Welcome to our 42nd Auction. The enclosed list of Prices Realized of our 41st Auction, held on November 26 2014, shows that it was a most successful sale with most areas selling well. There is a strong demand for good quality items.
We start this Auction with the 2 International Large Gold Collections:
ISRAEL 1948 – 1959 POSTAL HISTORY – 2nd part
1948 DOAR IVRI – 4th part
Of the many specialties offered, the following merit special attention:Turkish Forerunners, Palestine Stamps, 1948 Interim & Besieged Cities, Israel Postage Dues, Israel First Day Covers, JNF issues, Anti-Semitism & Holocaust mail culminating with Coins & Banknotes. All the specialties are listed in the detailed Table of Contents.
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,
(see also # 434, 437,464, 526 & 545)
1948 1st FESTIVALS: 3- 65m (#10/14) cpl set of 5 blocks of 4 VERTICAL GUTTER PAIRS w/TABS tied to 5 plain unaddressed FDCs by FD pmks: 3 & 5m - TEL AVIV 15 - 26 9 1948, 10, 20 & 65m - ALONIM 26 9 1948; vf (x5) & Extremely Rare, certif Muentz & Tsachor - Aloni, 1 of the 2 sets Recorded, Bale rated - R, the Rarest of all the Israeli FDCs
1948 1st Festivals: 3 - 65m (#10/14) cpl set of 5 Tete-Beche Gutter pairs each w/a pl. no., ser. no. or slugs, tied to 5 plain cvs by FD pmks KEFAR ATA 26 9 1948; vf & Rare (x5), Bale 1998 edition #10/14a FDC - $1700, #14 signed Tsachor - Aloni
1948 1st Festivals 3 - 65m (#10/14) cpl set of 5 w/colored Tabs tied to private FDC by FD pmks HAIFA 10 - 26.9.1948; cv folded due to size, vf, Ba $400, only private tabbed FDCs exist
1949 JERUSALEM 250pr (Sc #24, Ba #15) single w/Full Tab tied to private Registered Express FDC by FD
TEL AVIV16 - 16.2.49 pmk repeated twice on back; vf,
Ba $950, certif Tsachor
1949 2nd Postage Dues - 2 - 50pr (Sc #J6/11) cpl set of 6 w/Tabs, all marginals, tied to 2 Official 2nd Coins FDCs by FD pmks TEL AVIV - HAKNESSET 18.12.1949; vf,
Ba $700, certif Muentz, signed Tsachor - Aloni (Official FDC for this issue was not issued)
1950 2nd Coins Tete-Beche & Gutter Pairs 5 - 30pr cpl set of 4 tete-beche & 4 gutter pairs (Ba 22/25a + 22/25b,
Sc 18/21 var) all tied to 2 private FDCs by FD pmks REHOVOT 30 4 1950 repeated on back, cvs registered & air mailed to N. York arr pmk 5 5 1950; vf & Rare, only this type of FDCs known, 5 sets Recorded, Ba $7000, signed & certif Tsachor - Aloni
1950 UPU Tete-Beche pair 40 & 80pr & 2 Gutter pairs
40 + 40pr & 80 + 80pr tied to regist air mail cv to New York by FD pmks REHOVOT 1.6.1950 repeated on back arr pmk New York 6-6-1950; vf, Ba 27/28A+B - $1800, signed Tsachor - Aloni, no Official FDCs made
