Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Collection of Postcards – Jewish Figures and Works by Jewish Artists – Postcards Published by "Levanon" and "Phönix", Postcards from Zionist Congresses, a Postcard Signed by Boris Schatz, and more

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Approximately 130 postcards portraying works by Jewish artists, Jewish figures, pictures from early days of settlement in Palestine and more. Most postcards were published by "Levanon" and "Phönix" and a minority by other publishers, among them "Kadima", "Y. Ben-Dov in Bezalel" and more. Moscow, Berlin, Jerusalem and other locations. First half of the 20th century.
In the collection: • Dozens of postcards, most of which were published by "Levanon" and "Phönix", depicting Jewish figures from Europe, Yemen, Bukhara, Caucasus and more, works by Jewish artists and figures from the Jewish history and the Bible. • Undivided postcard with the inscription "Birkat Zion" (Hebrew) and the blue and white flag. • Two postcards of "Judischen Nationalfonds" (JNF). • Postcard published by "Y. Ben-Dov in Bezalel" with a short letter written and signed by hand by Boris Schatz. • Postcards with photographs by Ya'akov Ben-Dov of Jerusalem and Rehovot. • Official postcard issued for the thirteenth Zionist Congress (Carlsbad 1923). • Official postcard issued for the seventeenth Zionist Congress (Basel 1931). • Postcards portraying works by E.M. Lilien. • And more.
19 of the postcards are undivided.
Approx. 9X14 cm. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes, small tears at margins, creases and stains. Six postcards were used.
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