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ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire

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3621

1900-17 collection of 31 covers or cards, written-up on 16 exhibit pages, variety of Jerusalem pmks on covers and cards, including the early bilingual markings, followed by registered mail "Jerusalem Quart. Israelite", "Jerusalem (Gare)", oval "Suc.Poste N.d.de France" (postmark of the postal agency of Our Lady of France), "Meo-Charem" (registered cover to Vienna), "Souk-el-Attarin" (Spice Market, one of the most elusive Ottoman pmks of the Holy Land), "Jaffa-Jerusalem" TPO markings, military mail, including "Jerusalem 2" negative seal of the 4th Army HQ in Jerusalem ("Field Inspection Directorate"), sent to Istanbul, "Jerusalem 5", purple seal signifying military censorship (both of these markings are extremely rare). In addition, there are pmks from "Bireh", "Bethleem", "Bon Samaritain", "Jericho", "Eriha (Jerusalem)", "Halil-ul-Rahman" (stamp on piece), "Acre", "Afula" (stationery cut square), FPO 27 (card sent from the 27th Division located near Afula), FPO 33 (card sent to the Green Orthodox Patriarch in Jerusalem from a medical officer, located at Afula), "Acre" (all negative oval seal), FPO 2 (cover mailed to Scutari), "Rosch-Pinah", stationery entire to Berlin, also pieces with "Bissan" and "Chefa Omer", "Nazareth", "Nasre", FPO 92, also markings from Safed, Samah, etc. A splendid lot (Image) (image 3621a) (image 3621b) (image 3621c) (image 3621d) (image 3621e) (image 3621f) (image 3621g) (image 3621h) (image 3621i) (image 3621j) (image 3621k) (image 3621l) (image 3621m) (image 3621n) (image 3621o)

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SOLD for $23,500.00
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JAPAN

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3622

"The Rising Sun-Japanese Expansion from 1894-1925", one frame, 16-pages exhibit intended to illustrate, through the 24 covers or cards, the military expansion of the Empire of Japan, starting with the first war with China 1894-95 and continuing up to the Ryukyu Islands. The first Sino-Japanese War includes card sent by a soldier attached to the Fifth Division in Korea to Hiroshima, also incoming cover to "Chosen Koku, Heijo Haitanbu" (Korea Pyonyang Line Communications HQ), two covers from 1sh and 12th FPOs sent from the Lyaotung Peninsula, plus others in Manchuria and Weihaiwei. Japanese Occupation of Taiwan is well represented, including two covers with local Black Republic adhesives, registered card with "Chefoo, China" registry box, two cards from Pescadores Islands (1898 card from Mekon to Berlin, another from Boko, sent in 1911 to Canada), also covers from Naha, Ryukyu Islands (used in 1909 and 1913) (Image) (image 3622a) (image 3622b) (image 3622c) (image 3622d) (image 3622e) (image 3622f) (image 3622g) (image 3622h) (image 3622i) (image 3622j) (image 3622k) (image 3622l) (image 3622m) (image 3622n) (image 3622o)

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KOREA

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3623

1904 (15 Aug) cover with 4c Falcon, tied by Seoul Coree departure pmk, sent by a French Military Observer (during Russo-Japanese War) and addressed to Japanese First Army Headquarters, then located at Chemulpo, with 19 Aug 04 arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce usage by a French officer traveling with the Japanese Army (Image)

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LATVIA

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3624

1919-20 First Issues, eight covers, used from Riga, Jelgava, Grobnina and Leepaja, perf. and imperf., also commemorative issues, Registered usages, multiples on cover, also an unused postcard and Palanga postmarks on Latvian and Lithuanian stamps, fine-v.f., neatly displayed on exhibit pages (Image) (image 3624a) (image 3624b) (image 3624c) (image 3624d)

SOLD for $300.00
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LATVIA Local Issues - Eleja

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3625

Mi.1B,IIA

1920 15k orange yellow, two imperf. singles canceled on piece, 30k green, imperf. Pair used on registered cover from Eleja to Leepaja, with departure and arrival pmks on front, v.f., rare (Cat No. Mi.1B,IIA) (Image)

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SOLD for $475.00
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LATVIA Libau

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3626

Mi.1A-4A

1919 (2 Feb) registered cover to Berlin, franked with 5pf, 10pf, 15pf and 20pf overprinted LIBAU in blue, tied by Deutsche Feldpost No.168 cds, with corresponding Registry label, backstamped 9.2.19 on arrival, fine and extremely rare, less than 10 examples of registered mail are recorded, signed Mikulski (Cat No. Mi.1A-4A) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,000.00
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LATVIA Russian Occupation - Col.Bermondt-Avalov

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3627

1919 selection of five covers or cards, written-up on exhibit pages, showing registered mail from Jelgawa to Chemnitz and to Mitau, various franking and cachets, one with West Army HQ handstamp, also a registered, locally addressed card with RSFSR franking, used in Riga (26 Feb 1919), fine-v.f. (Image) (image 3627a) (image 3627b) (image 3627c)

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SOLD for $1,100.00
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LEBANON Turkish Administration

