ISRAEL DOAR IVRI Registered Ramat Gan cover, 3m-500m all with full tabs, short set of 8, (15m perfed 10-3/4) tied by Mandate type Ramat Gan, first day cancelled May 16, 1948, privately prepared. Tropical stains, mainly around perforations of low value stamps. Used stamps alone cat $1100 in Bale! Muentz cert. (Image)

DOAR IVRI stamps, 3m-500m, short set, FULL TABS, tied to cover with First Day, May 16, 1948 RAMAT GAN Mandate type cancels, 8x, back flap missing. Used stamps alone cat $1100 in Bale. Clean. (Image)

Cover franked on the front with 1st Coins 3m (rouletted) to 50m plus 1st Dues cplt. set, all tied by 6.8.1948 Safad cds, reverse has 10m to 50m Coins tabs plus 1000m short tab, all tied by dark blue cds of same date, unaddressed, unusual, very fine (Bale $1’000 for 1000m without tab on cover) (Image)

Complete singles tied to larger FDC showing boxed red 2-line Hebrew ” red “MATANAT ZICKORON” hs, stamps tied by 16.5.1948 slogan cancel, unaddressed, very fine (Bale $350+) (Image)

Complete set tied to official FDC signed by Communications Minister D. Remez, “MATINAT ZIKHARON” (Gift of Remembrance) imprint in red, the 15m is perf 10 3/4, great exhibit item, very fine (Bale $350+) (Image)

Complete set tied to official FDC, “MATINAT ZIKHARON” (Gift of Remembrance) imprint in red, the 3m is perf 10 x 11, attractive exhibit item, very fine (Bale $350) (Image)

Complete set tied to official FDC, “MATINAT ZIKHARON” (Gift of Remembrance) imprint in red, the 3m is perf 10 x 11, attractive exhibit item, very fine (Bale $350) (Image)

Complete set tied to official FDC, “MATINAT ZIKHARON” (Gift of Remembrance) imprint in red, the 3m is perf 10 x 11, attractive exhibit item, very fine (Bale $350) (Image)

Complete set, official singles FDC (unaddressed), the 3m and 10m perf 10 x11, very fine (Image)

Governmental Official FDC from Haifa franked by cplt. set, imprinted “Palestine Posts…” and hs with “STATE OF ISRAEL / L’ETAT D’ISRAEL” and similar Hebrew hs, stamps tied by super-crisp Haifa cds, the 10m is rouletted, large size and very fine and unusual (Bale $220+) (Image)

Complete fully tabbed set tied to official FDC, the 3m and 10m perf 10 x 11, with the 10m having near-coincident double perfs between stamp and tab, very fine showpiece, 1987 cert. and signed Tsachor (Bale $5’000 for 7-9 tabbed FDC) (Image)

Doar Ivri set of singles, nh, very fine overall (Bale $412) (Image)

Doar Ivri set, all but 3m with top margin showing plate number (“1” or “2”), couple hinged in margin else nh, very fine (500m small margin fault) (Bale $412++ as plain singles) (Image)

Small group incl. two sets of 1-6 used tabs, unused (no gum) 500m & 1000m (latter short tab), two used 500m tabs and 6 250m used (two as a pair, another with FDC cancel), very fine overall (Bale $600+ for the used)

“OFFICIAL” cacheted FDCs with complete set, 12 plus another with “lost” 50m, some with rouletted 3m or other minor varieties, good lot for stock, no tabs but some show plate nos, examine (Bale $2’700+) (Image)

1948 Doar Ivri set of 9 IMPERF in TR plate blocks of four, nh, couple with negligible specks of gum disturbance and last two with trivial toned spots, a rare set, very fresh and fine overall (Bale $42,500) Note: several show serial numbers not listed by Bale, e.g. 1000m has “23” (Image)

Private or Commercial FDCs, great group of 34 covers with over 25 from towns other than Haifa or Tel Aviv, many with tabs and/or registered, few with certs, a wonderful lot for exhibit, only a few with nos. 7, 8 or 9, examine as many have only one or a part set as franking (Est. € 200/300) (Image)

1948 IMABA Expo at Basle, Israeli souvenir card with complete Doar Ivri set hinged on, the 50m on grey paper, an attractive souvenir, very fine (Bale $6’600 for nh set) (Image)

1948 IMABA Expo at Basle, Israeli souvenir card with complete Doar Ivri set hinged on, the 500m with extra line of perfs at foot (Bale $1’750 for nh), an important souvenir, very fine (Bale $6’600 for nh set + premium for 500m variety) (Image)

Minister Sheet with complete tab set tied by Tel Aviv first day cds, all have extra line of perfs at foot incl. the 250m which is not listed thus, the 3m, 10m, & 50m perf 10 X 11, the 15m perf 10 3/4, the 1000m perf 10 (rest perf 11), very scarce combination of perfs etc., very fresh and very fine (with just a hint of perf toning, esp. the 3m) (Bale over $7’000 for used + premium for extra perfs) (Image)

Minister Sheet with complete tab set (1000m short tab) all tied by Tel Aviv pictorial cds of 6.5.1949, fresh and very fine (the sheet slightly rumpled not affecting the stamps), scarcer than the first day cancelled sheets (Bale $2’500 for used) (Image)