Felines in Israeli stamps

Date / Face Value / Michel / Sg / Scott / Description
16.09.51 / 40 pr / 65 / 64 / 54 / Lions - plate on a torah scroll
27.02.52 / 1000 pr / 66 / 64a / 55 / Lion emblem of tribe of Judea
11.08.53 / 45 pr / 90 / 86 / 76 / Lions - on Holy Ark
06.04.54 / 150 pr / 83 / 79 / C12 / Lion Rock at Maaleh Haakrabim
21.07.54 / 160 pr / 100 / 96 / 86 / Tab - lion - 1st emblem of Zionist movement
13.10.54 / 60,200 pr / 102/3 / 98/9 / 88/9 / Tab - lion of Jerusalem
10.01.56 / 40 pr / 122 / 118 / 108 / Lion of Judea - watermarked
10.01.56 / 40 pr / 154 / 118 / 133C / Lion of Judea - unwatermarked
04.09.57 / 160 pr / 146 / 140 / 130 / Lion on ancient seal
17.09.57 / 100pr / 148 / 132 / Leo - zodiac mosaic
17.09.57 / (1000pr) / BL2 / MS141a / 132 / Leo - zodiac mosaic - sheetlet of 4
14.12.60 / IL 0.50 / 222 / 197 / 189 / Lion – Jerusalem towm emblem,
Lion - 1st emblem of Zionist movement
27.02.61 / IL 0.08 / 228 / 202 / 194 / Leo - zodiac
27.02.61 / IL 00.1/0.50 / 224/235 / 198/209 / 190/201 / Tabs – leo – zodiac (among all 12 signs)
27.02.61 / IL 1.00 / 236 / 210 / 202 / Leo – zodiac (among all 12 signs)
21.08.61 / IL 0.07/0.40 / 242/4 / 216/8 / 208/10 / Tabs – lion emblem
18.03.62 / IL 0.03/0.30 / 249/51 / 224/6 / 215/7 / Tabs – leo – zodiac – surcharged on 1961 defs
05.09.62 / IL 0.28 / 260 / 235 / 226 / "…and the leopard shall lie down with the kid…"
24.03.65 / IL 0.70 / 230 / 310 / 275 / Lion of Jerusalem
02.02.66 / IL 0.70 / 336 / 307 / 289 / Lion - Jerusalem town emblem
26.10.66 / IL 0.15 / 371 / 342 / 323 / Panther - bronze figurine
13.09.67 / IL 0.80 / 397 / 360 / 352 / Lion - Torah scroll cover
27.12.67 / IL 0.18 / 404 / 375 / 359 / Caracal
08.10.68 / IL 1.00 / 431 / 401 / 375 / Panthers - St. Stephen's Gate ("Lions Gate"),
Tab - lion of Jerusalem in exhibition logo
08.10.68 / (IL 1.00) / BL6 / MS402 / 375a / Panthers - St. Stephen's Gate ("Lions Gate")
13.08.69 / IL 0.15, 0.60 / 450,453 / 426,429 / 395,398 / Lion - Noah's Ark
16.02.71 / IL 0.78 / 501 / 474 / 439 / Cheetah
24.08.71 / IL 0.20 / 520 / 490 / 456 / Lion - stylized
17.04.72 / IL 0.15 / 552 / 527 / 488 / Panthers - St. Stephen's Gate, 41 X 41 mm
17.04.72 / IL 0.15 / 556 / MS531a / Panthers - St. Stephen's Gate, 22.5 X 22.5 mm
17.04.72 / (IL 1.33) / BL 9 / MS531 / 491a / Panthers - St. Stephen's Gate - sheetlet of 4
16.01.73 / 0.03 IL / 574 / 545 / 506 / Cat in a balloon – child's drawing
21.08.73 / 1.00 IL / 584 / 555 / 515 / Lion - Chagall Windows - Dan
20.12.73 / 1.00 IL / 603 / 570 / 531 / Cat – on coverall worn by the boy at the centre of the design
31.10.78 / 2.40 IL / 776 / 735 / 709 / leopard on vase, Institute of Islamic Art
15.03.84 / IS 15 / 959 / 925 / 864 / Lion - Tel Hai defenders' monument
15.03.84 / IS 15 / 960 / 926 / 865 / Lion - Dov Gruner' monument
27.11.84 / IS 20 / 978 / 939 / 893 / Cat - "Apartment for rent" poem
23.09.86 / NIS 0.40 / 1044 / 1007 / 948 / Two lions flanking arch - Worms prayer book
24.11.87 / (NIS 1.70) / BL35 / MS1036 / 978 / Lion - emblem of Independence 40
19.04.88 / NIS 1.00 / 1088 / 1047 / 986 / Winged lion of Venice - Generally bldg, Jerusalem,
Tab - lion of Jerusalem
19.04.88 / NIS 2.00 / 1089 / Winged lion of Venice - Generally bldg, Jerusalem
