Bidspirit auction | A charming and historically rich


A charming and historically rich group of Israeli philatelic covers and maximum cards, all featuring Holy Land themes. The lot includes:First Day Cover – Keren Hayesod Jubilee: Official FDC – ”Jour d'Émission / יום ההוצעה” – commemorating the Keren Hayesod Jubilee (1920–1970) Franked with 0.40 stamp and special Jerusalem jubilee cancel Bilingual cancel: ”Keren Hayesod / קרן היסוד – Jubilee – Jerusalem” Clean, fine condition TABIRA Maximum Cards – Jerusalem Lions Gate (2 cards): Two TABIRA philatelic maximum cards featuring the iconic Jerusalem Lions Gate design One in orange colorway with Hebrew text: ”על ידי רחומרי ירושלים הפקרמי שפרים” One in green colorway with Hebrew/English text: ”ירושלים הכנויה בעיר שחברה לה יחדיו / Jerusalem – a city which is bound firmly together” (Psalms 122:3) Both franked with Israeli stamps and cancelled – Jerusalem cancel Scarce and visually striking philatelic souvenirs Maximum Cards – Israeli Landscapes (3 cards): Tiberias – color photo maximum card of the Sea of Galilee/Jordan River, franked with matching landscape stamp (3 pruta/agorot) and Tiberias cancel Jerusalem – color photo maximum card of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, franked with Jerusalem stamp and special ”2000 Years – Jerusalem” cancel Nazareth (×2) – color photo maximum cards of historic Nazareth architecture/garden scenes, franked with matching stamp and Nazareth cancel