Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Displaying 1 - 12 of 18
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Sixteen debentures of the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited. London: Howard & Jones Press, [ca. 1908]. Design: Yaakov Stark (signed in the plate, in Hebrew: "Bezalel, Stark, Jerusalem"). Hebrew and English.
Debentures of the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited, indicating that the company "Received from the Jeudischer Nationalfonds (keren Kajemeth Le jisroel), Limited, the sum of Frcs. 1000 (One Thousand Francs) as a deposit…". 12 of the debentures are marked "annulled" (of these, eight are cut in their lower margins to finalize their annulment).
These debentures were issued by the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited against a loan from the JNF (which served as a legal cover for circumventing the ban placed by the Turkish government on the activity of the JNF in urban areas), to assist in the establishment of the "Achuzat Bayit" neighborhood.
The designer, Yaakov Stark (1881-1915), born in Poland, immigrated to Palestine in 1906 and was one of the first ten students of Bezalel.
16 debentures, with coupons. Approx. 32X26.5 cm (folded). Stains and minor blemishes.
Debentures of the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited, indicating that the company "Received from the Jeudischer Nationalfonds (keren Kajemeth Le jisroel), Limited, the sum of Frcs. 1000 (One Thousand Francs) as a deposit…". 12 of the debentures are marked "annulled" (of these, eight are cut in their lower margins to finalize their annulment).
These debentures were issued by the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited against a loan from the JNF (which served as a legal cover for circumventing the ban placed by the Turkish government on the activity of the JNF in urban areas), to assist in the establishment of the "Achuzat Bayit" neighborhood.
The designer, Yaakov Stark (1881-1915), born in Poland, immigrated to Palestine in 1906 and was one of the first ten students of Bezalel.
16 debentures, with coupons. Approx. 32X26.5 cm (folded). Stains and minor blemishes.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Four share warrant certificates issued by The Marine Trust Ltd. company. Tel-Aviv: "Eretz Israel", [1936]. Hebrew and English.
In April 1936, when the Arab Revolt broke out, the Jaffa Port went on strike and there was an increasing need for establishing a new port. The Marine Trust company was founded to finance the construction of a new port – the Port of Tel-Aviv. Half of the shares were offered to the public, and the public bought shares with a sense of participation in the Zionist enterprise.
Before us:
1-2. Two share warrants – the bearer is entitled to one fully paid up ordinary share of 1 Palestine Pound.
3. Share Warrant – the bearer is entitled to four fully paid up ordinary shares of 1 Palestine Pound each.
4. Share Warrant – the bearer is entitled to six fully paid up ordinary shares of 1 Palestine Pound each.
All the share certificates are with dividend coupons.
50.5X22 cm. Good to good-fair condition. Creases and minor stains. Some closed and open tears, most of them small.
In April 1936, when the Arab Revolt broke out, the Jaffa Port went on strike and there was an increasing need for establishing a new port. The Marine Trust company was founded to finance the construction of a new port – the Port of Tel-Aviv. Half of the shares were offered to the public, and the public bought shares with a sense of participation in the Zionist enterprise.
Before us:
1-2. Two share warrants – the bearer is entitled to one fully paid up ordinary share of 1 Palestine Pound.
3. Share Warrant – the bearer is entitled to four fully paid up ordinary shares of 1 Palestine Pound each.
4. Share Warrant – the bearer is entitled to six fully paid up ordinary shares of 1 Palestine Pound each.
All the share certificates are with dividend coupons.
50.5X22 cm. Good to good-fair condition. Creases and minor stains. Some closed and open tears, most of them small.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
Large collection of thousands of checks of "Kedem Bank for Credit Ltd." and of "Bank Ezrachim Ltd." (Citizens' Bank Ltd.). Palestine, ca. 1930-1940.
Most of the checks in the collection are of the "Kedem Bank for Credit Ltd." (a bank founded by the "World Union of Sephardic Jews" in Jerusalem, which operated during the years 1927-1941, first under the name "Credit Fund Palestine – Credit Bank Ltd."). Some are of the "Citizens Bank Ltd." (a bank founded in 1930 by immigrants from Greece and Bulgaria and operated until the early 1940s).
All the checks were cleared and cashed. The checks bear signatures of ownerw, position-holders at the bank and various notations; on many of them appear stamps of organizations, institutions and companies, that operated in Palestine before the establishment of the State. Some bear postage stamps, including revenue stamps and stamps of Kofer HaYishuv.
