Auction 087
Holy books, manuscripts, Judaica items, numismatics, coins
By Winner'S
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Feb 25, 2015
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 115:
Poster with Prayer for King George V and High Commissioner – John Chancellor Jerusalem, 1928
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Sold for: $180
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180
Estimated price :
$250 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 20%
VAT: 17%
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Poster with Prayer for King George V and High Commissioner – John Chancellor Jerusalem, 1928
Large poster from the Chief Rabbinate in Palestine appealing for prayers for King George V and blessings for the incoming High Commissioner - Sir John Chancellor [Jerusalem] Solomon press. [1928].
47x63 cm. Printed in color.
Large poster in which the Chief Rabbinate appeals to the Jews of Jerusalem and Palestine to pray during the upcoming Shabbat Chanuka for the King of Britain, George V, with a blessing for the king's complete health. In addition to a blessing for the incoming High Commissioner, John Chancellor. Also asks for the recital of a chapter of Psalms on the day that Jerusalem was conquered by the British. King George V was known to be sickly. The third High Commissioner, Sir John Chancellor [1928-1931], was hostile to the Jewish community in Palestine, and the pogroms of 1929 occurred during his term. This poster is bibliographically unknown.
Tiny tears in the blank margins. Small holes. Dark stain. Fine condition.
