HAIFA “T” OVERPRINTS, May 28,1948 (First Day of the overprinted Doar Ivri dues), group of 8 covers showing “T” hs issues used to pay various deficiencies, values incl. 5m to 20m with three 10m rouletted, all with additional boxed “TO PAY // MILS” hs, generally very fine (Image)

Postage Dues, six mint sets (few nh) plus two used sets, 3m tab block (nh) and 10m & 20m mint nh T margin pairs each showing two plate nos, very fine overall (Bale over $790 as nh or used)

3m Orange, BL corner block of 45 incl. 9 blank tabs at foot, nh with tiny adhesion, soiling, etc. in extreme bottom margin (could be trimmed), useful for plating, very fine centring (Bale $783) (Image)

3m Orange on yellow, WITHOUT OVERPRINT, single from the only sheet of 100 recorded by Rothman & Tsachor, tied together with postage 3m and 20m by 26.7.1948 to reg’d local cover within Petah Tiqva (two bs), no perf toning on the variety, fresh and very fine, prepared by the addressee (Dr. Eichwald) (Image)

3m Orange on yellow, WITHOUT OVERPRINT, left margin single from the only sheet of 100 recorded by Rothman & Tsachor, tied together with postage 3m and 20m by 27.7.1948 reg’d local cover within Petah Tiqva (two bs), trivial perf toning on the variety else fresh and very fine, prepared by the addressee (Dr. Eichwald), signed and 1988 cert. Ising BPP (Image)

3m Yellow on yellowish, TL corner margin block of four, imperf at left margin, nh, extremely fine example of this important error (Bale $766) (Image)

First Knesset, Tel Aviv session, two covers (dated May 30 or June 10, 1949), franked by 1st Coins, first with 3m (x 3) postage plus two pairs of 3m Due (= double deficiency for 15m letter rate), second with 3m (x 2) postage plus 3m and three 5m Dues (= double the 9m deficiency letter rate), the former with Knesset hs on reverse, both with printed cachets, few toned perfs else very fine (Image)

1950 Mixed issues franking, reg’d Tel Aviv local cover with 1st Coins 5m plus 15m strip of 3, 2nd Coins two 10m plus Postage Due 3m-10m, last with tab, bs 29 March 1950, very fine (Bale $800 for 10m Due cover) (Image)

Balance of mint First Issue Dues on stock pages, incl. at least 10 sets of plate blocks of 6 (Bale € 8’500), six imperfs or colour trials (incl. 10m black pair), few perf errors, and more, a valuable resource with huge total catalogue value, mostly nh and very fine (Est. € 1’000/1’500) (Image)

Complete postage due tab set tied by May 4, 1949 cds to cover with 1000m Doar Ivri similarly tied, cachet of 1st President Chaim Weizman, unaddressed, an attractive philatelic cover, very fine (Image)

Complete postage due tab set tied by April 27, 1949 cds (opening date of the Lausanne Conference), cachet of the Constituent Assembly, plus similar cover with complete set of top margin singles tied the same day, unaddressed, very fine (Bale $3’870) (Image)

Complete set, excellent group of 5 unaddressed covers, all diff cancels incl pictorial, 1948-50, with cds of Ramle, Hakirya and Tel Aviv, one pictorial is Tel Aviv dated 30 Dec. 1948, other undated, a very fine group. Estimated value $500 (Image)

Complete set, 3 unaddressed covers, cancels incl 1949 & 1950 Tel Aviv (latter is last month usage) plus Haifa U.N. pictorial, fine group, Estimated value $300 (Image)

5m Green on yellow, vertical pair imperf between, very scarce, nh (fingerprints), very fine (Bale $350) (Image)

5m Green on yellow, vert. margin strip of 4, three with INVERTED OVERPRINTS,(top stamp without), rouletted and with horiz. rouletting shifted down about 60%, very fine and uncommon showpiece (Bale $840++) (Image)

5m Green on yellowish, rouletted at sides and horizontally only across middle, INVERTED OVERPRINT, nh and very fine (Bale $250) (Image)

50m Brown due with T margin tied by 29.3.1949 Tel Aviv cds to reg’d local cover franked by single and pair of 10m Doar Ivri, tied the same day, bs, very fine (Bale $350 for 50m Due cover) (Image)

50m Brown WITHOUT OVERPRINT, tied by May 18, 1950 cds (after the issue had been withdrawn) to reg’d local cover (two bs, same day), obviously masquerading as the 50m postage issue (though the yellow paper gives it away), clean and very fine showpiece (Bale $600 as mint) (Image)

50m Brown WITHOUT OVERPRINT, tied by July 18, 1950 cds (after the issue had been withdrawn) to reg’d local cover (two bs, same day), obviously masquerading as the 50m postage issue (though the yellow paper gives it away), central cover fold else very fine (Bale $600 as mint) (Image)

1948 First Postage Dues on cover, a stunning assembly of over 55 covers and cards, all values represented incl. two with 50m stamps, some lower values with tabs, etc., significant percentage non-philatelic incl. from foreign origins, difficult to imagine a similar assembly being formed and could be the basis (with stamps, etc. added) for a wonderful exhibit. Please examine (Est. € 800/1’600) (Image)

1949 (Feb. 22) Airmail cover from SOUTH AFRICA to Tel Aviv, franked only at 9d so 6d assessed, boxed violet due hs with ms “60” to pay, with 50m + 10m dues tied at Tel Aviv on March 3, wonderful commercial showpiece, fine (Bale $350++) (Image)

POSTAGE DUE, 50m Value, tab single WITHOUT OVERPRINT from the only sheet recorded, nh and fresh, believed to be reperforated at top (per cert.) else very fine, 1999 cert. Tsachor (Bale $6’000) (Image)