Approx. 110 postcards depicting a pilgrimage to Palestine (presumably from Germany or Switzerland), including approx. 65 postcards depicting views, sites and residents in Palestine. Photographer: Fritz Engel, Flums (Switzerland), [ca. 1920s].
The postcards depict the journey of the pilgrims through France and Italy to Palestine on SS Sinia, Christian holy sites which they visited in Palestine and Palestinian views. Among the sights depicted: Jaffa, Nablus, Nazareth, Mount Tabor, churches in Jerusalem, Via Dolorosa, Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, the Temple Mount, Ein Karem, views from the railroad route to Jerusalem, the fields of the Jezreel Valley, the Jordan River, Jericho and several photographs of local residents.
A minority of the postcards belong to a different series by the same photographer.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good condition.

Eleven postcards and three photographs depicting young Tel-Aviv and educational and training institutions in Jaffa. The postcards were published by "Levanon", "Y. Ben-Dov", Moshe Ordman, WIZO, and others, Palestine, Russia and Germany, [first half of the 20th century].
Postcards show: photographs of the streets of Tel-Aviv; the building of the "Herzliya Gymnasium"; the shore of Tel-Aviv; the school for girls and the seminar for teachers in Jaffa; the bus that travels between Tel-Aviv and "Moshav Herzliya" close to the establishment of the colony, and more. Photographs show: * The pavilion of the Rishon LeZion and Zichron Ya'akov Wineries at the "Exhibition for Products of the Country", Tel-Aviv, 1924. Photographer: Zvi Orushkes (Oron). * A kindergarten for musical education in Tel-Aviv. * The customs offices at the shore of Tel-Aviv.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Stains. Creases. Minor blemishes. One of the postcards was sent by mail.

Varied collection of approx. 50 postcards and five printed cards. Palestine and elsewhere, first half of the 20th century (several later items).
The collection contains postcards focusing on the new Yishuv and the Zionist enterprise, advertising postcards, postcards with biblical-themed pictures and more, alongside advertising cards and other cards.
Including: * 17 postcards depicting Palestinian views from the "Palestine the Beautiful" series published by Ya'akov Ben-Dov. * A postcard booklet, "The Legend of the Jaffa 'Orchard', Palestine" with seven (out of 12) postcards published by Ya'akov Ben-Dov. * A postcard depicting Herzl "on his way to Palestine". * A postcard depicting the violinist Jascha Heifetz during a recital at Beit HaAm in Tel-Aviv, 1926, by photographer Zvi Oron (Orushkes). Signed and captioned in the plate. * Advertising postcard – "Visit Palestine This Spring – Purim, Maccabiah, Levant Fair". * A postcard depicting the tombs of Mordechai and Esther in Shushan, "A souvenir from the general committee of the Persian Jews of Jerusalem". * And more.
14X9 cm on average (several items are larger). Good to fair overall condition. Tears, stains and blemishes to a considerable part of the items.