Auction #52

Courier cv to Nahariya -  imptd Haifa firm's commerc cv delivered by Taxi to the boat at the harbor,  10m Yellow delivery label tied upon arrival by the 7th Slogan undated - this used 4-6th May when the M. Ha'am pmk was introduced ("The Emergency Local and Private..." p. 46) & delivery labels were cancelled w/the new device; top right corner tear, back pencil calculations, fine & Rare...

5 APR 1948 - First Day of the Service 10 FDCs - each of the different 10 positions of the sheet, each stp w/top or bottom margin, the 4 corner stps w/both selvedges, all have TLV arr 6 APR; vf (x10) & a Unique Assemblage

Commerc cv - 20 APR 48 RLZ pmk tying 40m local stp pos. 4 to cv mailed to Eng. Shteiner in the firm "Solel Boneh" TLV from Shtrasser Balfur Str. RLZ, arrival TLV 21 APR 1948; vf, scarce, signed Tsachor

Nachlat Yehuda - 2 cvs w/40m local stp both w/arrivals same date of dispatch: a) 21 APR 1948 stp pos. 1, according to Zvi Aloni 20 cvs delivered; b) 29 APR 1948 stp pos.8 - "K" variety, only 10 cvs made; vf (x2)

2 Imperforate items: a) 10m local PROOF of Sett I Type 3 Imperforate printed on the White side of the Safed envelope paper, back shows full clear Offset Print of the stp; light horiz fold in top margin & 1 spot, vf & Very Rare, signed Tsachor; b) 10m Imperforate top marginal single w/huge top margin, Sett I Type 3; diagonal fold o/w vf, signed Hoexter & Tsachor, Very Rare (x2)

The Local stp types - selection of  all 6 types, Sett I: type 1 used, type 2 - used 6 MAY w/blind perfs  at bottom, type 3 unused w/large  upper margin; Sett II: type 4 used, types 5 & 6 pair of each in a used block of 4 - 13 MAY 1948; vf (x8), Ba $1600 for stps as cheapest

1948 YEHUDA ESSAY - 15m Black BLOCK of 4 printed on White glazed paper w/huge margins, final stage of this Essay - no larger units recorded, total size 11x24cms; vf & Very Rare as 1 of 4 recorded, Ba #ED 7I - $10,000, signed & certif Tsachor

ERETZ ISRAEL ESSAY IMPERFORATE DOUBLE UNCUT PANE OF 2 SHEETLETS in Blue , Upper block of 4 w/wide spacing between the stps - type 3, lower block w/narrow spacing type 2a (see Rothman - Tsachor  book p. 8), printed on Thin White paper w/full orig. gum u/m; 3 staple marks & light  wrinkles, fine, ex  collection of A. Eylon, late Director of Israel  Government Printing Press, Ba ED25 - $12,500, certif...

ditto, UNCUT PANE OF 2 SHEETLETS but in Green; orig. gum u/m, vf & Rare, ex collection A. Eylon, Ba ED24 - $12,500, certif Tsachor

ERETZ ISRAEL ESSAY HORIZONTAL GUTTER PAIR Litograph print, left stp with DOTS SHADING  & Right stp with LINES SHADING, light Blue on Thin Yellow paper both stp size  16½  x 20¾  mms, printer's cutting mark in bottom of gutter; vf & u/m (2 light gum wrinkles not detracting) MAJOR DOAR IVRI RARITY and currently only 3 Recorded, Ba #ED 26 - $18,000,...

ERETZ ISRAEL 5m ESSAY Imperf Block of 4 in Red stp size 16½x20¾ mm  narrow spacing betweeb stps, letter press, Thin White paper; light gum wrinkles, u/m,  Rare, Ba ED 17III -  $4000, certif Tsachor

ERETZ ISRAEL 5m ESSAY Imperf Block of 4 in Green stp size 16½x20¾mm wide spacing betweern stps, letter press, Thin White paper; light gum wrinkles, u/m, vf, Rare,  Ba ED 19III - $4000, certif Tsachor