1906-07 two pieces with Ottoman franking, each with clear "Katrana" bilingual pmks, one with "A.R" Registry markings alongside, v.f. The Hejaz railway reached Katrana in 1904, but these early postmarks are not recorded by Coles Walker (they do list later 1910 Arabic markings) (Image)

Est.US$250

1908 cover to Turkey, franked with pair of 20pa carmine, tied by violet "Mohan" (Maan) pmk, with transit and arrival pmks on back. The Najjar handbook records only a loose block, Isfila mentions another cover, but with a black pmk (Image)

Est.US$500

1922 registered cover to London, attractively franked with 11 different overprinted Palestine Mandate adhesives, tied by violet pmks, with London Registry handstamp, Jerusalem (4 Apr 22) and London (13 Apr 22) arrival pmks, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1922 (Apr) large registered cover from Amman to Jerusalem, franked with four horizontal pairs of 5m orange, canceled by perfect violet seals of Amman, paying 40m rate, with Jerusalem (18 Apr) arrival oval on black, filing fold and minor cover toning and tears away from the stamps, rare usage (Image)

Est.US$500

1922 selection of 15 covers, variety of Mandate overprinted adhesives, used from Salt to Jerusalem, addressed to the "American Colony Stores", Capt. Crawford and others, some with Registry labels on front or back, different arrival pmks, mostly fine-v.f., splendid group of covers (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1922 selection of 14 covers or picture postcards, variety of Mandate overprinted adhesives, used from Amman to England, Switzerland, Egypt, Es Salt, etc., some with Registry labels, different arrival pmks, mostly fine-v.f., splendid group of covers (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1923 (Aug) registered cover to Cairo, franked with Hejaz 1pia overprinted horizontal pair, tied by the former Arab Kingdom negative seal "Ajloun Post and Telegraph Office 1919" in violet, sent via Haifa (31.8) and Kantara-Haifa TPO South (1.9), with Cairo (2.9) arrival pmk, filing fold away from the stamps (Image)

Est.US$500

1923 (18 Dec) cover from Salt to England, franked with 1 1/2Pia "Arab Government of the East" overprinted adhesive, tied by oval datestamp (Proud D2), sent via Jerusalem (18 Dec), redirected on arrival in London, minor cover flaws, fine commercial usage (Image)

Est.US$250

1923 (29 Nov) registered cover from Amman to Alexandria, franked with Hejaz Postage Due overprints 1/2pia to 5pia, six different, sent via Jerusalem (1.12), Port Said (2.12), with Alexandria arrival on back, fine usage or Postage Dues during stamp shortage period (Image)

Est.US$500

1924 (25 Sep) registered cover from Amman to Alexandria, franked on back with 1 1/2pia, 2pia and 1/2pia red "Arab Government of the East" overprinted adhesives, last one overprint inverted, all tied by Amman District departure cds, with Haifa transit, also TPO Kantara-Haifa and Alexandria arrival pmks, fine and possibly the only known 1/2pai inverted overprint used on cover (Cat No. SG 122c) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1924 (25 Sep) cover from Amman to Cairo, franked with 1/8pi (2), 1/4pi and 1pi with additional "Due" handstamp, all with "Arab Government of the East - 921" overprints, last one inverted (!), all tied by Amman District departure cds, paying the correct 1 1/2pia rate to Egypt, with Haifa transit and Cairo arrival pmks on back, minor backflap mending, otherwise fine and rare 1pia inverted overprint used on cover (Cat No. SG 122c) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1925 two covers to Egypt, one Registered, each with "Government of the Arab East 1342" overprinted adhesives, each canceled by provisional "May 1925" datestamps, one redirected to USA, showing "Maadi (15.6 and 3.6) arrival pmks, numerous transits include Haifa-Registered, Haifa-Kantara, Cairo, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1925 (22 July) Labratoires A. Bailly advertising postcard addressed to Paris, with 1m franking, tied by Amman departure pmk, with datestamp alongside, fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1928 (Feb) unpaid letter from a prisoner in Damascus to Salt, where Palestine Mandate overprinted Postage Dues 1m (2), 2m (6), 4m (2) and single 8m were added and canceled by Salt cds, with "T" handstamp on front, also "Vu L'interprete Boutros" (seen by the interpreter) censor handstamps on front, with Damascus and Amman pmks on back, fine and remarkable usage from a prison inmate in Syria, charged 3pia postage due (Image)

Est.US$750

1928-29 two covers, one from Amman to Zerka, single 5m franking, showing "El Zarqua" (5 Apr 28) arrival pmk on back, the other with violet seal, sent from the Transjordan Posts and Telegraphs Department to Zumstein & Cie. in Berne, Switzerland (Image)

Est.US$150

1931 (9 Nov) registered cover from Amman (sent by the British Resident Lt.Col. C.H.F. Cox) to Malta, franked with 15m and 20m, tied by "Amman" on oval, with Jerusalem transit and Malta arrival pmks, fine cover to uncommon destination (Image)

Est.US$250

1933 Tourism Issue, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f. (SG 208-221) cat. $1012 (Cat No. 185-98) (Image)

Cat. $1012, Est.US$500

1933 Tourism Issue, complete set, perforated specimen, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 208-221s) cat. £950 (Cat No. 185-98S) (Image)

Cat. £950, Est.US$500

1960 Christmas, six imperforate photo proofs, unissued designs, mounted on a Courvoisier archive page, v.f., undoubtedly unique (Image)

Est.US$250

1964 Pope Paul, King Hussein and Patriarch Athenagoras, 10f sepia & orange, imperforate sheet of 30, missing green background and showing only the three heads and black inscriptions, n.h., v.f. and spectacular item (Cat No. 471P) (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1981 Supporting the Blind and I.T.U., four imperforate pairs and nine blocks of four, various progressive color stage proofs, v.f., unique group, ex-Courvoisier archives (Cat No. 1077-79,1092-94P) (Image)

Est.US$500

1982 Peaceful uses of Space, imperforate proofs, set of five mounted on a Bradbury-Wilkinson presentation page, with manuscript "Approved - subject to amendments in telex dated 24-5-82" and signed, unique (Cat No. 1124-28P) (Image)

Est.US$250

1982 Antiquities, imperforate collective proof sheetlet of three, including 24f instead of the issued 25f value, v.f., unique, ex-Courvoisier archives (Cat No. 1095-97P) (Image)

Est.US$150

1984 Massacre of Sabra and Shatila, imperforate proofs, set of five mounted on a Bradbury-Wilkinson presentation page, with manuscript "Not Appr.", with issued stamps showing altered text (Cat No. 1145-49P) (Image)

Est.US$250

1999 Royal Issue, five numbered pages from the Courvoisier archives, with 50 imperforate stage proofs of stamps and souvenir sheets of the King and Queen of Jordan, various colors and different inscriptions, v.f., obviously unique (Cat No. 1667-70D) (Image)

Est.US$1,000