Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
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Approximately 370 first day of issue envelopes with stamps honoring figures and events from Jewish and Zionist history. Vienna, Berlin, Warsaw, Paris, London, Washington, Mendoza (Argentina), and other locations, the second half of the 20th century (some envelopes are from earlier years).
The envelopes contain stamps marking, among other things, Israel’s Independence Days, the unification of Jerusalem, well-known figures (Albert Einstein, Franz Werfel, Yitzhak Rabin, Anne Frank, Simone Michel-Lévy, and many others), the events of the Holocaust, Jewish communities, stamp exhibitions in which Israel participated, and more.
The envelopes are stamped with first-day cancellations. Some contain addresses for delivery.
Enclosed: Several postcards with first-day cancellation stamps.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
The envelopes contain stamps marking, among other things, Israel’s Independence Days, the unification of Jerusalem, well-known figures (Albert Einstein, Franz Werfel, Yitzhak Rabin, Anne Frank, Simone Michel-Lévy, and many others), the events of the Holocaust, Jewish communities, stamp exhibitions in which Israel participated, and more.
The envelopes are stamped with first-day cancellations. Some contain addresses for delivery.
Enclosed: Several postcards with first-day cancellation stamps.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Sold for: $150
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A detailed numismatic study about the notes issued by the "Palestine Currency Board" during the British Mandate.
Copy no. 51 out of an edition of 300 copies (250 copies for sale, 50 give-away copies).
372 pp, 31.5 cm. Very good condition. The book is shrink-wrapped and has not been opened.
Copy no. 51 out of an edition of 300 copies (250 copies for sale, 50 give-away copies).
372 pp, 31.5 cm. Very good condition. The book is shrink-wrapped and has not been opened.
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Currency Note and Coins
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Sold for: $550
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19 coins, different denominations, from the Mandate period. Palestine, 1927-1946.
In the collection: • Four 1 Mil coins from the years 1927 (two coins), 1941 and 1944. • 2 Mil coin, 1927. • Two 5 Mil coins from the years 1927, 1944. • Three 10 Mil coins from the years 1927, 1940 and 1946. • 20 Mil coin, 1927. • Five 50 Mil coins from the years 1927, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1942. • Three 100 Mil coins from the years 1927, 1940, 1942.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
In the collection: • Four 1 Mil coins from the years 1927 (two coins), 1941 and 1944. • 2 Mil coin, 1927. • Two 5 Mil coins from the years 1927, 1944. • Three 10 Mil coins from the years 1927, 1940 and 1946. • 20 Mil coin, 1927. • Five 50 Mil coins from the years 1927, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1942. • Three 100 Mil coins from the years 1927, 1940, 1942.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Sold for: $375
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30 coins – Mil, Pruta and Agora in different denominations. Israel, 1948 through 1976.
In the collection: 25 Mils coin, 1948. • Two 25 Mils coins 1949. • 15 coins – 1 Pruta to 500 Pruta, 1949. • 10 Pruta coin, 1951. • Six coins – 25 Pruta to 100 Pruta, 1954. • 100 Pruta coin, 1955. • Two coins – 10 Pruta, 1957. • 10 Agorot coin, 1960. • 10 Agorot coin, 1976.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
In the collection: 25 Mils coin, 1948. • Two 25 Mils coins 1949. • 15 coins – 1 Pruta to 500 Pruta, 1949. • 10 Pruta coin, 1951. • Six coins – 25 Pruta to 100 Pruta, 1954. • 100 Pruta coin, 1955. • Two coins – 10 Pruta, 1957. • 10 Agorot coin, 1960. • 10 Agorot coin, 1976.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Four sheets of three uncut banknotes: One thousand Shekels, 1983 (2 copies); Ten Thousand Shekels, 1984; Five Thousand Shekels, 1984.
The sheets – each with three uncut banknotes – were issued by the Bank of Israel Currency Department, as part of the department's endeavors to encourage collection of Israeli numismatic items. The notes were initially sold in colorful, designed, folders. One of the sheets (5000 Shekels banknotes) is contained in the original folder.
