Israel Doar Ivri First Postage Stamps

Israel · 1948 · 3m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 20m, 50m, 250m, 500m, 1000m

This series, known as 'Doar Ivri' (Hebrew Post), represents the first postage stamps issued by the newly independent State of Israel. The designs feature ancient Hebrew coins from the First and Second Jewish Revolts against Rome, symbolizing the revival of Jewish sovereignty. The stamps were printed secretly before the state's declaration and lack the country's name, as it had not yet been decided.

Issued just two days after Israel's Declaration of Independence on May 14, 1948, these stamps were a crucial symbol of statehood and national identity during the ongoing War of Independence.