Medium:

paper; ink (dark slate green)

Dimensions:

Height x Width: 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.2 x 3.9 cm)

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

ISRAEL (republic)

Date:

1948

Description:

When Israel issued its first stamps in 1948, the new nation had not yet decided on a name. The inscription at top read Doar Ivri, meaning Hebrew Post. These high value stamps have their tabs (printed pieces of sheet margin), which many collectors removed to fit the stamps in albums.

Topic:

International Stamps & Mail  Search this

Object number:

0.245498.1.7.9

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

On View:

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8ce640dd8-bb8f-4ae4-9671-817e0b8f6d31

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_0.245498.1.7.9