Monday, 19 February
Tuesday, 20 February
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LOT 25:
Polish Jewry - Collection of Early Documents - Start of the 20th Century
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Sold for: $120
Start price:
$
100
Estimated price:
$300 - $500
Auction house commission: 20%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Polish Jewry - Collection of Early Documents - Start of the 20th Century
Collection of assorted letters from various cities throughout Poland, related to Jews, most are printed in Polish or Yiddish with handwritten supplements. 1900-1930.
Chaim Weiner's membership certificate in the "League on Behalf of a Working Palestine in Poland," 1931; immigration form from Warsaw; confirmation of a year's study from 1914; employment confirmation for a babysitter; invitation to an evening of literature and art; fire insurance policy, 1918; deposit slip for 30 zloty in a Warsaw Bank; employment confirmation in the Children's Aid Society in Chrzanow; letters written by Pinsker Shemitz; registration certificate from the Polish Interior Ministry, 1932; handwritten confirmation of employment as a teacher; documents from the children's organization in Krynkach; confirmation of employment as a teacher in the Jewish school in Lublin, in Yiddish; handwritten document from the Polish wood factory; document from the immigration bureau in Warsaw; and other documents. Some of the documents feature Jewish names - Rubenstein, Leib Leibman [in Hebrew], Dr. Ilsa Mittelman and others.
About 30 documents in total, varying sizes and conditions.
The collection has not been thoroughly inspected.
