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
1917/18 1st Interim Free Civilian mail - APO SZ 44 –
31 JA 18, 60% full pmk Printed-Matter (not sealed) shnor letter by Sheindel Kirshenboim in the Jerus - Old Quarter as per cachet on back, Corry Pennsylvania - USA censor's mark bottom left of front; peripheral soiling & small faults, fine, Firebrace lists only 4 items to the USA
1918 Interim Period - Pre Paid Civilian cv handed at SZ32 (Bir Salem - South of RLZ) 2 JY 18, cv originates in Rishon Le Zion w/Mordechai Singer's circular cachet of RLZ & 2 Magen David on back, "1PT" clearly showing top right, #3, 1pi stp affixed at GM1 tied by pmk FPO GM1 3 JY 18, Cairo arr pmk 5 JL 18, initial censor's mark N. at bottom left of face, late usage of this pre paid procedure; f - vf & Rare, certif Tsachor - Aloni
SAFED Turkish Octagonal pmk 9.12.1928 used by the British - Earliest Recorded Date, tying 1pi Typo (SG#10) cv to Egypt, civilian corresp., transit CAIRO 2.1.19 & arr pmks ALEXANDRIA 2.1.19 & 3.1.19, censored, Dorfman cat. Rated VR; fine & Very Rare, 7 items recorded used by the British, signed & certif Tsachor
THE BLUES: #1, 1pi tied to commerc cv by pmk APO SZ (probably 44, not legible) 2 MR 18 mailed to Cairo, censored; folded, not thru the stp, fine, signed Sorani, Ba $850+, March dates are scarcer
#2, 5m tied to ppc (St. Georges Convent) by pmk SZ44 –
26 FE 18, censored, mailed to Cairo correct pc rate; 2 hinge marks pict. side, vf, Ba $2000
1918 Blues - 50 mailed cvs & pcs - #3, 1pi x 36 & #4,
5m x 14 (1cv mixed #3 & #4), 9 Registered, dispatch pmks: SZ 32, 44, 45 & GM 2, destinations incl. Malta, Switz. Cyprus, France, USA, Scotland & more, of the #4 - 3 are early April dates, Palestine censor cachets NO. 1, 2 & 3 in Black, Red & Violet; mixed condition (x50) many are fine,
a treasure for the specialist, bargain at
JERUSALEM I: RECONSTRUCTION: #16/26 (less #21, 1pi) 1m - 20pi Sett I Sets of 20 stps of all denom (excluding Types 1, 11, 13 & 23 all Withdrawn): 1, 2, 4 & 5m + 2, 10 & 20pi all 20 Types, 3m 18 Types, 5pi - 17 Types & 9pi - 19 types, total missing only 6 but 2 additional varieties of 2pi: #22D Withdrawn Type 23 & #22T - Transposed Error (Ba + $560 for these) - used stps, many positional stps, some pairs, etc.; chiefly f - vf, Ba over $5000, hard to assemble
2 mint blocks of 4: a) #17A, 2m "13" variety block 134/5, 146/7, types 14/15 twice pos. 135 w/variety, light spots, certif Muentz; b) #22D, 2pi Withdrawn type 23, block pos. 106/107, 118/119, pos. 107 also "Short Hebrew Lamed", u/m; a - f - vf, b - vf, Ba $500, scarce blocks
2pi, 2 Constant varieties: a) #22C Withdrawn T.13 pos. 97, mint single; b) #22D Withdrawn T.23 horiz pair pos. 94, 95 mint; both trace of hinge, vf (x2), ba $475
Transposed Error - 2 mint stps: a) #22T, 2pi pos. 35; b) #25T, 10pi pos. 11; very light trace of hinge, f - vf (x2),
Ba $850
