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)

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 26, serial n° 12871, mint nh, some wrinkles, very fine & scarce (Bale $1400) (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 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 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)

5m Green, group 61, serial n° 165347, mint nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $1’500) (Image)

5m Green, group 62, serial n° 166624, mint nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $250) (Image)

10m Magenta, group 63, serial n° 0366, IMPERF BETWEEN horizontally, nh, an elusive variety, very fine, 2003 APS cert. (Bale $5,500) (Image)

10m Magenta, group 65, serial n° 04296, mint nh, bottom pair crease, very fine & scarce (Bale $160) (Image)

10m Magenta, group 66, serial n° 04966, used, light wrinkles, very fine & scarce used (Bale $725 as mint) (Image)

10m Magenta, group 66, serial n° 04675, mint & nh, showing DOUBLE HORIZONTAL PERFORATIONS, very fine & scarce (Bale $725) (Image)

10m Magenta, group 71, serial n° 19154, mint nh, light wrinkle, very fine & scarce (Bale $650) (Image)

10m Magenta, group 79.3, serial n° 37844, mint nh, insignificant gum loss on gum-side only, very fine & extremely rare (Bale $3500) (Image)

10m Top margin strip of 20, group 81, serial n° 42694, with DOUBLE PERFS (oblique) between rows of stamps, nh, very fine (Bale FCV 163, $565) (Image)

10m Magenta, group 84, serial n° 2213, mint nh, light wrinkle in margin only, very fine & scarce (Bale $300) (Image)

15m Red, group 95, serial n° 1588, mint nh, very fine & scarce (Bale $800) (Image)

15m Red, group 115, serial n° 92635, mint nh, hinge in margin only, very fine & scarce (Bale $250) (Image)

15m Red, group 99, serial n° 7146, mint nh, some gum wrinkles, very fine & scarce (Bale $1’100) (Image)