Tel Aviv Stamps - Auction #47

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.

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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: 1948 - 1952 PLATE BLOCKS ON FIRST DAY COVERS

This subject collected for over 3 decades by an English gentleman contains items that are very seldom offered. The collector viewed this collection as complementary to the tabbed FDCs

Lot #: 408

1948 Doar Ivri 3-1000m (#1/9) the set of 9 Plate Blocks of 4 tied to 3 plain cvs by vf FD pmks TEL AVIV 16.5.1948, Ba grp. #3, 16, 65, 120, 138, 153, 155 & 156 (ser no. 095 lowest recorded of the grp); some perf foxing, f-vf, Ba $4500 as pl bls

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Start: $800 Buy
Lot #: 409

1948 1st P. Dues 3 - 50m (#J1/5) cpl set of the 5 Plate Blocks of 6 each tied to a postcard by TEL AVIV pmks: 3 - 20m - 25.6.1948 & 50m - 20.8.1948; vf (x5) & Very Rare, signed Tsachor - Aloni 

[PC]
Start: $1,000 Buy
Lot #: 410

3 - 65m (#10/14) cpl set of 5 CROSS GUTTERS (Heart of Sheets) in blocks of 12 - each 6 Tete-Beche pairs, all plates 3 & 5 (10m plates 2 & 6) each block tied to the decorated Israel's Post Telegram Sheet by 6 First Day Pmks RAMATAYIM 26.9.1948; vf & Very Rare, certif Tsachor

Start: $1,500 Sold For: $1,700
Lot #: 411

1949 Jerusalem  250pr  (Sc #24, Ba #15) pl bl of 4, tied to private Registered Express cv by large special FD pmk of  JERUSALEM  -  16.2.1949; cleaned, fine

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Start: $250 Buy
Lot #: 412

1949 Jerusalem 250pr (Sc. 24, Ba 15) - cpl set of the 12 existing Transfer pl. bls + additional pl bls: The stps were produced in 2 printings & a re-run of the 2nd printing. The printer's sheet was composed of 4 post office panes - so 4 diff. pl. bls in each printing - detailed list enclosed. The lot includes: Transfer A-2 diff. pl. bls, B -1, C-2, D-3, E-3, F-3, G-3, H-3, Third printing E-2, F-3, G-2, H-2, all 4 better transfers w/a printing of 2000 sheets in total are included; mostly u/m (x29 pl. bls), hard to assemble

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Start: $400 Buy
Lot #: 413

1949 Petah Tiqva  40pr  (Sc #27, Ba #17) pl bl of 4 w/ 2 right Tabs tied to airmail cv to Sidney - Australia by vf central FD pmks PETAH TIQVA  10.8.1949; vf, signed Martin Marco & Tsachor-Aloni, certif Tsachor

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Start: $350 Sold For: $350
Lot #: 414

1949 2nd New Year  5-35pr  (Sc #28/30, Ba #18/20) cpl set of the 3 pl bls of 4 on 3 FD official  cvs, each tied by FD pmks of  TEL AVIV 19 - 20.9.1948; vf (x3)

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Start: $300 Sold For: $300
Lot #: 415

1949 2nd New Year  5-35pr  (Sc #28/30, Ba #18/20) cpl set of the 3 pl bls of 4, each tied to private Registered Express cv by FD pmks of  QIRYAT MOTZKIN  - 20.9.1948; vf (x3)

[CV]
Start: $300 Buy
Lot #: 416

1949 2nd Coins 3-50pr (Sc #17/22, Ba #21/26) complete set of 24 plate blocks on 24 cvs, 21 cvs are First Day various pmks TEL- AVIV 18.12.1949 (only 3 cvs pmkd in 1950 - 1 of 3pr, 10pr & 30pr.; vf (x24), a big achievment to have 21 FD cvs

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Start: $350 Buy
Lot #: 417

1949 2nd Postage Dues  2-50pr  (Sc #J6/11, Ba #PD6/11) cpl set of 6 in pl bls of 4, tied to 2nd Coins 5 Official FDC cvs by FD pmks of  TEL AVIV  -  18.12.1949, only 2pr value is not FD but 11/1951 pmk; vf, (x6)

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Start: $220 Buy