LOT 8:
Collection of Letters and Documents - The Zionist Movement. Land of Israel, First Decades of the 20th Century
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Sold for: $120
Start price:
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100
Estimated price:
$300 - $400
Auction house commission:
22%
VAT: On commission only
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Varied collection of about 25 letters and documents - the Zionist movement. Most are from the 1920s and 1930s.
Highlights include: Signed letter from Menachem Ussishkin on official JNF stationery - September 1936, handwritten and signed letter by Israeli philosopher Shmuel Hugo Bergman [dated 23/8/1935], calling card with the handwriting of Vera Weitzmann, wife of the first president of Israel, Chaim Weitzmann, stencil letter from the Zionist Executive in the Land of Israel for the Mikveh Yisrael agricultural school with instructions regarding preparation for Lord Balfour's visit to the institution [1925], printed letter from the Kedem Hebrew Culture Fund about the revival of Hebrew in the Land of Israel, printed letter from Yoel Moshe Solomon from the founders of Petach Tikvah, small cloth flag made by the Zira cigarette company, printed letter from the Jewish Agency in Israel to the high commissioner from April 30 1931 regarding various sections of the White Paper with the addition of "Dr. Weitzmann's Declaration," notice from the National Committee in the 1920s, handwritten name list of 'Brit HaChashmonaim' members [Zionist youth group active in the Land of Israel 1937-1949], documents from the Jaffa city committee, student bulletin published to mark 76 years since the birth of Dr. Chaim Weitzmann - Hebrew and Arabic in facing columns [special bulletin edited by Shaul Shmueli - unknown], printed picture of kabbalist and philosopher Hillel Zeitlin and more.
The collection is placed in a binder, background material is provided for some of the documents, overall very fine condition.