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  • Lot# : 1297 Israel

    Jerusalem Local Issue 1948: Cover franked by May 24, 1948 5 m. red-brown, two examples (Bale 107) tied by egg shaped bilingual JERUSALEM datestamp in black (June 30, 1948), also a single usage of the 5 m. red-brown on July 1948 cover tied by Jerusalem cds (15/7) and by 'Beit Hakerem' cds, together with a First Coins 10 m. magenta on cover tied by egg shaped 'Jerusalem' datestamp (June 30, 1948).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1298 Israel

    Nahariya Local Post 1948: Interim perriod cover registered from Tel Aviv bearing 1st Diaspora issue 10 m. brown pair (optd. in violet for Tel Aviv) and Negev Pipeline issue 5 m. brown on yellowish with violet overprint tied by circular Hebrew only cancellation in violet. Reverse with further strike and 'Registered / Haifa' datestamp (May 10, 1948) in black. Taxed on arrival in Nahariya with April 25, 1948 10 m. black on yellow (Bale 120) cancelled in black. Minor bends to envelope but rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1299 Israel

    1948: Unpaid cover from Tel Aviv struck with despatch cds in black (16/8) and framed TO PAY / 20 / MILS in black, taxed on arrival with May 1948 Revenue 20 m. orange-red (Bale REV.4), corner marginal example, tied by RA'ANANA datestamp of the same day. Slight trim to envelope and bends to envelope away from the adhesive but a rare usage of the first Revenue issue as a Postage Due.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1300 Israel

    Interim Period 1947/1950: Group of covers (and some loose stamps largely on piece), with Registered Express cover, franked by Palestine 1927 50 m. with circular 'Haifa' handstamp, Theodor Herzl 5 m. black on red in a tête-bêche block of four with circular 'Haifa' handstamp and Valley of Jezrael 45 m. brown in a block of four all tied by HAIFA NAHLA P.O.; various Diaspora covers with Interim stamps cancelled by favour on individual covers, Nahalal rubber handstamped issues on Mandate addhesives (24) unused, mixed issue franking with First Coins & Ramat Gan 25m. green pair (May 1948), three incoming cover from overseas with Arabic language Censor tape, Field P.O. covers (2) etc. An interesting group.
     
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1301 Israel

    1948 (Oct): Unadopted Essays (3) in imperforate sheetlets of four, with 10 m. value printed in brown showing candle, two 20 m. values showing the Menorah with one in greenish blue and the other printed in deep blue (background to vignette) and in greenish blue; each designed by Pikovsky and printed by Lychenheim in Jerusalem on gummed wover paper, each with some minor bends but a very scarce and attractive trio.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1302 Israel

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    1948: First Coins set of nine values, fresh mint with full tabs (and full selvedge on the 1000 m.), very fine, full unmounted og. The three high values signed H. Bloch in margin. Michel 1A/9A = € 12'000/Gi = £ 12'000.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1303 Israel

    1948: First Coins set of nine values, fresh mint set in horizontal imperforate pairs, unmounted og. Rare and very fine. All signed H. Bloch. Scott 1/9 var.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1304 Israel

    1948 (May 16): Doar Ivri 5 m. emerald-green, perf. 10x10, a superb unused block of four of excellent colour and perfect centering, unmounted og. Rare Bale 2f = $ 500+/Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1305 Israel

    1948: First Coins, 10 m. magenta, Plate 1, perf. 11 on thick white paper, a mint block of six from top right of sheet, Control 24272 with star to right and green 'Slug' over position 10 on the sheet, blunted perforations at base but with full unmounted og., minor wrinkling as usual. One of the scarcest of all Doar Ivri Control blocks Bale = $ 5'500.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1306 Israel

    1948: First Coins 5 m. emerald, 15 m. scarlet and 20 m. blue, all with tabs at base, used on airmail cover addressed to Sweden tied by scarce egg shaped bilingual JERUSALEM datestamps (June 14) in black (Bale Type II). A fine and scarce Interim Period franking at the correct rate.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1307 Israel

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    1949: Inauguration of Constituent Assembly, Essay for the 250 pr. 'Road to Jerusalem' issue, the original Artist's design (750 x 1000 mm.) but for 150 pr. value, in similar colours to the issued stamp painted on thick card with transparent overlay and further annotations in pencil, and hand-writted 'redeem Jerusalem' added. The frame lettering at top was also changed from this Essay. Minor imperfections as this was a working Proof and both signed and struck with artist's handstamp (G. Shamir). A wonderful and extremely rare Essay for the specialist. Cert. Tsachor (2016).
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1308 Israel

