Lot 383
Remarkable Letter of Greetings on Parchment Sent to Max Nordau by the Brisk Congregation, on the Occasion of his Sixtieth Birthday
A remarkable letter of congratulation sent to Max Nordau for his sixtieth birthday, by "Agudat Zion" in Brisk, Lithuania, [July 1909].
Parchment sheet on which a decorated frame and the text have been printed: "Our honorable brother Dr. Nordau… we, the Zionists of Brisk congratulate you on the occasion of your sixtieth birthday…". Two Stars of David with the word "Zion" are printed on the two upper corners. A JNF stamp with Nordau's portrait appears on the upper part and under the greeting appears a JNF "Zion" stamp (first JNF stamp issued in Vienna in 1902), with an ink stamp: "Agudat Zion, Brisk, Lithuania". On the lower part appear handwritten signatures of more than one hundred of Brisk Zionists.
The reverse is completely covered with early JNF stamps (with Herzl's portrait and "Zion" stamps). 40X26 cm. Good condition. Folded. Stains.
