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Lot 171

Collection of Postcards – Yemenite Jews

13 postcards depicting Yemenite Jews, in Yemen and in Palestine. Published by "Phoenix", Berlin and "Levanon", [Moscow?], [early 20th century].
Most of the postcards, published by "Phoenix", depict figures of Yemenite Jews in their country of origin and in Palestine. Two of the postcards, published by "Levanon", feature photographs taken by Ya'akov Ben-Dov. One of them depicts a Yemenite-Jerusalemite Jew selling milk and the second depicts Yemenite craftsmen of the Bezalel workshops.
Eight of the postcards are undivided.
14X9 cm. on average. Good overall condition. Stains. Creases. Minor blemishes. Two of the postcards were sent by mail.