Öffentliche Auktion – 31. Mai 2008

Lose			Beschreibung	Startpreis
479			1918, March-April. Registered cover with franking missing and censored postal card franked with 3 m., both items showing on front superb strikes of ''Naufragio'', applied to the correspondence directed to Italy recovered from the British SS ''Kingstonian''. The vessel was attacked during WWI in Mediterranean and damaged (not sunk) on the 11th of April 1918. A very fine pair.	EUR  200.00
480			1896-1952. 73 covers and postal stationery, including some interesting cancellation and airmails. (No photo)	EUR  100.00
481			1900-57, lot of 84 covers/cards mostly to Scandinavia, including other scarce destinations, airmails incl. Zeppelin, censorships, illustrated postcards with nude ethnic women, better frankings, etc. (No photo)	EUR  200.00
482			EGYPTIAN OCCUPATION OF GAZA. 1948, July 1. Cover to Cairo franked by 1 m. & 4 m. and airmails 2 m. & 3 m. tied by elusive Mandate period cds ''Isdud'' (now Ashdod, Israel), the first day of issue. A rare cancellation. S.G. 1, 4, 20, 21.	EUR  100.00
483			1948, July 9. Registered cover to Egypt bearing Mandate registration label franked by 5 m. and 30 m. cancelled by Egyptian type ''Falluja'' cds. A rare cover. S.G. 5, 13.	EUR  150.00
484			1948, June 15. Airmail censored cover to Santa Ana (Salvador) franked by 5 m., 40 m. and 50 m. tied by the Mandate period cds of Bethlehem.  Rare mail from the short-lived Egyptian postal period enhanced by the rare destination.  S.G. 5, 14, 15.	EUR  150.00
485			1948, June 28. Cover bearing airmails 2 m. and 5 m. cancelled by the Egyptian type cds ''Beth Laem'' (Bethlehem). A rare cancellation used during this short period. S.G. 20, 22.	EUR  150.00