Auction 9 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

David Ben Gurion – Railroad Pass

Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Railroad pass. Holder of document– David Ben-Gurion, the Jewish Agency. Signed in English by David Ben-Gurion. Jerusalem, 1938.
Name of document holder and address handwritten by Ben-Gurion. This document served also as an identity card during the British Mandate. English.
Set in an impressive double-glazed frame, with a printed photograph of David Ben-Gurion and a description of the item.
16 X 11 cm, framed 58 X 35 cm. Fair to good condition, photograph missing. Pin-holes of staples that attached the photograph, rounded corners, crack to fold of document.
Previous owner: Rappoport Collection; sold in auction in the USA in April 1977.
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives