Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
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1. "Proclamation from His Highness the High Commissioner for Palestine (Distributed Today by Airplanes over Jerusalem)", 1 September 1929.
Typewritten leaf with the sharp reaction of the British High Commissioner John Chancellor to the 1929 Riots. (Three copies). Leaf 27 cm. Good condition.
2. Proclamation of High Commissioner John Chancellor from 1 September 1929 - the official Hebrew version of the first reaction of the British to the 1929 Riots (with changes compared to the notice distributed earlier by airplanes). "Greek Monastery - Jerusalem" Press, 1929.
In his response, the High Commissioner blames the Arabs for the outbreak of the riots. "I have returned from the United Kingdom to find to my distress the country in a state of disorder and a prey to unlawful violence. I have learned with horror of the atrocious acts committed by bodies of ruthless and bloodthirsty evil-doers, of savage murders perpetrated upon defenseless members of the Jewish population … These crimes have brought upon their authors the execration of all civilized peoples throughout the world…." [1] leaf, 43 cm. Good-fair condition. Much foxing. Folding marks and tears. Filing holes.
Typewritten leaf with the sharp reaction of the British High Commissioner John Chancellor to the 1929 Riots. (Three copies). Leaf 27 cm. Good condition.
2. Proclamation of High Commissioner John Chancellor from 1 September 1929 - the official Hebrew version of the first reaction of the British to the 1929 Riots (with changes compared to the notice distributed earlier by airplanes). "Greek Monastery - Jerusalem" Press, 1929.
In his response, the High Commissioner blames the Arabs for the outbreak of the riots. "I have returned from the United Kingdom to find to my distress the country in a state of disorder and a prey to unlawful violence. I have learned with horror of the atrocious acts committed by bodies of ruthless and bloodthirsty evil-doers, of savage murders perpetrated upon defenseless members of the Jewish population … These crimes have brought upon their authors the execration of all civilized peoples throughout the world…." [1] leaf, 43 cm. Good-fair condition. Much foxing. Folding marks and tears. Filing holes.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $600
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1-6. "Official Bulletin" issued by Palestine Government (Eretz Israel), issues 1-4, August 25 - August 28, 1929. Issues 1 and 2 appear in two copies; issue no. 3 - incomplete.
7-9. Three official "proclamations" issued by the High Commissioner, John Chancellor. One from September 1, 1929, and two from September 4, 1929 (one in Hebrew and one in English).
10. "The Palestine Arab Executive", proclamation sent as a response to the High Commissioner's proclamation of September 1, 1929, issued by Mussa Kazim El-Huseini and representatives of the Arab Executive.
11. Devar HaYamim, [one-time paper]. Tel-Aviv, September 1, 1929.
Size varies. Proclamations in large format, average size: 43X34 cm. Overall good condition.
7-9. Three official "proclamations" issued by the High Commissioner, John Chancellor. One from September 1, 1929, and two from September 4, 1929 (one in Hebrew and one in English).
10. "The Palestine Arab Executive", proclamation sent as a response to the High Commissioner's proclamation of September 1, 1929, issued by Mussa Kazim El-Huseini and representatives of the Arab Executive.
11. Devar HaYamim, [one-time paper]. Tel-Aviv, September 1, 1929.
Size varies. Proclamations in large format, average size: 43X34 cm. Overall good condition.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $700
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Collection of items related to the murder of Haim Arlozorov, the murder trial and the question of whether members of the "Brit HaBiryonim" had a hand in the murder. Palestine, 1934.
* Bereavement notice following the Arlozorov murder, on behalf of the Clerks' Organization Center. * Poster printed by Mapai (Party of the Workers of Palestine, July 1934), issued after the appeal sentence. * Two issues of newspapers in a "singular" edition (January 1934). * Addition to "Davar" newspaper (March 1934) regarding developments in the trial. * Proclamation citing letters written by Uri Zvi Greenberg to Yehoshua Eschel Yeivin, his associate in "Brit HaBiryonim", as proof of their guilt in the murder. * Eight-page printout (folded and uncut) of an article by Ben Zion Katz, rejecting the possibility that Brit HaBiryonim are responsible for the murder. * Two booklets: "The Stavsky Affair" by Ze'ev Zhabotinsky; "The Arlozorov Murder, Material for the Public to Judge", by H. Ben Meir.
