The Dr. Robert B. Pildes Collection of Israel 1948 Doar Ivri Issue continued...

**Postage Dues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2124	TC	ISRAEL, 1948, 10m Postage Due, Trial Color Plate Proofs (Bale ED.51-ED.57). Complete set of the seven different colors in top right margin plate no. 1 blocks of four, (Gray Green color is a plate block of six), Mint N.H., all but the Gray Green with printer's initials on gum, fresh colors, a few minor imperfections (Gray Green with small scratches at bottom and a couple with faint toning) VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND LIKELY UNIQUE SET OF THE 10-MIL POSTAGE DUE TRIAL COLOR PROOF PLATE BLOCKS IN ALL SEVEN COLORS. The 10-mil was the only value that was produced in trial color plate proofs. There were seven distinct color and paper combinations. It is believed only three sheets of each color were printed. However, only one other of each value is known in plate block form, except the Dark Green on Emerald, which three are known. We do not know if the other set of seven is intact in one collection. If not, the set offered here would be the only intact set of plate blocks available. Bale $21,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 10,000-15,000 SOLD for $12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2125	TC	ISRAEL, 1948, 10m Postage Due, Trial Color Plate Proofs (Bale ED.51-ED.57). Complete set of the seven different colors in bottom tab blocks of four, four are corner margin tab blocks, Mint N.H., a few trivial imperfections, Gray Green with some toning VERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SET OF THE 10-MIL POSTAGE DUE TRIAL COLOR PLATE PROOFS IN TAB BLOCKS OF FOUR. The 10-mil was the only value that was produced in trial color plate proofs. There were seven distinct color and paper combinations. It is believed only three sheets of each color were printed. Very few tab blocks can exist. Bale $7,000.00 (Image) View PDF of contents of this lot Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2126	TC	ISRAEL, 1948, 10m Postage Due, Trial Color Plate Proof in Gray Green (Bale ED.51). Bottom tab single, Mint N.H., rich color, Very Fine, Bale $450.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
2127	P	ISRAEL, 1948, 10m Postage Due, Plate Proof in the Adopted Color of Magenta on Yellow Paper (Bale ED.58). Top right plate no. 1 and serial no. 09670 block of six, Mint N.H., strong color, a few trivial toned specks VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE PLATE BLOCK FROM THE ONLY RECORDED SHEET OF THE 10-MIL POSTAGE DUE FINAL PLATE PROOF. The 10 mil is the only value of the Postage Dues that comes in plate proof form. Unlisted as a plate block in Bale. However, just a tab single (of which ten were produced) catalogues $3,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2128	P	ISRAEL, 1948, 10m Postage Due, Plate Proof in the Adopted Color of Magenta on Yellow Paper (Bale ED.58). Bottom tab single, Mint N.H., brilliantly fresh, Extremely Fine, only ten tab singles were produced from the single proof sheet and on Dr. Piles's exhibit page he notes on three are recorded, Bale $3,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2129	P	ISRAEL, 1948, 10m Postage Due, Plate Proof in the Adopted Color of Magenta on Yellow Paper (Bale ED.58). Vertical pair with large sheet margin at right, Mint N.H., brilliant colors, Extremely Fine, Bale $500.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2130		ISRAEL, 1948, 5m Green, Postage Due, Rouletted, Trial Printing on White Paper, Inverted Overprint (PD2 var). Bottom tab block of four, each with light inverted overprint, varies from the issued stamp in that it is on white paper instead of yellow, and the tabs of the issued stamps are blank, original gum, Very Fine and rarely offered, with 1978 SIP and 1999 Tsachor certificates, unlisted in Bale (Image) View PDF of certificate Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
2131		ISRAEL, 1948, 5m Green, Postage Due, Rouletted, Trial Printing on White Paper, Albino (Inverted) Overprint (PD2 var). Bottom left tab block of four, called an albino overprint in the exhibit, but there are faint traces of the inverted overprint at the top of each stamp, original gum (few trivial gum bends), a few separated perfs at bottom, Very Fine, unlisted in Bale (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2132		ISRAEL, 1948, 3m-50m Postage Dues (Bale PD1-PD5). Set of tab singles, Mint N.H., bright colors throughout, 3m with light fingerprint on gum, 10m with light gum bend in tab, Fine-Very Fine set, Bale $3,200.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2133		ISRAEL, 1948, 3m-50m Postage Dues (Bale PD1-PD5). Top right plate no. 1 and serial number blocks of six, lightly hinged, 20m Mint N.H. with fingerprint on gum, well-centered and fresh, Very Fine, Bale $850.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2134		ISRAEL, 1948, 5m-50m Postage Dues, Imperforate (Bale PD2-I to PD5-I). Complete set (3m does not exist imperforate) in top right plate no. 1 and serial number blocks of six, Mint N.H., each with large margins and fresh colors, 10m and 20m with insignificant bits of toning VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE SET OF PLATE BLOCKS OF THE IMPERFORATE 1948 POSTAGE DUES. ONE OF THE IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS OF DR. PILDES'S EXHIBITION COLLECTION. While two sheets of each value were printed imperforate, this is currently the only known complete set of plate blocks. Bale $20,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 10,000-15,000 SOLD for $12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction