Lot 363: Israel 1976 Bezalel Academy 70th Anniversary Silver Medal & First Day Cover

A medallic first day cover issued by the International Society of Postmasters to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. The cover features a single 1.85 denomination Israeli stamp depicting a stylized key and geometric forms, cancelled with a circular date stamp from Jerusalem dated 17. 2. 76. Set into the lower left of the envelope is a sterling silver proof medal. The obverse of the medal features a portrait of Boris Schatz in profile alongside geometric shapes, and the reverse bears the inscription OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE HONORING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEZALEL ACADEMY FEBRUARY 17, 1976, repeated in French. The cover is printed with the titles INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF POSTMASTERS OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE and ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES RECEVEURS DE LA POSTE EMISSION COMMEMORATIVE OFFICIELLE. The reverse of the envelope carries a printed CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY signed by KENNETH O. STROM, PRESIDENT and GASTON MEUNIER, SECRETARY GENERAL, confirming the medal is of sterling silver.
1oz Sterling Silver…………….