Ausgewählte Sammlungen - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner

1900-80, Exhibition Collection "A PHILATELIC TREATISE OF THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA" in two albums, including Hejaz Railway stamps 1904-21, first Government issues 1916 - 25, Nejd & Hejaz Sultanate issues 1926-34, Kingdom issues 1943 - 80. The collection begins with the Hejaz railway tax stamps of ottoman empire and their fiscal usages on documents, several types and colors of this issue are shown specialized and very detailed, rare cancellations are documenting the railway stations from Damascus to Medina, there are Maan, Tabuk, Yanbo, El-Ula (blue on ottoman stationery), Djeddah, Mecca and Medina on piece, important covers with several types of "FEE PAID" cancellations (KHALES AL-UJRAH) in black and red. European and local governments have used different types of Hejaz railway revenues, these are shown on receipts, British Indian revenues I.E.F. for Mosul in complete sheet of 25 and on local cover to Bagdad, French mandate issues, 1924 2q. olive only recorded sheet ex Thoden. Hejaz railway tax stamps and blocks mint and used, different types, "MINISTERY OF FINANCE" cancelled 11 different blocks of four up to 5.000 Pia. violet, 1922 complete sheet with margin, 1925 "EL HEJAZ" violet, red and black handstamped stamps and blocks, Jeddah Provisionals 1925 "KHATT" and "AL-HUKUMA AL HIJAZIA" handstamped, Nejd overprints "AL SULTANAT AL-NAJDIA" in violet and red including only recorded 2 pia. yellow overprinted in black ex Thoden, "MEKKE-I MÜKERREME" cancelled Hejaz railway stamps, 1925 Nejd unused postage and postage due blocks of four showing different types and very scarce stamps, 3q. violet mint block of 12 and used on cover, 1925 Titkar Jeddah overprints for postal use, 1925-26 very scarce usages on cover, 1926 issue for Pan Islamic Congress in Cairo including complete sheet of 5q., 1931 cover Mekke to Kuwait an unusual destination. Next album showing early registered and "valeur declare" covers with very attractive frankings, scarce early registration labels and marks, 1948 complete sheet of 1q. blue, 1946 map issue complete sheets, 1976 - 81 Holy Kaaba imperf stamps pairs and blocks including unique items, same issue experimental booklets. Nejd 1925 early pilgrim issues and later issues pilgrim envelopes, 1942 airmail Mecca to New York. Overall an excellent collection of this popular field, a lifetime collection with high value!

Ausgewählte Sammlungen der Sonderauktion am 7. April 2018

Ausgewählte Sammlungen der 39 Auktion 19.- 23 Februar 2018

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