

(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 (1 July) ‘Commemoration of First Pilgrimage under Sultan of Nejd’ overprint/surcharge set of five in blocks of four hinged mint with central hinge, each stamp with A.Eid guarantee handstamp. Slight overall toned gum on two Turkish stamps otherwise fresh, in good condition.


(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 (Aug) Postage Due set of six (S.G. D232-237) fresh hinged mint, each stamp with A.Eid guarantee handstamp.


(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 (July-Aug) ‘Nejd Sultanate Post’ overprint 5pi. scarlet on unsurfaced buff paper (SG 231a) in corner marginal block of four, unused without gum; perfs into design at base and small tear in margin at top.


(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 (July-Aug) ‘Nejd Sultanate Post’ overprint ½ pi. scarlet with inverted overprint in block of four, fresh hinged mint, each stamp with A.Eid guarantee handstamp. Not listed in S.G.

(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 (Mar) Meccan Sherifian Post Postage Due set of black overprints with the extra shades (S.G. D203A-205Ac). Each stamp with A.EID guarantee handstamp.

(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 (Mar) Postage Due 1½pi. and 3pi. Postage Dues (SG 207-07)in blocks of four fresh hinged mint, each stamp with A.EID guarantee handstamp.

(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 (Mar) ‘Nejd Sultanate Post’ with black Newspaper overprint 1/8 pi. used (S.G. N208a). One short perf at left, with A.Eid guarantee handstamp.


(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 Capture of Jeddah commemorative overprints on Railway Tax stamps, set of five in blocks of four, the top stamps hinged, the bottom pairs never hinged, each stamp with Eid guarantee handstamp; fine and scarce multiples.

(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 ‘Nejd Sultanate Post’ overprinted 1pi. slate violet ‘Meccan Sherifian Arms’ unused on unsurfaced buff paper (S.G. 226d). with A.EID guarantee handstamp on reverse.

(Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz) 1925 ‘Pilgrimage Commemoration’ set of five hinged mint, the two Turkish overprinted stamps with yellowed gum, each stamp with AEID guarantee handstamp.

1953 cover to Grabill, Indiana, USA with franking including two 10g. '50th Anniversary of Capture of Riyadh' tied by two Dahran cds with parts of each obliterated with extra ink.


June 1925 stampless envelope bearing grey-blue cds of MECCA and at top right a fine violet handstamp. The Arabic Revolt against the Ottomans started with the battle of Mecca and during this period the postal services collapsed; a scarce survivor from this period with inconsequential small faults to envelope.


SAUDI ARABIA: 1916 (June) folded letter with a neat strike in grey blue of MECCA and violet strike upper right, the Arabic Revolt against the Ottomans started with the battle of Mecca, when the Sharif Hussein bin Ali started the 3 weeks war against the Ottomans in Mecca, during this period the postal service collapsed, true postal history full of character, some peripheral creasing.

SAUDI ARABIA: 1916 Internal envelope addressed locally franked perf ½p + ¼p + 1pi tied by GJEDDA bilingual cds’s + rouletted ?p + ¼p, handstamped ALY AHMED TERA at top, fine.


SAUDI ARABIA: 1925 (July-Aug): Railway Tax 3 pi. lilac overprinted Nejd Sultanate Post' in blue, a fine used block of four on 1926 cover to Albert Eid in Cairo, neatly tied by DJEDDA circular datestamps in violet and blue Italian maritime cancel repeated on reverse.Cairo arrival cds (Feb 27) on reverse of an attractive cover.


SAUDI ARABIA: 1925 (July-Aug): Surcharged "Nejd Sultanate Post" ½ pi. scarlet (2) surcharged in blue and single Railway Tax 2 pi. orange surch. in blue used on reverse of 1926 cover to Port Said tied by "DJEDDA" cds in violet and by Port Said machine cancel (March 19) on arrival. Scarce.


SAUDI ARABIA: 1926 (22 1) envelope reduced at top franked 1925 Railway Tax overprinted "Nejd Sultanate Post" T pi. blue surcharged in black and 2 pi. orange used to Cairo tied by "DJEDDA" cds in violet, reverse with Port Taufiq transit cds (ajn 28) and Cairo slogan postmark of arrival. Scarce.


SAUDI ARABIA: Nejd Occupation of Hejaz 1925 (March): Surcharged "Nejd Sultanate Post" Turkey 5 pa. bistre block of four surcharged in violet, Hejaz 1½ pi. violet surch. in red, 2 pi. orange, two examples one surch. in red, the other in violet; all used on 1926 Albert Eid cover to Cairo tied by "DJEDDA" cds's in violet (Feb 2) with "Sassari" Italian steamer cds in blue below. Reverse with repeated strike (Feb 25), Port Taufiq cds (Feb 27) and Cairo slogan cancel of the same day. An attractive cover.


SAUDI ARABIA: Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz 1925 (July/Aug): 'Nejd Sultanate Post' overprint 5 pi. scarlet on unsurfaced buff paper in top left corner marginal block of four, unused without gum. Perfs into design at base and small tear in margin at top Gi 231a = €3'400++ Provenance: David Feldman sale, December 2017, lot 50630.


SAUDI ARABIA: Nejdi Occupation of Hejaz 1925 (March) : ‘Nejd Sultanat Post’ with black newspaper overprint 1/8 pi. chestnut used (Gi = N208a). One short perf at left, the rare and iconic MATBUA newspaper stamp with A. Eid guarantee handstamp on reverse. SV N208a Provenance: David Feldman sale. December 2017, lot 50625.