Tel Aviv Stamps - Auction #46

Dear friends and collectors,

Welcome to our 47th  auction. The results of our January 2019 Sale were excellent and prove the steady demand for better Holy Land items. View the

Prices Realized list on the website.

This auction can be viewed only at telavivstamps.com. You can browse the catalogue or download any section by PDF.

Many more images are shown on the website,  these could not be included in the hard copy.

The Auction has most specialties well represented. Especially noteworthy are the sections of Holy Land Forerunners, Jewish Colonies, Mandate Stamps & used abroad, 1948 Interim, Doar Ivri, 1948 1st Festivals, 1950 1st Air Mail, Zionist Congresses &  Holocaust mail.

We are proud to offer, for the 1st time, the collection: Israel 1948 – 1952 Plate Blocks on FDCs.

 

Please FAX or E-mail your final bids to avoid delays. Bidders are requested to include their FAX,  or E-mail &  telephone numbers and/or email addresses on their bid sheets.

 

With all good and sincere wishes,

YACOV TSACHOR & ZVI ALONI 

ISRAEL: ESSAYS & PROOFS

Lot #: 334

1948  ARMY STAMPS (unissued)  - 4 original ARTWORKS Black ink on Yellowish high quality paper by Otto Wallish, written Military Post in Hebrew at bottom, 10 denom depicting "Ancient Warrior with  a Bow" (written ZVAO instead of ZVAI) , 15 - "Sword & Olive Branch",  20 - "Tower & Stockade" & 50 -  "Sword & Olive Branch", size of design 8.5x16 cms, final designs for the printed Color Trials (The Running Stag - M. Persoff, page 61); all stuck onto thick cardboard,  vf & Unique, found by G. Muentz in the Wallish estate, certif. Tsachor-Aloni

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Start: $2,000 Sold For: $2,850
Lot #: 335

1948/9 LION FLAG ESSAY - 2 perforated Sheetlets of 4 in Red-Orange & Grey w/Black embossing printed on ungummed Yellowish paper; vf (2)

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Start: $500 Sold For: $675
Lot #: 336

ditto, 2 perforated Sheetlets of 4 in pale Brown & Olive w/Black embossing printed on ungummed Yellowish paper; vf (2)

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Start: $500 Sold For: $625
Lot #: 337

ditto, 2 perforated Sheetlets of 4 in pale Blue & Green Blue w/Black embossing printed on ungummed Yellowish paper; vf (2)

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Start: $500 Sold For: $625
Lot #: 338

ditto, 2 perforated Sheetlets of 4 in Pale Blue & Blue w/Black embossing printed on ungummed Yellowish paper; vf (2)

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Start: $500 Sold For: $675
Lot #: 339

ditto, perforated Sheetlet of 4 in Pale Brown w/o the Black embossing printed on ungummed Yellowish paper; vf  & Very Scarce

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Start: $400 Sold For: $420
Lot #: 340

ditto, perforated Sheetlet of 4 in Pale Green w/Black embossing, horizontal double perf at top, printed on ungummed Yellowish paper; vf

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Start: $350 Sold For: $350
Lot #: 341

1949 2nd Coins - "ISRAEL" Essay: 10 & 20pr Imperforate blocks of 4 in Claret on large sheetlet w/large colored margins, 215x150mm, printed on thick ungummed paper; vf & scarce, certif Tsachor - Aloni, from the Estate of A. Eylon, the 1st Director of the Govmnt Printing Press

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Start: $700 Sold For: $900
Lot #: 342

"ISRAEL" Essay for 1949 2nd Coins Composite Essay Sheet w/Imperforate Blocks of 4 -  10 & 20pr denominations in Blue on ungummed high quality paper, huge margins w/wide ribbon in same color top & bottom; vf

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Start: $700 Sold For: $900
Lot #: 343

1949 TABUL sheetlet Sc 16, (issued Imperforate) Perforated Line 11(rough perf) similar perfs of the 1948 1st Coins & 1949 Petah Tiqva stamps, trial perforation found unsatisfactory as line perfs cut through Hebrew lettering; few gum faults, fine & Very Rare, certif. Tsachor

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Start: $500 Sold For: $575