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Lot 216 Two Posters and Sheet of Labels – "Carmel" and "Kedem" Wine – United States

Two posters and a sheet of labels for "Carmel" and "Kedem" wine. United States, [ca.1960s].
1. "Yein Rishon Lezion Yesamach L
Two posters and a sheet of labels for "Carmel" and "Kedem" wine. United States, [ca.1960s].
1. "Yein Rishon Lezion Yesamach L
Two posters and a sheet of labels for "Carmel" and "Kedem" wine. United States, [ca.1960s].
1. "Yein Rishon Lezion Yesamach L
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Two posters and a sheet of labels for "Carmel" and "Kedem" wine. United States, [ca.1960s].
1. "Yein Rishon Lezion Yesamach Levav", sheet with advertisements for "Carmel" wines. The sheet is marked for cutting into three smaller posters.
62.5X45.5 cm. Good condition. Creases.
2. Sheet with three identical advertisements for wine, grape juice and fruit juice produced by "Kedem".
44.5X56.5 cm. Good condition. Tears at margins. Creases.
3. Sheet with eight labels (of different size) for wines produced by "Kedem".
23.5X34 cm. Good condition.
"Kedem" wines were produced by Herzog Winery. The winery was founded by Baron Philip Herzog in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1848 and after World War II re-opened in New-York.

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Lot 217 Calendar – Gift by "Orlogin" Company, Designed by Tuvia Aharoni – Israel, 1952

Calendar for the year 1952-1953, published by "Orlogin Ltd.", Ramat Gan, 1952. Design: Tuvia Aharoni. A calendar attached to
Calendar for the year 1952-1953, published by "Orlogin Ltd.", Ramat Gan, 1952. Design: Tuvia Aharoni. A calendar attached to
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Calendar for the year 1952-1953, published by "Orlogin Ltd.", Ramat Gan, 1952. Design: Tuvia Aharoni.
A calendar attached to cardboard board. A building is illustrated on the board, apparently the factory building, and the company logo, signed in the plate "TA". The calendar is decorated with illustrations of various sites (in color) depicting the Jewish history in the country and the State of Israel: Rachel's Tomb, the Hebrew University, Tower of David, "Institutes Buildings" in Jerusalem, Misgav David memorial monument (with soldiers marching by), Trumpeldor's Tombstone [the Roaring Lion Sculpture] in Tel-Hai, Bank Leumi LeIsrael in Jerusalem, "Yeshurun" synagogue in Jerusalem and more.
"Orlogin" ltd. was founded in Ramat Gan in 1950 by the engineer David Leshem, who was to become later David Ben Gurion's son in law, and operated until 1959.
Cardboard board: 33X24 cm. Calendar: 16X12 cm. Good condition. Creases and fractures to cardboard board. Slight tears and defects to margins of board. Half-open tear to top right corner. Stains. Creases and stains to calendar.
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Lot 218 Three Paper-Cuts – Israel, Second Half of 20th the Century

Three paper-cuts. [Israel (?), second half of the 20th century]. 1. Paper-cut by Henryk Hechtkopf. [Israel, second half of th
Three paper-cuts. [Israel (?), second half of the 20th century]. 1. Paper-cut by Henryk Hechtkopf. [Israel, second half of th
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Three paper-cuts. [Israel (?), second half of the 20th century].
1. Paper-cut by Henryk Hechtkopf. [Israel, second half of the 20th century].
Round paper-cut in a light brown shade, on brown background, depicting two lions supporting a seven-branched Menorah. Signed "H. Hechtkopf".
Diameter: 22.5 cm, framed: 42X31 cm. Good condition. Repaired with paper of a different color. White stain. Slight stains. Creases. Unexamined out of frame.
2. Paper-cut, signed "CGW(?) 80".
Cream-color paper-cut, on brown background, showing a pair of deer surrounded by vegetal patters.
Approx. 18X13.5 cm, framed: 38.5X31 cm. Good condition. Unexamined out of frame.
3. Paper-cut "VeSamachta Bechagecha" (rejoice on your festivals).
A brown paper-cut on a cream-color background, featuring a seven-branched Menorah, and the verse "VeSamachta Bechagecha" flaked by two lions, surrounded by palm trees, birds, Shofars and Seven-Species fruit.
38X29 cm, framed: 47X38.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Unexamined out of frame.
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Lot 219 Paper-cut "Mizrah" – "Sha'alu Shlom Yerushalayim" – Yehudit Shadur – Israel, 1981

