Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Collection of Share Certificates, Receipts, Debentures and Deposit Certificates – JNF, Keren HaYesod, The Jewish Colonial Trust Ltd., Government of Palestine and more – The First Half of the 20th Century
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13 share certificates, receipts, debentures and deposit certificates issued by various Zionist organizations, banks, societies and the Mandatory Palestine government. Palestine and Germany, the first half of the 20th century.
• Three share certificates issued by the Jewish Colonial Trust Limited, in the value of one share each. 1901, 1907. • Debenture issued by the The Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited bank, acknowledging the receipt of 1000 Frcs. from the Juedischer Nationalfonds (Keren Kajemeth LeJisroel), as a profitable deposit. These debentures were issued by the bank as collateral against a loan from JNF (used as a legal solution to overcome the prohibition imposed by the Turks on JNF activity in urban areas) to assist in the establishment of the Achuzat Bayit neighborhood. Design: Jacob Stark (signed in the plate "Bezalel Stark Yerushalem"). Ca. 1909. Stamped "annulled". • "Genuss-schein" (Certificate of Participation in Profits) in the amount of 80 Marks issued by "'Erez Israel' Siedlungsgesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung, Cöln" (Eretz Israel Colonization Association with Limited Liability, Cologne). Certificate of participation in JNF profits – the holder is entitled to a share in profits obtained by the Jüdischer Nationalfonds Limited as co-partner of "Eretz Israel" settlement society, 1910. • Two receipt certificates for a donation to Keren HaYesod – The Eretz Israel (Palestine) Foundation Fund, 1927, 1930. Design: Meir Gur-Arie. • Blank share certificate issued by "The Metropolin Bank Ltd.", [ca. 1930]. • Deposit certificate – "Halvaah Vehisachon Jerusalem Cooperative Society Ltd.", 1934. • Share certificate of "The Mizrahi Bank Ltd.". Jerusalem, 1937. • Government of Palestine – three bearer bonds – ten pounds each. 1945, 1946.
Size and condition vary. A number of shares are torn, lacking and repaired with adhesive tape.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
• Three share certificates issued by the Jewish Colonial Trust Limited, in the value of one share each. 1901, 1907. • Debenture issued by the The Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited bank, acknowledging the receipt of 1000 Frcs. from the Juedischer Nationalfonds (Keren Kajemeth LeJisroel), as a profitable deposit. These debentures were issued by the bank as collateral against a loan from JNF (used as a legal solution to overcome the prohibition imposed by the Turks on JNF activity in urban areas) to assist in the establishment of the Achuzat Bayit neighborhood. Design: Jacob Stark (signed in the plate "Bezalel Stark Yerushalem"). Ca. 1909. Stamped "annulled". • "Genuss-schein" (Certificate of Participation in Profits) in the amount of 80 Marks issued by "'Erez Israel' Siedlungsgesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung, Cöln" (Eretz Israel Colonization Association with Limited Liability, Cologne). Certificate of participation in JNF profits – the holder is entitled to a share in profits obtained by the Jüdischer Nationalfonds Limited as co-partner of "Eretz Israel" settlement society, 1910. • Two receipt certificates for a donation to Keren HaYesod – The Eretz Israel (Palestine) Foundation Fund, 1927, 1930. Design: Meir Gur-Arie. • Blank share certificate issued by "The Metropolin Bank Ltd.", [ca. 1930]. • Deposit certificate – "Halvaah Vehisachon Jerusalem Cooperative Society Ltd.", 1934. • Share certificate of "The Mizrahi Bank Ltd.". Jerusalem, 1937. • Government of Palestine – three bearer bonds – ten pounds each. 1945, 1946.
Size and condition vary. A number of shares are torn, lacking and repaired with adhesive tape.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The Morton Leventhal Collection
The Morton Leventhal Collection