Auction 7
Auction #7: Ancient & Modern Coins | Judaic Tokens & Medals | Militaria | Israeliana | Judaica | Banknotes & more
Apr 8, 2019
Israel
Shaulzon 58, Jerusalem - by appointment only
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Welcome to our 7th auction, featuring 579 attractive lots. The sale covers items in every one of our areas of specialty, and is probably the largest (and best) selection of Judaic, Holyland and Israeli collectibles for sale anywhere at this time. Featured subjects include ancient & modern coins; Jewish tokens & medals; Jewish, Mandate & Israeli militaria; World War II collaborationist and Holocaust-related militaria; Judaica, Israeliana, Arabiana, banknotes and other areas of interest. There are many unique and 'discovery' items in this sale, and many fascinating objects both old and contemporary worth your attention. The pdf catalogue is available <a href="https://historama.com/A7CataloguePart1-compressed.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.
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LOT 71241:
10/1952 Hong Kong airmail to Israel misrouted via Lebanon, returned via Egypt
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Start price:
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375
Auction house commission:
18%
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VAT: 17% On commission only
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10/1952 Hong Kong airmail to Israel misrouted via Lebanon, returned via Egypt
Lebanese postal boycott of Israel: 20 OCT 1952 registered commercial airmail cover on business stationary from HONG KONG to SDE NEHEMIA (via AFULA post), franked $1.30 & tied by 2 strikes of local REGISTERED postmark; misrouted via LEBANON where backstamped 23 X 52 BEYROUTH CHARGEMENTS ("cargo") arrival & marked by French manuscript instructional marking "Retour | Pas de relation postal avec Israel" - this rare as less than 10 "no service" manuscript-marked covers known from Lebanon; returned to sender via Egypt where marked on front by oval censor K-Type-4 with Arabic letters "MM" ( rare on this type of postal history per Kibble; here used past Kibble's last known date of 1949) & backstamped 31 OCT 52 CAIRO DELEVERY(sic). This only known HONG KONG originating Lebanese-"no service" mail to Israel, here with interesting routing via additional country not supporting postal links to Israel.
Product Tags: Hong Kongese, Israeli, Lebanese, Egyptian, Philately - Postal Covers, Arab-Israeli mail suspensions 1949-1956 and Postal History from Hong Kong, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, and from 20th Century, 1950s which are Philately - Suspended Service mail, Philately - Significant Route, Philately - Air Mail, Philately - significant cachets & postal markings, Philately - Earliest/Latest, First/Last & Proving dates or places, Philately - Unusual Origin, Destination or Postal Link, Philately - Censored Mail, Unique/Discovery Piece, Philately - Small Locales
