Definitive Plate Block update

Back in this post from June 2008, I listed a summary of the completeness of my plate block date collection. I figure it is time for an update:

1. Provisionals-7 needed of 42
2. Zodiac - 22 needed of 124
3. Town Emblems - 45 needed of 161
4. Landscapes - 6 needed of 169
5. Town Airmails - 4 needed of 22
6. Bird Airmails - 7 needed of 18
7. Olive branch - 8 needed of 27
8. Herzl - 31 needed of 47
9. Archaeology - 16 needed of 37
10. Sunflower - 5 needed of 6
11. Good Wishes - 24 needed of 41
12. Architecture - 3 needed of 14
13. Anemone - 22 needed of 23
14. Songbirds - 8 needed of 34
15. Sports - 14 needed of 37
16. Shrulik - 1 needed of 9
17. Hyacinth - 3 needed of 11
18. Historic Buildings - 1 needed of 15
19. Greetings - 9 needed of 10
20. Gagea Commutate - 1 needed of 9

As you can see, the list grew quite a bit. I have been able to fill in many of the earlier plate blocks that I needed, but the later plate blocks are still pretty sparse. I do have lots of duplicates to trade if anyone else is in the same situation.

List of special cancels needed

Here is the complete list of what I need:

1 First Day of Doar Ivri Stamps
5/16/1948
Haifa and Tel Aviv
2 First Day of Festival Stamps
9/26/1948
Haifa and Tel Aviv
3 10th Congress of the Maccabi World Organizatiom
12/27/48 Tel Aviv
12/28/48 Tel Aviv
12/30/48 Tel Aviv
12/31/48 Tel Aviv
4 Welcome to the Released from Cyprus
1/28/49 Jerusalem
5 The Constituent Assembly of the State of Israel
2/16/1949
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
7 Tabul First National Stamp Exhibition
5/1/49 Tel Aviv
5/3/49 Tel Aviv
9 The Zionist Executive Council
5/5/49 Jerusalem
10 Israel Becomes a Member of the UNO
5/13/49
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
12 70th Anniversary of Petah Tiqwa
8/10/1949 Petah Tiqva
13 Foundation Conference of the Mizrahi World League
8/14/1949 Jerusalem
14 18th World Conference of the Mizrahi
8/14/49 Jerusalem
8/15/49 Jerusalem
8/16/49 Jerusalem
8/17/49 Jerusalem
8/18/49 Jerusalem
8/19/49 Jerusalem
15 Arrival of the Remains of Dr. Herzl in Israel
8/17/1949 Jerusalem
16 Inauguration of the Israel Railways
8/21/1949
Jerusalem and Haifa
20 Centennial of the Birth of Dr. Nordau
11/7/1949 Jerusalem
22 Jewish Child's Day
2/19/1950 Jerusalem
26 Maiden Flight Lydda-NY
6/25/1950 Lydda Aerodrome
27 Israel Touring Club - Error in Hebrew Date
8/24/1950 Ramat Gan
28 60th Anniversary of Rehovot
9/28/1950 Rehovot
38 Navy Day
5/29/1951 Haifa
38 Navy Day - Arabic crossed out
5/29/1951 Haifa
39 Anniversary of the Death of Herzl
7/24/1951 Haifa
47 National Stamp Exhibition
4/15/52 Haifa
4/16/52 Haifa
216 Rememberence Day for the Holocaust and Heroism
5/5/1959 Tel Aviv
313 UNO Day
10/24/1962 Tel Aviv
419 Christmas, Noel
12/24/1966 Nazareth
431 Hebrew Book Week
5/8/1966 Tel Aviv
434 Tel Aviv Fair
6/21/1968 Tel Aviv
898 Israqua 78 Exhibition and International Convention on Water Systems and Applications
6/5/1978 Tel Aviv
899 Israel Technology and Metal Industry Week
6/5/1978 Jerusalem
1011 Post Office Opening in Qatsrin
3/11/1982 Qatsrin
1068 Tel Aviv 83
9/29/1983 Tel Aviv
1195 50th Anniversary of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
12/18/1986 Tel Aviv
1383 120th Anniversary of Nahalat Shivah
9/12/1989 Yerushalayim
1384 70th Anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce
9/13/1989 Tel Aviv
1385 30th Anniversary of the Employment Service
9/24/1989 Caesarea
1386 60th Anniversary of Netanya
9/27/1989 Netanya
1387 40th Anniversary of Haifa Symphony Orchestra
10/3/1989 Haifa
1388 National Stamp Exhibition for Youth Philately
10/12/1989 Tel Aviv
1389 Religious Services Week
10/15/1989 Yerushalayim
1393 Philatelic Day
10/17/1989 Yerushalayim
1394 Archaeology in Jerusalem
10/17/1989 Yerushalayim
1638 Blich Alumni Convention
