Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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PALESTINE MILITARY MAIL DURING WWI continued...

Turkey Usages continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1481

Hafir 1916 registered military cover, Turkey 1909 1Pi and pair 1916 20pa tied by FPO 45 (Hafir) 5-2-332 datestamps, registry handstamp at bottom right, the cover originated in Hafir from Chief Engineer Mustafa Ibrahim, it was censored in Jerusalem with a crescent handstamp, and then forwarded to the Turkish engineering unit in Nazareth, mild vertical fold not affecting stamps or markings, very fine; very few registered Turkish military covers are known. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1482

1916 postcard from Haifa to Safed, 10pa Green and 20pa Red tied by Caiffa (Pollak Type H) c.d.s., Safed arrival pmk. (Pollak Type E), negative censor seals, usual hole punches affect the 20pa stamp, stamps with minor gum staining, fine; a scarce usage that paid the 20pa postal card rate plus the 10pa war tax. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1483

1917 Postal card from Hebron to Tausus, 10pa Red stamp tied by "Halil Ul-Rahman/12.1.17" (erroneous date) c.d.s. on 20pa postal card octagonal Jerusalem 16.11.17 postmark, censor mark at bottom left, arrival datestamp 6 December, very fine and attractive; sent from a Turkish Field Commander to his Commandant in Tarsus. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1484

1917 Violet Gaza provisional handstamp, used on November 17, 1917 postal card, with violet mute crescent-star censor marking, very fine; this rare provisional was in use only one day (November 17) by the 3rd Division field post office and only seven examples are known to exist; 1985 Sorani certificate. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1485

1917 "5" Surcharge on 10pa Green, Beni Sa'ab provisional, bottom sheet-margin vertical pair tied by "Beni-Saab/ 5-1-18" c.d.s. pmks. on postcard to Colonel Sedat Bey Efendiye, Commander, Istanbul, large cork censor marking, ms. post office markings at top right, card with light vertical crease at right, fine; while 500 stamps were provisionally surcharged, only a tiny number were actually used, and most of the remaining unused stamps were destroyed; accompanied by a letter of translation. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1486

1917 "5" Surcharge on 10pa Green, Beni Sa'ab provisional, two examples tied to a Turkey 20pa postal card by FPO 46 pmk. as well as circular military censor mark and a Constantinople arrival marking at left, card has a vertical cut between the two stamps which has been reinforced with hinges, fine appearance; very scarce. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1487

Balance of the Turkish military covers, seventeen covers, one front, one telegram and one unused postcard, most still on the original exhibition pages with write-ups, several better items including three used on Turkish 20pa entires, scarce front used from Istanbul to Jeljuliya with a scarce 1Piastre 10para franking, one from Jerusalem to Persia stopped by a British censor, postal card sent from Constantinople to the 12th Regiment in Tulkarem, one with unusual blue Jerusalem censor marking, a very scarce censored usage from Acre, Turkish prisoner-of-war cover, Jaffa negative seal on a telegram and more, condition is a little mixed, however most are fine or better; a useful range of covers for the specialist in this interesting area.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

German and Austrian Military Forces

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1488

1916 picture postcard from Beersheba to Bohemia, "Feldpost/Mil.Miss./A.O.K.4/24-5-1916" pmk. at top right, violet "K.u.K. Gebirgsartillerieregiment No. 6 * Haubitzbatterie No. 2" cachet, bold red "Uberpruft" censor mark, "W1" in circle (arrival pmk. in Vienna for diplomatic mail from Turkey), very fine; a very early usage of the field post cancel, which was used in Beersheba from May 20 to May 30, 1916. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $120.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1489

Mobile military hospital at El Arisch, bold "Feldlazarett 213" double circle handstamp at bottom left of postcard, "Feldpost/Mil.Miss./1Expeditionskorps/21-9-1916" pmk. at top right, sent to Berlin, card with insignificant corner crease at top left, very fine; mobile military hospital postmarks are quite uncommon. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1490

Airforce Unit #300 at Beersheba, bilingual violet "Deutsche Feld-Flieger Abt. 300 Pascha" cachet on Christmas postcard to Jaffa, "Feldpost/Mil.Miss./Bir-Es-Seba/28-12-1916" pmk. at top right, card with faults at right not affecting markings, fine; it is quite rare to find mail posted at and delivered within Palestine. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1491

1917 Jaffa Consulate official mail, large fancy circular violet Deutches Reich foreign office handstamp on cover with "Kaiferlich Deutches Konfulat Jaffa." imprint across top, violet "Reichsdiensache" (official) straightline handstamp at bottom left, 7-2-1917 Berlin arrival pmk., on the reverse is the blue and white Jaffa consulate seal, very fresh, extremely fine; a very scarce diplomatic courier cover in particularly choice condition. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1492

