1948 Yehuda Essay, Coin Design, 15m stamp in black between two vertical bars, large die proof on white glazed paper, without gum as issued (10.5 x 17,5cm), couple of marginal thins and scattered toning well away from design, v.f., signed Tsachor, with his 1992 certificate. A rarity, only seven (!) recorded (Bale ED 7II, $6,000) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1948 Yehuda Essay, Coin Design, 15m black, sheetlet of four printed on white glazed paper with large margins, especially top and bottom, without gum as issued (11 x 24cm), v.f., signed Tsachor. A great rarity, one of only four (!) recorded (Bale ED 7I, $10,000) (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1948 Peltours Service cover forwarded via the South African Zionist Federation of Johannesburg, with two line cachet, franked with 10m and addressed to Ramat Gan, figure "1" denotes 1sh payment, from the 3rd mail bag brought to Israel by Peltours, oval cachet on front, Tel Aviv 6.7.1948 cds, opened and resealed at right (Image)

Est.US$200

1948 Doar Ivri, 5m green, perf. 11, Group 21.4 upper right sheet corner margin Plate No.10403 Block of four, thin yellow paper, l.h. in margin only, stamps n.h., v.f., rare, with 2023 Tsachor certificate (Bale $3,500) (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.US$600

1948 10m purple, perf. 11, Group 72.2 upper right sheet corner margin Plate No.20289 Block of four, thin white paper, h.r. in top margin only, couple of tiny toned spots, stamps n.h., v.f., rare, with 2023 Tsachor certificate (Bale $3,000) (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.US$400

1948 10m purple, upper right Plate No.03507 block of six, Group 65, perf. 11 instead of 10x11, one of only five (!) recorded; also Upper Right Plate No.03888 Regular perf. 10x11 Group 65 issue, n.h., the former with couple of minute toned specks on gum, v.f., with 2023 Tsachor certificate (see the introduction to the Doar Ivri Plate Blocks section in Bale catalogue) (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.US$750

1948 20m ultramarine, perf. 11, Group 128, upper right sheet corner margin Plate No.29762 Block of four, transparent paper, l.h. in margin only, stamps n.h., diagonal crease at upper left, still v.f., rare, with 2023 Tsachor certificate (Bale $3,000) (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Est.US$500

1948 250m-1,000m top values, set of three with Tabs, last two with sheet margin at left or right, l.h. in margin, stamps n.h. and post office fresh, completely unblemished gum, well centered, 500m with natural rounded corner at upper right, v.f., with 2023 Tsachor certificate ("a beautiful set") (Cat No. 7-9) (Image)

Est.US$3,000

1948 1,000m dark blue, perf. 10x10, with Tab, sheet margin at right, unused without gum, off-centered as always, fine and rare, with 2023 Tsachor certificate (Bale $6,500) (Cat No. 9var) (Image)

Est.US$900

1948 120pr, 180pr and 300pr, three different unexploded booklets, last two with white covers on back, fresh, v.f., cat. $1500 (Cat No. Bale 1,2a,3b) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.US$500

1950 (15 Jan) registered cover addressed to Income Tax official, sent from Qiryat Motzkin to Haifa, paying only 25pr (Scott 4 & 19) instead of 40pr, fine (Image)

Est.US$200

1950 University and Road to Jerusalem, sheets of 50 (the latter with 10 tabs), sensibly folded between stamps, n.h., fine-v.f. (Bale 15,31, $750) (Cat No. 23,24) (Image)

Est.US$250

1950-52 20pr brown orange, unissued design, sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f., with 2023 Tsachor certificate (see Bale 2016 edition, page 74) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1953 Maimonides 110pr blue, imperforate vertical pair with bottom tab, final adopted design and denomination, large margins, printed on the issued Israel (Hebrew) watermarked gummed paper, full original gum, n.h., with the archival security punches and handstamped government printing shop violet overprint, dated and signed, vertical creases away from the stamps, v.f., with 2023 Tsachor certificate (one of only four known trials with tab) (Cat No. 74P) (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1948 5m yellow green, 20m violet blue, overprint omitted, imperforate blocks of four, n.h., 5m sheet margin at top (thinned), stamps sound, v.f., 20m with 1994 Tsachor certificate (Bale $1,200 as singles) (Cat No. J2,4var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1968 10 Lirot (C.N. Bialik) two banknotes with consecutive Serial Numbers, each PMG Graded 67 (Superb Gem Unc), Exceptional Paper Quality (Cat No. Pick 35a) (Image)

Est.US$200

1984 5,000 New Sheqalim, PMG Graded 68 (Superb Gem Unc), Exceptional Paper Quality (Cat No. Pick 50a) (Image)

Est.US$100

1985-1986 Collection Series, 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 New Sheqalim, set of five, each with same serial number (8811), PMG Graded 66 or 67 (Superb-Gem Unc), Exceptional Paper Quality (Cat No. Pick 51aAa-55a) (Image)

Est.US$400

1986 100 New Sheqalim, two bank notes with consecutive Serial Numbers, each PMG Graded 67 (Superb Gem Unc), Exceptional Paper Quality (Cat No. Pick 56a) (Image)

Est.US$150

1986-1991 Collection Series, 100 and 200 New Sheqalim, two different, PMG Graded 67 (Superb-Gem Unc), and 64 (Choice Uncirculated) Exceptional Paper Quality (Cat No. Pick 56a,57a) (Image)

Est.US$150

1998 100 New Sheqalim, two bank notes with consecutive Serial Numbers, each PMG Graded 67 (Superb Gem Unc), Exceptional Paper Quality (Cat No. Pick 61a) (Image)

Est.US$150

2001-2002 Collection Series, 20, 50, 100, 200 New Sheqalim, set of four, each with same serial number, PMG Graded (first and last 66, others 67) (Superb-Gem Unc), Exceptional Paper Quality (Cat No. Pick 59b-62b) (Image)

Est.US$400

2006 200 New Sheqalim, two bank notes with consecutive Serial Numbers, each PMG Graded 66 (Gem Uncirculated), Exceptional Paper Quality (Cat No. Pick 62c) (Image)

Est.US$150

1948 Proofs of the overprints 5m, 10m and 25m, three imperforate sheetlets of five, fine-v.f., with 2023 Tsachor certificate (Image)

Est.US$300

1948 Courier cover to Nahariya, commercial Haifa imprinted cover delivered by Taxi to the boat at the harbor, with 10m yellow delivery label, tied upon arrival by undated Slogan cancel (used 4-6th May, when the M. Ha'am pmk was introduced & delivery labels were canceled with the new device), minor cover faults and penciled noted on back, fine and rare, with 2023 Tsachor certificate (Image)

Est.US$350