U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 12-13, 2018

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1252
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL - Covers and Postal History
1918-80 "Terror in the Mails" collection, partly written-up exhibition style on pages, 150+ covers and cards, beginning with "Saved Letter" cover recovered from a British ship torpedoed March 1918 (sender was from the 54th Division of the E.E.F. which participated with General Allenby in the invasion of Palestine), also 1955 mail from the EL AL plane shot down by the Bulgarian Air Force",1970 Swissair "Coronado" Air Crash mail, various letters censored with "Nivdak" and "Shukaf" (checked and inspected, screened or X-rayed), warning memorandums (requesting that the addressee knows the identity of the sender and to report all suspicious mail to the authorities). A fascinating collection
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1253
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL - Covers and Postal History
1948 Postal History (award winning), Five-Frame collection from the day of the United Nations Partition until the formation of the State of Israel, written-up exhibition style by Stephen Shimmin, over 100 covers and cards, Palestine Mandate, Interim Period, local postal services, with some of the 80 post offices maintained by the Jewish Peoples' Administration, registered mail, surface and Air Post, many interesting and scarce items, generally fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1254
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL - Covers and Postal History
1948 Interim Period, collection of covers, many unaddressed, all with different cancels from all 80 Post Offices which functioned at the time, mostly fine-v.f., difficult to assemble, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1255
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL - Covers and Postal History
1948-49 War of Independence, Prisoner of War Mail, 30 different covers to Egypt and Israel, various camps, with mail from 16 Jewish and 14 Arab POWs (mainly Egypt), variety of censor markings, Red Cross handstamps, etc., fine and interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$850.00

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