Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
July 19, 2022
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Unsold
Some 30 "Shanah Tovah" greeting cards and postcards. Various publishers and places of publication, [early decades of the 20th century].
Included: postcards and greeting cards depicting scenes from Jewish life – prayers of the High Holy Days, Blowing the shofar, a marriage ceremony, a family on its way to the synagogue, "Birkat Habanim", and more; Biblical scenes such as the burning bush, Jacob's Dream, and others; postcards and greeting cards bearing common birds and flower motifs; pop-up cards; greeting cards decorated with scraps; and more.
Size and condition vary. Most in good-fair condition. Minor blemishes. Most were used.
Included: postcards and greeting cards depicting scenes from Jewish life – prayers of the High Holy Days, Blowing the shofar, a marriage ceremony, a family on its way to the synagogue, "Birkat Habanim", and more; Biblical scenes such as the burning bush, Jacob's Dream, and others; postcards and greeting cards bearing common birds and flower motifs; pop-up cards; greeting cards decorated with scraps; and more.
Size and condition vary. Most in good-fair condition. Minor blemishes. Most were used.
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"Shanah Tovah" Greeting Cards and Postcards
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Nine photographic and illustrated greeting cards, depicting views of the Holy Land. [Palestine, first half of the 20th century].
Included: • Greeting card depicting Rachel's Tomb, printed as a checkered embroidery chart. S. Zuckerman Press, Jerusalem. • Four photographic greeting cards depicting the Western Wall, Tel Aviv port, and the "Roaring Lion" monument (commemorating the battle of Tel Hai). • Greeting card wishing a "successful year of labor and defense", portraying a Jewish Watchman ("Shomer"). • And more.
Size and condition vary.
Included: • Greeting card depicting Rachel's Tomb, printed as a checkered embroidery chart. S. Zuckerman Press, Jerusalem. • Four photographic greeting cards depicting the Western Wall, Tel Aviv port, and the "Roaring Lion" monument (commemorating the battle of Tel Hai). • Greeting card wishing a "successful year of labor and defense", portraying a Jewish Watchman ("Shomer"). • And more.
Size and condition vary.
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"Shanah Tovah" Greeting Cards and Postcards
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $150
Sold for: $200
Including buyer's premium
Ten illustrated postcards; nine postcards depicting various Jewish customs, and one postcard with an antisemitic illustration. Various publishers and places of publication. Ca. early 20th century.
1-9. Nine postcards (including three "Shanah Tova" postcards) with illustrations of Jewish customs – wedding, circumcision, the holiday of Purim etc. – and inscriptions in various languages. Five of the postcards were published by SMP (Kraków), and two were published by Solomon Brothers (London.)
10. "School in a Polish Village" (Iskola lengyel faluban), antisemitic Hungarian postcard, with an illustration depicting Jewish students as animals with tails. Published by E.S.W. (mailed in 1902.)
Four postcards have undivided backs.
10 postcards, approx. 14X9 cm. Condition varies. Stains. Some creases. Marginal blemishes. Four of the postcards were mailed.
1-9. Nine postcards (including three "Shanah Tova" postcards) with illustrations of Jewish customs – wedding, circumcision, the holiday of Purim etc. – and inscriptions in various languages. Five of the postcards were published by SMP (Kraków), and two were published by Solomon Brothers (London.)
10. "School in a Polish Village" (Iskola lengyel faluban), antisemitic Hungarian postcard, with an illustration depicting Jewish students as animals with tails. Published by E.S.W. (mailed in 1902.)
Four postcards have undivided backs.
10 postcards, approx. 14X9 cm. Condition varies. Stains. Some creases. Marginal blemishes. Four of the postcards were mailed.
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Postcards
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $100
Sold for: $275
Including buyer's premium
13 postcards depicting synagogues in various cities across Europe. Various publishers and locales, [late 19th century and first decades of the 20th century].
Postcards depict the synagogues in Novogrudok, Kelmė and Skaudvilė (Lithuania); Groß-Gerau, Fellheim, Kaiserslautern, Neunkirchen and Frankfurt (Germany); Niederbronn (Elsass; then part of Germany); Volodymyr (Volodymyr-Volynskyi) in Russia (today, part of Ukraine); Tomsk (Siberia, Russia); Košice (Slovakia); and Bistrița (Romania). Some of the postcards specifically depict the local synagogue, and in others the synagogue is seen as part of a general view of the city. Four of the postcards are undivided.
14X9 cm. Overall good to fair-good condition. Stains and minor blemishes.