Airforce Detachment #300 at Muqeibila, violet eagle "Kgl. Preussische Feld-Flieger-Abteilung 300" cachet on multi-colored picture postcard of the Jordan River, "Feldpost A.O.K.4/12-4-1917" c.d.s. at top right, two-line blue "Sendet Keine Nahrungsmittel/nach de Turkei" (send no foodstuffs to Turkey) handstamp, very fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1493

Airforce Detachment #300 at Muqeibila, "Feldpost/Mil.Miss/A.O.K.4/15-4-1917" pmk. at top right, violet German "Deutsche Feld-Flieger Abt.300 Pascha" cachet as well as Austrian "Kgl. Preussische Fel-Flieger-Abteilung 300" cachet, cover slightly reduced at right and with very faint vertical file fold, otherwise very fine; the rare combination of the German and Austrian cachets came about because of the unusual situation in which the Austrian and German forces were incorporated along with the 8th Turkish Army into the XXII Turkish Army Corps to fight three battles along the Southern Negev Desert front; signed Bothe. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1494

1917 Registered cover from Jerusalem to Vienna, "Feldpost/Mil.Miss/A.O.K.4/21-4-1917" pmk. at top right, rare "Feldpost 4. Armee" registry label, "Eingechrieben" and "Portofreie Dienstsache" straightline handstamps, Constaninople transit backstamps, the return address is the Paymaster of the Austro-Hungarian Mountain Howitzer Division of von Marno, his circular cachet also seals the backflap, just slightly reduced at right, very minor wrinkles, fine; a rare registered usage; signed Bothe. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1495

1917 Jerusalem Consulate official mail, large fancy circular violet Deutsche Reich foreign office handstamp on cover with "Kaiferin Augufte Victoria-Stiffung/auf dem Delberge bei Jerufalem." imprint at top left, violet "Reichsdeinsache" (official) straightline handstamp, 16.5.17 Berlin arrival pmk., on the reverse is the violet handstamp of the Jerusalem consulate, uncommonly fresh, extremely fine; a most attractive example of a rare diplomatic courier usage. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1496

Airforce Detachment #300 at Pasha, violet eagle "Kgl. Presussiche Fel-Flieger-Abteilung 300" cachet on picture postcard of the Manger at Bethlehem, Turkey 20pa stamp tied by "Felpost A.O.K.4/23-6-1917" pmk., very fine; this card was taken from the German headquarters to Jerusalem by courier and then taken by train to Constantinople for transit to Germany. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1497

"Aus Emmaus/(El Kubeibe) violet boxed handstamp on back of colorful picture postcard to Germany (Schmicking correspondence), "Jerusalem/Feldpost/Mil.Miss./20-7-1917" pmk. at top right, very fine; Emmaus was a German recuperation center during World War I, and it is believed that this is one of only three known covers with the boxed handstamp; 1986 Muentz certificate. (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1498

Airforce Detachment #301 registered cover to Frankfurt, sharply struck "Jerusalem/Feldpost/Mil.Miss./9-10-1917" pmk., "Kgl.Pr.Flieger Abteilung 301" cachet at top right, "Heersfache" straightline handstamp, Constantinople transit and Frankfurt arrival backstamps, also on the back is a rare violet "Flieger-Abteilung 301/Kassen-Kommissien" with eagle circular handstamp, cover with faults including a couple that affect the markings, still an extremely rare combination of the cachet on front and the unit marking on the reverse; accompanied by a 1981 letter from Werner Ahrens attesting to the authenticity of the cover and the rarity of the markings; ex-Hoffman. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1499

1917 cover to Switzerland, three Turkey pictorial stamps with cork cancels (to indicate they were unnecessary) and also tied by "Jerusalem/Feldpost/Mil.Miss/9-10-1917" pmks., "Kraftwagen-Kolonne 506/Brief-stempel" circular handstamp at bottom left, violet straightline Berlin "Aus dem Felde" handstamp, Grogen, Switzerland 6.X.17 arrival backstamp, very fine and attractive; covers to a foreign destination are most unusual. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $120.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM

1500

Secret Military Police Army Group F violet eagle handstamp, a very scarce "Geheime Feldpolizei Heersruppe F" eagle handstamp on picture postcard with scene of Nazareth, "Deutche Feldpost/27.12.17.5-6N" c.d.s. at top right, sent to Berlin, card with trivial corner creasing, fine; accompanied by a 1980 letter from Werner Ahrens in which he notes this is the first example of the eagle handstamp he has seen. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $1,250.00
Closing..Oct-19, 01:00 PM