1948, "Army Post" Military Stamp, artwork for First Day Cover, artist's watercolor and pencil drawing of official FDC bearing 15m ultramarine Menorah design, on card (198 x 155 mm.), duplex cancellation in black, with cachet in black ink and green background, designer's measurements of the proposed envelope in pencil, color daubs for each denomination at lower right corner; signed by the artist O. Wallish in Hebrew, Very Fine....
Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine
Sale 749
The Leo Malz Specialized Collection
of Palestine and Israel
Haiti Philatelic Society members who attended the NY2016 World Stamp Show had an opportunity to
meet and chat with Leo at the HPS presentation
Leo Malz is second from the right. Leo Malz (1948-2020)
Leo was born in a displaced persons camp in Germany in 1948. Soon after, he and his parents emigrated to America, settling in New
York City. Leo’s father established a very successful business that sold plastics to various companies throughout Latin America.
Like many of his generation, Leo’s interest in Latin America was directly related to the stamps he acquired from the incoming mail
that his father brought home from work. Like many philatelists, Leo had a strong and deep intellectual curiosity to learn about the
stamps and when he reached adulthood, he had the ability to afford the valuable stamps, covers and proofs that he needed in order to
build an important collection. Leo purchased his stamps, covers and proofs from numerous dealers and auctioneers, including many
name sales, for over half a century. Many of his items have been off the market for years.
Viewers will notice that the strength of this catalog is Haitian philately. In 1979, at age 33, Leo joined the Haiti Philatelic Society,
becoming member #82. He became a Life Member in 2010. In his eulogy for Leo in the current issue of HPS Journal, his good longtime friend Peter C. Jeannopoulos, wrote, “The stamps and postal history of Haiti were of special interest to Leo. Haiti fascinated
him because of its exoticness and the fact that so little was published…Every facet of Haitian philately was well represented in his
collection. Overall, it was one of the finest that the writer has ever seen. It ranges from prephilatelic to the modern. It encompassed
essays, proofs, multiples, postal history and sheets…If he had been interested in exhibiting the many different aspects of his Haiti
collection would certainly have garnered gold medals.”
In addition to Latin America, Leo collected other areas that will appear in future Kelleher auctions. Leo also was a dealer in
Astrophilately, advertising in the pages of Linn’s Stamp News for many decades.
While in his 50’s, Leo was asked by Sam Malamud of Ideal Stamp Co. to travel to Mongolia to negotiate the contract for Ideal to sell
the new issues of Mongolia. The Mongolian government assigned a young woman to be his interpreter. They fell in love and married.
She emigrated and they have three young children. Very sadly, soon after their first child was born, Leo was diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer. Because it was caught early, his life was prolonged, but the treatments made daily life very difficult. He lost his
battle on February 3
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Lot #1102 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, "Army Post" Military Stamp, artwork for First Day Cover, artist's watercolor and pencil drawing of official FDC bearing 50m red Army Emblem design, on card (198 x 154 mm), duplex cancellation in black, with cachet in black ink and green background, designer's measurements of the proposed envelope in pencil, color daubs for each denomination at lower right corner; signed by the artist O. Wallish in Hebrew, Very Fine, unique...
Lot #1103 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
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...
Lot #1104 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
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.
Lot #1105 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 5m pale red brown and coffee brown, imperforate (Bale 1e, 1f, 1 var), block of 30, on newsprint, with the two shades se-tenant in blocks of 15 forming the lower three rows of the sheet with full margins on three sides (truncated at lower left); unused; stain in sheet margin at lower right, unused without gum, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500.
Lot #1106 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 5m red brown (Bale 1, 1a), plate block of 21, comprising the lower right corner of the sheet with full tabs, the left hand vertical block of six has double impression with the second impression superimposed inverted; fresh, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1107 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 5m red brown (Bale 1), plate block of 30, comprising the complete lower three rows of the sheet with full tabs; lightly folded vertically along middle row of perforations, small stain in margin between first and second stamps and another one affecting the first tab, otherwise fresh, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1108 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 5m red brown, imperforate (Bale 1e, 1e var), block of 30, on newsprint, comprising two blocks of 15, with one block inverted (tête-bêche), forming the lower three rows of the sheet with full margins on three sides, unused without gum, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1109 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
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...