Total of 10 items, one of them double. Size varies. Good overall condition.
* Bereavement notice following the Arlozorov murder, on behalf of the Clerks' Organization Center. * Poster printed by Mapai (Party of the Workers of Palestine, July 1934), issued after the appeal sentence. * Two issues of newspapers in a "singular" edition (January 1934). * Addition to "Davar" newspaper (March 1934) regarding developments in the trial. * Proclamation citing letters written by Uri Zvi Greenberg to Yehoshua Eschel Yeivin, his associate in "Brit HaBiryonim", as proof of their guilt in the murder. * Eight-page printout (folded and uncut) of an article by Ben Zion Katz, rejecting the possibility that Brit HaBiryonim are responsible for the murder. * Two booklets: "The Stavsky Affair" by Ze'ev Zhabotinsky; "The Arlozorov Murder, Material for the Public to Judge", by H. Ben Meir.
Total of 10 items, one of them double. Size varies. Good overall condition.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
47 publications and reports from the time of the British Mandate for Palestine, all of which are related to international committees which operated in Palestine. Some publications are memorandums submitted to the commissions of inquiry by representatives of the Jewish Yishuv (the Jewish National Council, Jewish Agency and others); other documents are reports issued by commissions.
Among the documents, publications related to the League of Nations Mandate Commission of 1926; Permanent Mandates Commission of the League of Nations of 1934; seven publications related to the Royal Commission of 1937; six related to the Anglo American Committee of 1946; Eighteen publications concern the UN Special Commission on Palestine; ten other publications related to Palestine, and four reports of deliberations in the British House of Commons with references to Palestine. 31 of the publications are in English, 15 in Hebrew and 1 in German.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Among the documents, publications related to the League of Nations Mandate Commission of 1926; Permanent Mandates Commission of the League of Nations of 1934; seven publications related to the Royal Commission of 1937; six related to the Anglo American Committee of 1946; Eighteen publications concern the UN Special Commission on Palestine; ten other publications related to Palestine, and four reports of deliberations in the British House of Commons with references to Palestine. 31 of the publications are in English, 15 in Hebrew and 1 in German.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $5,000
Sold for: $6,250
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Collection of drawings by Grete Wolf-Krakauer made during meetings of the Peel Commission, and a note of thanks sent to her by Lord Peel. [Jerusalem, 1936].
1-8. Eight pen drawings on paper (some on tracing paper). Signed: G. K. W.
Illustrations of the members of the Peel Commission during the commission meetings and portrait illustrations of the commission's chairman, Lord William Robert Peel, Sir Harold Morris, Sir Laurie Hammond, Professor Reginald Coupland, and others. Approx. 14X11.5 to 27X20 cm.
* Enclosed: Issue of the "Palestine Review" (11 December 1936) and a leaf from the newspaper "La Bourse Egyptienne" (29 November 1936), in which some of the illustrations were printed.
9. Members of the Peel Commission - Sketch. Pencil on tracing paper. 34X21.5 cm.
* Enclosed is an issue of the Palestine Review from Friday, 25 December 1936, in which the final version of the illustration was printed.
10. Letter of thanks to Grete Wolf-Krakauer for her illustrations, from Lord William Robert Peel. Printed on official stationery of the Palestine Royal Commission (the Peel Commission), signed by the commission secretary. December 1936. English. [1] leaf, 32.5 cm. + original envelope in which the letter was sent.
The meetings of the Peel Commission - a British Royal Commission of Inquiry, appointed to investigate the causes of the Arab general strike in Mandatory Palestine - were held in Jerusalem in 1936. Due to the fact that photographs were not permitted in the meetings, the artist Grete Wolf-Krakauer was invited to draw the participants.
Total of 9 drawings + 5 additional items. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Collection of Dotan Family, Jerusalem.
