This stamp from Israel issued in 1977 features a portrait of Zalman Shazar, the third President of Israel (1963–1973). The design uses a distinctive vertical line engraving style, giving the portrait a modern graphic appearance while highlighting Shazar’s thoughtful expression. A historian, writer, and prominent Zionist leader, Shazar played an important role in shaping Israel’s cultural and intellectual life. The stamp forms part of Israel’s presidential or leadership-themed commemoratives. For collectors, it represents both Israeli political history and innovative stamp design of the 1970s.