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Israeli 20th Anniversary Item Sgd by 8 Chiefs of Staff

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Israeli 20th Anniversary Item Sgd by 8 Chiefs of Staff
<Our item number 139747><B>Israeli 20th Anniversary Item Signed by Eight Chiefs of Staff.</B> Booklet containing a first-day-of-isssue .40 shekel stamp commemorating Israel&#39;s 20th anniversary and signed on the 10¼ x 4¼ in. page to which the cancelled stamp &#40;Jerusalem 24.4.68&#41; is affixed by the eight Israeli Chiefs of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces who served between 1948 and 1968. They are <B>Yacov Dori</B> &#40;1948-49&#41;, <B>Yigael Yadin</B> &#40;&#40;1949-52&#41;, <B>Mordechai Maklet</B> &#40;1952-53&#41;, <B>Moshe Dayan</B> &#40;1953-58&#41;, <B>Haim Laskov</B> &#40;1958-61&#41;, <B>Zvi Tzur</B> &#40;1961-64&#41;, <B>Yitzhak Rabin</B> &#40;1964-68&#41;, and <B>Haim Bar-Lev</B> &#40;1968-72&#41;. A collage of bust portraits of the eight Chiefs of Staff is on the facing page. On the back of the signature page is a full page, color image of the featured stamp. These pages are bound with end papers into a burgundy vinyl holder, which is housed in a custom-made, navy leather ca se. Excellent condition and a wonderful piece of Israeli memorabilia. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;5,000 - 6,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 139747<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/139747.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>