1-8. Eight pen drawings on paper (some on tracing paper). Signed: G. K. W.
Illustrations of the members of the Peel Commission during the commission meetings and portrait illustrations of the commission's chairman, Lord William Robert Peel, Sir Harold Morris, Sir Laurie Hammond, Professor Reginald Coupland, and others. Approx. 14X11.5 to 27X20 cm.
* Enclosed: Issue of the "Palestine Review" (11 December 1936) and a leaf from the newspaper "La Bourse Egyptienne" (29 November 1936), in which some of the illustrations were printed.
9. Members of the Peel Commission - Sketch. Pencil on tracing paper. 34X21.5 cm.
* Enclosed is an issue of the Palestine Review from Friday, 25 December 1936, in which the final version of the illustration was printed.
10. Letter of thanks to Grete Wolf-Krakauer for her illustrations, from Lord William Robert Peel. Printed on official stationery of the Palestine Royal Commission (the Peel Commission), signed by the commission secretary. December 1936. English. [1] leaf, 32.5 cm. + original envelope in which the letter was sent.
The meetings of the Peel Commission - a British Royal Commission of Inquiry, appointed to investigate the causes of the Arab general strike in Mandatory Palestine - were held in Jerusalem in 1936. Due to the fact that photographs were not permitted in the meetings, the artist Grete Wolf-Krakauer was invited to draw the participants.
Total of 9 drawings + 5 additional items. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Collection of Dotan Family, Jerusalem.
Category
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,500
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Four booklets published by Arab entities during the British Mandate, surveying the state of Arabs in Palestine. 1920s-40s. English.
1. The Holy Land, the Moslem-Christian Case against Zionist Aggression, Official Statement by the Palestine Arab Delegation. London, 1922.
A booklet which was printed on behalf of an Arab delegation to London. The booklet contains the official statement of the delegation (with reference to the British Mandate and to the British rule, to the Balfour Declaration, the state in Palestine and the demands of the Arab population in the country).
2. The Balfour Declaration, an Analysis. Published by Falastin newspaper. Jaffa, 1929.
3. Appeal to Members of the British Parliament by the Palestine Arab Party. Jerusalem, 1935. Appeal by Jamal el-Huseini, president of the Palestinian Arab Party, to members of the British parliament concerning Jewish immigration to Palestine, and more. Not in NLI.
4. For the Record, booklet addressed to soldiers and civilians in Palestine, depicting Jewish assaults on the British and on the Arab population in the country (including dates and names of casualties). No printer's details, no year of print, [early 1948]. A comment was added on the first page stating the information was gathered from Press Releases issued by the Palestinian government. Not in NLI.
Size and condition vary.
1. The Holy Land, the Moslem-Christian Case against Zionist Aggression, Official Statement by the Palestine Arab Delegation. London, 1922.
A booklet which was printed on behalf of an Arab delegation to London. The booklet contains the official statement of the delegation (with reference to the British Mandate and to the British rule, to the Balfour Declaration, the state in Palestine and the demands of the Arab population in the country).
2. The Balfour Declaration, an Analysis. Published by Falastin newspaper. Jaffa, 1929.
3. Appeal to Members of the British Parliament by the Palestine Arab Party. Jerusalem, 1935. Appeal by Jamal el-Huseini, president of the Palestinian Arab Party, to members of the British parliament concerning Jewish immigration to Palestine, and more. Not in NLI.
4. For the Record, booklet addressed to soldiers and civilians in Palestine, depicting Jewish assaults on the British and on the Arab population in the country (including dates and names of casualties). No printer's details, no year of print, [early 1948]. A comment was added on the first page stating the information was gathered from Press Releases issued by the Palestinian government. Not in NLI.
Size and condition vary.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Album, Photographs of the Demonstrations Which Took Place in Palestine, 1933. Jaffa: The Press & Publication Office Jaffa, Prop: Th. [Theodore] Sarrouf, 1934. Arabic and English.
