1948 Yehuda essays, separated pairs from the top of the so-called “Souvenir sheets” of four (dated 5.4.1948), all three colours as listed, nh or ungummed, very fine and scarce (Image)

10m on Grey paper in tab block of four, scarce, nh, very fine (Bale $140+) (Image)

Grey paper tabs cplt. along with rest of 3m-50m tabs tied by Knesset cds (14.2.49) to souvenir folder originally produced for the first day, scarce usage, central horiz. fold, 3m toned perfs as usual else very fine (Bale ca. $150 for used) (Image)

10m Magenta, tab blocks of 8 tabs and of two tabs (+ adjoining singles) together comprising the complete tab block strip of 20 with error 4-line tabs, a deceptively rare multiple, nh, very fine (Bale $700+) (Image)

15m Red, BR corner margin tab block of eight (4 tabs), Shabtai tab types 3-4-3-5 from his setting A, nh, as usual trivial faint toned spots (mostly on gum side), very fine (Bale $3’600 as two tab blocks) (Image)

15m Red, the scarcer perf. 10 3/4 (used only on this value), confirmed by partly margined control no. block of 4, n° 1653 (Bale group 95, fewer than 400 sheets printed), stamps nh, very fine (Bale $80 as stamps or $800 as plate block) (Image)

15m Red, perf 10 3/4 tab single, very fresh, nh, extremely fine centering,1995 cert. Muentz (Bale $700+) (Image)

15m Red, the rare perf 10 3/4 variety, tab type 3, tied along with rest of low value tab set (others perf 11) to unofficial FDC by Mandate cds of Tiberias, few toned perfs on 3m and 5m but not the key 15m, else very fine, signed and 1989 cert. Tsachor (Bale $1’800+) (Image)

15m Red, the rare perf 10 3/4, tab single plus rest of 3m-50m set tied by Tiberias cds to reg’d FDC (bs same day, 16 May 1948), scarce franking and very fine, 1985 cert. Pinchot (Bale $1’800 for the 15m on cover) (Image)

15 Red tab, perf 10 3/4, tied along with 1949 20pr Flag by Haifa cds (10.4.1949) to airmail cover to Hungary by trilingual Haifa cds, bs April 16 & 17, roughly opened at back and vert. bend through tab, fine and scarce commercial usage (Image)

15m Magenta, perf 10 3/4, tab single (type 3) plus 10m normal tab and “wrong tab” varieties as well as 5m tab, all tied by Tel Aviv cds to local registered cover (bs) as the correct rate, very attractive and very fine (Bale $1’800+) (Image)

3m value, artist’s drawing for proposed FDC “franked” by plate block with control n° “0000,” on cream paper backed by stiff card, shows proposed cachet and bold cancel as well, and is addressed to designer Otto Wallish in Hebrew, further signed by him in BR margin. SUPERB and probably UNIQUE, 2000 cert. Muentz (Image)

10m Value, tab (with tab inscription) single in magenta on yellowish paper, IMPERF without overprint, from the one sheet of this final plate proof for the postage dues as recorded by Bale, nh, SUPERB, 2006 cert. Doron Wade (Bale $3000) (Image)

10m Red Brown on yellow, IMPERF, BL corner margin tab block of four showing inscription, no overprints, an extremely rare positional item from the unique sheet of 100 recorded, toned spots and printer’s offsets, lh, gum bend, still very fine showpiece (Bale $7’000) (Image)