Bidspirit auction | An outstanding and cohesive collection

An outstanding and cohesive collection of Israeli mint stamps with full tabs, centered on Jewish history, Zionist leadership, and cultural heritage. Almost entirely mint never hinged. The lot includes:”30 Years of Independence” Portrait Series – Complete Sets (Mint with Tabs): A prestigious series depicting founders and leaders of the Zionist movement and the State of Israel, all ₪2.00 with full ”30 Years of Independence” tabs: Moshe Sharett (1894–1965) – Israel's second Prime Minister Israel Lapin series – multiple portraits (1844–1860, 1860–1914, 1866–1944, 1880–1914, 1880–1973) depicting rabbinical and Zionist leadership figures Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1878–1799 tab) – reviver of the Hebrew language Additional Zionist pioneer portraits with full tabs Moshe Sharett 0.20 stamp with tab (separate issue) Ketubah (Jewish Marriage Contract) Series (Mint with Tabs): Three stamps depicting historic Ketubot (Jewish marriage contracts): Ketubah, Netherlands, 17th century (3.90, with tab) Ketubah, detail (0.75, with tab) Ketubah, Jerusalem, 1846 (6.00, with tab) – noted ”784–782, 14.2.1978, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem” A rare and beautiful Judaica philatelic set Jewish Costume Series (Mint with Tabs): Set of stamps depicting traditional Jewish costumes from various communities – ₪1.80, ₪8.50, ₪13.00 values with full tabs Archaeological/Capital Series (Mint with Tabs): Set depicting ancient architectural capitals and archaeological finds from Israel – 40, 80 agorot and ₪1 values Additional Items: UPU Centenary 1874–1974 – Israeli commemorative stamp with tab (0.25) Star of David / geometric design stamp (0.25, mint with tab) Caesarea / Al-Aqsa Cyprus stamp (₪7, blue, with tab) Moshe Sharett 1.00 portrait stamp with full tab