Bidspirit auction | The first airmail issue of

The first airmail issue of the State of Israel, 1950, complete set of six stamps with full tabs, face values 5, 30, 40, 50, 100 and 250. The designs are drawn from archaeological motifs found in Eretz Israel, and the tabs carry Hebrew captions naming the source of each motif, among them the eagle carved in stone at Beit Shearim, the mosaic floor of the Beit Alpha synagogue and a relief found in many synagogues. Mint never hinged, MNH.