Austrian Posts 1868c: Unpaid entire letter written in ladino script mailed to Craiova, Moldavia struck on despatch with GERUSALEMME cds in black (Sept 9), mailed via Austrian Lloyd route with reverse showing LLOYD AGENZIE / CONSTANTINOPOLI cds and fine strike of wreathed CONSTANTINOPEL cds (Sept 18) in black and CRAIOVA arrival in green. A scarce and most unusual entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Austrian Posts 1882: Registered cover to Cles, Austria via Trieste, franked by horizontal pair of 1867/75 10 s. blue tied by bold JERUSALEM / GERUSALEMME cds (May 10) in black. Straight line RECOM at left and reverse with intact red wax seals, Triest transit and 'Cles' arrival cds. A fine and most attractive franking. Signed A. Diena, Muentz.rnProvenance: Collection Pietro Provera. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Incoming Mail 1890: Netherlands Indies 7½ c. brown postal stationery card cancelled at 'Soerabaja' on despatch (Dec 16), mailed to the German Consulate in Jerusalem via Weltvreden (Dec 19) with arrival cds of Austrian P.O. JERUSALEM / GERUSALEMME datestamp (Jan 22, 1891). Unusual destination. (Image 1) (Image)

Incoming Mail 1900: Portugal 25 r. rose on buff postal stationery card used from Porto (March 1) to Jerusalem, cancelled by circular POSTE FRANCAISE / JAFFA / SYRIE handstamp and by superb JERUSALEM / OESTERREICHISCHE POST arrival cds (March 13), an unusual usage from Portugal, also a registered 1902 cover from Constantinople to Jerusalem franked by French Levant 2 pi. on 50 c., mailed via Beyrouth to Jerusalem with arrival. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Austrian Posts 1905: Postcard franked by 1900 20 pa. on 10 h. rose, mailed from Haifa and cancelled by Egyptian "Retta" in black. Frankfurt arrival cds (Sept 14) at left. A fine and most unusual usage. Signed Muentz. (Image 1) (Image)

Austrian Posts 1907: Registered Parcel Card to Naples franked by 1900 1 p. on 25 h. blue and rare 10 pi. on 2 kr. violet all tied by JERUSALEM / ÖSTERR POST datestamps (April 14) in black. Violet bilingual 'Nachnahme' and 'Jerusalem' black on white labels alongside. Some natural glue staining from the labels but a rare usage - the 10 piastre is a rare stamp on letter. (Image 1) (Image)

Austrian Posts 1911: Postcard to Salzburg franked by 1908 10 c. red on rose tied by JAFFA / ÖSTERR. POST cds in blue-black with good strike of rare framed AUS JERUSALEM / ÖSTERR. POST handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 3) below. (Image 1) (Image)

Austrian Posts 1912: Registered Parcel Card to Braila, Romania franked by 1908 1 pi. blue in a strip of five on reverse and front with 30 pa. brown, 2 pi. red on yellow and 10 pi. green on yellow, all tied by JERUSALEM / ÖSTERR POST datestamps in black. Romania Fiscal 10 bani brown tied in Braila on arrival for collection fee. Reverse with Constanta transit cds. File fold but scarce - the 10 piastre is rare on letter. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Austrian Posts 1913: Parcel Card mailed from Jerusalem to Budapest, franked on front and back with Levant 1908 1 pi. blue in a pair and a strip of three with 5 pi. brown on grey tied by JERUSALEM / OSTERR. POST cds's with two 'Jerusalem' labels adjacent. Octagonal 'TRIEST 8' Steamer illustrated datestamp on front (Oct 12) in black and reverse with three Hungarian handstamps (Oct 20). File fold away from adhesives, scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

French Posts 1689 (Oct 24): Entire letter from Acre to Livorno, written in French, endorsed 'Par Capt. Carboneau par voie di Marseille, QDC' (whom God preserve) at lower left, probably disinfected by fumigation on arrival. A fine and very early entire from the Holy Land ex the Venturini correspondence. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

French Post Offices 1848/57: Stampless entire letters (6) with 1848 cover and contents from Jerusalem via Beyrouth to France on the 'Osiris' and rated '18' dêcimes, three entires to Marseille at 10 or 20 dêcime rates via French P.O. in Beyrout and French Paquebot (Nil and Louqsor), fine 1850 entire letter from 'Acri' (Acre) to Caiffa without postal markings; 1857 cover to St. Gallen, Switzerland with "Jerusalem Dec.." straight line in blue and pearled JAFFA / SYRIE cds in black (Dec 10). Generally fair to fine, a scarce group.

French Posts 1852: Entire letter written (Dec 14) from Jaffa to Marseille, struck on despatch at the French P.O. with bold italic "Jaffa" despatch handstamp in black. Reverse with 'Beyrouth / Syrie' transit cds and Marseille arrival with front showing part 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' handstamp in red. Charged '10' dêcimes due upon receipt. A fine and scarce entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

French Posts 1858 (March 7): Entire letter written in Jaffa to Paris, handed to Ship's Captain with superb strike of Paquebot 'TAMISE / 7 / MARS / 8' with year date '5' omitted and the '8' inverted (Salles fig. 824 for normal, variety not recorded). Struck with small cartridge 'Paquebots ( De La / Mediterannee' in red and reverse with Marseille cds (March 20) and Paris arrival cds's and charged '10' dêcimes due in manuscript. A scarce and attractive entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