Some of the checks are signed (in handwriting) by public figures – the Mayors of Tel-Aviv Meir Dizengoff and Yisrael Rokach, the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel, the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Yaakov Meir, and others (the collection was not thoroughly examined; it may include additional important signatures).
Size and condition vary.
Most of the checks in the collection are of the "Kedem Bank for Credit Ltd." (a bank founded by the "World Union of Sephardic Jews" in Jerusalem, which operated during the years 1927-1941, first under the name "Credit Fund Palestine – Credit Bank Ltd."). Some are of the "Citizens Bank Ltd." (a bank founded in 1930 by immigrants from Greece and Bulgaria and operated until the early 1940s).
All the checks were cleared and cashed. The checks bear signatures of ownerw, position-holders at the bank and various notations; on many of them appear stamps of organizations, institutions and companies, that operated in Palestine before the establishment of the State. Some bear postage stamps, including revenue stamps and stamps of Kofer HaYishuv.
Some of the checks are signed (in handwriting) by public figures – the Mayors of Tel-Aviv Meir Dizengoff and Yisrael Rokach, the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel, the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Yaakov Meir, and others (the collection was not thoroughly examined; it may include additional important signatures).
Size and condition vary.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $300
Unsold
Approx. 55 documents and agreements, tickets and cheques, ledgers and additional paper items, issued by various banks, companies and organizations in Palestine during the British Mandate. Many of them with hand-filled details, bearing stamps of the company, and signatures of its directors. [Palestine, ca. 1920s-1940s]. Hebrew, English, French and additional languages.
The collection includes:
• Seven contracts for selling deeds and securities by various companies in Jerusalem (J. D. Zwebner & I. Frenkel, Joseph Deutsch, A.M. Freund & Co., A. Joulius, A. Jungreis & J. Zwebner, Zion Express H. Moussaieff & Co.), two of them were filled-in in 1928.
• A contract for selling a debenture of the Meyer Chimchilachevili, Bureau de Change Company in Alexandria, Egypt, 1920s.
• A ledger (Compte-Courant) of the Banque Impériale Ottoman, with filled-in details from the years 1925-1926.
• Two cheques and three securities (Titres en Nantissement) of the Banque Ottomane, with stamps of the company and signatures of the branch managers in Jerusalem.
• A checkbook (without the cheques) of "HaMizrachi Bank", with filled-in details on the stubs from 1937, and two ledgers of the bank with filled-in details, from the years 1929 and 1931.
• Letter (mimeographed manuscript) from the Marine Trust Ltd. with a call to purchase the shares of the company for establishing the Port of Tel-Aviv, 1937. Accompanied by an application for purchasing shares.
• Two forms (Hebrew and English) of the Jacob Japhet & Co. Bank, with examples of the managers' signatures.
• A cheque of the Jerusalem branch of the Banco di Roma.
• Two booklets, "A general report of loan and savings Jerusalem" (Hebrew) for the years 1934-1935.
• Four booklets "Report and Balance" (Hebrew) of "Bank Kupat HaAm", for the years 1934-1936 and 1943.
• Two invitations "to the annual general meeting of the members of Bank Kupat HaAm" at the Herzliya Gymnasium in Tel-Aviv, 1935-1936 (with admission tickets).
• Five receipt logbooks, "Bank Ba'alei Batim" (Bank of Homeowners) in Tel-Aviv.
• Four receipt logbooks, "King Solomon Bank" in Jerusalem.
• Informational booklet issued by the "Bank for Agriculture and Construction in Palestine Ltd." [1934].
• Savings Certificate of the "America-Palestine, Company for Commerce and Investment", 1941.
• And more.
A total of approx. 55 items. Size varies. Most items in good condition. Some items in fair condition.
The collection includes:
• Seven contracts for selling deeds and securities by various companies in Jerusalem (J. D. Zwebner & I. Frenkel, Joseph Deutsch, A.M. Freund & Co., A. Joulius, A. Jungreis & J. Zwebner, Zion Express H. Moussaieff & Co.), two of them were filled-in in 1928.
• A contract for selling a debenture of the Meyer Chimchilachevili, Bureau de Change Company in Alexandria, Egypt, 1920s.
• A ledger (Compte-Courant) of the Banque Impériale Ottoman, with filled-in details from the years 1925-1926.