19.04.88 / (NIS 2.00) / BL37 / MS1048 / 987 / Winged lion of Venice - Generally bldg, Jerusalem,
Lion of Jerusalem
03.09.89 / NIS 0.50 / 1137 / 1081 / 1030 / Lion - paper-cutout
03.09.89 / NIS 0.80 / 1139 / 1083 / 1032 / Lion supporters - paper-cutout
04.09.90 / NIS 0.80 / 1168 / 1118 / 1062 / Lion - spice box cover.
26.4.92 / NIS 1.40 / 1225 / MS1169c / 1114 / Lion - tiny armorial flag of Castile and Leon
26.4.92 / (NIS 3.30) / BL45 / MS1169 / 1114c / Lion - tiny armorial flag of Castile and Leon
17.09.92 / NIS 0.85 / 1236 / 1181 / 1121 / Lion (middle animal, lower illustration)
17.09.92 / NIS 0.50 / 1240 / 1177 / 1125 / Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)
17.09.92 / NIS 0.50 / 1243 / 1180 / 1128 / Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
17.09.92 / (4 X NIS 0.50) / 1240/3 / 1177/80 / 1125/8 / Persian leopard & Asiatic lion – se-tenant strip of 4
27.11.94 / NIS 1.70 / 1320 / 1259 / 1219 / tiger emblem on Royal Tiger bus
25.04.95 / (2.50 NIS) / BL49 / MS1270 / 1223 / Lion of Britain - emblem of General Service Corps
04.09.95 / NIS 1.00 / 1342 / 1286 / 1245 / Lioness - ancient mosaic from Gaza
04.09.95 / NIS 1.00 / 1355 / 1252 / Lioness - ancient mosaic from Gaza
04.09.95 / (NIS 4.30) / BL51 / MS1296 / 1254a / Lioness - ancient mosaic from Gaza
07.06.95 / NIS 1.80 / 1338 / 1281 / 1240 / Cat (little) - "Daddy's Big Umbrella" poem
05.12.96 / NIS 1.75 / 1412 / 1347 / 1292 / Cat
30.04.97 / NIS 1.70 / 1425 / 1359 / 1302 / Lion - on tombstone of rabbi Judah Loew
13.05.98 / NIS 0.60 / 1474 / 1399 / 1335a / Cat
13.05.98 / (6 X NIS 0.60) / 1335 / Cat - se-tenant sheetlet of 6
03.08.98 / NIS 5.35 / 1486 / 1411 / Panther (partial) - St. Stephen's Gate, Jerusalem
08.09.98 / NIS 1.80 / 1488 / 1414 / 1349 / Lions - Holy Ark curtain
15.02.00 / NIS 2.30 / 1548 / 1475 / 1395 / Cat - "The Ugly Duckling"
17.07.01 / NIS 1.40 / BL65 / 1558 / 1451c / Cat - child's drawing
24.04.02 / NIS 1.20 / 1659 / 1582 / Tab - Leo zodiac sign
24.04.02 / (12 X NIS 1.20) / Tab - Leo zodiac sign -se-tenant sheetlet of 12
24.06.03 / NIS 4.70 / 1741 / 1660 / Lion - flag of the Zionist movement, 1896
27.09.05 / NIS 2.10 / 1833 / 1749 / "Leo" - word from zodiac mosaic
17.12.06 / NIS 2.50 / 1901 / 1814 / 1665 / lion – Crusaders, on a knight's shield
5.12.07 / NIS 2.25 / 1954-6, BL77 / MS 1865 / 1712 / tiger, lions, leopards – Noah's Ark
5.12.07 / NIS 2.25 / 1959 / 1861 / 1708b / jungle cat – Hula Reservation
5.12.07 / NIS 2.25 / 1962 / 1864 / 1708b / jungle cat – Hula Reservation, in booklet, self-adhesive
27.1.08 / NIS 2.25 / 1967 / 1870 / 1718 / lion, seal from Shema Servant of Jeroboam seal found in the Megiddo excavations
28.4.08 / NIS 2.25 / 1976 / 1876 / 1728d / lions, 20th Independence Day poster (1968)
14.5.08 / NIS 2.25 / 1991 / 1890 / cat, Children paint Israel's 60th
14.5.08 / NIS 2.25 / jungle cat – Hula Reservation, in prestige booklet, self-adhesive
14.5.08 / NIS 2.25 / tiger, lions, leopards – Noah's Ark, in prestige booklet, self-adhesive

List doesn't include data on booklets, booklet covers, booklet panes etc.

Originally compiled by Ron Berger, updated by Nahum Shereshevsky.

Last update: 5.10.2008