6/3/1993 Ramat Gan
1672 Special Pictorial Cancellation for the Christian Holiday Season
11/16/1993 Nazareth
1707 The Hebrew Book Week
6/8/1994
Yerushalayim , Ramat Gan, Afula, Ashqelon, Tel Aviv, Haifa
1788 Hebrew Book Week
6/7/1995
Ashqelon, Tel Aviv, Yerushalayim, Afula, Haifa, Ramat Gan
1849 Hebrew Book Week
6/5/1996
Ashqelon, Ramat Gan, Yerushalayim, Haifa, Beer Sheva, Afula
1850 Stamp a Story Stamp Exhibition
6/9/1996 Bat Yam
1851 Capex 96 - Greetings from Israels Philatelists
6/9/1996 Tel Aviv
1870 Beer Sheva Philatelic Club Stamp Exhibition
9/29/1996 Beer Sheva
1873 Hanukkah
10/22/1996 Jerusalem
1875 Hashiloah Periodical
12/5/1996 Jerusalem
1876 Coexistence: Man & Animals
12/5/1996 Tel Aviv
1877 Equal Opportunities for the Disabled
12/5/1996 Tel Aviv
1878 Philately Day Space Research in Israel
12/5/1996 Haifa
1893 Ceremony of the Inaugural Flight
1/6/1997 Haifa
1913 Sport Abseiling
4/30/1997 Yam Hamelah
1923 Hebrew Book Week
6/12/1997
Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Beer Sheva
1958 Bat Ami Fair for Voluntary National Service
1/20/1998 Jerusalem
1979 Israeli Air Force Museum
5/13/1998 Hatserim
1983 World Stamp Exhibition - Mosaic
5/13/1998 Tel Aviv
1984 World Stamp Exhibition
5/13/1998 Tel Aviv
5/14/1998 Tel Aviv
5/15/1998 Tel Aviv
5/16/1998 Tel Aviv
5/17/1998 Tel Aviv
5/18/1998 Tel Aviv
5/19/1998 Tel Aviv
5/20/1998 Tel Aviv
5/21/1998 Tel Aviv
1987 Postal and Philatelic Museum
5/13/1998 Tel Aviv
1995 Israel 98 - Computer Day
5/19/1998 Tel Aviv
2000 Jordan Valley 30 years
6/3/1998 Arvot Hayarden
2001 Hamilton 98
5/31/1998 Hamilton
2023 World Philatelic Exhibition Italia 98
10/23/1998 Milano
2025 Jewish Contribution to World Culture in the Modern Era
12/1/1998 Rehovot
2026 Continuity of Jewish Life in Eretz Israel
12/1/1998 Zefat
2027 Hanukka
12/1/1998 Modiin
2028 Philately Day 1
12/1/1998 Tel Aviv
2055 Preservation of Historic Sites
4/18/1999 Binyamina
2091 Christmas Noel 2000
12/24/1999 Nazareth
2103 Globus Millenium
1/1/2000 Jerusalem
2155 Science Fiction - Rocket to the Moon
12/5/2000 Tel Aviv
2185 Greetings from Israels Philatelists to Belgica 01
6/10/2001 Tel Aviv
2192 Ohilanippon World Stamp Exhibition - Children Paint Dreams
7/17/2001 Jerusalem
2325 Greetings from Israel's Philatelists to Espnana 2004
5/23/2004 Tel Aviv
2352 18th Philatelic Conference
12/14/2004 Tel Aviv
2454 Qiryat Tivon
1/7/2007 Qiryat Tivon
2462 Centenary of world Scouting, the emblem of the movement
4/17/2007 Tel Aviv

Postmark Pursuit

For the last few years, I have been collecting Israel cancels. I have been focusing on the Special Event cancels. Between the Israel Post catalog and the IPF website, I have developed a list of more than 2600 special event cancels. Of these, I have over 2500, and my want list is down to only 122 items. Of these 122, 28 are from 1948-1949. I actually have several of these 28 cancels in my FDC collection, but I need another copy to put in my cancel collection. I am near complete for the 1950's, missing only 10 cancels for the decade, 3 of which are actually listed as cancels with errors that were replaced with fixed versions. I am even better in the 1960's and 1970's, missing a mere 4 cancels for the1960's and 2 for the 1970's. I am missing an even dozen from the 1980's, 9 of which are from 1989. I am not sure why I am missing so many from 1989, I just haven't seen them for sale yet I guess. Then come the 1990's. I am missing 58 from the 1990's, 23 of these are from Hebrew Book week (94, 95, and 97). The cancel was used in multiple cities each year, and apparently was not sent to subscribers as part of the standing orders. I am also missing 11 cancels from the Israel 98 show. To round out the want list, I am missing 8 from the 2000's.

I do also have a ton of duplicates, so if anyone wants to trade, let me know.