Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Poster – November 29, 1947

Opening: $400
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Poster of the Executive Committee of the "Organization of General Zionists in Palestine" (Histadrut HaTziyonim HaKlaliyim); printed after the U.N. resolution on the partition of Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel. Shoshani Press, Tel Aviv, [November 29, 1947]. Hebrew.
The contents: An announcement of the U.N. resolution and a call to enlist in the service of the state. "The supreme institution of world nations has recognized the Jewish people's right to a homeland!... And if indeed the prescribed borders do not include the entire territory of our historical land, then this declaration constitutes a major turn in the chronicles of our ancient and world-weary people… the nations of the world have given us their resolution - but the establishment of the state is the job of the Jewish people!... enlist in the service of our homeland! Long live the Jewish state!"
Approx. 62.5X95 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases, folding marks and tears (one tear with damage to text).
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel