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Sale #42 - 60 - Palestine Postal History, Documents and Misc. items

Palestine Postal History - Feb. 3 1929 Registered surface mail. Oversize cover (230mm x 150mm) mailed from Haifa Mount Carmel P.O branch to England. Frank pair of 10 Mils Pictorials, tied by single circle postmarks. Transit Train p/m on back Haifa - Kantara TPO south dated Feb. 4 1929 alongside Wax seals. This very short period rate exist from the start of 1929 until March 1 1929. F-VF Est. 10 known.

Sale #42 - 59 - Palestine Postal History, Documents and Misc. items

Palestine Postal History - Feb. 4 1926 Registered cover from Bank Imperial Ottoman Nablus to Basel Switzerland. Franked  2 Piastre & 6 Mil, tied by Double ring P/Ms repeated on back alongside Haifa oval transit p/m Feb. 5, Haifa - Kantara TPO (Train postmark) Feb. 5 & Basel Swiss arrival p/m 16.Feb. 1926 and Bank wax seal. Scarce cover in excellent condition.

Sale #42 - 57 - Palestine Postal History, Documents and Misc. items

Palestine Postal History - 1924 incoming cover from England, sent to Beisan Palestine, short paid & charged 10 Mils postage dues. Composed of 4 Mil pair & solo 2 Mil of the first issue postage dues, all tied by superb strikes of Beisan July 25 1924. Haifa transit p/m on back July 22 1924.  According to census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities , Beit She'an (Baisan) small town in Northern Palestine had a population of 1,941, consisting of 1,687 Muslims, 41 Jews and 213 Christians.