A booklet with photographs of the 1933 demonstrations - demonstrations against the British Mandate in Jaffa, Jerusalem and other cities, initiated by the Arab Executive Committee as a reaction to the start of the Fifth Aliya. The booklet includes photographs of demonstrations and their suppression by the British, photographs of the victims, and more; accompanied by titles in English and in Arabic, depicting the events from the point of view of the publisher, Theodore Sarrouf, and the Arab public in Palestine. On the reverse of the photograph leaves appear many printed advertisements (English and Arabic) of Arab businesses.
[20] leaves, 34.5X24 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Tear throughout the whole booklet (on the left margins of the wrapper and all leaves), restored.
A booklet with photographs of the 1933 demonstrations - demonstrations against the British Mandate in Jaffa, Jerusalem and other cities, initiated by the Arab Executive Committee as a reaction to the start of the Fifth Aliya. The booklet includes photographs of demonstrations and their suppression by the British, photographs of the victims, and more; accompanied by titles in English and in Arabic, depicting the events from the point of view of the publisher, Theodore Sarrouf, and the Arab public in Palestine. On the reverse of the photograph leaves appear many printed advertisements (English and Arabic) of Arab businesses.
[20] leaves, 34.5X24 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Tear throughout the whole booklet (on the left margins of the wrapper and all leaves), restored.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
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Palestine & Transjordan, a weekly review of political, economic, legal & social affairs in Palestine, Transjordan & other parts of the Arab world. Published by "Arab Publications", Jerusalem, 1936-1938. English.
A volume with 85 issues of "Palestine & Transjordan" published in Jerusalem between the years 1936-1938, containing much information, from an Arab point of view, about political, economic, legal and social affairs in Palestine, Transjordan and the Arab world. The publication of the paper was interrupted several times by British Mandate authorities - twice for three months and once for six months, and this fact is mentioned in the headline of the issue printed when publication was resumed.
Some of the issues include caricatures, some anti-Zionist and even anti-Semitic. Some of the issues include photographs as well. It is possible that no additional issues have been published.
Volume: 30 cm. Good condition. Damages to binding.
A volume with 85 issues of "Palestine & Transjordan" published in Jerusalem between the years 1936-1938, containing much information, from an Arab point of view, about political, economic, legal and social affairs in Palestine, Transjordan and the Arab world. The publication of the paper was interrupted several times by British Mandate authorities - twice for three months and once for six months, and this fact is mentioned in the headline of the issue printed when publication was resumed.
Some of the issues include caricatures, some anti-Zionist and even anti-Semitic. Some of the issues include photographs as well. It is possible that no additional issues have been published.
Volume: 30 cm. Good condition. Damages to binding.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
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HaIton HaRishmi Shel Memshelet Palestina [Hebrew: Official Gazette of the Government of Palestine (Eretz Israel)], published with government authorization.
The papers published ordinances and regulations, municipal laws, announcements issued by the Government of Palestine, approved trademarks, and more.
* 15 volumes from the years 1927, 1928, 1930 (two volumes), 1931, 1932, 1933 (three volumes), 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940 as well as a special issue - proposal of Companies Ordinance, November 1927.
* 17 volumes of "Supplements", from the years 1933, 1934, 1935 (two volumes), 1936 (four volumes), 1937 (four volumes) 1938 (two volumes), 1939 (two volumes), 1940.
Size and condition vary. Volumes were not thoroughly examined and it is possible that several issues are incomplete or missing.
The papers published ordinances and regulations, municipal laws, announcements issued by the Government of Palestine, approved trademarks, and more.
* 15 volumes from the years 1927, 1928, 1930 (two volumes), 1931, 1932, 1933 (three volumes), 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940 as well as a special issue - proposal of Companies Ordinance, November 1927.
* 17 volumes of "Supplements", from the years 1933, 1934, 1935 (two volumes), 1936 (four volumes), 1937 (four volumes) 1938 (two volumes), 1939 (two volumes), 1940.
Size and condition vary. Volumes were not thoroughly examined and it is possible that several issues are incomplete or missing.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $800
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20 photographs from the British Mandate period and the Israeli War of Independence, 1930s to 1948.
Most of the photographs are press photos, with captions on verso by the press and photo agencies that published them.
