darkormex
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Post by darkormex on Aug 23, 2022 1:21:24 GMT
Londonbus1 , do you know what this is? Is it a cinderella or a souvenir sheet?
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Post by clivel on Aug 23, 2022 3:12:48 GMT
Londonbus1 , do you know what this is? Is it a cinderella or a souvenir sheet? Blackprints, these are miniature sheets issued by a number of postal entities specifically for the collector market. They are often printed in limited quantities and also individually numbered in order to add collector appeal. Clive
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Post by dankir on Aug 23, 2022 18:20:43 GMT
Glad this topic exists, I have the perfect entry. It was incidentally my introduction to stamp collection. As the field on the left indicates, I was 5 years old when I got this sheet of stamps about road safety and dangerous behaviours to avoid. It was issued by Bank Tefahot (now merged into Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot) in 1981 according to this. Also found this poster promoting it.
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Aug 23, 2022 20:36:33 GMT
Londonbus1 , do you know what this is? Is it a cinderella or a souvenir sheet? darkormex....As clivel stated in his reply, there are a number of blackprints and blueprints of Israel stamps, most produced for souvenirs at Stamp shows in Israel and worldwide where Israel Postal agencies have a stand. The one you show here was apparently produced as a souvenir for 'Tabul' 1949 and comes in 3 types. The one you have on cream paper (thin card), on white paper and on white paper with a different base inscription. I am not convinced they are that old so further research/proof is required. Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Aug 23, 2022 20:47:45 GMT
Glad this topic exists, I have the perfect entry. It was incidentally my introduction to stamp collection. As the field on the left indicates, I was 5 years old when I got this sheet of stamps about road safety and dangerous behaviours to avoid. It was issued by Bank Tefahot (now merged into Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot) in 1981 according to this. Also found this poster promoting it. dankir.......very nice sheet. I am curious to know if you ever searched for the missing stamps !! I see they came from the Netanya branch. These were produced for the Bank Tefahot in 1981 and were the work of famous Israeli Artist Eliezer Weishoff who has designed a number of stamps for Israel and other countries including the United Nations. His artwork can be seen in many places of interest in Israel. The stamps themselves are quite scarce now and I rarely see them on offer. Londonbus1
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Post by dankir on Aug 23, 2022 21:02:29 GMT
Glad this topic exists, I have the perfect entry. It was incidentally my introduction to stamp collection. As the field on the left indicates, I was 5 years old when I got this sheet of stamps about road safety and dangerous behaviours to avoid. It was issued by Bank Tefahot (now merged into Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot) in 1981 according to this. Also found this poster promoting it. dankir .......very nice sheet. I am curious to know if you ever searched for the missing stamps !! I see they came from the Netanya branch. These were produced for the Bank Tefahot in 1981 and were the work of famous Israeli Artist Eliezer Weishoff who has designed a number of stamps for Israel and other countries including the United Nations. His artwork can be seen in many places of interest in Israel. The stamps themselves are quite scarce now and I rarely see them on offer. Londonbus1 I actually never did try to, but I could look into it. I filled those details by hand as a child (you might be able to tell this handwriting is using the 'print' lettering taught in first grade, rather than 'cursive' taught and used in second grade and onwards), Netanya is just where we lived at the time, not the branch we got it from (I think it was a gift from a family member). I did just google Eliezer Weishoff earlier, very accomplished person, fun fact, apparently he designed the logo for Coca Cola Israel, among other things.
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darkormex
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Post by darkormex on Aug 24, 2022 2:39:01 GMT
Londonbus1 and clivel , thank you for your help with this. A friend of mine who has a Facebook blog similar to mine posted it recently wondering if anyone could help identify what it was. I would like to pass this information along to him with your permission. Out of curiosity, is it a postal item in the sense that you could use it on mail like a souvenir sheet or is it not valid for postage and should be thought of as more like a cinderella?
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Aug 24, 2022 3:34:26 GMT
darkormex.......not valid for postage, just a souvenir.
