forerunners - Stamp Auctions

Lot 1103 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1103 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, choice never hinged selection with varieties (Bale 1-5), including 5m to 100m blocks of four, imperforate; 5m horizontal pair with tabs, imperforate; 20m and 100m blocks of four, both marginal, imperforate; 20m + 100m se-tenant in two horizontal pairs, one with 20m slightly superimposed and tête-bêche, imperforate; 20m + 100m strip of six comprised of 20m strip of three se-tenant with 100m strip of three with 20m superimposed design, and imperforate; 100m vertical pair with double horizontal perforations across top stamp, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.

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Lot 1119 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1119 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 50m dark red vertical imperforate-between pair (Bale 4 var), with 50m strip of three pen-canceled on 1948 (Nov. 28) legal document, plus 50m single separated from a vertical imperforate-between pair with two 100m and Israel Revenue 250m (Bale #4 var, 5, Rev.12) pen-canceled on 1949 (Jan. 17) legal document, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 250.

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Lot 1114 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1114 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 20m pale orange and deep orange, imperforate (Bale 3d, 3e, 3e var), block of 30, with the two shades se-tenant in blocks of 15 forming the lower three rows of the sheet with full margins on three sides; a few inconsequential surface faults and wrinkles/creasing, one resulting in tear at foot which just affects one stamp, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $350 - 400.

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Lot 1109 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1109 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 10m & 50m proofs (Bale 2, 4), die proofs of enlarged designs (as issued) of the 10m and 50m essays in black, on glazed surface paper (38 x 52 mm); mounted on separate cards, Very Fine, both signed Martin.
Estimate $250 - 300

This issue was quickly withdrawn from use after only two or so months, because the design of the map differed from the United Nations 1947 Partition map. Surviving mint examples are scarce, and the plate blocks are particularly elusive
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Lot 1104 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1104 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 5m, proof (Bale 1), imperforate plate proof in black of 5m on newsprint from the Pikovski Printing House, in a complete sheet of 50, comprising two interpanneau blocks of 25; a few marginal faults, Very Fine, with 2008 Tsachor certificate.
Estimate $400 - 500.

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

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Lot 1120 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1120 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 100m, proof (Bale 5), imperforate plate proof in black of 100m on newsprint from the Pikovski Printing House, in a complete sheet of 50 (two interpanneau blocks of 25); two stamps at right with natural creasing ("pli accordéon") at outer right, creased in margin at left and small defect in black margin at top, Very Fine, with 2008 Tsachor certificate.
Estimate $450 - 550.

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Lot 1115 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1115 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 20m and 100m lavender, imperforate (Bale 3d, 5a var), block of 80 comprising central 20m block of 35 (7 x 5) se-tenant with 100m vertical strip of 14 (first vertical row trimmed) and block of 35 on left and right side respectively, half of 20m design superimposed with half of 100m design on both sides and interpanneau 20m vertical strip of five with impressions inverted (tête-bêche); folded/creased vertically and horizontally rather heavily mostly between stamps, gum faults in large interpane margin, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, a remarkable multiple.
Estimate $400 - 500.

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Lot 1110 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1110 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 10m green (Bale 2), with blocks of ten from the left and right sides of the sheet respectively, in combination with Kofer Hayishuv 5m blue blocks of ten (2, Bale #132), cancelled by "14 Jun 1948" unframed datestamp in violet, on reverse of "The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited" document; a few minor creases and one 10m stamp has small defect, Fine to Very Fine, an appealing mixed usage of the Jewish Community Tax labels and the People's Treasury Revenues.
Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1073 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1073 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem I, 5m to 25m (Bale 101-103), franking May 13, 1948 cover from Jerusalem to Pardess Hana, canceled by "Doar/Minhelet Ha'am/Yerushalayim" double-ring "rosette" handstamp, the first day of use of the rosette cancellation; a few small faults, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1089 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners -  Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

Lot 1089 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Jerusalem II, 25m brown (Bale 106), tied on July 1948 Registered local envelope (with original contents dated July 2, 1948)by "Jerusalem" oval bilingual Liberation datestamp, with two additional strikes on reverse; small restored filing punch hole at far left, Fine to Very Fine, only a couple of covers are recorded franked only by the Local issue with the Liberation cancellation, the other known covers having Doar Ivri or mixed frankings, signed Tsachor.
Estimate $400 - 500.

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

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