Paper-cut "Mizrah" by Yehudit Shadur. Israel, 1981. Paper-cut in blue on yellowish background, with gold letters and silver a
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Paper-cut "Mizrah" by Yehudit Shadur. Israel, 1981.
Paper-cut in blue on yellowish background, with gold letters and silver and green decorations. Depicted in this paper-cut is the Temple Mount in a schematic style, surrounded by verses and letter combinations: an acronym representing the words "the holy city" appears on top, with the verse "Sha'alu Shlom Yerushalayim". On both sides of the paper-cut appear acronyms "Smu"t" [Sur Mera Vease Tov] and "Atl"s" [Ach Tov LeIsrael Sela] and below – the sentence "Mitzad Zeh Ruach Chaim" (from this direction comes the spirit of life). The paper-cut is signed in initial in pencil, in Hebrew and English, and is dedicated "To Dov and Tamar – with friendship, Yehudit".
Paper-cut: 26.5X20.5 cm, framed: 34.5X39.5 cm. Good condition. Unexamined out of frame.
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Lot 220 Collection of Early Israeli Postage Stamps, with Tabs and Designers' Signatures – Otte (Otto) Wallisch, Shamir Brothers, Wind-Struski

Collection of stamps: most with designers' signatures. Israel, late 1940s and early 1950s. The collection contains: * Stamps
Collection of stamps: most with designers' signatures. Israel, late 1940s and early 1950s. The collection contains: * Stamps
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Collection of Early Israeli Postage Stamps, with Tabs and Designers' Signatures – Otte (Otto) Wallisch, Shamir Brothers, Wind-Struski Collection of Early Israeli Postage Stamps, with Tabs and Designers' Signatures – Otte (Otto) Wallisch, Shamir Brothers, Wind-Struski
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Collection of stamps: most with designers' signatures. Israel, late 1940s and early 1950s. The collection contains:
* Stamps designed by Otte Wallisch, with his signatures: Two stamps of the "Jubilee of the JNF 1951", with tabs (different); two stamps of "HaMenorah", 1952, with the tabs; six stamps of the "First Revolution" (different), 1949; two stamps of "The World Post Association" (different), 1950; four service stamps (different), 1951; three stamps of the fourth Israeli Day of Independence (diffrent), 1951; two stamps of TBA (Ta'aruchat Bulim Artzit) National Philatelic Exhibition (different), 1952.
* "Tabul – Souvenir Sheet", 1949
* Three stamps of Moadim L'Simcha (different), 1949, with tabs. Two are signed by the designers Gabriel and Maxim Shamir.
* "Hanegev" Stamp (drawn by Reuven Rubin), 1950, with tab.
* Stamp of the Jubilee of the JNF (with the inscription "And the land shall not be sold permanently"), 1951, with tab. With designers' signatures: Wind-Struski (Willy Wind and Yehuda Struski).
* Two stamps of Beit Zionei America, 1952, with tab and with designers' signatures: Wind- Struski (Willy Wind and Yehuda Struski).
* Stamp of the Third Maccabiah, 1952 with tab.
* Two greeting cards with the inscription: A Souvenir… to remember May 1953 and our collaboration in the production of the first photogravure printed postage stamp of Israel". Signed by Otto Lilien. The stamp of the International Congress of Science History (with the portrait of the Rambam) is pasted on both cards, 1953.
* More.
Total of 30 items. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Provenance: Estate of Otto Lilien.
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Lot 221 Collection of Envelopes Sent to Palestine – Late 19th and Early 20th Century