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Post by clivel on Aug 24, 2022 3:40:10 GMT
Londonbus1 and clivel , thank you for your help with this. A friend of mine who has a Facebook blog similar to mine posted it recently wondering if anyone could help identify what it was. I would like to pass this information along to him with your permission. Absolutely Although blackprints are generally produce by the postal authorities, as far as I am aware they are produced solely as collectables and unlike souvenir sheets are not valid for postage. Clive
Edited to add: Oops it appears that Londonbus1 and I were typing at the same time
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Post by Londonbus1 on Dec 20, 2022 12:04:56 GMT
Part set of Entertainment Tax stamps, used in Netanya (North of Tel Aviv) from late 1950's until 1970 when these taxes were withdrawn. Inscribed 'City of Netanya' and 'Pleasure Levy' !! Values in Agorot. Printed in sheets of 50 (5x10) and rouletted.
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Post by guyana1230 on Dec 20, 2022 14:01:21 GMT
Londonbus1 sounds like they could have been used of the "entertainment" in "Lemon Popsicle" wink wink
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Post by Londonbus1 on May 22, 2023 12:07:42 GMT
I managed to find (and afford) a further example from the 1948 Rishon LeZion Emergency stamps (see earlier post on page 1). This one is marked. The scan is not mine so will be replaced once the item arrives. Oh yes, this stamp (Kishon variety) is position 8 on the sheet. (middle stamp bottom row)
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Post by Londonbus1 on Aug 18, 2023 12:20:09 GMT
These are highly sought after both here in Israel and elsewhere. A number of these were offered in a recent auction and I managed to 'bag' just one. (The cheapest !!). Printed in small sheetlets of 4 in various colours, they are Essays for the 1949 Flag issue (1st Anniversary of the State of Israel). I have seen one signed by 'Reis' but these are most likely the work of prolific Stamp designer Otte Wallish together with Yakov Tsachor. Printed locally by Rosenberg and Federbusch, they can also be found Imperf from single (Miniature) sheets and with embossing. Each time I have seen these I am outbid and there is always good bidding. I just wanted one example and will not chase others !
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 12, 2023 12:32:50 GMT
I was looking for some fine details to use in a political discussion when I chanced upon the Exhibition Card you see below. The card is not mine, it was offered in an auction some years ago (2018) with a $100 start price. It did not sell. It was offered in a local auction called 'Winners auctions'. winners-auctions.com/The Exhibition, not a Philatelic one, was new to me. In all my years searching and researching items of Israel/Palestine/Judaica I had never come across this event. Fight for Freedom Exhibition, Tel Aviv/Yafo, December 1958-January 1959. The card is franked with an Israel Independence Day stamp from 1955, cancelled with Exhibition strikes. The card is signed by Menachem Begin who later became Prime Minister and made peace with Egypt. The pictures to the right side comprise of images of Underground Irgun and Lehi (The Stern Gang) members who were executed by the British during the Occupation and Mandate periods of Palestine. Begin joined the Paramilitary group in 1942 and became the leader in 1944 until they disbanded in 1948 when the State of Israel was established. They were responsible for a number of crimes and atrocities against the Arab enemy as well as the Occupying British. A few days ago whilst browsing eBay I came across this half sheet of labels which matched the images on the card above. I had never seen them before. I was the only bidder !! I have since found a sheet but wait for something a bit less expensive to turn up !! From the card you can see the two images on the bottom row left and right. They represent the Coat of Arms for the Lehi (left) and Irgun (or Etzel, right) Half sheet in brown. Just now I have seen a single label in blue so I will assume the card also exists in blue. Londonbus1
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Post by nick2302 on Oct 13, 2023 13:29:19 GMT
Seeing all these stamps from Israel makes my heart hurt for all the bloodshed going on right now. Seeing pictures of all those poor civilians that have lost everything is just too sad. Why this whole thing had to start up again is so senseless. Why Israel cannot lighten upon Gaza and why Gaza has to lob missiles is all because no one can talk and give an inch. It is very upsetting. I pray they can find a way to come together and have some understanding. Nick
