Two "Zionist Shekel forms used in refugee camps in Italy.
1. Provisional Shekel, 5704, 1943/1944. Zionist Organisation, Ferramonti (Cosenza, Ital[ia]).
The Ferramonti di Tarsia camp near Cosenza in south Italy was initially a concentration camp and after the liberation, from September 1943 until late 1945, served as a DP camp. The details that were added by hand to the form indicate that a refugee named Tibor Steinmann donated 5 Italian Liras in January 1944.
7X12 cm. Fair condition. Tears and open tears, some of them restored, affecting the text. Stains.
2. Shekel HaYovel (Jubilee Shekel), 1948.
The form indicates that a man named Nechemya Elbaum of refugee camp no. 82 in Cremona, Italy, donated 100 Italian Liras in March 1948. The form is attached to the original stub and both are stamped with the stamp of the "Central Shekel Committee Italy (Hebrew) / Commissione centrale dello shekel in Italia".
10X16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.