Commemorative stamps issued by Israel for the 5718 New Year (10th anniversary of statehood) on September 4th, 1957, with 3 famous animal seals classified in "Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals" (WSS) by Nahman Avigad & Benjamin Sass

Inscription & Icon:  "To Tamah son of Miqnemelech" (horse; WSS# 985)
Bale Philately Catalog #:  144
Krause-Minkus & Israel Philately Catalogs #:  169
Scott Philately Catalog #:  129
Denomination & Colors:  50 prutot, ochre on blue

Inscription & Icon:  "To Shema servant of Jeroboam" (lion; WSS# 2)
Bale Philately Catalog #:  145
Krause-Minkus & Israel Philately Catalogs #:  170
Scott Philately Catalog #:  130
Denomination & Colors:  160 prutot, green on brown

Inscription & Icon:  "To Netanyahu son of Evadyahu" (gazelle; WSS# 279)
Bale Philately Catalog #:  146
Krause-Minkus & Israel Philately Catalogs #:  171
Scott Philately Catalog #:  131
Denomination & Colors:  300 prutot, red on pink

Commemorative stamps issued by Israel for the 5718 New Year (10th anniversary of statehood) on September 4th, 1957, with 3 famous animal seals classified in "Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals" (WSS) by Nahman Avigad & Benjamin Sass

Commemorative cachet postmarked "14.6.1949" covering 5-pruta First Coinage stamp (Doar Ivri)

See the Beersheba Pithos page the LMLK Research website for more info on this site!

Special cachet commemorating the return of the Ark of the Covenant (1Samuel 6) via 3rd-century drawing

"7.5.53" = May 7th, 1953, covering 15-pruta Coinage stamp

See the Beth Shemesh page of the LMLK Research website for more info on this site!

Special cachet showing a farmer harvesting

"2.9.51" = September 2nd, 1951, covering 5-pruta Coinage stamp

At least 3 LMLK handles were recovered from this site!

"9.7.1967" = July 9th, 1967, covering 15-agorot Auster stamp (flying over convoy on Jerusalem Road going through Judean mountains; issued May 10th, 1967 - October 16th, 1967; Six-Day War transpired June 5-10) & commemorative cancellations of Halil Ul-Rahman

Cachet includes the text of Genesis 23:19, (one of many that mention HBRN):  "And after this Abraham buried Sara his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre--The same is Hebron"

Postcard

"9.7.1967" = July 9th, 1967, covering 95-pruta "Quarter Shekel" Coin stamp (with "War of the Second Temple 66-70 C.E." tab; issued January 5th, 1954 - January 30th, 1959) & 1-agarot Town Emblem of Lod stamp (issued February 2nd, 1966 - April 7th, 1978)

Cachet includes photo of Herodian-era edifice at the cave of Machpelah over a backrgound of uniformed soldiers

"9.7.1967" = July 9th, 1967, covering 15-agorot Auster stamp (flying over convoy on Jerusalem Road going through Judean mountains; issued May 10th, 1967 - October 16th, 1967; Six-Day War transpired June 5-10)

Cachet includes green-colored map of Israel showing Hevron (HBRN)

Hevron "9.7.1967" = July 9th, 1967, covering 15-agorot Auster stamp (flying over convoy on Jerusalem Road going through Judean mountains; issued May 10th, 1967 - October 16th, 1967; Six-Day War transpired June 5-10)

Jerusalem Old City "5.7.1967" = July 5th, 1967, covering 15-agorot Turkisk Postman stamp (with camels; issued December 14th, 1966 - June 30th, 1967; Six-Day War transpired June 5-10)

Six-Day War transpired June 5-10

Cachets have identical maps on both envelopes, which also show Beth Lechem, Jericho, Ramalla, Tel-Aviv, Nablus, Tulkarem, Natania, & Jenin (all in English & Hebrew)

"20.11.1956" = November 20th, 1956, covering 5- & 25-pruta stamps (issued May 10th, 1955 - June 15th, 1956) with tab commemorating the 20th anniversary of Youth Aliyah

Following excavations at Tel Gat from 1956-1961 that revealed no link to the Philistine city of Gath, scholars have preferred the Arabic name, Tel 'Erani (Tell Sheykh 'Ahmed el-Areyny or Esh Sheikh Ahmed el-'Areini); the first excavator speculated it may be MMST, but SUKE & HBRN handles (including restored jar 60-501) found there tend to disprove that identification as well.

