Sale 749 The Leo Malz Specialized Collections of Israel and Palestine

1948, Specialized "Parachutists" Mint and Used Collection (Bale 35-41), plus nearly 60 covers and a document, with 13 covers bearing stamps without "Doar" overprints; commences with 1946 complete set of 56 stamps in eight strips of eight (Kaplove #830-885), set of four labels without value, 10m blue and 10m brown labels in complete sheets of 35; 1946 printed-in-Austria 10m yellow brown booklet pane of eight labels (Kaplove #O94-O101); and then with 1948 Interim Period overprinted issue 10m blue strips of seven (2) with variety double perforations horizontally and vertically respectively; 10m black and 10m olive strips of seven with Haifa circular overprints (Bale #35a-41a, 35c-41c); the covers include various frankings of complete sets, mixed issue frankings with 1948 Registered Express local envelope bearing 10m blue with Bialik & Herzl 500m and Herzl 5m; 1948 Registered envelope from Ra'anana to Tel Aviv bearing 10m blue vertical pair and Negev Pipeline 5m, canceled by "Minhelet Ha'am/Ra'anana" double-ring handstamp with "Raanana" Mandate c.d.s. (May 11) alongside; 1948 Registered local Tel Aviv envelope bearing two 10m and Development & Defense 5m, with addressee unknown and "return to sender" handstamp and framed "9 June 1948" handstamp (arrival?) and "Minhelet Ha'am" double-ring handstamp of Kefar Hassidim canceling 10m olive on envelope to Tel Aviv and similar type of handstamp of Givat Brener with "2 May 1948" canceling 10m olive on envelope to Tel Aviv, Fine to Very Fine, an excellent basis for further study and expansion; see the full offering online.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.