Postcards depict the synagogues in Novogrudok, Kelmė and Skaudvilė (Lithuania); Groß-Gerau, Fellheim, Kaiserslautern, Neunkirchen and Frankfurt (Germany); Niederbronn (Elsass; then part of Germany); Volodymyr (Volodymyr-Volynskyi) in Russia (today, part of Ukraine); Tomsk (Siberia, Russia); Košice (Slovakia); and Bistrița (Romania). Some of the postcards specifically depict the local synagogue, and in others the synagogue is seen as part of a general view of the city. Four of the postcards are undivided.
14X9 cm. Overall good to fair-good condition. Stains and minor blemishes.
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Postcards
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
Four postcards with photographs depicting the orphanage of Agudat Israel in the city of Baden, Austria. Vienna: Union, [ca. 1922].
The orphanage of Agudat Israel in Baden was inaugurated in 1921. The children under its care were orphaned during World War I, and the pogroms that ensued in Eastern Europe. The postcards depict: • "The Orphanage Building". • "The Classroom". • "The Schoolyard". • "Pogrom Orphans". Postcards captioned in Hebrew and German.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases.
The orphanage of Agudat Israel in Baden was inaugurated in 1921. The children under its care were orphaned during World War I, and the pogroms that ensued in Eastern Europe. The postcards depict: • "The Orphanage Building". • "The Classroom". • "The Schoolyard". • "Pogrom Orphans". Postcards captioned in Hebrew and German.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases.
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Postcards
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Unsold
Assortment of postcards, printed by various publishers. Some were sent or received by deaconesses in the German colony of Haifa. Ca. early 20th century.
The lot comprises 58 postcards, including:
• Postcards sent to the deaconess Elisabeth Schubert, with short handwritten letters (German): postcards sent to the German colony in Haifa, from Safed, Beirut, Haifa, and Jerusalem; postcards sent to Rome, a postcard sent from Haifa to Safed, and more (ca. 1910-1915.) • Postcards sent by Elisabth Schubert in the German colony in Haifa, to family members in Siegen in Westfalen (1910-1913). • Postcard sent from Safed to the deaconess Pauline Bartholomäi in the German colony in Haifa. • Three postcards sent to Thea Beel, by a reserve soldier in the height of World War I – two field postcards, and one German Red Cross postcard (1915-1916). • Real-photo postcard – a group of nuns in Strasbourg. Handwritten caption on verso (German). • Divided-back postcards, by different publishers, including: Joh, Wagner (Nazareth, ) Struve & Beck (Haifa, ) Pierre Michelle & Fils (Bethlehem and Jerusalem, ) Terzis (Bethlehem and Jerusalem, ) and postcards of the "Kolonialkriegerdank, " published by F. Bruckmann (Munich.) Color postcards (illustrations and photographs, ) and black and white postcards, depicting views and sites in Palestine – Jerusalem, Haifa, the Sea of Galilee, and more.
• Some Real Photo postcards, depicting Haifa and Mt. Carmel, the Templer colony Bethlehem of Galilee, group picture of soldiers and nurses (nuns?), and more.
• Two undivided postcards: a photograph of Palmyra in Syria, and a panoramic photograph of Constantinople (published by Max Fruchtermann).
Postmarks and postage stamps (mostly Ottoman and German) on some of the postcards.
Some postcards are placed in an album.
Size and condition vary.
The lot comprises 58 postcards, including:
• Postcards sent to the deaconess Elisabeth Schubert, with short handwritten letters (German): postcards sent to the German colony in Haifa, from Safed, Beirut, Haifa, and Jerusalem; postcards sent to Rome, a postcard sent from Haifa to Safed, and more (ca. 1910-1915.) • Postcards sent by Elisabth Schubert in the German colony in Haifa, to family members in Siegen in Westfalen (1910-1913). • Postcard sent from Safed to the deaconess Pauline Bartholomäi in the German colony in Haifa. • Three postcards sent to Thea Beel, by a reserve soldier in the height of World War I – two field postcards, and one German Red Cross postcard (1915-1916). • Real-photo postcard – a group of nuns in Strasbourg. Handwritten caption on verso (German). • Divided-back postcards, by different publishers, including: Joh, Wagner (Nazareth, ) Struve & Beck (Haifa, ) Pierre Michelle & Fils (Bethlehem and Jerusalem, ) Terzis (Bethlehem and Jerusalem, ) and postcards of the "Kolonialkriegerdank, " published by F. Bruckmann (Munich.) Color postcards (illustrations and photographs, ) and black and white postcards, depicting views and sites in Palestine – Jerusalem, Haifa, the Sea of Galilee, and more.
