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FIRST DAY COVER COLLECTION This is the definitive collection of Israel FDC. The seven plus large binders include nearly all FDC from 1948 thru 2014. The 1948 includes 1-6 tabs, 1-9 no tabs, 10-14 tabs (1987 Tsachor cert “tabs shortened to fit cover, Army PO #5 pmk); flag Plate Block on express regist FDC. The pre-1950 may be with or without tabs or short tabs. Eilat (1997 Meuntz cert: [paraphrase] added 2nd part of tab). Some covers from the mid 1960’s are addressed. Per vendor INCLUDES: all booklet FDC from Bale #7 onwards, all Landscape I, landscape II, Sheqel 7 Species, w/phosphor FDC 1976 Holidays error FDC Environment perf 13, complete set of the Olive Branch rate change covers, Chagall windows 1st set – signed by Chagall, Olive Branch rate change covers, 1985 SHOW FIP items,1.60 architecture – no stamp, SPECIMEN FDC set, ARDON WINDOW imperf, 1998 show booklet FDC of each page & booklet w/FD cancel, 1998 show sheet varieties, Months of year FDC of each of 7 printing dates, Clock tower booklet FDC of each pane, 2008 show booklet FDC of each page, Fruits sheet – all editions, Srulik stamp – all editions, GANGEA booklets -- all permutations INCLUDES sheets on FDC – especially the more modern sheets special booklets, self-adhesive booklets, “personalâ€ or “genericâ€ sheets, and “decorativeâ€ sheets. The collection also includes items that are not considered to be part of a “completeâ€ collection. These include: specimens, phosphors, errors, different days of issue, like all the tribes on one FDC, all the breastplate stamps on one FDC, multiple different dates of towns on one FDC, special sheets on cover, extra leaf of the yellow flower definitive, Environment perf 13 on FDC, tete-beche early items & later sheets on FDC, a few artist-signed items (one Chagall), different first days of the 1975 stand-by, prestige books each page FDC, and more.