Welcome to our 45th auction.
The recorded prices achieved in our last July 2017 Sale prove the steady demand for better Holy Land items. You can view the Prices Realized on the website.
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Many more images are included, these could not be shown in the hard copy – not distributed.
The major subjects included are: Holy Land Forerunners, Palestine, 1948 Interim, Doar Ivri, Israel, Judaica & Zionism, Holocaust period, Medals, Coins & Bank notes
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With all good and sincere wishes,
YACOV TSACHOR & ZVI ALONI
(For Air Mail see #23/34)
TAXED MAIL: 12 OC 23 Jerus. cv franked only 2m (#72) mailed locally to an advocate via the Poste Restante. As insuff. frank. - rate was 5m, taxed the next day 12m 1st P. Dues (4+8m), also for Poste Restante fee, tied by pmks of 13 OC 23. Redirected to Alexandria, 13m stp added (#79) for regular rate tied by pmks of 14 OC 23; f-vf
30 AP 24 Rochester UK cv to Tulkarem Palestine, as frank only 1½d KGV stp marked "T35" & To Pay 10m, upon arrival Taxed 1st P. Dues 2 & 8m (#D2 & D4) tied by pmks TULKAREM 8 MY 24, back has an addit. diff. TULKAREM (D7-E) pmk; f-vf
OVERLAND Mail 2 cvs: a) 6/1924 cv Signy - France to a Royal Air-Force Officer in Baghdad total franking 1.15fr, handwritten "Via Haifa Overland Mail", arrival pmk BAGHDAD 14 JUN 24. According to Collins this is the only Recorded Overland cv from France; b) LATE FEE NOT PAID (Collins LF - 2) 2nd cv Recorded frank on back 6 ans (3x2 ans), Baghdad 15 OCT - year not clear, to London, typed instructions "By Overland Mail" on front; opening tears on top, fine & Rare (x2)
M. HA'AM INCOMING MAIL: 23.3.48 cv from Germany - French Zone addr to Kiryat Haim, redirected to POBox 1002 Haifa, KIRYAT HAIM M. Ha'am pmk on face, brought to Israel by the ship "Kedma" that arrived in Haifa from Genoa in the beginning of MAY 1948; vf & very scarce, signed Tsachor - Aloni
M. Ha'am Incoming Mail: Air Mail cv from Czechoslovakia to Kiryat-Benjamin near Haifa, arr pmk on front M. Ha'am KIRYAT-HAIM; vf & Rare early incoming mail brought to Israel by the Czech. company probably on their 1st Flight that landed in TLV on 5 MY 48, signed Langbartels, Tsachor & Aloni
Double addressed cv - Romania Timisoara 24.5.48 air mail cv to Tel Aviv, franked on back 4 stps total 23 Lei, sent to the Jewish Agency in Paris - 13 Av Wagram couriered by them to Israel & mailed, unfranked, taxed 10m 1st P. Dues (Sc #J3) tied by TEL AVIV 14.6.48 pmk; light toning, fine & scarce
INCOMING COURIER MAIL - FRANKED: Early courier from Rome Via Reno 2 to Rehovot franked JNF Tschernichowsky label (Kap #759), posted by the courier in TLV 27.5.48 frank 2x5m D. Ivri stps; roughly opened back, fine & Rare, signed Tsachor
INCOMING COURIER MAIL - UNFRANKED: Courier cv France to Haifa posted by the Courier unfranked marked large T & boxed "To Pay 10 Mils", Taxed 10m 1st P. Dues (#J3) tied by pmk HAIFA - 1.6.1948! - 1st Day of the Postage Dues in Haifa; vert centerfold, shortened ½ cm at right, f - vf & a Rare early courier, signed Tsachor - Aloni
Courier cv from Switzerland to Ramat Gan Israel, by Air-France flight that landed in Haifa on 29.5.1948 pmkd there 31.5.1948, handstamped in Haifa "To Pay 10 mils" as most courier cvs to individuals, this was changed by manuscpt to 20 Taxed upon arrival 20m (2x #J3) 1st P. Dues tied by Mandate s.c. pmk RAMAT GAN 1 JU 48; light vert centerfold & slight roughly opened top, f - vf combination of a Rare Flight, 20m Very Early Taxation & a Mandate pmk
2 early Incoming Courier cvs taxed 1st P. Dues: a) Villeneuve - France to Petah - Tikva taxed there 20m (pair #J3) on 6.6.1948, b) Vido - Bulgaria to Haifa, boxed "To Pay 10 Mils" & taxed #J3 on 14.6.1948, first time we offer a Courier from Bulgaria; both roughly opened at top, fine (x2)