• Two cheques and three securities (Titres en Nantissement) of the Banque Ottomane, with stamps of the company and signatures of the branch managers in Jerusalem.
• A checkbook (without the cheques) of "HaMizrachi Bank", with filled-in details on the stubs from 1937, and two ledgers of the bank with filled-in details, from the years 1929 and 1931.
• Letter (mimeographed manuscript) from the Marine Trust Ltd. with a call to purchase the shares of the company for establishing the Port of Tel-Aviv, 1937. Accompanied by an application for purchasing shares.
• Two forms (Hebrew and English) of the Jacob Japhet & Co. Bank, with examples of the managers' signatures.
• A cheque of the Jerusalem branch of the Banco di Roma.
• Two booklets, "A general report of loan and savings Jerusalem" (Hebrew) for the years 1934-1935.
• Four booklets "Report and Balance" (Hebrew) of "Bank Kupat HaAm", for the years 1934-1936 and 1943.
• Two invitations "to the annual general meeting of the members of Bank Kupat HaAm" at the Herzliya Gymnasium in Tel-Aviv, 1935-1936 (with admission tickets).
• Five receipt logbooks, "Bank Ba'alei Batim" (Bank of Homeowners) in Tel-Aviv.
• Four receipt logbooks, "King Solomon Bank" in Jerusalem.
• Informational booklet issued by the "Bank for Agriculture and Construction in Palestine Ltd." [1934].
• Savings Certificate of the "America-Palestine, Company for Commerce and Investment", 1941.
• And more.
A total of approx. 55 items. Size varies. Most items in good condition. Some items in fair condition.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Four Templer tokens, made of brass, in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 40 Para. Complete set of the first series (without the legend Consummarke):
Obverse: the denomination. Reverse: a plow and wheel (symbolizing the agricultural settlement) and the German legend Centralcasse des Tempels.
The tokens were issued for internal use of the members of the Templer community in Palestine (presumably at the Royal mint in Stuttgart, Germany) and were in circulation from 1880 to the end of World War I (1917).
5 Para: 16 mm. 10 Para: 18 mm. 20 Para: 20 mm. 40 Para: 23 mm. VF-XF.
Obverse: the denomination. Reverse: a plow and wheel (symbolizing the agricultural settlement) and the German legend Centralcasse des Tempels.
The tokens were issued for internal use of the members of the Templer community in Palestine (presumably at the Royal mint in Stuttgart, Germany) and were in circulation from 1880 to the end of World War I (1917).
5 Para: 16 mm. 10 Para: 18 mm. 20 Para: 20 mm. 40 Para: 23 mm. VF-XF.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Six tokens of Café Werner in Haifa – tokens made of bronze in denominations of 40, 30 and 50; tokens made of white metal in denominations of 10, 30 and 50.
Obverse: denomination of the token. Reverse: "Café Werner Haifa" (in three lines).
The tokens were issued by Zvi Werner, after he immigrated to Palestine from Vienna in 1935 and opened Café Werner on Herzl St. in Haifa. The tokens were imported blank from Vienna, before being impressed; the legends were impressed in Haifa. The tokens were in circulation until the Café closed in 1951, when the owner died. It is believed that they were used by the waiters of the Café for calculations, and at times of shortage of coins, also as currency.
3 Bronze tokens: 30 = 24 mm. 40 = 26 mm. 50 = 32 mm. 3 White Metal tokens: 10 = 20 mm. 30 = 24 mm. 50 = 32 mm. VF-XF.
Obverse: denomination of the token. Reverse: "Café Werner Haifa" (in three lines).
The tokens were issued by Zvi Werner, after he immigrated to Palestine from Vienna in 1935 and opened Café Werner on Herzl St. in Haifa. The tokens were imported blank from Vienna, before being impressed; the legends were impressed in Haifa. The tokens were in circulation until the Café closed in 1951, when the owner died. It is believed that they were used by the waiters of the Café for calculations, and at times of shortage of coins, also as currency.
3 Bronze tokens: 30 = 24 mm. 40 = 26 mm. 50 = 32 mm. 3 White Metal tokens: 10 = 20 mm. 30 = 24 mm. 50 = 32 mm. VF-XF.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Token of the Palatin Hotel in Tel-Aviv, 2 Piastres.
Obverse: denomination. Reverse: the legend Palatin Hotel with a flower in its center.