Large collection of hundreds of envelopes sent to Palestine from the Russian Empire, USA, and other places. Most envelopes we
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Large collection of hundreds of envelopes sent to Palestine from the Russian Empire, USA, and other places. Most envelopes were used, most probably, to send donations. Late 19th century and first decades of 20th century.
Large collection of envelopes with postal ink-stamps and various stamps. Among them:
* Envelopes addressed to Rabbi Shmuel Salant, rabbi and leader of the Jerusalemite Ashkenazi congregation. The envelopes were used for sending donations to Jerusalem, and were sent from different towns in the Russian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th century (ca. 1897-1908). Some envelopes are sealed with wax seals of the towns of origin – from Rēzekne (nowadays in Latvia), Rokiškis (presently in north-east Lithuania), Jelgava (now in Latvia), Kazan, Odessa, and other towns. One envelope is ink-stamped with the stamp of "Beit Va'ad HaKlali LeAdat HaAshkenazim BeYerushalayim". * Many envelopes sent to the United Charity Institutions of Jerusalem (United appeal of Talmud-Torah "Etz Haim" and "Bikur Cholim" Hospital); numerous envelopes are official envelopes printed "United Charity Institutions of Jerusalem". Most envelopes were sent to Jerusalem from various cities in the United States in the 1920s. * Two envelopes stamped with wax stamps: one sent from Uruguay to Jerusalem, and one sent from Jerusalem. * And more.
Total of approx.560 envelopes. Size and condition vary.
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Lot 222 Collection of Bookplates – Artists, Intellectuals and Culture Institutes – Bookplates designed by E.M. Lilien, Hermann Struck, Joseph Budko, and others

62 bookplates. Europe and Palestine, [1820 through mid 20th century].
The collection includes some fine bookplates of very hi
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62 bookplates. Europe and Palestine, [1820 through mid 20th century].
The collection includes some fine bookplates of very high artistic quality, among them: * Bookplate by E.M. Lilien. * Bookplate by Mordechai and Leah Avi-Shaul designed by Shlomo Yedidya. * Bookplate of S. [Shalom] Horowitz designed by Ze'ev Raban. * Bookplate of "Bezalel" designed by E.M. Lilien. * Bookplate "From the books of Zalamn ben Ya'akov Gordon" designed by E.M. Lilien. * Bookplate "From the books of Moshe Bar Shimshon Marx" designed by Joseph Budko. * Bookplates designed by Hermann Struck. * Bookplate "from the books of Ya'akov Klatzkin" designed by Ben-Zion Zuckermann. * Bookplate of Gershom Shalom. * And more.
The collection also includes bookplates indicating that the book was donated to "Toelet" company or belonged to this company, Amsterdam, [1820-1825]; a bookplate (printed in golden ink) indicating that the book was donated by Rabbi Yosef Arvatz to David Wolfson; a bookplate indicating that the book is a prize for excellence to a student in "Talmud Torah Ivrit beIvrit" in London, [1917], and more.
A number of bookplates appear in multiple copies.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.

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Lot 223 Share Certificate – Geula Bank – Bulgaria, 1939

Share certificate by "Otzar Geula, Jewish folk cooperative association – Sofia". Sofia (Bulgaria), February 24, 1939. Hebrew
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Share certificate by "Otzar Geula, Jewish folk cooperative association – Sofia". Sofia (Bulgaria), February 24, 1939. Hebrew and Bulgarian.
Certificate of 2 shares, "one hundred lev each". Decorative frame with the symbols of the 12 tribes and vegetal motifs. Bearing the company's ink-stamp and two (cut) stamps.
The Otzar Geula Bank was founded in Sofia in 1921, was nationalized in 1941 and operated again after WWII until it was renationalized.
28X38 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Closed and open tears to edges. Stains.
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Lot 224 Blank Share Certificate – Jerusalem Film Production Co. – Designed by Meir Gur-Arieh and Ze'ev Raban – Jerusalem, 1940s

