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  • Issue: May 1949
  • Designer: Otte Wallish
  • Plate no.: --
  • Method of printing: Photolithography

The souvenir sheet was issued on the occasion of the first National Stamp Exhibition Tel Aviv, 1949.

The 10 perutah stamp appearing on the sheet is a coin from the period of the War of the Second Temple and bears the likeness of a covered amphora. The Hebrew inscription on the stamp means "Year three - First Revolt."

The inscription on the souvenir sheet is "Israel Post," on top, and "Year one of the Israel Stamp, Iyyar 7, 5709" (on bottom).

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First National Stamp Exhibition TABUL