• Some Real Photo postcards, depicting Haifa and Mt. Carmel, the Templer colony Bethlehem of Galilee, group picture of soldiers and nurses (nuns?), and more.
• Two undivided postcards: a photograph of Palmyra in Syria, and a panoramic photograph of Constantinople (published by Max Fruchtermann).
Postmarks and postage stamps (mostly Ottoman and German) on some of the postcards.
Some postcards are placed in an album.
Size and condition vary.
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Postcards
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $100
Sold for: $138
Including buyer's premium
Four souvenir postcards from Palestine, in color lithographic print, with undivided backs. Palestine and Germany: various publishers, late 19th century. Postmarks from 1898.
1-2. Two "Souvenir de Jerusalem" postcards. One depicts the Dome of the Rock, Bethlehem, and the Church of the Nativity; the other depicts the Dome of the Rock and local figures. Frankfurt: Frey & Kirsch. Both postcards were mailed, and bear cancelation stamps of the Austrian post office in Jerusalem, dated 31.10.1898.
3. Postcard showing a panoramic view of Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and a group of Bedouins. Leipzig: H. Weickert & Enke (within illustration: "Fr. Vester, Jerusalem"). The postcard was mailed, and bears a postmark dated 17.11.98, and an inked stamp of Kaiser Wilhelm the II's imperial camp in Jerusalem ("Camp Imperial").
4. Greeting postcard from Mikveh Israel ("Saluts de Mikveh-Jisrael"), depicting local agricultural produce. Jerusalem and Jaffa: Wilhelm Gross. Postcard was mailed, and bears a cancelation stamp of the Austrian post office in Jaffa, dated 31.10.98.
14X9 cm. Good overall condition.
1-2. Two "Souvenir de Jerusalem" postcards. One depicts the Dome of the Rock, Bethlehem, and the Church of the Nativity; the other depicts the Dome of the Rock and local figures. Frankfurt: Frey & Kirsch. Both postcards were mailed, and bear cancelation stamps of the Austrian post office in Jerusalem, dated 31.10.1898.
3. Postcard showing a panoramic view of Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and a group of Bedouins. Leipzig: H. Weickert & Enke (within illustration: "Fr. Vester, Jerusalem"). The postcard was mailed, and bears a postmark dated 17.11.98, and an inked stamp of Kaiser Wilhelm the II's imperial camp in Jerusalem ("Camp Imperial").
4. Greeting postcard from Mikveh Israel ("Saluts de Mikveh-Jisrael"), depicting local agricultural produce. Jerusalem and Jaffa: Wilhelm Gross. Postcard was mailed, and bears a cancelation stamp of the Austrian post office in Jaffa, dated 31.10.98.
14X9 cm. Good overall condition.
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Postcards
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $150
Unsold
32 undivided postcards, illustrated with views of Palestine. Jerusalem: Palmer, Kappus & Co. [Late 19th century to early 20th century].
The postcards depict views of Palestine: Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount, the Mount of Olives, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, David's Tomb, Jaffa Gate, Gethsemane, and more; views of Jaffa; Bethlehem; the Jordan River; the Dead Sea; and more.
Included in the collection are six color lithograph postcards.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Some stains and minor blemishes. None of the postcards was mailed.
The postcards depict views of Palestine: Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount, the Mount of Olives, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, David's Tomb, Jaffa Gate, Gethsemane, and more; views of Jaffa; Bethlehem; the Jordan River; the Dead Sea; and more.
Included in the collection are six color lithograph postcards.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Some stains and minor blemishes. None of the postcards was mailed.
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Postcards
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Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $100
Unsold
Collection of approximately 30 postcards, depicting views in Palestine. Paris: various publishers [early decades of the 20th century].
Postcards depicting views of Palestine: Jerusalem, including Mount of Olives, the Temple Mount, the Church of the Holy Sepluchre, the Via Dolorosa, the Tomb of Absalom, the Western Wall, Jaffa Street, and more; Nazareth; Mount Carmel; Jaffa, and more.
The majority of the postcards were published by Levy et Neurdein Réunis (Paris) in the 1920s. Some of the postcards were printed by an earlier incarnation of the same company (ca. 1905 to 1920) – Levy Fils & Cie.; and some were printed by A. Moutet (Paris) and by Péres Blancs, St. Anne (Jerusalem).
All postcards (excluding one) were not used.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Pencil inscriptions to verso of several postcards. Inked stamp to verso of one postcard.
Postcards depicting views of Palestine: Jerusalem, including Mount of Olives, the Temple Mount, the Church of the Holy Sepluchre, the Via Dolorosa, the Tomb of Absalom, the Western Wall, Jaffa Street, and more; Nazareth; Mount Carmel; Jaffa, and more.
