Bale #101sh/103g-sh, Jerusalem Locals, First Issue sheets, specialized collection of five full sheets including the three values complete, each showing the "Lake" variety in position 10, plus a 25m Brown full sheet with albino overprint and another 25m Brown full sheet with overprint sideways and downward, o.g., nearly all n.h. except two stamps in the sideways sheet, few minor flaws including light toning to the 10m Blue sheet, otherwise fine-very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

Bale #101k-sh, Jerusalem Local, 5m Red brown on yellowish, double overprint, one albino, full sheet of ten, fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine and especially scarce in a full sheet. (Image)

Est. $200-300

Bale #102f-sh, Jerusalem locals, 10m Blue on bluish, inverted overprint, full sheet of ten, very fresh, quite well centered, sheet cut into the bottom row which is quite normal for this variety as the overprint is misplaced to the top of the design when it is inverted and the sheets were trimmed on the basis of the overprint rather than the design, o.g., n.h., very fine; a particularly scarce error in a full sheet. (Image)

Est. $200-300

Bale #104-106sh, Jerusalem Locals, Second Issue sheets, collection of ten full sheets of twenty, includes two complete mint sets of sheets, one shows a dramatic "Boomerang" printing flaw across three stamps in the second row of the 10m Blue on bluish, also a set of cancelled sheets complete with undated Jerusalem cancels, and an additional 5m Red brown on yellow sheet with two missing rows of vertical perfs. at right producing four horiz. pairs imperforate between the stamps and between the right stamp and right selvage, this last sheet is never hinged, the others are o.g., hinged in the selvage only with all the mint stamps n.h., also includes three covers with full sets of the Second Issue with Jerusalem cancels and a fourth with both the First and Second Issues, all unposted, fine-very fine.

Est. $200-300

Bale #105P, Jerusalem Locals, 10m Second Issue overprint proof impression of the entire sheet of 20 (167x202mm), plate 12999, with "No" at left obliterated (this looks to be very heavily printed and was normally trimmed away on the issued stamps, though traces occasionally show), printed on white paper watermarked "Hollywood Bond", very fine;this is the only example recorded of this overprint proof; also includes 5m -25m overprint proofs of a single row of five impressions, each on white wove paper (160x115mm), very fine; 1979 H. Muentz certificate for full sheet proof. (Image)

Est. $300-400

Bale #108-18, MS, Nahariya Locals, First and Second Issue tete-beche sheets of eight cplt., first issue is in both rouletted and imperforate sheets, the 20M Red imperforate sheet has the "Mil" for "Mils" plate flaw (hinged in two stamps, but the scarce variety is n.h.), second issue includes both the tete-beche double sheets of eight as well as mint single sheets of four plus each on individual covers tied by "By Sea" slogan cancels (Bale cancel #C8), the souvenir sheet of all three values is also tied to another cover by this same cancel, all unposted, finally a choice trial strike on envelope of "Emergency Mail To Haifa" slogan cancel dated April 4, 1948 (Bale cancel #C4), excepted as noted above all the mint sheets are o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

Est. $300-400

Bale #122, Rishon Le-Zion Local, 40m Blue, perforated, lovely bottom right corner margin single (pos. 10) tied to very neat posted FDC by bold "Rishon Le Zion/5 Apr 1948" bilingual cancel (Bale #D-1), posted to Tel Aviv where backstamped, stamp is beautifully centered and cover is fresh and crisp, extremely fine and about as nice a first day cover that one could ask for. (Image)

Est. $150-200

Bale #123sh, Rishon Le-Zion Local, 40m Blue, imperforate sheet of ten, fresh and very attractive, position 8 has the plate flaw "Kishon" for "Rishon" and position 9 shows the broken flag variety, o.g., n.h., light gum crease affects the bottom row, otherwise very fine and a rare sheet imperforate with only 200 sheets so issued, most of which have been broken. (Image)

Est. $300-400

Bale #124, Safed Local, 10m Black on blue background, bottom sheet margin single, tied to lovely First Day Cover by red lilac boxed "4 May 1948" cancel that was used on the first day, cover is very fresh, unaddressed and unposted, very fine and very rare; 1979 H. Muentz certificate. (Image)

Est. $400-500

Bale #124, Safed Local, 10m Black on blue background, top left corner margin single, tied to addressed and posted cover by red lilac circular "6 May 1948" (E-2) cancel, just fine and scarce (Image)