Sheets: 14X23 cm. Good condition. Pasting marks on verso of sheets (from pasting the sheets to the folders). Some stains on folder.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The sheets – each with three uncut banknotes – were issued by the Bank of Israel Currency Department, as part of the department's endeavors to encourage collection of Israeli numismatic items. The notes were initially sold in colorful, designed, folders. One of the sheets (5000 Shekels banknotes) is contained in the original folder.
Sheets: 14X23 cm. Good condition. Pasting marks on verso of sheets (from pasting the sheets to the folders). Some stains on folder.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,500
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About 90 receipts and receipt booklets for donation of "Zionist Shekel". Half are from Palestine and the others from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, Egypt, Uruguay, Mauritius, and more, 1911-1964.
The collection includes receipt booklets and single receipts, among them new receipts, for donation of "Zionist Shekel", considered as yearly membership fees in the Zionist Organization and giving the donors the right to vote in the elections to the Zionist Congress. Among them: • Receipt for donation of one Shekel USA (?), 1911. • Certificate awarded to Yehiel Zeitag for donation of a "Gold Shekel". Jerusalem, 1923. Signed by Max Soloveichik. Design: Joesph Budko. • Voucher - "Temporary Shekel" (blank) issued by "Tzeire Zion". Vilnius, 1925. • Receipt for donation of a Shekel. Latvia, 1930. • Four receipts. Poland, 1923-1935. • Six receipts. Belgium, 1935-1947. • Two receipts. Uruguay, 1939-1940. • "Substitute Shekel", Mauritius, 1942. Printed in Mauritius and was used for collection of membership fees among the Mauritius exiles. A declaration appears on the back: "According to a letter from the Zionist Executive in Jerusalem of 11.11.1941, this shekel is recognized and valid and lists of the payers are to be sent to Jerusalem". • Receipt for donation of one Shekel, Italy, 1945. • 50 receipts and copies of receipts for donation of a Shekel and "Herzl Shekel" (for voting for the 25th Zionist Congress, 1960), Palestine and Israel, 1915-1960. Among them receipts for donations of "Jubilee Shekel", 1947. • Receipt for a donation of one Shekel, Canada, 1964. • Four receipt booklets for donations of one Shekel, Germany, 1920s-1933. • Three receipt booklets. Palestine, 1920s-1948. • Receipts booklet - state not mentioned, 1946. • More.
Enclosed: • Entrance ticket to the Executive Board session. Jerusalem, 1952. • Entrance ticket to the 25th Zionist Congress. Jerusalem, 1960. • Receipt for donation of "A tenth of a Shekel per capita" to JNF. • Postcard published by "Phoenix" with a photograph of Herzl watching the city of Basel. • Postcard published by the "National Committee of JNF", on the occasion of "Fifty years to the first Zionist Congress in Basel".
Some of the items appear in multiple copies.
Size and condition vary. Good to fair condition. Numerous cards are torn in the center after being used for voting by the Zionist Congress delegates.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The collection includes receipt booklets and single receipts, among them new receipts, for donation of "Zionist Shekel", considered as yearly membership fees in the Zionist Organization and giving the donors the right to vote in the elections to the Zionist Congress. Among them: • Receipt for donation of one Shekel USA (?), 1911. • Certificate awarded to Yehiel Zeitag for donation of a "Gold Shekel". Jerusalem, 1923. Signed by Max Soloveichik. Design: Joesph Budko. • Voucher - "Temporary Shekel" (blank) issued by "Tzeire Zion". Vilnius, 1925. • Receipt for donation of a Shekel. Latvia, 1930. • Four receipts. Poland, 1923-1935. • Six receipts. Belgium, 1935-1947. • Two receipts. Uruguay, 1939-1940. • "Substitute Shekel", Mauritius, 1942. Printed in Mauritius and was used for collection of membership fees among the Mauritius exiles. A declaration appears on the back: "According to a letter from the Zionist Executive in Jerusalem of 11.11.1941, this shekel is recognized and valid and lists of the payers are to be sent to Jerusalem". • Receipt for donation of one Shekel, Italy, 1945. • 50 receipts and copies of receipts for donation of a Shekel and "Herzl Shekel" (for voting for the 25th Zionist Congress, 1960), Palestine and Israel, 1915-1960. Among them receipts for donations of "Jubilee Shekel", 1947. • Receipt for a donation of one Shekel, Canada, 1964. • Four receipt booklets for donations of one Shekel, Germany, 1920s-1933. • Three receipt booklets. Palestine, 1920s-1948. • Receipts booklet - state not mentioned, 1946. • More.