Commemorative cachet registered & postmarked "24.8.61" = August 24th, 1961 in Qiryat Gat on front & Tel Aviv on back, covering 25-pruta prepaid stationery addressed to Geneva

"Flight On Day Of Issue, Developement of Israel ... Nations Unies"

Front & back postmarked "30.VIII.61" at the United Nations in "Geneve lo", Switzerland

1957 50-pruta Ancient Seal & 1954 150-pruta Airmail Over Negev stamps on back

Commemorative cachet postmarked "9.4.57" = April 9th, 1957, covering 50-pruta 1956 Musician stamp

See the Lachish page the LMLK Research website for more info on this site!

Commemorative cachet postmarked "9.4.57" = April 9th, 1957, covering 50-pruta 1956 Musician stamp

See the Lachish page the LMLK Research website for more info on this site!

Unused "Postes D'Israel" (running stag icon) stationery postmarked April 9th, 1957 (first day of mobile post to Lachish), covering 50-pruta 1955 Tribe of Dan stamp

See the Lachish page the LMLK Research website for more info on this site!

Nahalal "4.9.84" = September 4th, 1984 (discontinued May 10th, 1985) covering 80-agorot Moshav Nahalal tabbed stamp (the first co-operative workers' settlement)

"Jour d'Emission" (Day of Issue) envelope shows faint photo of this circular city

11" x 5 1/4" booklet 317 (issued 9/1984) contains English/Hebrew historical narrative

Nahalal was established in 1921 built on the family as the basic unit, in which each family would have equal opportunities within a framework of 4 principles:

1. National land
2. Self labour
3. Mutual assistance
4. Co-operative marketing & buying

Gen. Mosha Dayan found the first LMLK handle north of the ancient territory of Judah/Benjamin on his family's farm here (between Haifa Bay & the Sea of Galilee)

One sheet has all 22 Hebrew letters; another has 2 sets of 5 letters as they appear in their special form when placed at the end of a word

Each of these 32 stamps has a value of 10 agarot (0.1 New Israeli Shekels)

Issued 2-13-2001; each sheet bears a unique serial number

2 bonus publications: Tabbed Alef-Bet stamp (1 New Israeli Shekel) Commemorative booklet (folded page) Hebrew-English essay by renowned scholar, Joseph Naveh!

Issued as part of the "Ancient Water Systems in Israel" set in February, 2005 (designed 7.11.2004)

Depicts Byzantine Siloam pool & bulla ("Benayahu, son of Hosha'yahu"; WSS# 459) found nearby at Shiloh's excavation site.

3 other Water Systems stamps included Caesarea, Hazor, & Megiddo

2-22-2005 "Day of Issue" envelopes (7"x4") & FDC photo-postcards (5.5"x4")!

Ancient Water Systems of Israel set includes 6 items:

• 9.50 NIS Hezekiah Tunnel & Caesarea Aqueduct envelope
• 4.30 NIS Megiddo Site & Hazor Water System envelope
• 6.20 NIS Jerusalem Tunnel postcard
• 3.30 NIS Caesarea Aqueduct postcard
• 2.20 NIS Megiddo Site postcard
• 2.10 NIS Hazor Water System postcard

Each of these 15 stamps has a value of 6.20 New Israeli Shekels, with 5 tabs

3 other sheets from the Ancient Water Systems of Israel included at no extra charge:

• 3.30 NIS Caesarea
• 2.20 NIS Megiddo
• 2.10 NIS Hazor

Issued 2-22-2005 (designed 7.11.2004); each sheet bears a unique serial number

Hebrew-English essay pamphlet by renowned scholar, Ronny Reich:

Matched pair in English (top) & Hebrew (bottom)!

"16.5.1948" = May 16th, 1948, Tel Aviv cancellation covering 3-mil First Coinage stamp (Doar Ivri); first day of issue!

Left side shows text of Balfour's letter to Rothschild on November 2nd, 1917; right side shows list of 33 nations that approved the Jewish state, 29th November 1947:

Set of 4x7 ("se-tenant") stamps issued in 1948 by the KKL-JNF (KKL in Hebrew, JNF in English) promoting 28 settlements & cities (including the 2 most important LMLK sites, Jerusalem & Lachish) for each of the 22 Hebrew letters, 5 final forms, & alternate vowel-point Shin (Kaplove #969-996, blue-on-blue):