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.