ISRAEL

Stamps inscribed 'Israel' and 'יִשְׂרָאֵל' and 'إِسْرَائِيل'

1948 ->

From 1948: 1 Palestine Pound = 1000 Mils
From 1948: 1 Pound/Lira (ILP) = 100 Agorot = 1000 Prutot (= 1 Palestine Pound)
From 1980: 1 Shekel (ILR) = 100 [New] Agorot (= 10 ILP)
From 1986: 1 New Shekel (ILS) = 100 Agorot (= 1000 ILR)
Checklists > Countries > Israel Mythic Cats

List status: Incomplete / under construction
If you have corrections or addendae to this list, please send an e-mail to checklists@catstamps.org.

MYTHIC CATS

Issue Item code Item type
Face value
Remarks SC
1966 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem IL19661026 ST 0_40 Stamp 0.40 Winged Sphinx
Wild Cat Art
Phoenecian Ivory Figurine (9th c.)
This set also includes a Panther listed under Wild Cats
MI 373
1986 Jewish Holidays - Book Illustrations IL19860923 ST 0_20 Stamp 0.20 Mythological Felines
Wild Cat Art
"The Gates of Heaven"
miniature from Worms Illuminated Mahzor, Wurzburg, Germany. 1272
This set also includes a stamp with Panthers
MI 1043
1988 National Stamp Exhibition 'INDEPENDENCE 40' IL19880419 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Winged Lion
Lion of St. Mark
Also Heraldic Lion on tab
MI 1088
IL19880419 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Winged Lion
Lion of St. Mark
Stamp from MS
MI 1089
IL19880419 MS 3_00 Miniature Sheet 2.00
franking value (sold at 3.00)
Winged Lion
Lion of St. Mark
Single-stamps MS
Also Heraldic Lion on selvedge
MI B37

Compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Nahum Shereshevsky, Ron Berger, and Greg Balagian.
Latest update:
18 April, 2016