Share certificate for Jerusalem Film Production Co. Printed by Ronalds' Press, Jerusalem, 1940s. Design: Meir Gur Ariej and Z
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Share certificate for Jerusalem Film Production Co. Printed by Ronalds' Press, Jerusalem, 1940s. Design: Meir Gur Ariej and Ze'ev Raban. English.
Printed at the bottom is a drawing of a photographer with his camera on the setting of the city of Jerusalem. A frame composed of plants interwoven with a filmstrip surrounds the text. Signed in the plate: "Gur Arieh-Raban".
The certificate is unused.
28X35 cm. Good-fair condition. Wrinkles and folding creases. Tears to edges. Spotting.
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Lot 225 Share Certificate – Jerusalem Film Production Co. – Designed by Meir Gur-Arieh and Ze'ev Raban – Jerusalem, 1945

Share certificate of "Jerusalem Film Production Co. Ronalds' Press, Jerusalem, 1945. Design: Meir Gur-Arieh and Ze'ev Raban.
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Share certificate of "Jerusalem Film Production Co. Ronalds' Press, Jerusalem, 1945. Design: Meir Gur-Arieh and Ze'ev Raban. English.
The certificate certifies that Mr. Joseph S. Mashall purchased 400 company shares. A frame composed of plants interwoven with a filmstrip surrounds the text. A medallion with the company seal appears at the bottom of the frame. Signed in the plate: "Gur Arieh-Raban".
28X35 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Closed and open tears (not affecting print). Stains.
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Lot 226 "Ma'ase HaEz" – S.Y. Agnon – Illustrations by Ze'ev Raban – Jerusalem, 1925

Ma'ase HaEz, by S.Y. Agnon. Illustrated by Ze'ev Raban. Jerusalem: "Haginah", (1925). Children's story by Shmuel Yosef Agnon.
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Ma'ase HaEz, by S.Y. Agnon. Illustrated by Ze'ev Raban. Jerusalem: "Haginah", (1925).
Children's story by Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Accompanied by four color illustrations by Ze'ev Raban. Cover illustration by Ze'ev Raban.
[1] front cover, [5] leaves, 20X27.5 cm. Back cover lacking. Fair condition. Numerous stains and creases (vertical folding line throughout all of the leaves). Small tears to margins of several leaves. Ink stamp. Front cover detached and worn, with tears at margins.
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Lot 227 Souvenir from HaSolel Printing Press – Jerusalem, 1921 – Ze'ev Raban

Souvenir from HaSolel printing press, printed and (stencil) colored fabric. Jerusalem, 1921. Hebrew, English and Arabic. Illu
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Souvenir from HaSolel printing press, printed and (stencil) colored fabric. Jerusalem, 1921. Hebrew, English and Arabic. Illustration: Ze'ev Raban (not signed).
Fabric printed in honor of HaSolel's transition from manual typesetting to a Linotype machine. The title "HaSolel, Palestine company for advertising and publication" (Hebrew, English and Arabic) is printed on both the top and bottom margins. Printed on right and left margins: "In commemoration of the dedication of the typesetting machines at the HaSolel Company, Jerusalem, 18th of Shevat 1921" (Hebrew, English and Arabic). The date of the founding of the printing press appears in the top corners: 12th of Av 1919.
Two illustrations appear in the center of the textile demonstrating the transition between the old and new – The top illustration shows an ancient scribe writing with a quill and the lower illustration shows a worker holding a board with the printed words "This is no legend", standing next to a modern printer made by the Intertype Company. Between the two illustrations are the names of newspapers printed in the printing press: Doar Hayom, Palestine Weekly and Barid El-Yom.
The Hasolel printing press was established in 1919 and became the leading and most progressive printing press in Jerusalem at that time, engaged by most of the daily newspapers. It was located in a street named after the company, Hasolel Street (later changed to Havatzelet St.).
40X57 cm. size of illustration: 34X51 cm. Fair-good condition. Faded print. Stains. Slight unravelling at edges. The textile edges are folded and pierced.
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