Every piece has a story
A look at the kinds of pieces members receive in this category, and the stories behind them.
Doar Ivri, 1948
Israel’s very first stamps went on sale on May 16, 1948, before the country’s name had even been announced, so they simply read “Doar Ivri,” Hebrew Post. Their designs are ancient Jewish coins.
Doar Ivri 250 Mil with Tab
A high value from the same first issue, complete with its inscribed tab. Collectors prize the tabs, which carry the inscription from the ancient coin shown on the stamp.
Gates of Jerusalem Sheet, 1971
Issued for Independence Day, this sheet celebrates the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City, reunited four years earlier. It’s colorful and framable, and it opens a conversation every time.
Mandate Pictorial: Sea of Galilee
The British Mandate’s 1927 pictorial stamps showed the Holy Land’s landmarks, including Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee on this high value. They carried letters across the land in the decades before statehood.
Hanukkah Lamp Stamp
Israel Post’s holiday stamps feature treasures from the Israel Museum. This one shows a brass Hanukkah lamp from Morocco, a reminder of how Jewish communities around the world kept the festival alive.
Examples shown are for illustration. Actual pieces vary month to month.