These type of tokens were issued by the Palatin Hotel, which was established in 1926 on the corner of Ahad Ha'am and Nahalat Binyamin streets in Tel-Aviv, and were used during the 1930s as an internal payment method by the hotel guests.
23 mm. AU+/UNC. Mint luster.
Obverse: denomination. Reverse: the legend Palatin Hotel with a flower in its center.
These type of tokens were issued by the Palatin Hotel, which was established in 1926 on the corner of Ahad Ha'am and Nahalat Binyamin streets in Tel-Aviv, and were used during the 1930s as an internal payment method by the hotel guests.
23 mm. AU+/UNC. Mint luster.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Two tokens of the Palatin Hotel in Tel-Aviv, in denominations of 2 and 5 Piastres.
Obverse: denomination. Reverse: the legend Palatin Hotel with a flower in its center.
These type of tokens were issued by the Palatin Hotel, which was established in 1926 on the corner of Ahad Ha'am and Nahalat Binyamin streets in Tel-Aviv, and were used during the 1930s as an internal payment method by the hotel guests.
2 Piastres: 23 mm. 5 Piastres: 25 mm. VF-XF.
Obverse: denomination. Reverse: the legend Palatin Hotel with a flower in its center.
These type of tokens were issued by the Palatin Hotel, which was established in 1926 on the corner of Ahad Ha'am and Nahalat Binyamin streets in Tel-Aviv, and were used during the 1930s as an internal payment method by the hotel guests.
2 Piastres: 23 mm. 5 Piastres: 25 mm. VF-XF.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Two tokens of the Palatin Hotel in Tel-Aviv, in denominations of 5 and 10 Piastres.
Obverse: denomination. Reverse: the legend Palatin Hotel with a flower in its center.
These type of tokens were issued by the Palatin Hotel, which was established in 1926 on the corner of Ahad Ha'am and Nahalat Binyamin streets in Tel-Aviv, and were used during the 1930s as an internal payment method by the hotel guests.
5 Piastres: 25 mm. 10 Piastres: 28 mm. XF+/AU.
Obverse: denomination. Reverse: the legend Palatin Hotel with a flower in its center.
These type of tokens were issued by the Palatin Hotel, which was established in 1926 on the corner of Ahad Ha'am and Nahalat Binyamin streets in Tel-Aviv, and were used during the 1930s as an internal payment method by the hotel guests.
5 Piastres: 25 mm. 10 Piastres: 28 mm. XF+/AU.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Complete collection of Palestine Mandate coins; a limited edition Dansco company album. 1927-1946.
Fifty nine coins: 1 Mil (ten coins), 2 Mil (five coins), 5 Mil (eight coins), 10 Mil (12 coins), 20 Mil (eight coins), 100 Mil (eight coins). Arranged in a designated album – the year of issue is printed beneath each coin; information about the coins is printed in English inside cover. Enclosed: an advertising booklet of the Dansco Company.
Coins of varied size. Size of album: 24 cm. placed in a case with a gilt impression.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Fifty nine coins: 1 Mil (ten coins), 2 Mil (five coins), 5 Mil (eight coins), 10 Mil (12 coins), 20 Mil (eight coins), 100 Mil (eight coins). Arranged in a designated album – the year of issue is printed beneath each coin; information about the coins is printed in English inside cover. Enclosed: an advertising booklet of the Dansco Company.
Coins of varied size. Size of album: 24 cm. placed in a case with a gilt impression.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
Complete collection of Palestine Mandate coins. 1927-1946.
Fifty nine coins: 1 Mil (ten coins), 2 Mil (five coins), 5 Mil (eight coins), 10 Mil (12 coins), 20 Mil (eight coins), 50 Mil (eight coins), 100 Mil (eight coins).
Size and condition vary. Some are cleaned and some Lacquered.
Fifty nine coins: 1 Mil (ten coins), 2 Mil (five coins), 5 Mil (eight coins), 10 Mil (12 coins), 20 Mil (eight coins), 50 Mil (eight coins), 100 Mil (eight coins).
Size and condition vary. Some are cleaned and some Lacquered.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
A 25 Mils coin, (1948).
The first coin of the State of Israel. Half-link error.
Diameter: 30 mm.
The first coin of the State of Israel. Half-link error.
Diameter: 30 mm.
Category
Share Certificates, Numismatics
Catalogue