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 14, 2023 10:44:51 GMT
KEREN TEL-HAII cannot put it any better than this translation from Hebrew by the Bernard Museum of Judaica, New York. It sits alongside a Poster from the Keren Tel Hai organization. "Keren Tel Hai was a monetary fund originally established in the wake of the 1929 riots that swept across the Land of Israel, in which hundreds died. The riots consisted primarily of attacks by Arabs on Jews and their property. The fund was dedicated to training young Jews in self-defense and took its name from a former Jewish settlement in northern Israel that was the site of an early battle in which the Zionist national hero, Joseph Trumpeldor, had been killed. Trumpeldor’s final utterance is reputed to have been “It does not matter; it is good to die for our country.” His heroism was admired across the political spectrum, and both Revisionist and Socialist Zionists appropriated his name and memory." I wrote a little about Trumpeldor and Tel-Hai at the bottom of page 2 in the 'Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemet L'Israel) topic. thestampforum.boards.net/thread/7916/jewish-national-keren-kayemet-lisrael?page=2These Booklet panes most often go for $15-$30 each and more so I had a small smidgen of luck this week when I won each one for 99p !! The sender, unfortunately, does not send to International destinations so these are waiting for me at my Cousin's house in Essex. Londonbus1 (More about the sheets when info to hand)
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 9, 2023 14:16:21 GMT
From it's early days, the Egged Bus Company had delivered parcels, both as a private service and later for the Post Office once it was set up after the British Mandate ended. Later, when Israel Post had their own fleet of delivery vehicles, sending parcels by Bus was phased out. Below is a Parcel Bus that was in service from 1956 until 1968. On the black sign at the front reads 'Parcels-Egged'. Leyland RT Mark 2. Diesel, 6 cylinder. During the 1967 6-day War, parcel buses like these ran alongside the front lines delivering parcels to troops and army bases ! The Bus might be of interest to anglobob (Ack: Egged Historical Centre) Quite how the parcel service operated regarding payment is not yet clear to me but I do plan a visit to the Egged Historical Centre when hostilities cease. The number at top left is the service number and there is a space for the customer number. The destination is in Hebrew only. The examples I have shown here were found in the Friday Flea Market in Tel Aviv. Similar labels exist for letters that have spaces for a Post Office cancellation. More to come hopefully. The box at top right of all the Stamps/labels reads: Egged Company, Parcels Service. I have no idea of the age of these but most likely mid-fifties to mid-sixties. I am pretty sure the different coloured papers have no relevance to the price or service but are simply what was available at the time of printing. Top to bottom, left to right. Ashdod, Haifa, Jerusalem, Tiberias Tel Aviv, Eilat, Be'er Sheva, Jerusalem. Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan. Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 12, 2023 11:03:41 GMT
A few odd items I picked up on the way to somewhere.....I cannot remember. But here they are. Not a lot of information forthcoming on these but the search is going......or should I say, never ending !! The item below, a Blue & brown Se-tenant pair from a larger sheet, shows Beit Jabotinsky before the addition of a tower block above it. I'll let you read about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metzudat_Ze%27evThe Israel Society of Judaica collectors is still going strong today as I noticed their participation in a fairly recent event. But more than that I do not know. yet ! Fund-raising-cum-advertising label for the Tikvah Hayeled Foundation (Hope for Children). The foundation has premises in New York and Jerusalem (from 1983) to school and treat Children and Youth who have Cerebral Palsy and other muscular issues. www.tikvahlayeled.org/
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Post by armenin2000 on Nov 20, 2023 17:26:07 GMT
I cannot read the inscription on the stamps. On the back, the inscription = Syzd of the Bukhara Jews - Zionists in Tashkent 1922 = in Russian. Does the inscription on the obort correspond to the inscription on the front side of the stamp?
