Bidspirit auction | Ottoman Empire – Palestine –

Ottoman Empire – Palestine – Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter – Franked Cover to Rishon LeZion via Jaffa, 5 June 1907 - Early commercial cover from the Ottoman period in Palestine, mailed from Jerusalem – Jewish Quarter of the Old City – on 5 June 1907. On the front: four identical Ottoman stamps (Scott #118 / Bale Or #109), cancelled with a clear circular postmark: JERUSALEM – QUARTIER ISRAELITE. Addressed to: Herr Wolf Gordon Rischon le Zion Jaffa Referring to Avraham Ze’ev (Wolf) Gordon, associated with the early settlement period and the Second Aliyah in Rishon LeZion. On the reverse: oval sender’s cachet: M. S. Holtzman – Jerusalem (Palestine) Identifying the sender as Meir Shimon Holtzman, who according to available sources was likely connected to a wine trading house in Jerusalem. ✦ Postal route: Mailed in Jerusalem on 5.6.1907, arrived in Jaffa on 6.6.1907 (backstamp), and from there carried privately to Rishon LeZion, which at the time did not yet have its own post office. ✦ Significance: Use of the “Quartier Israelite” postmark of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. Documentation of commercial and settlement links between Jerusalem, Jaffa and Rishon LeZion in the early 20th century. Identified sender through original commercial cachet on reverse. Likely connected to the early wine trade in Eretz Israel, considering the sender’s association with a wine business and the destination being Rishon LeZion, one of the leading wine-producing colonies of the period. Addressee connected to the formative years of Jewish settlement and the Second Aliyah. ✦ Condition: Horizontal folds (as customary for covers of the period), light age toning, minor edge wear and small tear at lower edge. Stamps and cancellations clear and well struck. An attractive and historically significant item for collectors of Ottoman Palestine postal history, Jerusalem postal markings, early Rishon LeZion material, and the history of the wine trade in Eretz Israel. Items from the collections of Jacob Yablok - VirtualJewishmuseum.com. The items are placed in a quality proactive nylon sleeve and can be easily and safely taken out from the display page. Displayed on a thin cardboard sheet.