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lot # 1099 - 3: Israel: Forerunners and Interim Period forerunners

Tuesday Dec 08, 2020 10:00 America/New_York

1948, "Army Post" Military Stamp, essays and proofs, five composite color proofs of 5m to 50m in strips of four different stamp designs on wove paper, in turquoise, ultramarine, olive green, violet, and brick red; the ultramarine strip has a few light age spots, with 1984 Michael Bale certificate; also four composite photographic essays and single essay of approved and rejected designs with different values, the composite essays with 1982 Muentz certificates, Very Fine, a unique assembly.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000

These proofs for military stamps were prepared from designs of the artist Otta Wallish at the request of the Head of the Israeli Army Postal Service in June 1948. It is believed that only one sheet of 20 color trials, from which the above strips were cut, was printed by Messrs. Lewin and Epstein. Although the designs were accepted as stamps for use on Military mail, the project was dropped and the proposed stamps never reached the printing stage, since it had been decided that Military mail would be postage free.

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