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Lot 141

Notebook with Autographs - Israeli Personalities and Leaders, 1950s

Notebook with 50 autographs of leaders and public figures, among them signatories of the Independence Scroll, members of the first Knesset, Zionist leaders, ambassadors and other dignitaries. Israel, ca. 1950s.
Among the signatories: David Ben-Gurion, Zalman Shazar, Golda Meir, Moshe Sharet, Yigael Yadin, Pinchas Rosen, David Remez, Abba Even, Ya'akov Dori, Herbert Samuel, Menachem Ussishkin (on a postcard), Abba Hillel Silver and others.
The autographs were collected by an Israeli girl, who decorated the album leaves with the photographs of the signatories. Many autographs are dedicated to the girl and three appear on letters of response to her requests.
Total of 50 autographs (some signed more than once). Notebook: 17.5X10 cm. Documents and notes are pasted to the notebook leaves. Good-fair condition. Stains. Some detached leaves.