1892-1913 Al Hajj album page with Ottoman cancelations on pieces used in Arabia and Jordan, showing a rare "Tebouk" on 1pi bisect, canceled on piece, also "Yanbo", "Jedda", "Mecque", "Medina", "El-Ula" and "Maan", fine (Image)

Est.$200

1925 5pa ocher (Turkey) with blue Nejd handstamp, pane of 50, n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f., cat. $2500 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. $2500, Est.$500

1925 2pi yellow buff, overprinted in black instead of red, n.h., fine. This is the only recorded copy, ex-Thoden collection (Cat No. 16var) (Image)

Est.$250

1925 3Pia brown, three different stamps overprinted with red, blue and violet Nejd handstamps, tied by violet Djedda (2.2.26) departure cds on cover to Mr. Albert Eid in Cairo, with Port Taufiq transit and Cairo arrival pmks on back, fine and rare usage (Cat No. 18,19,20) (Image)

Est.$500

1925 Hejaz Bill Stamp, 1Pia violet with red Nejd handstamp, pane of 36, n.h., occasional dried gum and couple of tiny toned specks as often, fine-v.f., cat. $2160 (Cat No. 22) (Image)

Cat. $2160, Est.$250

1925 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps overprinted for postal use, 11 different, various colors and types, fine-v.f., in part of Al Hajj album page, cat. $650 (Cat No. 22-29) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.$150

1925 selection of 10 different, including two Railway Tax stamps, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 26,28,46/54) (Image)

Est.$100

1925 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps overprinted for postal use, Al Hajj album page with 12 stamps canceled on pieces by Mecca Pilgrimage cancels (Ramadan and Thul-Hijjah), fine (Cat No. 26-29) (Image)

Est.$150

1925 Pilgrimage Issue, overprinted in red and blue, complete set of five, also additional 4pi (No.33) canceled on piece, all six adhered on extensively written-up top portion of album page, fine-v.f., ex-Al Haji collection, cat. $1275 (Cat No. 30-34) (Image)

Cat. $1275, Est.$300

1925 Pilgrimage Issue, overprinted in red and blue, complete set of five, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 210-14, œ1,245) cat. $925 (Cat No. 30-34) (Image)

Cat. $925, Est.$250

1925 Nejdi Administration of Hejaz, handstamped in black on Turkey 5pa green, large pane of 30 (3x10 separated into two blocks of 15), with top and bottom margins intact, n.h., few minor wrinkles, fine and very rare multiple (SG 216a, œ2,400) (catalogued as hinged) cat. $3600 (Cat No. 36a) (Image)

Cat. $3600, Est.$500

1925 Hejaz 2Pia magenta, roulette 13, blue Nejd handstamp, bottom sheet margin pane of 25, hinged in margin, few perf. separations, stamps n.h., occasional adhesions and minor wrinkles, fresh and impressive multiple, cat. $4500 (Cat No. 38) (Image)

Cat. $4500, Est.$500

1925 3pi brown and 5pi red, each with blue Nejd overprint, tied by Djedda bilingual pmk on cover to Cairo, with 24 Apr 1926 arrival pmk, filing fold through one of the stamps, otherwise fine and scarce usage (Cat No. 44,45) (Image)

Est.$250

1925 Nejd overprinted Railway Tax issues of Hejaz, five overprinted (in red, blue or black) revenue stamps and five blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., mounted on Al Hajj page, cat. $1800 (Cat No. 50-54) (Image)

Cat. $1800, Est.$500

1925 (July-August) Second Nejd handstamp in blue on 3pi lilac Railway Tax Issue of Hejaz, block of 12 (6x2), n.h., few perf. separations, fine-v.f., ex Al Hajj ("multiples of Nejdi issues are very rare") cat. $1320 (Cat No. 53) (Image)

Cat. $1320, Est.$300

1925 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps overprinted for postal use, Al Hajj album page with two sets of five, plus additional four used and unused varieties, with or without gum, fine-v.f., cat. $1000 (Cat No. 64-68,64b-68b) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.$200

1926 Nejd pair of 1/2pi and 2pi Railway Issue, tied by Mecque all Arabic cds (Mekke Mukerreme) on cover used in 1926 to Cairo, with Jeddah and Port Taufiq transit pmks, Cairo ("Grande Exposition Agricole Industrielle") arrival on back, fine and scarce showpiece (Cat No. 39,52) (Image)

Est.$750

1926 1pi and 2pi Railway Issue, tied by Djedda (17.2.26) pmk on cover to Mrs. Philby in England, with Port Taufiq transit pmk on back, two archival pinholes at bottom of cover, which has been refolded at top (sender of this cover, Harry St John Bridger Philby, a British Arabist, adviser, explorer, writer, and colonial office intelligence officer. He converted to Islam in 1930, and later became an adviser to Ibn Saud, urging him to become King of the whole of Arabia and helping him to negotiate with both England and the United States when petroleum was discovered in 1938. His only son by his first wife Dora Johnston was Kim Philby, who became known worldwide as a double agent for the Soviet Union, where he defected in 1963) (Cat No. 51,52) (Image)

Est.$250

1926 Kingdom of Hejaz-Nejd, complete set of six perforated used on registered cover from Djedda 26.3.26 to Cairo, v.f., with Port Taufiq transit and Cairo arrival pmks (Cat No. 75-80) (Image)

Est.$150

1926 Kingdom of Hejaz-Nejd, sheet margin imperforate set of six, used on registered cover from Djedda 26.4.28 to Cairo, v.f., with arrival pmk (Cat No. 75-80var) (Image)

Est.$250

1926 Pan Islamic Congress, complete set of six, also three additional shades, plus 5pi light brown sheet of 20, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., mounted on Al Haji page, cat. $530 (Cat No. 92-97) (Image)

Cat. $530, Est.$150

1930 (20 Nov) cover franked with 1 3/4g blue, mailed from Mecque by St. John Philby (a Christian who converted to Islam) to Mrs. Philby in England, with Jeddah and Port Taufiq transit markings on back, also 3 Dec 1930 arrival docketing. A fine cover from the Philby correspondence (Non-Moslems were not allowed to enter the Holy City) (Image)

Est.$250

1934 Proclamation, complete to 30g, fine-v.f., cat. $717 (Cat No. 138-47) (Image)

Cat. $717, Est.$150

1934 Proclamation, imperforate sheet margin singles, some with portions of adjoining stamps, h.r., fresh and v.f. set, cat. $2267 (Cat No. 138-49var) (Image)

Cat. $2267, Est.$500

1934 Proclamation, imperforate singles, complete set, h.r., some hinge stains and occasional thins, last two high values sound, signed Holcombe with his 1989 certificate, cat. $2267 (Cat No. 139-49var) (Image)

Cat. $2267, Est.$400