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    1949: Jewish New Year 5 pr. IDF Insignia issue, the original Artist's Essay by G. Shamir, very close to the adopted design on card paper (65 x 100 mm.) but in green (issued in deep blue) and with figure of value at left, covered by tracing paper with further annotations in script '1950 2nd Year for the State' and different figure '5' in pencil, handstamped by Shamir in blue. The Essay with light vertical bend but of great rarity and most unusual. Cert. Tsachor (2016).
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1309 Israel

    1949 (June 20): Cover from France underpaid at 25 f., taxed on arrival with First Postage Due 3 m. orange pair, 5 m. green (3, incl. a pair) and single 20 m. deep blue all tied by RISHON LE TSIYON datestamps in black; also three further covers with May 1949 cover underpaid with 10 m. First Coins taxed with Postage Due 10 m. at Haifa, unaccepted Palestine 10 m. franking taxed with 20 m. Due at Haifa (June 1948), another taxed on arrival with First Coins postage 20 m.(May 1949) and a scarce Returned Letter Office cover taxed with Postage Due 3 m. orange pair at Haifa (Aug 1, 1948). A scarce and fine group (5 covers).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1310 Israel

    1948 (Dec. 13): Crash cover from Budapest addressed to Ejn-Wered / Tel.Mond Palestine carried on the CSA flight from Prague - Rome - Athens  to Lydda (Palestine) franked with airpost 1 Ft. 40, additional franking lost, bearing on reverse official label in french: "La présente lettre a été  trouvée dans les débris de l'avion (ligne aérienne OK  584 PRAHA-LYDDA) abbattu le 21./XII 1948 près Calamata, Grèce. Bureau de Poste de PRAHA 120" tied on January 27 49-17. Only a small  part of the mail was recovered. The salvaged mail was returned to Prague where the Post Office re-sealed the damaged items and added the printed label Nierinck 481221.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1311 Israel

    1948/2012: Collection several thousand stamps used/unused, with and without TAB, incl. souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, tête-bêche pairs, postage-dues, some booklets and other issues by the new issues department, high values of first money set missing, Negev with full tab unused without gum, good to mixed condition (humidity) and neatly arranged in four Schaubek albums, the whole packed in a box.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1312 Israel

    1948/59: Collection on album pages  with 240 stamps in mainly mint condition, incl. some better values and partly with full Tab, one souvenir sheet and some postage dues, few values also in blocs of four owner's cat = Mi appr. € 4'200.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1313 Israel

    1947/48: Extraordinary pages of Palestine Mandate and Israel Cancellations with 14 pages from the EL MAJDAL P.O. in Gaza Strip, the logbook with cancellations dated (on both sides of the paper) from February 27, 1947 daily through to October 26, 1948 and showing the different cancellations in daily usage, ending with the bilingual examples; also undated 'blank' cancellations on five A4 pages from a multitude of towns incl. Athlith, Beisan, Haifa East / Parcel Post, Heftsibah Beir Alfa, Holon, Karkur, Kafar Sava, Khan Yunis, Mea Sharim, Rafah-Haifa T.P.O. Registered etc. Viewing is essential, a rarely encountered archive.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1314 Israel

    1899/1950ca.: Lot 117 covers sent primarily to Switzerland, incl. Austrian and French post office in Jerusalem, Theresienstadt mail, British mandate period Palestine, Transjordan, and some Swiss Judaica.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1315 Israel

    1948: First Coins / Doar Ivri, the Postal History collection of 28 items, with cancellation interest including covers from Affula, Ahuzat Samuel, Athlith, Gedera, Gevat, Holon, Meshek Ayelet, Meshek Yajur, Nathanya, Rehovot, Rishon Le Tsiyon Safed etc. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1316 Israel

    1948/75c.: The collection of First Day Covers, Special Event postmarked covers, Airmail First Flight covers, 1960's with issued stamps (normally in strips of three with tabs) with many enclosed in the FDC's, range of Doar Ivri covers including 1948 Independence Day covers, Opening Day of Post Office covers from 1949 onwards (many are registered). Also a very early entire possibly from Acre. A fine lot with many hundreds of covers in excellent quality.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF
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