Including a number of unique photographs: A Haganah soldier passing over a "human bridge" between barbed-wire fences (1948); panicked flight in the streets following the attack on the Arab market in Haifa (1938); the two British sergeants executed by hanging at the "Sergeants' Grove" in Netanya (1947); demonstration outside the British Embassy in Cleveland, demanding permission to immigrate to Palestine (1945), and additional photographs.
Size varies, approx. 8.5X6 to 23.5X18 cm. Condition varies. Some appear to be reproductions of the original prints.
Most of the photographs are press photos, with captions on verso by the press and photo agencies that published them.
Including a number of unique photographs: A Haganah soldier passing over a "human bridge" between barbed-wire fences (1948); panicked flight in the streets following the attack on the Arab market in Haifa (1938); the two British sergeants executed by hanging at the "Sergeants' Grove" in Netanya (1947); demonstration outside the British Embassy in Cleveland, demanding permission to immigrate to Palestine (1945), and additional photographs.
Size varies, approx. 8.5X6 to 23.5X18 cm. Condition varies. Some appear to be reproductions of the original prints.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
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A collection of about 40 documents concerning the service of the second battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, British infantry brigade, in Palestine. March-May 1948.
Among the items: Handwritten time-table for withdrawal of forces from Palestine on 14-15.5.48; a hand-drawn map showing the movement of forces during the Etzel attack on Jaffa in April; a handwritten memorandum with information about the attack (most probably written during the attack); a handwritten note, on an official form, with a warning that Lehi members lead patrols to get information about the movement of forces aiming at invading weapon reserves; issue of the brigade magazine of July 1948, with details about the operations of the brigade in Palestine, from the day of its arrival in December 1946 until the withdrawal and afterwards; news about events such as shooting and bombing, mining spots and stealing vehicles; day orders, action reports, and more.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition
Among the items: Handwritten time-table for withdrawal of forces from Palestine on 14-15.5.48; a hand-drawn map showing the movement of forces during the Etzel attack on Jaffa in April; a handwritten memorandum with information about the attack (most probably written during the attack); a handwritten note, on an official form, with a warning that Lehi members lead patrols to get information about the movement of forces aiming at invading weapon reserves; issue of the brigade magazine of July 1948, with details about the operations of the brigade in Palestine, from the day of its arrival in December 1946 until the withdrawal and afterwards; news about events such as shooting and bombing, mining spots and stealing vehicles; day orders, action reports, and more.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $400
Sold for: $600
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Collection of items concerning acts of sabotage against the British, 1946-1948.
1-2. Two large photographs of a British train which, due to an act of sabotage by Etzel, went off the railway tracks, and 35,000 pounds were stolen – money that had to be paid as salaries to Mandate government officials. This operation which took place on January 12, 1946, was known as the "Robbery of the Money Train". Reproductions (press photographs?), with enclosed description.
3. Palestine Pamphlet – Terrorist Methods with Mines and Booby Traps, 1946. A booklet published by the chief engineer of the British Army headquarters. Classified "Restricted", and includes list of all the mines in use by Jewish underground organizations in Palestine, and photographs from scenes where the mines were used.
4-6. Three maps drawn by hand by a British Army unit, with a plan of guarding a British compound (Ras el Ein), and plans for a road block near Lod from 1947-1948.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
1-2. Two large photographs of a British train which, due to an act of sabotage by Etzel, went off the railway tracks, and 35,000 pounds were stolen – money that had to be paid as salaries to Mandate government officials. This operation which took place on January 12, 1946, was known as the "Robbery of the Money Train". Reproductions (press photographs?), with enclosed description.
3. Palestine Pamphlet – Terrorist Methods with Mines and Booby Traps, 1946. A booklet published by the chief engineer of the British Army headquarters. Classified "Restricted", and includes list of all the mines in use by Jewish underground organizations in Palestine, and photographs from scenes where the mines were used.
4-6. Three maps drawn by hand by a British Army unit, with a plan of guarding a British compound (Ras el Ein), and plans for a road block near Lod from 1947-1948.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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