Est. $100-150

Bale #124, Safed Local, 10m Black on blue background, tied to cover by red lilac double circle c.d.s. on May 6, 1948, the first day that this cancel was used after the boxed date stamp that was used on May 4th and 5th, this local was only used for about two weeks until May 19th, very fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

Bale #124 var., Safed Local, 10m Black on white paper, a most unusual variety that occurred because the Safed local was printed on the reverse of envelopes, some of which were the unissued Safed postal entire with an imprint of this stamp, this example was printed right on top of this imprint, it lacks the blue background on the front and has a virtually full imprint on the reverse of the envelope stamp (this is a correct impression and not an offset which would be a mirror image), tied to a bilingual corner card cover of "Ecole De L'Alliance/Israelite Universelle" to Haifa by red Lilac double circle c.d.s. of May 14, 1948, stamp lifted and hinged back into place to show the impression on the reverse causing the ink of the cancel to run a bit, vertical fold to the cover, otherwise very fine and an extremely rare variety of an already scarce stamp. (Image)

Est. $400-500

#7-9, 1948 250m-1000m Coins, cplt. in full tabs, o.g., n.h., generally well centered examples from this popular set, fresh and fine-very fine; 1979 H. G. Muentz certificate with each value signed by him lightly in pencil on reverse across tab; 1979 Friedl certificate. (Image)

CV. $6,000.00

#7-9, 1948 250m-1000m Coins, cplt. in top right corner margin plate no. 1 blocks of four, very fresh pristine, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; 1980 Friedl certificate; cataloged as singles. (Image)

CV. $1,420.00

#28-30, 33-34 1949 5p-35p New Year and 1950 20p-40p Independence with full tabs, fresh and intact, o.g., n.h., #30 and 33 each with trivial tiny gum disturbance spot, otherwise fine-very fine. (Image)

CV. $1,075.00

#323, 1966 15a Bronze panther, designer's original artwork for bronze panther figurine, approximately 3¾" x 3¼" on a reddish background rather than blue, matted and framed in chrome with a signed tab copy of the issued stamp below, endorsed and signed "Study for the Bronze Panther Figurine. Original colour sketch. With compliments O. Adler," purported to be one of two produced, very fine and attractive (Image)

Est. $400-500

#325, 1966 40a Phoenician ivory sphinx, designer's original artwork, approximately 3¾" x 3¼" in near issued colors, matted and framed in chrome with a signed tab copy of the issued stamp at lower left, endorsed and signed by the designer "Study for the Phoenician Ivory Sphinx. Original Colour Sketch. With compliments O. Adler," purported to be one of two produced, very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $400-500

#412, 1970 £1 Habimah National Theater, designer's original artwork, approximately 9" x 5½" for a design similar to that issued but with 80a denomination, matted on card, endorsed and signed by the designer "Original Sketch made for the Habima stamp, E. Weishoff," also two "essay" designs by the same designer for the 1971 Israel National Opera commemoration, signed, matted and framed in chrome, purported to be one of two produced for each, very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#561, 1975 £5 Harry S. Truman, designer's original artwork, approximately 4" x 6¼" in near issued color, matted and framed in chrome, endorsed and signed by the designer "Study for the Truman stamp, O. Adler," purported to be one of two produced, very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#609-610, 1976 £1.30 - £1.60 Chess championships, designer's original artwork, approximately 5" x 6" in crayon and ink with tab copies of the issued stamps below, first day cancellation and signed by the designer "E. Weishoff," purported to be one of two produced, very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $400-500

#J1-5, 1948 3m-50m "Doar Ivri" Postage dues cplt. set in vertical pairs with tabs, fresh, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; 1980 Friedl certificate. (Image)

CV. $2,829.00

#J1-5, 1948 3m-50m "Doar Ivri" Postage dues with tabs, very fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine set. (Image)

CV. $2,750.00

#J1-5, 1948 3m-50m "Doar Ivri" Postage dues cplt., set with tabs, o.g., never hinged, 10m with trivial gum disturbance on tab, otherwise fresh and very fine. (Image)

CV. $2,750.00

#J1-5, 1948 3m-50m "Doar Ivri" Postage dues cplt. set in top right plate blocks of twelve (4x3), each with two control nos. 1, rectangle and sheet nos., o.g., n.h., one 50m with gum blemish (paper adhering), one 20m with a pulled corner perf., fresh, 5m very good-fine centering, others fine-very fine. (Image)

CV. for singles $954.00