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Exceptional Collection of 18 Original German Post Offices in Palestine (Ottoman Empire) Covers – 1898-1913.
A significant and substantial postal history collection featuring frankings, cancels, institutional cachets, and rare commercial correspondence from the German post offices operating in Jaffa and Jerusalem prior to WWI.
Key Collection Highlights:
Banking & Commerce: Commercial cover addressed to Wilhelm Faber, Direktor der Deutschen Palästina-Bank in Jaffa, tied by crisp Deutsche Post Jaffa datestamp.
Jerusalem Institutions: Cover bearing the large original violet boxed handstamp on reverse: "Syrisches Waisenhaus in Jerusalem" (the historic Schneller Orphanage).
Sarona Templar Colony: Printed matter cover with the imprint of Immanuel Knoll, Sarona (the German Templar agricultural colony near Jaffa) addressed to Zurich.
Variety of Usages: Features scarce wrapper/printed matter cuts (Drucksache / Imprimé), bilingual Alexandria transit/destination markings, and diverse destinations across Germany and Switzerland.
Expertise & Authenticity: 12 of the 18 covers bear the distinguished collector/expert stamp "ISING" on the reverse corner.
Condition:
All items are genuine, period-used postal covers. As expected with mail from over a century ago, they show honest postal wear, toning, edge roughness, and fold creases, while retaining sharp strikes, clean stamps, and strong historical integrity.
Questions & Inquiries:
If you have any questions, require additional information, or would like extra close-up photos of any specific cover, cancel, or reverse marking, please feel free to reach out via messaging — I am always glad to assist!
