingual Par Avion label on front. A very attractive and unusual franking with stamps in fine condition. (Image)

1938 Letter from Jeddah to Bahrain rated 7 1/2g, franked by stamps of the 1934 issue + 1/8g hospital charity stamp 1936 (format 30x18 mm), also on front is pink Par Avion bilingual label. On reverse are Port Taufiq and Alexandria transits and Bahrain receiver? Nov 1938. A scarce and colorful franking with the 1936 hospital tax stamp (lightly damaged). (Image)

1938 Registered airmail letter from Mecca to Bombay, bearing on back four stamps of the 1934 Tughra issue (1/8g, 1/2g, 3g, 10g) and 1/8g 1936 hospital tax stamp (format 30x18 mm),. all stamps tied by Mecca bilingual cds, alongside Jeddah, Port Taufiq, Alexandria transits and Mandvi Bombay arrival 17 Dec 1938. On front are Mecca reg. label tied by Mecca datestamp and pink bilingual Par Avion label. A spectacular 4-colour franking and a scarce airmail rate to an unusual destination, indeed very fine. (Image)

1939 Air mail cover from Mecca to Chicago, rated 8 1/2g (1/2g, 3g, 5g 1934 issues) + 1/8g hospital tax stamp (30x18mm), with pink bilingual Par Avion label and striking large American Received Mail Sorting clock handstamp 10 June 1939 on front. On reverse are Jeddah, Port Taufiiq and Alexandria transits. A very scarce and colorful airmail franking with damage to a few stamps. (Image)