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Lot 1163 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1163 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, 15m First Coins, horizontal imperforate-between pair (Bale 4 (FCV24)), perf 11, tied by "Tel Nordau, Tel Aviv" Mandate c.d.s. on 1948 (May 31) local Registered envelope, with trilingual c.d.s. (May 31) and arrival c.d.s. (June 1) on reverse; central vertical filing fold, Very Fine.
Scott 4.
Estimate $200 - 250.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1179 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1179 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1949-51, Select group of seven First Day Covers, several still with their original Tsachor Auctions write-ups; comprising two examples for 1949 Petach Tikva (Bale #17, Scott #27), one on a Jerusalem Registered cover bearing single with special cancel plus tabbed single tied by Jerusalem First Day cancel, the other a tabbed single on picture post card of Petach Tikva—the sole known usage thus; two covers for 1950 Independence Day (Bale #29-30, Scott #33-34) each bearing a plate block of four, the pair with a 2009 Ury Shalit certificate; a handsome 1951 Officials (Bale #OF1-OF4) complete set of tabbed singles on "State of Israel/Prime Minister's Office" cover (signed Tsachor); plus a pair of 1948 New Year covers bearing the full set in perforated horizontal tête-bêche gutter pairs (Bale #10a-14a, Scott #10-14 vars), these last two with penciled note on reverse "postmark forgery"—and thus not included in our estimate; each slightly showing their age, but a magnificent and valuable group of early Israel First Days, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1158 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1158 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Yehuda, 15m essays, in red, blue and black, a set of three souvenir sheets with marginal imprints dated "5.4.1948"; the blue and red sheets on gummed paper, the black sheet on white glazed paper; the blue sheet has 2.5 mm tear in margin at foot, otherwise fresh, Very Fine.
Bale ED9a-ED9c; $750.
Estimate $500 - 600.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1174 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1174 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1949, Tabul Exhibition, original artwork for Official First Day Cover (Bale MS1), artist's watercolor drawing of Official First Day Cover bearing souvenir sheet in ultramarine, without inscriptions and values, the special framed cancellation in black pen, designer's measurements of the proposed envelope in pencil, on card (213 x 160 mm), signed by the artist O. Wallish in Hebrew, Very Fine.
Scott 16.
Estimate $600 - 800.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1190 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1190 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1962, El Al souvenir sheet, pair of doubles (Bale MS.4 vars), two sheets, one with perforations doubled, the other a "double-nosed" plane caused by a misregistration of the purple (noticeable also in the airline's name and in the compass rose); light corner wrinkles from mounting corners noted for accuracy, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott 288a vars.
Estimate $200 - 300.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1153 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1153 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, 3m First Coins, First Day Cover (Bale 1f), perf 10 x 10 single with tab, the tab the unique Type 2 which occurs only once in each tab row of ten; vivid color, tied by "Maarbarot" Mandate c.d.s. on 1948 (May 16) First Day unaddressed envelope, Very Fine, exceptionally rare—especially so with the Type 2 tab—as Maarbarot was one of only five or six localities in which this stamp was sold, with 1982 Muentz certificate.
Scott 1.
Bale $2,000 as used single.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,500.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1169 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1169 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, 250m-1000m First Coins high values (Bale 7-9), full-tab singles, each lightly canceled by c.d.s.; the 500m lightly folded along horizontal row of perforations between stamp and tabs, Very Fine.
Scott 7-9.
Bale $2,400.
Estimate $700 - 800.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1185 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1185 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1957, TABIL Stamp Exhibit souvenir sheet, trio of errors (Bale MS.2 vars), comprising an imperforate sheet (Bale #MS.2b), plus two examples with major color shifts, one of the red (visible on the central Zodiac designs), one of the red brown (denominations and selvage text); all pristine, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a lovely group, with 1988 Tsachor certificate for the imperforate sheet.
Scott 132 vars.
Bale $1,060.
Estimate $300 - 400.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1164 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1164 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, 15m First Coins, single with tab (Bale 4e), perf 10¾, rough perforations, o.g., never hinged; small glazed spot on gum, Very Fine, with 2000 Tsachor certificate.
Scott 4.
Bale $700.
Estimate $250 - 350.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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Lot 1180 - 4: Israel regular issues -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1180 - 4: Israel regular issues - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1951, Independence Day complete (Bale 50-51), complete sheets of 50, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh; #46 crease in upper right corner selvage; light wrinkles in top selvage of #47, otherwise stamps and tabs Very Fine.
Scott 46-47; $229.
Bale $300.
Estimate $100 - 150.

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

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