Lot #1110 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
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...
Lot #1111 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 20m pale orange and 100m lavender, imperforate (Bale 3d, 5a-5c var), on newsprint, block of ten with two impressions of 100m blocks of ten superimposed on the 20m, the 100m double impression has one impression (purple) inverted; light vertical crease crosses one row of 100m and there are light horizontal bends, unused without gum, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 250.
Lot #1112 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 20m pale orange and deep orange, imperforate (Bale 3d, 3e, 3e var), interpanneau block of 18, from the foot of the sheet with the two shades se-tenant in blocks of nine, one block inverted (tête-bêche);creased in interpane margin, large part o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1113 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 20m and 100m lavender, imperforate (Bale 3d, 5a-5c var), block of 30 with the values se-tenant in blocks of 15, forming the lower two rows of the sheet with full margins on three sides; the 100m is double impression with one impression (purple) inverted; slight offset on reverse, light vertical crease crosses one row of 100m, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, fresh.
Estimate $350 - 400...
Lot #1114 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
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.
Lot #1115 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
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);...
Lot #1116 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 20m pale orange and 100m lavender, imperforate (Bale 3d, 5a var), block of 20 with the values se-tenant in blocks of ten, forming the lower two rows of the sheet with full margins on three sides; one 20m has small inclusion and there is a light gum bend at foot barely affecting three stamps; fresh, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1117 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 50m, proof (Bale 4), block of 25, imperforate plate proof in black of 50m on glazed surface paper, from the Pikovski Printing House; some creasing and tiny surface faults as to be expected for such a large surviving archival item, appears Very Fine, signed Tsachor.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1118 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 50m dark red (Bale 4), plate block of 30, comprising the complete lower three rows of the sheet with full tabs; some splitting in lower horizontal row of perforations, minor gum disturbance in lower right corner of selvage, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 250.
Lot #1119 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
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.
Lot #1120 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
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.
Lot #1121 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenue, 100m lavender (Bale 5), plate block of 12, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in selvage only; a few creases in sheet margins and some splitting in sheet margin at right as well as lower horizontal row of perforations largely split, reinforced in margins, Very Fine.
Estimate $120 - 150.
Lot #1122 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
1948, Jerusalem Siege ("Otzar Ha'am") Revenues, collection of usages on document, an assembly of 39 legal documents, receipts or cinema tickets, with an excellent range of frankings, numerous mixed with Israel, including 1948 (Aug. 2) document bearing 10m vertical strip of five with Israel 50m block of eight and single (Bale #2, REV.7); 1948 (Aug. 22) Migdal Insurance Co. document bearing 10m, 20m and Kofir Hayishuv 50m; 1949 (Feb. 9)...
Lot #1123 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
Interim Period Philatelic and Postal History Collection, 1948, a single binder filled with mint and used stamps plus 47 covers; stamps include Jewish National Fund labels with various "DOAR" handstamped overprints with mint singles, strips, blocks and complete sheetlets, along with used examples on- and off-paper; most regular postage, but includes one three-row blackcard of Airmail issues; covers include many Registered examples from...
Lot #1124 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners
Northern Galilee Interim Period Specialized Collection, 1948, approximately 40 covers, all neatly arranged and many annotated, illustrating the various delivery means used during the turbulent pre-State period, including solid holdings of each Nahalal Emergency Post issues, Safad issues, Haifa Messenger Service covers, extensive Nahariya covers and stamps, etc.; a wide range of frankings throughout, including Haifa Messenger Post label...
Lot #1125 - 4: Israel regular issues
1948 First Coins complete, Ministry of Communications proof sheets (Bale 1-9), three black proof sheets of complete issue on glazed surface paper, with serial numbers "1402", "1812", and "2386", Very Fine, there were 4,000 sheets produced and distributed with the first issue of Habulai Ha'Ivri, the philatelic journal, the first signed by Tsachor.
Scott 1-9.
Estimate $150 - 200.
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