The majority of the postcards were published by Levy et Neurdein Réunis (Paris) in the 1920s. Some of the postcards were printed by an earlier incarnation of the same company (ca. 1905 to 1920) – Levy Fils & Cie.; and some were printed by A. Moutet (Paris) and by Péres Blancs, St. Anne (Jerusalem).
All postcards (excluding one) were not used.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Pencil inscriptions to verso of several postcards. Inked stamp to verso of one postcard.
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Postcards
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!["Kinereth & Jordan Land". Postcard booklet (series 8). Jerusalem: Y. [Ya'acov] Ben-Dov, Bezalel [1910-1915].](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/142_1.jpg "\"Kinereth & Jordan Land\" – Postcard Booklet – Ya'acov Ben-Dov")
!["Kinereth & Jordan Land". Postcard booklet (series 8). Jerusalem: Y. [Ya'acov] Ben-Dov, Bezalel [1910-1915].](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/142_2.jpg "\"Kinereth & Jordan Land\" – Postcard Booklet – Ya'acov Ben-Dov")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $150
Sold for: $475
Including buyer's premium
"Kinereth & Jordan Land". Postcard booklet (series 8). Jerusalem: Y. [Ya'acov] Ben-Dov, Bezalel [1910-1915].
The booklet holds twelve postcards: herds drinking from the Sea of Galilee, an ancient bridge suspended over the Jordan, a camel caravan on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and more. Cover designed by Shmuel Ben David.
Approx. 15X9 cm. Postcards in good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Cover in fair condition, wrinkled and torn in margins. Front cover detached. Inked stamp on inside front cover.
The booklet holds twelve postcards: herds drinking from the Sea of Galilee, an ancient bridge suspended over the Jordan, a camel caravan on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and more. Cover designed by Shmuel Ben David.
Approx. 15X9 cm. Postcards in good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Cover in fair condition, wrinkled and torn in margins. Front cover detached. Inked stamp on inside front cover.
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Postcards
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!["Rehoboth" [Rehovot]. Postcard booklet (series 3). Jerusalem: Y. [Ya'acov] Ben-Dov, Bezalel [1910-1915].
Holds tw](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/143.jpg "Rehovot – Postcard Booklet – Ya'acov Ben-Dov")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $150
Sold for: $425
Including buyer's premium
"Rehoboth" [Rehovot]. Postcard booklet (series 3). Jerusalem: Y. [Ya'acov] Ben-Dov, Bezalel [1910-1915].
Holds twelve postcards depicting the Moshava (colony) Rehovot: the synagogue, school and kindergarten, vines, an almond grove, the Rishon LeZion orchestra, and more.
Approx. 15X9 cm. Postcards in good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Pencil mark on one postcard (marking the building of the synagogue). Cover in fair condition. Blemishes, minor stains and tears. Strips of tape and cloth adhesive tape on back cover and inside front cover. Open tears to spine.
Holds twelve postcards depicting the Moshava (colony) Rehovot: the synagogue, school and kindergarten, vines, an almond grove, the Rishon LeZion orchestra, and more.
Approx. 15X9 cm. Postcards in good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Pencil mark on one postcard (marking the building of the synagogue). Cover in fair condition. Blemishes, minor stains and tears. Strips of tape and cloth adhesive tape on back cover and inside front cover. Open tears to spine.
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Postcards
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!["In Galilaa" [Galilee]. Postcard booklet (series 4). Jerusalem: Y. [Ya'acov] Ben-Dov, Bezalel [1910-1915].
Holds](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/144_1.jpg "Galilee – Postcard Booklet – Ya'acov Ben-Dov")
!["In Galilaa" [Galilee]. Postcard booklet (series 4). Jerusalem: Y. [Ya'acov] Ben-Dov, Bezalel [1910-1915].
Holds](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/144_2.jpg "Galilee – Postcard Booklet – Ya'acov Ben-Dov")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $150
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
"In Galilaa" [Galilee]. Postcard booklet (series 4). Jerusalem: Y. [Ya'acov] Ben-Dov, Bezalel [1910-1915].
Holds twelve postcards depicting the Moshavot (colonies) in northern Palestine: Merhavia, Degania, Kinnereth and Migdal.
Approx. 15X19 cm. Good condition. Few stains and minor blemishes. Front cover partly detached. New back cover.
Holds twelve postcards depicting the Moshavot (colonies) in northern Palestine: Merhavia, Degania, Kinnereth and Migdal.
Approx. 15X19 cm. Good condition. Few stains and minor blemishes. Front cover partly detached. New back cover.
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Postcards
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