Enclosed: • Entrance ticket to the Executive Board session. Jerusalem, 1952. • Entrance ticket to the 25th Zionist Congress. Jerusalem, 1960. • Receipt for donation of "A tenth of a Shekel per capita" to JNF. • Postcard published by "Phoenix" with a photograph of Herzl watching the city of Basel. • Postcard published by the "National Committee of JNF", on the occasion of "Fifty years to the first Zionist Congress in Basel".
Some of the items appear in multiple copies.
Size and condition vary. Good to fair condition. Numerous cards are torn in the center after being used for voting by the Zionist Congress delegates.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
Catalogue
Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
33 receipts, transport tickets and business cards of bus companies, transit services and garages. Palestine, 1920s-30s (a few items are later).
The collection includes business cards and receipts of transport companies, among them "Express Car Service", "Garage 'Tiberias' and Garage 'Palestine'", "'Kadima' Car Service", "Car Service to all parts of Palestine, I. Kimmel, Afula", "Har VaEmek Car Service company, to all parts of Palestine, Syria and Aram Naharayim". "'Gesher' Car service to all of the cities, Palestine and Syria", "Drivers Association 'Hasharon'", "Drivers Association Hadera", "Association of Jewish Drivers in Palestine", Car Service "Ha-Ichud"and Car Service "Merkaz". The collection also includes a truck driver's license on behalf of the Mandate Government, for the year 1947-1948.
Enclosed: • Membership Card in the name of Gordon Yehushua in "Garden Enthusiasts" Club, Tel-Aviv, 1923. Receipts issued by different taxi companies, among them "Hamerkaz", "Hasharon", "Dan"and more, ca.1970s – 1990s.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The collection includes business cards and receipts of transport companies, among them "Express Car Service", "Garage 'Tiberias' and Garage 'Palestine'", "'Kadima' Car Service", "Car Service to all parts of Palestine, I. Kimmel, Afula", "Har VaEmek Car Service company, to all parts of Palestine, Syria and Aram Naharayim". "'Gesher' Car service to all of the cities, Palestine and Syria", "Drivers Association 'Hasharon'", "Drivers Association Hadera", "Association of Jewish Drivers in Palestine", Car Service "Ha-Ichud"and Car Service "Merkaz". The collection also includes a truck driver's license on behalf of the Mandate Government, for the year 1947-1948.
Enclosed: • Membership Card in the name of Gordon Yehushua in "Garden Enthusiasts" Club, Tel-Aviv, 1923. Receipts issued by different taxi companies, among them "Hamerkaz", "Hasharon", "Dan"and more, ca.1970s – 1990s.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Unsold
Collection of transport tickets and various coupons related to the Satmar Hasidic dynasty; most are from Kiryat Joel village in New York. Israel and the United States. Second half of the 20th century. Hebrew, English and Yiddish.
Among the items: • "Kiryas Joel Transit", bus tickets from Kiryat Joel village. • Bus coupons from Kiryat Joel. Names of months are in Hebrew. • Bus ticket with the inscription "Yitav Lev d'Satmar Kiryat Yoel". Ink-stamp on the ticket: "Aleph d'Slichot". • Ticket for "Special honorary train"– reception for the Satmar Rebbe when he visited Israel in 1965. • Three coupons - "Entrance permission, in honor of our Rebbe…".
Total of about 30 items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Among the items: • "Kiryas Joel Transit", bus tickets from Kiryat Joel village. • Bus coupons from Kiryat Joel. Names of months are in Hebrew. • Bus ticket with the inscription "Yitav Lev d'Satmar Kiryat Yoel". Ink-stamp on the ticket: "Aleph d'Slichot". • Ticket for "Special honorary train"– reception for the Satmar Rebbe when he visited Israel in 1965. • Three coupons - "Entrance permission, in honor of our Rebbe…".