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3628

1900-18 collection of 28 covers or cards, written-up on 11 exhibit pages, with clearly described covers from Beyrouth (Gare), Huriette Bagtchesi, Aita-el-Fuhar (Bekaa), Alie (Liban), Baabdate (Liban), Baalbek, Behamdoun (Liban), Bihanness, Beit-Mery (Beyrouth), Broumana (Liban), Djedeidet etl Matin (used to Mexico), Djezzine (Liban), Djounieh, Djubeil (Liban), Hos-el-Zerana, Souk el Garb, Merdjaoun, Rachia, Rayak, Roumye (Liban), Saida (Sidon), Savour (Tyre), Sofar, Tannourin (Liban), Tripoli Syrie. Also included stamps on pieces, with pmks of Zakhle, Salahie, Karnail (Djedeidet ul Matin), Douma (discovery example of this previously unrecorded postmark), Baabda, Beiteddine, Betrone and Bekaa. A wonderful showing of many extremely rare postmarks from Ottoman Lebanon, mixed condition, mostly fine or better (Image) (image 3628a) (image 3628b) (image 3628c) (image 3628d) (image 3628e) (image 3628f) (image 3628g) (image 3628h) (image 3628i) (image 3628j)

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SOLD for $5,500.00
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3629

1903 (Sep) cover to USA, franked with Turkish 1pi ultramarine, tied by bilingual "EMIYOUN" pmk, with Pittsburgh (Sep 17,1903) arrival pmk on back, slight toning, otherwise fine, signed Nakri (Image)

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3630

1913 (Jan) cover to England, franked with Turkish 1pi blue, tied by bilingual "HASBAYA" departure pmk, with Barnstable (Jan 14, 1913) arrival pmk, fine (Image)

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3631

1916 (4 Sep) cover franked with Turkish 10pa and 2x20pa, canceled by bilingual "BECHERRI" cds (Coles & Walker 63), repeated on back, addressed to Damas, with negative military censor handstamp at top, arrival pmk on back, small filled-in archival hole at top of the cover, some toning, fine, signed Nakri, with his 1999 certificate "This is the only recorded cover with this very rare BECHERRI cancellation" (Image)

SOLD for $1,000.00
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3632

Military Mail. 1918 (8 Jan) Fieldpost card sent by a soldier with the 13th Warehouse Regiment, a part of the Supply Corps serving the front in Palestine, then located at Baalbek, censor handstamp, little toning, signed Nakri (Image)

SOLD for $1,100.00
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LITHUANIA

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3633

1919 30sk black, thick numerals, tied by Grodno pmk on Feldpostkarte to Breslau, with German (6.1.19) Fieldpost markings and violet cachet alongside. Also a coverfront, with provisional "Kowno" registry mark, franked with 15sk, 30sk and 50sk typesets, tied by Kaunas (11.1.19) cds, addressed to Switzerland, with boxed censor handstamp (Image)

SOLD for $1,100.00
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3634

1919 two covers from Kaunas to Berlin and Chemnitz, 12 March and 8 April departure pmks, one showing provisional Registry box, censor cachets, fine (Image)

SOLD for $260.00
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3635

1919 (12 Feb) German 7 1/2pf Ob.Ost stationery card, additionally franked with 2 1/2pf, tied by Fieldpost cds, with Lithuania 30sk added in Grodno, addressed to Berlin, fine, signed Mikulski (Image)

SOLD for $300.00
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3636

1919-21 two covers and two cards, franked with Coat of Arms definitives and Pictorial issue, showing postmarks of Vilkaviskis, Mazeikiai and Kaunas, also provisional "Sakiai-25.5.19" datestamp on "Feldposkarte" to Germany, fine and attractive group (Image) (image 3636a)

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SOLD for $350.00
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3637

176-88

1923 Klaipeda Issue, two covers, one from Heydekrug (19 Sep 1923) to Belgium, another registered (25 Aug 1927) from Kaunas to Libau, franked with the entire set, with arrival pmk, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 176-88) (Image)

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SOLD for $300.00
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LITHUANIA Gardinas (Grodno)

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3638

1919 three covers franked with unissued imperforate values, 50sk on 1k orange, imperforate vertical pair, 50sk on 5k lilac and 50sk on 15k red brown & blue, imperforate singles, each canceled by violet "Grodno Post & Telegraph Office" handstamps, used locally, fine-v.f., signed Friedl, first two with 1941 Kohler certificates. Only 20, 25 and 50 of the imperforate values were issued, not many recorded on covers (Image)

SOLD for $6,500.00
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MONGOLIA

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3639

1926 (26 May) registered cover from Tsetserlik to Lloyds Bank in London, single 50c franking on back tied by square "Tsetserlig MANDAL Mongolia" departure datestamp, with Ulan Bator transit and London (28 Aug) arrival pmks alongside, filing folds away from the stamp, fine (Image) (image 3639a)

SOLD for $250.00
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3640

1926-28 selection of nine covers, different frankings, origins and destinations, including 1928 cover to Germany, Red-band cover from Jabholanto, with 25m franking, sent to Peking, with Chinese 10c Junk added on arrival, registered cover from Ulan Bator to Paris, with 1927 arrival pmk, 1928 registered cover to Norway, with Oslo arrival, Red-band cover from Tsetserlig Mandal to Kalgan, with Chinese 4c Junk added as postage due, another with 2x25m adhesives from Ulan Bator to China, with Postage Dues added on arrival in Kalgan, mixed condition, solid group (Image) (image 3640a) (image 3640b) (image 3640c) (image 3640d) (image 3640e) (image 3640f) (image 3640g) (image 3640h)

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