Israel 2005 Animals in the Bible

• Issue Date: 22nd February 2005
• four values in sheets of 10 + 5 tabs, and four values (redrawn in smaller format) in miniature sheet
• Designed by Tuvia Kurz
• Printed by: E Lewin-Epstein Ltd. Sheets of 15 + 5 tabs
• Perforations: 14 x 13.8
• one phosphor band (1.30sh) or two bands (2.20sh). Miniature sheet non-phosphor

Animals mentioned in The Bible

Sheet Stamps

• stamp format height 30½mm (50mm with tab) x width 39½mm
• tabs carry Old Testament quotations

1.30sh brown bears

1.30sh ostriches

2.20sh Nile crocodile

2.20sh wolves

Stamps from Miniature sheet

• changed denominations
• stamps in smaller format, height 26mm x width 40mm (no tabs)

2.10sh

1.30sh

2.80sh

2.30sh

Miniature Sheet

• sheet sold at 12.00sh
• miniature sheet format height 72mm x width 110mm (composite design including sheet border)

Miniature sheet