8 postcards published by Y. M. Shisha-Halevi. "Petach Tikva near Jaffa", Palestine, early 20th century. Wrapping oranges; Hovevei Tsiyon Street; Workers' House; J.C.A. Kindergarten; Jaffa Street; Farmer's children; Herzl square; The Orchestra. Numbered and titled in print in Hebrew and German. Good overall condition. Some stains, pencil inscription on verso. Pen inscription on one postcard.

Ten "Shana Tova" postcards. Different publishers, places and dates of publication, [first half of the 20th century].
Including: postcard published by Y. Ben-Dov, Jerusalem, for the Jewish year 5679 [1918-1919], with photographs of the Western Wall and the laying of the cornerstone of the Hebrew University. · Postcard published by Wiener Werkstätte (designed by Arber). · Real-photo postcard showing a couple and different sites in Palestine ("HaShachar" photographic studio, Tel Aviv), 5691 [1931]. Four "Shana Tova" postcards from Germany, with floral plastic decorations (one with a bird and cloth ribbon). · Three postcards from the U.S., with cloth decorations.
Size and condition vary.

Five printed "Shana Tova" leaves and one "Mishloach Manot" (Purim basket) leaf. Jerusalem, [late 19th century to ca. 1930s].
Three "Shana Tova" leaves with color illustrations in lithographic print; two "Shana Tova" leaves with illustrations in two colors; "Mishloach Manot" leaf, printed entirely with gold ink, with illustrations of the Holy Places (1898).
Some of the leaves have handwritten dedications honoring members of the Sassoon family.
Size varies, approx. 14X23 cm to 21.5X30 cm. Good overall condition. Folding marks, creases or small tears to some leaves.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.

"Erez Zewi", color lithograph - souvenir from Palestine. "Zvi Kodesh" publishing house, A.L. Monsohn printing press, Jerusalem, [early 20th century].
In the center of the leaf is an illustration of a deer in an elliptical frame and the caption "Erez Zewi" in English and Hebrew. The flags of the twelve tribes emerge from the frame, and beneath them is a wreath of grape clusters inset with Biblical verses: "A land flowing with milk / land of wheat and barley… / a pleasant land / a good and broad land…" On the margins of the leaf is an architectural frame incorporating medallions with illustrations of Jerusalem neighborhoods: Mahane Yehuda, Mishkenot Yisrael, Beit Yisrael, Batei Kolel Varsha, Batei Ungarin and more.
At the bottom of the leaf appear the names of the publishers of the "Zvi Kodesh" publishing house: Moshe Shlomo Shapira, Aharon Simcha Blumentahl, N. Natansohn, E. L. Kahana and Y. P. Wikalik, and a comment from the publishers: "Herein we offer those who cherish the memories of the holy sites of the people of Israel, a portrait of the larger Jewish neighborhoods, spread gloriously outside the wall of Jerusalem - as they appear in reality. We have attempted to depict the flags of the Israelite tribes as they truly were, according to the Sages, in their true and whole appearance - in which endeavor no one has preceded us" (Hebrew).
Literature: Omanut Ve'Umanut Be'Eretz Israel Ba'Meah Ha'Tesha Esreh [Arts and Crafts in Palestine in the 19th Century], (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1979), pp. 208-209.
51X62 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Coarse tears to margins (some long), with damage to illustration. One tear is reinforced with a glued paper strip (old). Paper labels on verso.
Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.

36 paper items, including advertising pamphlets, "visitor's leaves" and menus of hotels and hostels. Palestine, [ca. 1930s-1940s].
Including: postcard and menu of the "Canaan Hotel", Safed; menu of the "Gat Rimon" hotel (one of the first luxury hotels in Palestine, mentioned in Nathan Alterman's poem "Misaviv LeGat Rimon"); label of "Teltsch House" (Haifa); guest ticket to the "Stern Pension" (Tel Aviv); menu of the "Palatin" Hotel (Tel Aviv); advertising pamphlet, "Beit Tsimchoni, Havra'a" (Giv'at Brenner); and more. Some of the items appear in two copies.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.