3m-50m Coins, control blocks for each value, tied to six unaddressed FDCs by two strikes of Haifa 4 trilingual cds (May 16). The stamps were produced by early or first printings, and the 3m is perf 10 x 11 (Bale group 3, control n° 1135). The others, perf 11, come from groups 16 (n° 764), 64 (n° 01779), 94 (n° 0036), 120 (n° 0933) and 138 (n° 1161). Few with traces of perf toning else generally very fine and a rare opportunity to acquire proven used examples of the very early printings; 1997 cert. Muentz (Bale $582 for mint control blocks) (Image)

(Header for this lot) One of the Greatest Rarities of the Issue 3m Yellow on thin yellowish paper, perforated 10, plate block (Bale group 1) with control n° 008, the LOWEST NUMBER KNOWN to have survived (per Shabtai), nh (usual trivial gum spots and faint fingerprints), well centred and very fine, ex Egon Stein (Bale $26’000 based on prior auction results) Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000 (Image)

3m Orange, group 1, serial n° 054, slight thin in margin only, mint, very fine & extremely rare, cert. Waide (2006) (Bale $26’000) (Image)

3m Orange, four diff. complete sheets incl. one rouletted, all printed from plate 1 and representing groups 3 (n° 1370), 5 (rouletted, n° 9527), 10 (doubled star, n° 21177) and 15 (large distance above star, n° 17142), minor separations esp. the rouletted, nh and generally very fine (Bale $761.50) (Image)

3m Orange, group 6.3, serial n° 11669, mint nh, finger print on gum, very fine & rare (Bale $3’000) (Image)

3m Orange, transparent paper, plate 1, group 10, control n° 20517, showing DOUBLE PERF at top margin, nh (one tiny paper inclusion), very fine (Bale $125+) (Image)

3m Orange, group 11, serial n° 25878, variety DOUBLE PERF at top, nh, minor gum inclusion, very fine and scarce (Bale FCV 77, $175) (Image)

5m Green, group 18, serial n° 5598, IMPERF AT RIGHT MARGIN (Bale FCV 137), lh on reverse of plate n° else nh, very fine, one of the key perforation varieties (Bale $4’000) (Image)

5m Green, plate block of 6, group 18, serial n° 5230, IMPERF AT RIGHT SHEET MARGIN, rare, nh, very fine (Bale FCV137, $4’000) (Image)

5m Green, group 18, serial n° 3732, IMPERF AT TOP MARGIN, neat central cds cancel, rare, very fine (Bale FCV131, $4’000) (Image)

5m Green, two diff. complete sheets incl. one rouletted, printed from plate 1 and plate 2 respectively and representing groups 20 (rouletted, n° 9864) and 55 (n° 069344), separations esp. the rouletted, nh and first with roulettes into design and typical minor toned spots, latter very fine (Bale $780) (Image)

5m Green, group 21, serial n° 10000 being the LOWEST N° IN GROUP, mint, thin on bottom pair and in margin, very fine appearance for this rarity, only a few block known (Bale $3’000) (Image)

5m Green, group 21.3, serial n° 10182 being the HIGHEST N° IN GROUP, mint nh, light wrinkles in top margin, very fine for this rarity, only a few blocks known, cert. Tsachor (Bale VR) (Image)

5m Green, group 23, serial n° 11769, mint nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $750) (Image)

5m Green, group 25, serial n° 12804, mint & nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $1100) (Image)

5m Green, group 26, serial n° 12871, mint nh, some wrinkles, very fine & scarce (Bale $1400) (Image)

5m Green, group 33, serial n° 08285, mint nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $1500) (Image)

5m Green, group 36, serial n° 17542, IMPERF AT TOP MARGIN (Bale FCV 131a), toned curving line mostly visible on gum side else nh, very fine, one of the key perforation varieties (Bale $4’500) (Image)

5m Green, group 39, serial n° 26642 on regular thin yellow paper & serial n° 26956 on thin white, mint nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $700) (Image)

5m Green, group 40, serial n° 27201, mint nh, gum skips in margin only, very fine & scarce (Bale $700) (Image)

5m Green, group 41, serial n° 28038, mint nh, natural inclusion on one, very fine & scarce (Bale $850) (Image)

5m Green, group 42, serial n° 28112 , mint & nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $650) (Image)

5m Green, group 44, serial n° 29682, mint nh, some gum wrinkles, very fine & scarce (Bale $350) (Image)

5m Green, group 49, serial n° 39644, mint nh, one with inclusion, very fine & scarce (Bale $600) (Image)

5m Green, group 56.1a, serial n° 097968, mint nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $550) (Image)