French Posts 1860 (July 17): Entire letter from Jerusalem to St. Brieuc, France, carried on the Paquebot 'Mersey' with small cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' in red on front and reverse with an array of nine backstamps including Marseille (Aug 2), Paris, two TPO datestamps and three St. Brieuc datestamps (Aug 5-7) and charged '10' dêcimes due in manuscript. A fine entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Incoming Mail 1862: Prepaid entire letter to the Austrian Consul in Jerusalem struck on despatch with AMSTERDAM despatch cds in red (July 17) with framed FRANCO and P.D. in black. Carried via Valnes with red entry marking (July 19) and thence via French Paquebot 'Carmel' with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' French P.O. transit cds on reverse (July 26) in black. A fine and attractive entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

French Posts 1865 (June 26): Entire letter from Jaffa to Marseille struck with fine strike of dotted JAFFA / SYRIE datestamp in black, part framed 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' in red on front; carried on the 'Danube' with reverse showing 'Alexandrie / Egypte' transit cds (June 28) and Marseille arrival cds (July 8). Scarce entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

French Military Post Offices 1917/19: Covers/cards (8) with 1918 censored cover from a Soldier in Hospital at Jaffa cancelled by TRESOR ET POSTES / 601 cds (29/8), another 1918 cover with superb impression of same datestamp (26/2) and a 1919 card with same cds; Military correspondence cards with '601-A' and '601-B' datestamps and a card with circular "Cavalerie du Dêtachement Français de Palestine / Le Vaguemestre" cachet in violet.

Ottoman Posts 1892: Turkey 20 pa. claret postal stationery card used from Bethlehem to Frankfurt, Germany cancelled by superb strike of BEIT-LAHM / 1311 negative seal handstamp in violet with circular bilingual BETHLÉEM cds at left (Jan 8, 1900) also in violet (Coles & Walker figs. 112, 114). Rare. (Image 1) (Image)

Ottoman Post Offices 1899/1916: Covers/cards (6) with good range including 1903 usage of 20 pa. magenta on pink stationery card from Nazareth, postcards from Jerrusalem and Caiffa; 1916 registered and censored cover to Geneva franked by 1914 20 pa. and 1916 1 pi. pair tied by JERUSALEM / 2 octagonal datestamps and Censored again on arrival in Feldkirch; and a registered censored cover from Caiffa to Baron Rothschild in Vienna at 2½ pi. rate mailed via Beyrout.

Ottoman Posts 1902: Turkey 20 pa. magenta on pink postal stationery card used from Tiberias to Amsterdam cancelled by bilingual TABARIE datestamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 96). Amsterdam arrivals at left (March 6). Scarce. (Image 1) (Image)

Russian Post Offices 1898: 10 k. carmine & green letter-card, a fine used example from Jaffa to Tanga, German East Africa, struck with rare oval ROPiT / JAFFA oval datestamp (Aug 8) in violet (Tchilinghirian fig. 238). Transits of 'Port Said' (Aug 10) with PLEINE MER handstamp alongside, Aden (Aug 17) and 'Tanga' arrival cds (Sept 4). Reverse with 'Suez / Ambulant' cds (Aug 11). A charming and most attractive usage to an unusual destination. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Russian Post Offices 1901/13: Small group of covers/cards (4) and a fine 1905 registration receipt form cancelled by fine circular ROPiT / JAFFA in violet for a letter to St. Petersburg, 1901 4 k. + 4 k. reply card cancelled at Jaffa in violet, 1904 cover with 10 pa. on 2 k. green used from Jerusalem to Vienna, 1913 postcard with Romanov 10 pa. on 2 k. green from Jerusalem etc.

1898/1917: Lot five covers incl. Ottoman Post Offices 1917 Postcard from Ramle to Germany franked by Turkey 1916 10 pa. on 20 pa. red tied by bold bilingual FELDPOST / MIL. MISS / A.O.K.4 datestamp (July 2) in black with circular violet cachet 'Royal Prussian Flying Detachment No. 300' below; Russian Post Offices 1898: 10 k. carmine & green letter-card from Jaffa to UK, cancelled by the Egyptian 'retta' and 'Port Said' cds (April 20); German Post Offices 1902 registered canvas backed cover to Constantinople franked by 1900 5 pi. on 1 m. carmine-rose tied by two strikes of JERUSALEM / DEUTSCHE POST cds's (Aug 22) in black. Jerusalem registration label at left and reverse with German P.O. in Constantinople arrival cds (Sept 1) alongside blue & white 'Kaiserlich Deutsches Konsulat / Jerusalem' wafer seal; 1904 10 pa. on 5 pf. green postal stationery envelope up-rated with 1900 1¼ pi. on 25 pf. tied by JERUSAELM / DEUTSCHE POST cds (June 15) in black. Registration label at lower left, and Hamburg arrival cds (June 25) on reverse; 1910 postcard sent registered to Munich franked by 1905 20 pa. on 10 pf. carmine and 1 pi. on 20 pf. ultramarine tied by JERUSALEM / DEUTSCHE POST cds's (March 25) with registration label at left and arrival at base (April 5). Two signed Muentz.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Foreign Post Offices 1893/1914: Mixed group of covers/cards (5) with 1893 cover franked by Austrian 8 pa. on 2 kr. brown (5) on reverse of cover from Jerusalem to Alexandria, Egypt; 1901 cover bearing France Type Sage 2 c. and 3 c. tied 'Jerusalem / Palestine' cds; Italian P.O. 1909 20 pa. on 10 c. rose stationery card with 'Gerusalemme' squared circle to Paris, German P.O. card with 10 pa. on 5 pf. green pair used from Jaffa to Jerusalem.

1918: EEF 2 m. blue-green, a horizontal pair used on small piece tied by DJÉY-HAN (Ceyhan) bilingual datestamp in black (Isfila fig. 1 = R). Extremely rare, ex collection Sedaroglu. (Image 1) (Image)