Sale No: 13
Lot No:205
Symbol:Cat No:825, 815, C23

Used to Egypt: 1940 envelope bearing 1938 20c Garfield bright blue green, 10c Tyler brown red and 6c eagle airmail, tied by CLIFFSIDE PARK N.J. SEP 22 1940 duplex on envelope to Alexandria, Egypt, manuscript VIA PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS, manuscript three line AIR MAIL PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS, small purple double circle Postal Censor, EGYPTIAN CENSORSHIP OPENED BY CENSOR tape at left edge overlapping on back, on reverse CAIRO 20 NOV duplex with boxed slogan YOU ARE WANTED ON THE TELEPHONE, boxed Arabic inscription. (Scott 825, 815, C23 )

A wonderful example of international air mail extended service beyond Europe. Air mail rate to Egypt was 36c (May 23, 1939 – October, 1940)

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:206
Symbol:Cat No:832,825

Used to Palestine: 1941 cover bearing 1938 $1 Wilson purple and black Four copies and 20c Garfield bright blue green PAIR, tied by mute double ovals on registered air mail envelope, magenta boxed REGISTERED NO. and blue 314671 handstamps, magenta CLIPPER AIR MAIL, magenta A.R. in oval, light purple six-sided boxed PALESTINE PASSED BY CENSOR handstamp, on reverse double-oval NEW YORK REG’Y DIV. 6-25 1941 handstamp, magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. (CHURCH ST. ANNEX) REGISTERED JUN 25 1941 handstamp, purple SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (REGISTERED) JUN 26, 1941 handstamp, oval REGISTERED JERUSALEM 23 JY 41 handstamp. (Scott 832825 )

The letter is addressed REGISTERED VIA TRANSPACIFIC to the American Consulate General, Jerusalem, Palestine. The Pacific route was 70c per ½ oz. requested to Hong Kong and air to Cairo. Foreign registry was 15c and the return receipt (the magenta oval “A.R.”) was 5c. Mailed from New York on June 25 and received in Jerusalem on July 23.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:207
Symbol:Cat No:810, C27, C28

Used to Mt. Carmel, Haifi, Palestine:1942 cover bearing 1938 5c Monroe bright blue (Three copies), 15c transported airmail (Three copies), 1941 10¢ Transport airmail, tied by NEW YORK N.Y. INWOOD STA. JUN 23 1942 duplex (2x) on reverse of air mail envelope, white censorship tape on right EXAMINED BY 6292 overlapping on front and red censorship tape on left PC 22. OPENED BY CENSOR 71/7333 overlapping on front, manuscript sender’s name and address, on front is NEW YORK, N.Y. INWOOD STA. JUNE 23 1942 duplex, manuscript at right “by Transatlantic Clipper” and at bottom “written in Russian.” (Scott 810, C27, C28 )

International air mail rate of 70c per half ounce for service from New York via Bermuda to Leopoldville via Cairo to Palestine. British censorship tapes represented white for Bermuda and red for Palestine. An excellent example of a mailing during the war to an area in the Middle East that was then in Palestine and is now part of Israel.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:208
Symbol:Cat No:815,810

Used to State of Israel: 1948 cover bearing 1938 10c Tyler brown red PAIR and 1938 5c Monroe bright blue, tied by three-line PALESTINE EMERGENCY DELIVERIES, INC with a large boxed CANCELLED and an unclear date, 1948 between PALESTINE and EMERGENCY SERVICES, INC. on airmail envelope, daily accounting handstamp 21825, brown tape overlaps left edge (Scott 815810 )

From May 21 to July 28, 1948, when there were no postal relations between the U.S. and Israel, Palestine Emergency Deliveries, Inc. was organized to ship mail as freight to Rome and then by Czech Airlines to Israel.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:209
Symbol:Cat No:830, 825

Used to Provisional Government, State of Israel: 1948 cover bearing 30c Theodore Roosevelt deep ultra and 1938 20c Garfield right blue green, tied by three-line PALESTINE EMERGENCY DELIVERIES, INC. with a large boxed CANCELLED and an unclear date between PALESTINE and EMERGENCY DELIVERIES, INC. on air mail envelope, daily accounting handstamp 20286 handstamp, on reverse HAKIRYA receiving mark with a numerical date 10 8 1948 and balance of the cancel in Hebrew. (Scott 830, 825 )

From May 21, 1948 to July 28, 1948, when there were no postal relations between the U.S and Israel, Palestine Emergency Deliveries, Inc. was organized to ship mail as freight to Rome and then via Czech Airlines to Israel. Hakirya, the first independent Jewish military base in Israel, contained the government offices in Tel Aviv, the provisional capital of Israel at the time, until Jerusalem was declared the capital. The envelope is addressed to the Foreign Minister, Provisional Government, State of Israel.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:210
Symbol:Cat No:807

Used to Israel:1950 cover bearing 1938 3c Jefferson light violet PAIR, tied by PITTSBURGH, PA FEB 27, 1950 duplex on printed envelope addressed to United Charity Institutions of Jerusalem P.O.B. 228 Jerusalem Israel, small blue registry label at lower right JERUSALEM 14 R NO. 8589, red manuscript $1 to left of label, violet boxed three line handstamp in Hebrew, violet 2 JUN 1950 handstamp at upper left, manuscript 6381, at left manuscript 3034 and manuscript J1, Israeli censor tape in Hebrew at right and overlapping to reverse. (Scott 807 )

Pair of 3c overpaid the surface rate by 1c. The censors in Israel checked incoming mail for money that could be exchanged on the black market. By forced registration the addressees had to pick up their mail at the post office and exchange the money enclosed at the official rate. The red dollar marking was the amount found in the letter.

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Lot No:211
Symbol:Cat No:806,807

Used to Israel: 1950's envelope bearing 1938 2c John Adams rose carmine and 1938 3c Jefferson light violet, tied by BROOKLYN, N.Y. 13, JUL 1 1950 duplex on printed envelope addressed to United Charity Institutions of Jerusalem P.O.B. 228 Jerusalem Israel, small blue registry label at upper left JERUSALEM 14 R No 5416, red manuscript $2 below label, violet boxed three line handstamp in Hebrew, violet 15 AUG 1950, manuscript 5756, at left side manuscript 3839 and manuscript J2, Israeli censor tape in Hebrew at right overlapping to reverse, on reverse Jerusalem receiving handstamp in Hebrew. (Scott 806807 )

Sent at the 5c surface rate, the censors in Israel checked incoming mail for money that could be exchanged on the black market, By forced registration the addressees had to pick up their mail at the post office and exchange the money enclosed at the official rate. The red dollar marking was the amount found in the letter.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:212
Symbol:Cat No:807,WX150, Lebanon J

Used to Lebanon:1950 envelope bearing 1938 3c Jefferson light violet, tied by CULVER OREG. DEC 1950 duplex on envelope, magenta T N.Y.N. and CENTIMES 12 handstamps in small circles showing international surface rate was underpaid and assessed 12 Centimes due, on reverse two 5 Piastre and one 2 Piastre Lebanon postage due stamps tied by BEYROUTH,R P handstamps and 1950 U.S. Christmas seal tied by BEYROUTH R.P. roller cancel. (Scott 807,WX150, Lebanon J44, J482 )

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Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

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