1845 July 22 stampless folded complete letter from Acre by messenger to the Consular Agent of France in Haifa, on back sender's wafer seal showing "Jerusalem Cross"; refolded, fine, certif Muentz
HAIFA 1845 – 1960: THE POSTAL
HISTORY – THE INTERNATIONAL GOLD COLLECTION
FORMED BY DR. YERMIYAHU RIMON
We are proud to offer this unique collection built over a period of more than 4 decades.
It contains numerous chapters and we hope that many collectors will find interest, among others, in the following:
The Prephilatelic Period
The Foreign Post Offices: Austrian, French, Russian & the Jewish Colonies mail that passed through Haifa
The Turkish Post including the Travelling P. Offices
The Palestine Period including Air Mail, Zeppelin & Maritime mail
The Haifa – Baghdad Overland mail
The 1948 Transition Period
The Israel Post
All the above incorporate Rare Routes & Frankings, Taxed mail, Unusual Destinations & Origins, in other words, a feast for all
Good hunting
All offered items are shown in color
Handbooks & catalogues:
The Ottoman Posts & Telegraph Offices in Palestine & Sinai – N.J. Collins & Steichele, listed St. PM or PM
Steichele – "Ottoman Post", listed w/double numbers
Steichele – "Handbook of Holy Land Philately" Vols. I & II – revised by N.J. Collins & L. Dickstein
"Israel Foreign Postal Links", 1991, Ch. Shamir & Marvin Siegel, listed as IFPL
"Jerusalem & Safed Postal Services in the Transition Period", 2004, Z. Shimoni, Y. Rimon & I. Karpovsky, listed as JSPS
"Nahariya, Rishon Le Zion, The Negev Settlements…", 2009, Z. Shimoni, I Karpovsky & Z. Aloni, listed as NRNS
Bale Israel Specialized Catalogue 1948 – 2016, D. Stier,
Chariot Publishing, listed as Bale # or Ba #
