Dear friends and collectors,
Welcome to our 44th auction. The attached Prices Realized list of our 9 November 2016 sale demonstrates another set of excellent results. There is a continuing strong demand for better and specialized material.
We are proud to offer the following collections in the coming auction:
HAIFA 1845 – 1960: THE POSTAL HISTORY
THE DOAR IVRI SPECIALIZED
ISRAEL'S TAXED MAIL 1948 – 1970
1948/1954 ARAB PALESTINE
Also included: Foreign Countries, Foreign P. Offices, Palestine stamps,
1948 Interim, Israel FDCs, 1948 1st Festivals, Judaica & The Dreyfus Affair & more.
Please FAX your final bids to avoid delays. Bidders are requested to include their FAX and telephone numbers and/or email addresses on their bid sheets.
For the convenience of our clients in the Metropolitan New York area Dr. Arthur Groten is available to accept bids and consignments by phone
845-471-4179 or e-mail [email protected]
Consignments can also be submitted by Mr. Gary Theodore, office phone
732-229-5310, cell 732-996-0520 or e-mail [email protected],
Fax: 732-229-4805
With all good and sincere wishes,
YACOV TSACHOR - Director & Philatelist
ZVI ALONI - Philatelist
1948/1954 ARAB PALESTINE
The section contains irregular items from this period seldom offered on the market. The material was collected with diligence over 40 years with emphasis on Rarity. All offered items are shown in color
BEER SHEBA 6 SE 48 vf pmk registered commerc cv to Tobruk properly frank 35m Egypt. stps ovptd Palestine
(13 + 22 mils, SG 8 & 12), censor marks & sealing tape, marked "Not in Tobruk", BENGHAZI 6 OCT 48 & GAZA T.- 19 OC 48 pmk on back; vf & very scarce date of the pmk
BEERSHEBA 18 OC 48 vf pmk Registered cv properly frank 35m Egypt. stps ovptd Palestine (5 + 30m, SG 22 & 27) mailed to Egypt; vf
FALUGA 26 JU 48 superb strike of the Egypt pmk tying 35m ovptd Palestine stps (2 + 3 + 30 mils, SG 2, 3 & 13) Registered cv to Egypt, regist label Palest. type, via GAZA T 28 JU & PORT SAID 30 JU 48; light vert centerfold away from the stps, virtually a vf & Early cv
FALUGA No. 2242 commerc Registered cv (Mandate label) 2 SE 48 properly frank 35m (as above lot stps) tied by FALUJA pmk repeated twice on back, also on back RURAL SERVICE & MATAI pmks both 7 SE 48, etc.; vert centerfold away from stps o/w vf
FALUGA 3 OC 48, vf pmk cv to POW in Israeli Camp
No. 792, very early to POW at the time Faluga was besieged, via GAZA 5 OC 48 & R. Cross cachet on face, Egypt. censor & Israeli manscpt "NIVDAK" (checked); f - vf, a Rare POW cv
ISDUD 19 SE 48 vf Palestine pmk Registered cv to Egypt, ISDUD inserted in manscpt to mute regist label, frank correct 35m Egypt. stps ovptd Palestine (5 + 30 mils, SG 5 & 27), via EL MAJDAL 20 SE 48, various redirections in Egypt finally GAZA 6 NO 48 & could not forward as Isdud was evacuated by the Egyptians on 28 OC 48; fine & Very Rare much travelled cv
ISDUD 21 SE 48 vf pmk tying 5 + 6m Egypt stps ovptd Palestine (SG 5 & 6, 1m overfranked) cv to Arab POW in Israeli Camp, cv is stationery of the Egypt Red Cross, Geneve R. Cross cachet & 2 Israeli censor marks; vf & Very Rare Egypt. pmk of Isdud. Isdud is the northernmost location of the Egyptian advance towards Tel Aviv in 1948, evacuated by Egyptian Army 28.10.48
ISDUD 27 SE 48 vf pmk tying 10m Egypt. stp ovptd Palestine (SG 7) cv to POW in Israeli Camp, R. Cross GAZA (scarce) & Israeli censors cachets on face, Egypt. censor mark on back; light vert. centerfold, f - vf & Rare
EL MAJDAL No. 89 in Manuscript! Registered commerc cv to Egypt - Mandate Reintroduced pmk and Mandate regist labels exhausted! 6 JU 48 (very early), properly frank 30 mils (changed a few days later to 35m - SG #13): 10 post + 20 regist., MATAI 19 JU & RURAL SERVICE / MATAI - MINBAI 19 JU pmks on back; fine, Very Rare combination of the Mandate pmk & Manuscript registry, 1 of the Earliest genuine mail items from Palestine
EL MAJDAL 15 AU 48 Registered cv properly frank 35m stps ovptd Palestine (15 + 20m, SG 9 &11) tied by 2 vf pmks repeated on back, Registry boxed cachet, PORT SAID
18 AU 48 pmk on back; bottom cv & base of 20m stp fault, fine & very scarce
