Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics
Two Postcards from the Third Zionist Congress – Autograph Letters Signed by Leo Motzkin, Addressed to His Fiancée Paula Rosenblum – Basel and Berlin, 1899
Opening: $300
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
Two postcards from the third Zionist congress – the official postcard of the congress and an unofficial postcard with a photograph of the Basel casino, which were sent by Leo Motzkin to his fiancée Paula (Paulina) Rosenblum. Handwritten by Motzkin and signed "Leo". Basel and Berlin, 1899. Russian.
1. Official congress postcard, sent from Basel to Druskininkai (nowadays in Lithuania) on the second day of the congress (16.8.1899). 2. Unofficial postcard with a photograph of the Basel casino, sent from Berlin to Druskininkai on 26.8.1899. Motzkin writes: "My dear! do you remember the mindset a year ago? And the Jewish people rising for the first time before your eyes…".
9X14 cm. Good condition. Creases and minor stains.
Zionism, JNF, Keren Hayesod
Zionism, JNF, Keren Hayesod