Auction 016
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Aug 14, 2018
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 145:
Set of Lithograph Postcards – Published by Zvi Kodesh – Palestine Settlements and Jerusalem Neighborhoods
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Sold for: $900
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900
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 17%
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Set of Lithograph Postcards – Published by Zvi Kodesh – Palestine Settlements and Jerusalem Neighborhoods
20 postcard (complete set). Lithographs by Monsohn, published by Zvi Kodesh, Jerusalem, [end of 19th century, ca. 1890].
Colorful, undivided lithograph postcards depicting Jerusalem neighborhoods, sites, cities and settlement in Palestine, including a postcard with a general view of Jerusalem, another with an illustration inspired by the verse "On the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept" (memory of the destruction), a postcard with a map of Palestine, etc. The postcards are housed in a hardcover binder with the title "Zion Souvenir Album" embossed on its cover.
Binder: 9.5X14.5 cm. Overall good condition. The postcards are detached from the binding and reinforced with paper. The postcard with the map of Palestine is pasted unto the binding. Few stains and tears to margins of several postcards.
