U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 10-11 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1348
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1871 Ottoman Postage Dues, 1pi with red brown border, horizontal pair, tied on piece by two strikes of Jerusalem, type "A" pmk, fine and rare
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1349
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1871 two Ottoman adhesives, cancelled Cesarea in black and violet
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1350
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1901 two ppcs, one in color ("Gruss aus Jerusalem"), the other black & white (Wailing Wall), both franked with Ottoman adhesives, sent from Jerusalem to Brussels or Germany
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1351
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1902-08 French Stamps used in Jerusalem, three ppcs, also French Levant, three ppcs, used from Jaffa, sent to Italy, Germany etc., also seven loose stamps canc. Jerusalem or Jaffa, fine lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1352
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1903 registered money letter from Gorodsk (now Ukraine), with 10r donation to Rabbi Samuel Salant in Jerusalem, Odessa transit and ROPIT Jerusalem arrival pmks on back, fine. Rabbi Salant (1816-1909) was the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He arrived in Palestine in 1841 and during his time as the Chief Rabbi, the Jewish population of Jerusalem grew from 500 to 30,000. A scarce money letter to the Jewish Community (most of donations went to the Greek Orthodox monasteries)
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1353
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1907 ppc to France, franked with Ottoman 10pi with red overprint, tied by bilingual Jaffa 25.3.1907 cds in blue, fine, with Hirson-Aisne arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1354
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1913 Ottoman adhesives, cancelled on two pieces, showing "Jerusalem 3" and "Jerusalem 4" strikes, two of each, v.f.
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1355
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1914 (ca) excellent strike of "Katiye" on piece, tying Ottoman 20pa green, fine and very rare
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1356
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 Helmet test stamp in carmine, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1357
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 Helmet test stamp in carmine, horizontal strip of three, n.h., v.f.
E
Price Realized
$190.00

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