DUBAI: 1963 airmail covers to "The Residency/Mukalla/Via Aden" with Red Cross 20np Dhow pair or Red Cross 40np Camels tied by hexagonal d/s, 'BRITISH POLITICAL/AGENCY/DUBAI/TRUCIAL STATES' cachet in violet, bilingual 'MUKALLA' arrival b/s. Very scarce. (2)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

HOLY LAND: Attractive collection annotated in Spanish of Ottoman stamps used in the Holy Land with a good range of towns & many very fine strikes including bilingual cds of '.../BENI-SAAB', '.../BETHLEHEM', '.../BON SAMARITAN' (on PPC), '.../DJENINE', '.../ERIHA', '.../ 5 /JAFFA' with Inverted '5', '.../JERUSALEM.QUART ISRAELITE' (one on cover), '.../NAPLOUS', '.../NASRA', '.../NASRIYE', '.../TIBERIADE' etc, 1906 PPC with superb 'HOTEL BELLE VUE/JERICHO/...' cachet & very fine strike of the scarce '.../JAFFA-JEROUSALEM' TPO cds, some covers including World War I usages, generally fine to very fine; also some loose material on Hagners including Austrian Post Offices range with a few covers, this latter part in variable condition; several postcards with messages in Hebrew; finally a page of Russian Post Offices to 70pi on 7r, mostly mint. A good basis for expansion. (few 100)

Estimate AU$1,400

IRAQ - OTTOMAN PERIOD: Covers with undated internal cover with double-circle 'KERBELA' cds in violet, 1901 20pa Envelope & 1902 cover both with oval 'BAGDAD' cancels & British & Foreign Bible Society h/s on the flap, 1905 to Belgium, 1912 to Persia with octagonal 'BAGDAD 1' d/s, 1913 to Brazil (!) with 'KERYE BACHI (BAGDAD)' cds unclaimed & returned, Aug 1918 to France with 'MOUSSOUL' cds, condition variable. (7)

Estimate AU$300

ISRAEL: 1948-2016 collection with a few used earlies then mint from 1950 most with tabs and apparently complete ** from 1976 onwards on Schaubek pages including M/Ss, sheetlets, booklets, framas, peel & stick, etc, plus modern extras loose in bags, lots of thematic interest. (Qty)

Estimate AU$400

ISRAEL: Collection to 1991 in ten Lindner albums, First Coins & 1948 Dues used without tabs, Tabul M/S ** & FDC, 1948 & 1949 New Year sets with full tabs ** & used, 1949 Flag & Petach Tikva tabs right & left both ** & used, 1950 UPU & Second Coins tête-bêche gutter pairs used, Independence Day pair **, Negev Camel ** & used, 1951 National Fund (3) ** & used, 1952 Menorah ** then apparently complete unmounted & used from 1953 with extras including 1961 Zodiac sheetlets CTO, 1963 Hunger tête-bêche sheetlet **, booklet CTO & "Heart of Sheet" FDC etc, plus later issues to 1997 **/CTO/FDC loose with M/S & sheetlets, thematic interest & considerable face value, condition generally fine, Bale US$4000+ just for those mentioned. (1000s)

Estimate AU$800

ISRAEL: 1948 Coins 15m M/Ss in blue, carmine or black, Bale Cat US$750. Superb! (3)

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

LEBANON: Mint & used collection in two albums with some better issues including imperfs, many are unmounted; also an album of Syria plus some UAR. Rarely offered in Australia. Good thematic content. (100s)

Estimate AU$250

PERSIA: 1897-1906 Postal Stationery to India comprising 4ch postal cards uprated with 1ch violet x3, 5ch postal cards x4 one with 'DJOULFA-ISFAHAN/25-3-05' Railway TPO 'lemon' cancel, 1904 envelope '6/CHAHIS' on 10ch blue with '3/CHAHIS' on 5ch x2 added, 12ch red envelopes x9 some with added frankings & all with either 'PROVISORE/1319' overprints or additional black imprint below value, the majority sent via Bushire some with both Persian & Indian PO transits, also 1905 cover franked with '3/CHAHIS' on 5ch block of 4 and two 1920s covers from 'SULTANABAB' endorsed "Via Persian Gulf" & "Via Baghdad" respectively, plus 1911 '6 Chahis' overprint on 5ch illustrated postal card 'Kerman Oak' view to England, condition variable but most fine. (21)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

TRANS-JORDAN: 1925-26 Overprints on Palestine SG 143-157 additionally overprinted 'SPECIMEN', lightly mounted, Cat £350. A very fine set. (15)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300