Total of about 30 items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $300
Unsold
16 postal orders. Palestine, Egypt and the United Arab Republic, 1940s-60s. Hebrew, English and Arabic.
1-12. "Palestine Postal Order", 12 Palestine postal orders in the value of 50 Mils to 1 Pound. 1945-1948.
13-15. "Egyptian Postal Order", three Egyptian postal orders in the value of 50-100 Mils. 1961-1967. With Ink-stamps: "Gaza" and "New Gaza". One order is stamped: "World Refugee Year, Palestine" (with illustration of Palestinian refugees and a map of the country).
16. "U.A.R. Postal Order", postal order in the amount of one Egyptian Pound issued by the United Arab Republic, the political union between Egypt and Syria between the years 1958-1971.
Size and condition vary. Average Size: 11X20 cm. Many ink-stamps. Filing holes and pen inscriptions. Some defects.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
1-12. "Palestine Postal Order", 12 Palestine postal orders in the value of 50 Mils to 1 Pound. 1945-1948.
13-15. "Egyptian Postal Order", three Egyptian postal orders in the value of 50-100 Mils. 1961-1967. With Ink-stamps: "Gaza" and "New Gaza". One order is stamped: "World Refugee Year, Palestine" (with illustration of Palestinian refugees and a map of the country).
16. "U.A.R. Postal Order", postal order in the amount of one Egyptian Pound issued by the United Arab Republic, the political union between Egypt and Syria between the years 1958-1971.
Size and condition vary. Average Size: 11X20 cm. Many ink-stamps. Filing holes and pen inscriptions. Some defects.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Eight payment vouchers and coupons for members of the United Nations Emergency Force (U.N.E.F) – A force founded in 1956 to supervise the withdrawal of IDF from Sinai and Gaza when Operation Kadesh ended.
1-6. Six payment vouchers in different values for use in the Middle East.
7-8. Two ration coupons for buying cigarettes, for use in the Middle East.
Average size: 2.5X5.5 cm. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
1-6. Six payment vouchers in different values for use in the Middle East.
7-8. Two ration coupons for buying cigarettes, for use in the Middle East.
Average size: 2.5X5.5 cm. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Sold for: $300
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Two share certificates in the amount of 1000 and 5000 Rubles issued by Zemsky Bank of Kherson Gubernia, in Odessa. Odessa, 1898. Russian, French and other languages. No coupons.
The value of the share certificates, 1000 and 5000 Rubles, is printed on verso in different languages, including Hebrew and Turkish (Krymchak / Karaim?) in Hebrew Characters ("Big Gomansh"/ "Bash ig Gomosh").
Approx. 22X32 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and some stains. Some small tears.
See next item.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The value of the share certificates, 1000 and 5000 Rubles, is printed on verso in different languages, including Hebrew and Turkish (Krymchak / Karaim?) in Hebrew Characters ("Big Gomansh"/ "Bash ig Gomosh").
Approx. 22X32 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and some stains. Some small tears.
See next item.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
Catalogue
Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Share Certificate in the amount of 100 Rubles, Zemsky Bank of Kherson Gubernia in Odessa.
Odessa, 1912. Russian, French and other languages. With some of the coupons.
The value of the share certificate, one hundred Rubles, is printed on verso in different languages, including Hebrew and Turkish (Krymchak / Karaim?) in Hebrew Characters ("Yongomash").
Certificate with six coupons (the remaining coupons where detached and are missing).
Approx. 22X32 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, creases and some stains. Wavy cut at the left margin. Top part of coupons stub is missing.
See previous item.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Odessa, 1912. Russian, French and other languages. With some of the coupons.
The value of the share certificate, one hundred Rubles, is printed on verso in different languages, including Hebrew and Turkish (Krymchak / Karaim?) in Hebrew Characters ("Yongomash").
Certificate with six coupons (the remaining coupons where detached and are missing).
Approx. 22X32 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, creases and some stains. Wavy cut at the left margin. Top part of coupons stub is missing.
See previous item.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
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