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Dear friends and collectors,

Welcome to our 52nd auction. The results of our 51st auction, which can be viewed on our website were excellent and show a stable market eager for better items in most specialties.

This is our last auction. During the past 33 years we have dealt with hundreds of vendors and serviced thousands of bidders worldwide. We thank all for the full trust they have given us.
We are also very proud of helping build many collections, some of which reached the highest levels in international shows.

It is with great sorrow that we remember the untimely demise of Zvi Aloni z.l.
Zvi died on September 10 2022, at the age of 74, after a short cancer illness.
He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.
May he rest in peace.

This auction is highlighted by 2 Large Gold Medals  collections: Holyland Forerunners (incl. Colonies) part 2  and 1948 Doar Ivri.
Other specialties are well represented culminating with a fine section of banknotes.

With all good and sincere wishes,

Yacov Tsachor

 

ISRAEL: POSTAL HISTORY

(see also #130)

Lot #: 328

Power of Attorney 9.8.1948 - total 450m mixed 3 issues as Revenues: 4x50m D. Ivri perf 10x11, 50m 1st Revenues & 4x50m Koffer Hayishuv; horiz central fold, vf

[DOC]
Start: $300 Sold For: $625
Lot #: 329

Postal History Rarity: 30.9.1948 cv ex Paris to private Glusman (family corresp.) in APO #192, IDF Palestine (Israel), transferred to the APO Authorities and Flown to Sodom w/cachet KBA #192 as arr mark! Hand  inscpt: "Transferred to Training Base No. 1 on 29.6.1948" and then Redirected to the Etsiyoni Brigade (Jerus). So cv has 22 Army postmarks, starting w/APO Base A 14.10.48 + 5 hand notes & cachets all in attempt to trace the soldier (incl. Base A, APO #5, 8, 15 & RLO). As this did not succeed it was marked on 3.XI.48 by the RLO to be returned to the sender; w/centerfold & other marginal defects still more than fine  for such a much travelled cv, Exhibition Showpiece

[CV]
Start: $500 Sold For: $1,200
Lot #: 330

Besieged SODOM (until 25 Nov. 48) - 3 FLOWN cvs viaTLV all w/the unit 192 cachet: a) To Haifa via APO Base A 24 IX 48; b) To Jerus via APO A 20 X 48 transit APO 10 - 21 X 48, certif Muentz; c) To Jerus via APO Base A 9 X 48; + d) 1.12.48 civilian Registered cv  + AR ex Karkur to Unit 192 manscpt front & back: No Registered Service to Sodom Return; f - vf (x4) a Valuable lot

[CV]
Start: $400 Sold For: $1,600
Lot #: 331

Commerc Registered cv Be'er Sheba (firm branch) to TLV head office properly frank 25m D. Ivri stps tied, contrary to regulations, by Military pmk APO #1 - 25 V 49 repeated on back, regist. label of APO #1, arrival APO Base A & TLV civilian both 25 5 49; scattered toning on back, fine & Rare, certif Muentz

[CV]
Start: $400 Buy
Lot #: 332

Egyptian Imptd P. W. MAIL - 2 letter sheets full messages in Hebrew  18.7.1955 & 2.3.1956 by Alexander Rosenberg to family  in Tel Aviv. He was  captured by the Egyptians in 1954 while in military action together with 2 other soldiers. All 3 returned to Israel in  1/1957 w/the only POW (a pilot) of the1956 Sinai Campaign, Israel  censor cachet; vf, seldom offered

[CV]
Start: $180 Sold For: $320
Lot #: 333

1960/65 3 Parcel Cards: a) 25.5.60 TLV to Bernburg parcel of 8.650kg frank 5.840IL incl. 3x 1957 Tabil Souv. Sheets (no margins) + 10x Sc. 128; b) 19.1.1965 TLV to Stuttgart, 10kg frank 8.720IL incl. 13x Sc. 144 & 5x130; c) 20.12.1961 TLV to DDR 9.300kg frank incl. 20xSc.128; f - vf (x3)

[CARD]
Start: $350 Buy
Lot #: 334

Sport - Football: 23.6.1959 ppc (Lodz) to Tisch family Holon, signed in Hebrew by the players of the Israeli National Team incl: A. Menchel, S. Nahari, N. Resnick, N. Stelmach, Gideon Tisch, Ch. Mordekovich, Y. Visoker, Y. Goldstein, Bochuss, Ch. Buch, also radio broadcaster N. Ben Avraham; vf & Rare

[PPC]
Start: $300 Buy
Lot #: 335

JNF: ARGENTINA: 1945 "Kfar Argentina" (Argent. Village) the Very Rare issue Roch #Ar1 - 2 labels in Light Blue & Red-Brown; mint, vf (x2) unpriced

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Start: $160 Sold For: $220