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 20, 2023 17:58:09 GMT
armenin2000...........Very nice indeed. The inscription on the back is NOT the same as on the stamp. The first stamp is inscribed in Yiddish and like the other two, from the former Soviet Union. It is for a Palestine Workers Fund and inscribed thus. Still checking for more info. The other two stamps are from the Soviet office of the Jewish National Fund and are very scarce. The 20 'value' is entitled 'The Jew in exile' and clearly depicts Egypt and the Pyramids. The 30 shows Herzl's Vision. Both are inscribed 'Land of Israel Week'. Issued in 1918, Perf 11½. They are two of set of 5 but in various colours. Your Blue colour 'Herzl' stamp is not listed in the latest catalogue. Excellent items. Thanks for showing. Londonbus1
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Post by armenin2000 on Nov 20, 2023 18:32:00 GMT
Thanks for your help
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 30, 2023 13:35:19 GMT
From 1948 until the early 1950's, the Hadassah Women's Organization of America were fund-raising for Israel, for health facilities for the new State. For some years fund-raising stamps were issued and sold at various locations, under the banner 'Hand of Healing for Israel'. The stamps were printed by Allied Printing of New York and most were issued in sheets of 18 (6x3). The banner heading was inscribed in the top margin. I have two examples to show.
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Post by rod222 on Nov 30, 2023 20:00:47 GMT
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Post by darrenk on Jan 27, 2024 1:08:54 GMT
The first 2 are cinderellas but I have no idea on the second one.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jan 27, 2024 14:23:21 GMT
darrenk......You'll find a little info on the Hadassah labels further up on this page. The other item is interesting and I have never seen one before. It's a (Jewish) New Year item with what looks like the year in the middle in the Hebrew Letters 'Mem-Tet' which is 49. I tried to get a Hebrew year from this but the nearest I got was 1889 which I think is way too early. So the jury is still out on that one. It will be fun looking for more info on it. Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Feb 25, 2024 15:07:14 GMT
Unissued Military Mail Stamps. Year unknown up to now. From an auction on eBay but never arrived.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 7, 2024 13:28:20 GMT
A 4-month long Festival of British Jewry took place in various locations throughout Great Britain in 1985 (Feb-June). The Festival marked the 225th Anniversary of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the 40th Anniversary of the end of WW2. Exhibitions included those of Jewish Heritage, Music, Art and Cuisine. Events included those with emphasis on the Holocaust and for Israel's Independence Day. A commemorative label was produced but printer unknown.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 18, 2024 11:04:20 GMT
With eBay, Delcampe, Facebook and the like still off limits due to the postal uncertainty, I have switched my Cinderella searches to local auctions and have found a few decent ones through Bidspirit. Mostly I have managed to pick up my items in person to save on postage and to get some exercise wondering around the philatelic cabins of Tel Aviv. And there are bargains to be had when compared to the aforementioned outlets. Included in recent finds are these two small sheets, varieties of which were first shown here by Rod back in 2015 (see page 1). Compared to the single sheet on white paper shown back then, here below are two sheets on yellow paper and with only horizontal roulettes. The colour shades on all of the labels are different too but the designs appear to be the same. More to search for no doubt !
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 18, 2024 20:50:47 GMT
The original 'Wise Son' by Arthur Szyk was very different to the one he produced here for the American League for a Free Palestine (NY) in 1945. He took one of the four sons he designed for a 1939 Passover Hagaddah and turned him into an American Soldier complete with helmet !! The stamps come from a Booklet entitled 'There were Four Sons' with pages of text and 4 panes of the stamps (5x2), 40 stamps in total. The ALFP was launched in 1944 by Irgun member Peter Bergson (Hillel Kook) to raise funds for the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation in Palestine and to help the push for a Jewish State. I found this set of 4 colours in one of the local auctions together with a few other choice items, and at a very good price.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 19, 2024 12:46:16 GMT
'Although the first chapter of B’nai B’rith Women was created in 1909, World War I dramatically expanded women’s role in social work. During World War II, BBW aided European Jews and participated in civil defense projects in the United States, as well as jobs in industries such as manufacturing that had been traditionally limited to men. BBW also made significant contributions to help the newly created state of Israel. Although gender roles after the war reverted to a more conventional structure, BBW continued its work, and in the 1960s, shifted its efforts to reflect the antipoverty and feminist campaigns of the period. B’nai B’rith Women fully declared its independence from B’nai B’rith Interntional by changing its name to Jewish Women International in 1995.' (Jewish Women International ; Jewish Women's Archive) Londonbus1
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