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Israel Today article for 75th Independence day on the use by Malka beers of Shamir posters on their labels. 21 April 2023
Towards Hanukkah 2022, Farkash Gallery in Jaffa are auctioning military posters; Five of them by the Shamir brothers. Prices range from 790 to more than 5000 dollars
David Sela presented on Channel 13 the mail poster " Post your festival greetings early" designed by the Shamir brothers in the early 1960s. He also used the poster as the header on his popular website "Nostalgia". September 2022
A collection of articles by Dr. Einat Wilf was published in the USA "Should everyone be Zionist". On the cover is a banknote by the Shamir brothers from 1958 and a portrait of Einat Wilf inspired by a Nahal soldier on the banknote.
In the Negev Holyland's 100th auction, the FDC designed by the Shamir brothers of the Negev stamp from 1950 is being offered. September 2022
At an auction at an event of the Israel Philatelic Federation five stamps designed by the Shamir brothers are offered for sale. August 2022 Update: At the sale on September 2, high prices were achieved
An article in Israel Today: "A lesson with respect" uses two JNF stamps on "Respect your teacher" designed by the Shamir brothers in 1953. July 2022
A poster exhibition from the Roni Duak collection was presented at Beit Hanna, Florentine, Tel Aviv. Inc works by the Shamir brothers, Otte Wallish, Franz Krauss, Yochanan Simon and Rudy Deutsch Dayan. May 2022
The editor of "Fri-Sat" of "Israel Today" chose a poster by the Shamir brothers to illustrate an article by Yair Nitzani on the deterioration of the status of the Hebrew language. Dec 2021
In the book "The Collection of the Century" on the Central Zionist Archive centenary the authors wrote about the Shamir brothers: "Their graphic work was integrated into the life of the country on the way and in the first decades of the country."
The Shamir poster "The Best for Pilots" opens Ofer Aderet's column in Haaretz in memory of the pilot Shabtai Gilboa, who modeled for the poster. "The designers, enlisted for the mission and Gilboa became famous overnight," Aderet writes. 11/2021
The pilot Shabtai Gilboa (87), who modeled for the poster "The Best for Pilots" 1962 by the Shamir brothers, passed away. Gilboa finished his service in the Air Force with the rank of colonel and moved to El Al as captain. Nov 2021
A Shamir brothers poster for the International Workers' Day 1952 appears in a traveling exhibition in schools about the status of women in the Land of Israel, November 2021
The "Good Words" exhibition by the Shenkar Center for Design Research will open at the Old City Museum in Jaffa on November 19. It will include five 1950s posters designed by the Shamir brothers.
" Post your holidays greetings early" - a poster, designed by the Shamir brothers for the Israel Post, appears in "Israel Today", half a page in the "70 Years After" section, edited by David Sela. Sep 2021
A 1938 poster by Shamir brothers for the Israeli maritime authority has recently been discovered.
The figures from the 1958 Shamir designed banknotes on the dining room wall of Kibbutz Ginosar
A souvenir album presented by the Shamir brothers to the Minister of Postal services, Mordechai Nurock, with stamps designed by them. Offered for sale by Kedem, July 2021
A new book edited by Yoram Shamir: "In Shamir brothers' Footsteps" - 47 stories with illustrations by Daria Moses. has been added to our website. July 2021
A Shamir brother poster on the occasion of the appearance of a new newspaper for new immigrants "Omer" [says] appears in David Sela's section in "Israel Today July 21

Miscellaneous

Israel Maritime League, a certificate of appreciation from the late '40s

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Israel Maritime League, a certificate of appreciation from the late '40s for a contribution to the establishment of the Caesarea Sea stronghold, commemorating the boat's 23 sailors (disappeared in action in a British mission in 1941 in Lebanon) and in memory of Hanna Senesh (parachuted into occupied Europe in a British mission and executed by the Hungarians in 1944).

Courtesy of Hadi Orr
Churchill by Shamir, Maariv, 16/2/49

A portrait by Shamir in a newspaper. Usually the portraits that appeared in the newspapers in the years 40-50 were drawn by cartoonists
New Year greeting card - Kibbutz Kissufim 1958
Transparency by Shamir brothers, 1936

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The only image we have of cinema ad slide by the Shamir brothers [in those days called - diapositive)

From the booklet "Commercial Art of Palestine", 1936
An LP Record sleeve designed by Shamir for Hed Artzi: "IDF Bands Songs", September 1972
Cover of the album "Songs of the IDF bands" - reverse side, September 1972
Ex Libris - Gideon Shamir 1950
Ex Libris Malvano
Ex Libris - Tel Aviv University, Library of Exact Sciences 80s
Invitation to opening ceremony - Solel Boneh roads division

Eilat Road - opening ceremony invitation - 1958. The card was folded so that the full mountain was in view and when the invitation was opened it exposed a drawing of the mountain crossing road. This represented the breaking through the southern wall of the Paran River.

Many thanks to Zeev Zivan for providing the explanation.
Sketch of Ex Libris - Ruby (nee Shamir) and Yoram Shamir
Ex Libris - Pninah Fishkin (later - Shamir) 1933
Invitation - 100's Birthday: Gideon Shamir & Yoram Shamir 1989
Anniversary greeting - Daniel Freidman
Company letterhead - Golan Development Co.
Stationery - the first Interuniversity Hebrew literature Research Conference
Stationery - Shamir Horowitz & Co. 1984
Envelope - Shamir Brothers
Stationery - Golan Regional Council
Stationery - Shamir Brothers
Greeting Card - an international organization of Jewish dentists in 1989
New Year Card - Dead Sea Works - 1964
Program - Tel Aviv University Conference in Buenos Aires, 1986
Program - Tel Aviv University Conference on Jewish Italian playwright - medieval period 1988
Program - Council for a Beautiful Israel
Envelope - Pinhas Sapir Economic Policy Forum , Tel Aviv University
Greeting Card - Recognition of the External Relations Department Tel Aviv University President Moshe Manny 1985
Solel Boneh - New Year Greeting card
China - The land of Tea
Netherlands - the Dutch were the first to bring tea to Europe
The Boston Tea Party
Russia - the establishment of "Tea Wissotsky" in Moscow
A Shamir designed gift to retailers with an attached calendar. Next to it the envelope containing the board and base. The Wyssotzky Company produced the gift in the 1960s

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Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967

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Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967

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Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky Tea - Calendar, 1967
Wissotzky calendar 1968

Wissotzky liked the Shamoir brothers designs on their 1967 calendar so much that they decided to use them again the following year - 1968 changing only the background colour.
Prize draw ticket - "Made in Israel" Union, 1947
Donation Certificate - Israel Maritime, ~1938
Aketch for sign for Ruby and Yoram Shamir, 1987
New Year card - Kibbutz Mevo Hama, 1973
New Year card (outer side) - Kibbutz Mevo Hama, 1969
New Year card (inner side) - Kibbutz Mevo Hama, 1969
New Year card (outer side) - Tel Aviv University
New Year card (inner side) - Tel Aviv University
New Year card (inner side) - Tel Aviv University
New Year Greeting card - KKL
New Year Greeting card - Ilan
Sketch - (probably) KKL
New Year Greeting card - Ilan
New Year Greeting card
New Year Greeting card (outer side) - Ilan
New Year Greeting card (inner side) - Ilan
New Year Greeting card