RISHON LEZION, Hand Drawn sketch of a FDC in pencil and black ink, 153×191 mm. A sketch of the stamp in blue on small piece of card stuck on sketch and “tied” by a black mute “postmark”. With pencilled bi-lingual designer’s signature “Eva Samuel” and Hebrew inscription in black ink “Cover drawing by Eva Samuel” on bottom margin. EXHIBIT ITEM. 2001 Muentz cert. (Image)

RISHON LEZION mint sheet of 10, 40m stamps, Bale #122, Never hinged, clean and crisp. Hard to find. (Image)

RISHON LEZION 40m LOCAL Stamp, IMPERF sheet on 10, Mint Never hinged, Bale #23, hard to find. Very Clean (Image)

RISHON LEZION, 40m local stamp tied by 5 APR 1948 FIRST DAY CANCEL on cover addressed to Tel Aviv, with receival cancel next day, very clean and hard to find. Bale cat. $650. (Image)

RISHON LEZION stamp on cover addressed to Tel Aviv, with cancel APRIL 7, 1948 with receival backstamp same day. One of only 4 covers recorded with date! Express label also tied to cover. Extremely fine. (Image)

RISHON LEZION stamp 40m with white ring variety in value block, tied to cover with APRIL 11, 1948 cancel, same day arrival backstamp. Very early date. (Image)

RISHON LEZION stramp on cover adressed to Tel Aviv with APRIL 13, 1948 cancel and same day receival cancel. Scarce early date. Clean (Image)

RISHON LEZION stamp tied to cover with APRIL 16, 1948 cancel, addressed to Tel Aviv, same day receival backstamp. Hard to find date. Clean. (Image)

RISHON LEZION cancel, APRIL 16, 1948, ties 40m Local stamp to cover addressed to Tel Aviv. Stamp has “5” instead of “S” variety. Receival backstamp April 19. Clean. (Image)

APRIL 27, 1948 Rishon LeZion cancel on cover, stamp with 40m value “punched” out, as used by the LOCAL COUNCIL (Council rubber stamp on back). Addresed to Rishon LeZion, no receival backstamp as usual. Scarce. Bale $500. (Image)

ON HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE envelope addressed to Medical Superintendant, Government Hospital, Bnei Braq with 40m RISHON LEZION stamp tied to cover with May 6, 1948 Rishon LeZion cancel! Certified Official handtamp, with Hospital receival handstamp. MOST UNUUAL. (Image)

RISHON LEZION commercial cover addressed to Kfar Ata, with Mandate cancel May 25, 1948, franked with 10 mil Interim Period stamp. As past deadline for usage, BLUE CRAYON BOX AROUND STAMP, and then “TO PAY/MILS” box cancel applied! No indication of postage due payment. Cover slightly cut down at top, but still great postal item. (Image)

NACHLAT-JEHUDA cancel APRIL 20, 1948 on cover addressed to Tel Aviv, 40m Rishon LeZion stamp tied to cover and Express label. This is the First Day Cancel from this post offrice, very scarce. Backstamped next day. Bale $900. (Image)

NACHLAT JEHUDA cancel on cover with 40m Rishon LeZion stamp, APRIL 21, 1948 addressed to Tel Aviv, with next receival backstamp. This is only the second day of use from this post office…scarce. (Image)

NACHLAT YEHUDA Mandate cancels (4) April 29, 1948 tieing block of 4 of the RISHON LEZION stamps, to cover addressed to Rishon LeZion. Most Unusual. Signed on back Tsachor. (Image)

COMMERCIAL COVER (Socony-Vacuum Benzine) NACHLAT JEHUDA to Tel Aviv, May 6, 1948 with receival next day. (Name and address removed, but extremely scarce otherwise). Few commercial covers exist, and one recently sold for $2200. (Image)

RISHON LE ZION, including FIRST DAY April 5 cover, and the Covers (about 75), about 60 perforated frankings to Tel Aviv (bs) (large variety of dates April 14 to May 6) incl. couple with pairs and block of four franking, mixed with other Interim, etc. then 5 Imperf frankings (all to Tel Aviv, bs), 6 covers from Tel Aviv to Rishon Le Zion (2 to 6 May), two TR corner (value) punched, used for official purposes, then 10 covers from Nachlat Jehuda incl. two showing Mandate cds, rest boxed hs, finally 12 covers showing use of other Interim issues from Rishon Le Zion. A spectacular lot ready to become an award-winning single frame exhibit with surplus to sell or trade! Some minor faults or toning but generally very fine throughout (Bale Est.Value $10’000+) Estimate: € 4’000 – € 6’000 (Image)