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1952, new currency surcharge FILS on 3 m. green surtax stamp “PALESTINE”, together with POSTAGE 10 f. and uncancelled Hussein 2 f., tied by Amman c.d.s. on cover to Mafrat, with arrival mark. Very rare; just few unused copies of this error have been recorded, this is the only used one.

1948/58, collection of about 150 covers, some parcel cards and later items, including a good range of interesting and scarce material, censor marks and censor labels, registered mail, airmail, small villages, compulsory surcharge stamps, etc. A highly interesting object.

1948/49, mnh, unused and used small specialised collection including different printings of 1st issue, some multiples, plate number blocks, varieties, etc.

1920/80 (ca.), Unmounted mint, unused and used collection/holding in 5 small and 10 large stockbooks, including a wide range of early issues, Mi. 171-84,  unissued Talal 20 f. (damaged), varieties, compulsory surcharge stamps, postage due, cancellations, etc., etc.. A very interesting lot.

1939/45, censored mail, 10 covers with mostly different censor lables and 15 covers with censor marks.

1922/2000 (ca.), Extensive collection of roughly about 800 covers and cards (the vast majority pre 1960),  including early overprints, registered and express mail, air mail, parcel cards, stamps with plate numbers, Mi. A275b on cover, Palestine overprint used in Amman, Obligatory Tax, British field post, Hotel mail, censor marks, special handstamps, aerograms, reply coupons, etc., etc.. An outstanding object, gathered in decades. 

1865-67, City Post of Constantinopel : Liannos Collection on five album pages starting proof pair 5 pa. black on dull rose imperforated with guide line for printing on top, perforation varieties, imperforated blocks, colour shades, blocks of four, fine and unusual.

1892/1930 (ca.), CANCELLATIONS, interesting small collection with stamps, multiples, pieces and some entires, including server scarce and rare items.

JORDAN: "TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I CEBEL-I ACLUN" negative seal cancelled, nice strike on horizontal pair 1884/86, 1 pia. On small piece. Fine and extremely rare; no entires recorded.

1859, interesting unused and used collection with five covers, including shades, 1 gr. used horizontal pair, 2 gr. unused horizontal strip of five, 1 gr. cover with two singles in distinct different shades, several retouches, varying quality, many signed Köhler etc.

1852, Coat of arms 40 c. “celeste”, fresh color and good margins, used with bar cancellation, fine, signed Star(auschek)

1859, Ferdinand II. 2 gr. light-blue, horizontal pair, plate III, positions 1-2,  fresh color and mostly good margins with sheet margin at left, just touched at right, tied by horseshoe cancel with adjacent framed “TERRANOVA” to folded lettersheet to Palermo with arrival mark, small tear in lettersheet, otherwise fine and an attractive entire, signed

1859, Ferdinand II. 5 gr. vermilion, clear double print, fresh color and good margins all around, used with horseshoe cancel, very fine and attractive

1859, Ferdinand II. 50 gr. red-brown, fresh color, close but full margins all around, neatly used with horseshoe cancel, a fine copy of this rare stamp, signed E. Diena and Engel

1859, Ferdinand II. 50 gr. lilac-brown, horizontal pair, positions 17-18, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, very fine and attractive multiple, signed

1859, Ferdinand II. 50 gr. reddish-brown, oily print, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, very fine, signed Engel

1859, Ferdinand II. 10 gr. blue, four visually distinct shades, fresh color and mostly good margins all around, unused, one without gum, two signed Köhler resp. Engel

1859, Ferdinand II. 10 gr. blue, three visually distinct shades, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, two without gum, two signed Köhler

1859, Ferdinand II. 5 gr. carmine, plate II, position 14, and 1 gr. olive-green, plate III, position 62, fresh color and mostly good margins, 1 gr. touched at left, tied by one horseshoe cancel to registered cover with adjacent framed “ASSICURATA” and cds. “PALERMO PARTENZE 24 GEN 60” to Leonforte, an attractive entire, signed E. Diena

1859, Ferdinand II. 5 gr. vermillion, block of four, positions 87-88 and 97-98, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, minor pre-scissor cut between the horizontal stamps, very fine and attractive multiple

1859, Ferdinand II. 5 gr. red, six visually distinct shades, fresh colors, mostly good margins, all unused, fine, signed

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. olive-green and 2 gr. light-blue, fresh colors, mostly good margins, 2 gr. just touched at top, tied by neat horseshoe cancel to folded letter to Siculiana with indistinct oval handstamp and “PALERMA ARRIVO 3 DEC 59” alongside, minor aging, otherwise fine

1859, Ferdinand II. 20 gr. gray-slate and 2 gr. light-blue, fresh colors and good margins all around, tied by horseshoe cancel to folded letter with adjacent two-line “MESa 1859 10 OTTE” and twice red three-line “PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI” to Genoa with arrival mark, taxed with "2" decimi, letter with small tear at lower right, otherwise fine and attractive entire, signed W.T. (Wilhelm Traber)

1859, Ferdinand II. 2 gr. light-blue, fresh color, close to good margins, neatly tied by horseshoe cancel to small folded letter with adjacent oval “GIARRE” to Messina with arrival mark, fine