Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Large Collection of Documents - Jewish Banker in Tchernovitz

Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Some 160 documents and paper items, printed and written by hand, which belonged to the Jewish banker Robert Schaff, director of Tchernovitz branch of Mortgage Bank "Akcyjny Bank Hipoteczny". Lvov, Tchernovitz and other places, late 19th to mid 20th century (most are from the 1920s-30s). Polish, Romanian, German and some Russian (most are in Polish).
The collection includes documents, forms, correspondence, receipts, booklets and paper items documenting various financial procedures (most are from correspondence with the main branch in Lvov) as well as personal documents, photographs, certificates and architectural drawings (apparently Schaff's private home); in addition, the collection includes a card with personal details ("Buletin de Inscriere") issued for Schaff in 1942, most probably by Tchernovitz police.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Different ink-stamps on many items.
Research and Bibliography books, Jewish Communities
Research and Bibliography books, Jewish Communities