Palestine Mandate. 3 JA 1923 registered AR (Avis Receipt) cover from JERUSALEM to PARIS franked 26m per period rate using 2x 13m London II (Ba79) tied by 2 strikes of REG JERUSALEM oval postmark + 1 on back; cover marked by rare ex-Turkish Post Office A.R. boxed handstamp (at 27x41mm height this unlisted by Sacher); backstamped 4 JA 23 KANTARA HAIFA SOUTH TPO transit using Dorf-19 postmark & 12-1-23 PARIS arrival; slit open at top, vertical fold. Very fine; rare postal markings. Est. value $300++

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Palestine Mandate. Mandate Haifa postmarks: 2 JUNE 1926 registered commercial cover on Barclays Bank business stationary from CAIRO to HAIFA, franked 30pi and tied by full strike of Cairo RB15 postmark (and again in field); backstamped REGISTERED HAIFA using rare skeleton postmark with single dateline GD-56 (rated E), per Sach-D5 on 2nd day of use. Bank wax seal on back; slit open at top. Very fine. Est. value $250+

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Palestine Mandate. Mandate Haifa postmarks: 15-03-1938 commercial cover from MECCA to HAIFA franked 2½ qirsh and tied by full strike of local MEQQUE postmark; backstamped 23 MR 38 DANTARA (no such locale - this is an error for "KANTARA") & PORT-TAUFIQ (plus another unclear) transits + next day NAZARETH STREET B.O. arrival using rare postmark GD-110/Sach-J33. Slit open at left; some surface pockmarks. Rare origin; well travelled; est. value $150-200+. Of note: significant quantities of oil in Saudi Arabia were only discovered in 1938, and the first commercial oil well opened 11 before this cover posted, on 4 March 1938.

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Palestine Mandate. Mandate Haifa postmarks: 1 MY 1944 registered commercial cover from BAT GALIM to HAIFA franked 25m per period rate (10m letter + 15m registered fee) using Pictorals Ba94/104/108 tied by 2 full strikes of very rare single-circle BAT GALIM postmark GD-122/Sach-J8 (and 2 on back); backstamped REG HAIFA postmark; slit open at top. Very fine, est. value $250+

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Palestine Mandate. Mandate Postmarks: 4 DEC 1940(?) local JERUSALEM printed-matter cover on Keren HaYesod stationary franked 2m at the period printed-matter rate (until 1 May 1941) using red "postage paid" handstamp & tied by rare small triangual "JSM" dateless triangular cancel (Sach-C3) for bulk printed-matter mail; unsealed per printed-matter regulations.

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Palestine Mandate. Mandate Postmarks: local JERUSALEM 19-11-1944 dated mimeograph from Teacher's Union Center franked 3m per period printed-matter rate & as not cancelled by date-stamp at local post office, here cancelled at Head Post Office by full strike of rare mute triangular cancel device for bulk printed-matter mail (Sach-C7 rated F, here a year later than his last known date of use). Est. value $200+

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Palestine Mandate. Mandate postal markings on double-reused cover: 29 NO 1944 stampless cover on reused registered OHMS stationary (back), here originating (on front) from Food Control Office NETANYA to District Food Controller JERUSALEM, tied by 2 different Sacher unlisted FOOD CONTROL OFFICE | NATANYA AREA boxed cachets + strike of local postmark (Dorf-2) & same day REG JERUSALEM arrival on back; this re-used (on back, still bearing Sacher unlisted type JERUSALEM 27 label, assigned Food Controller's office, from original use - 11 July 1944 per dater?) as local JERUSALEM mail with pre-existing OHMS label over old address, to Moshav Zekenim (geriatric institute), here tied by Sacher unlisted DISTRICT FOOD CONTROLLER | JERUSALEM DISTRICT boxed cachet (51.5x13.5mm) & "certified official" instructional marking handstamp + 12 DE 1944 strike of REG JERUSALEM dispatch postmark & backstamped (on front) same day arrival. Rare combination of undocumented cachets.

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