Auction 64
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Jan 22, 2019
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 392:
Paper Token – Auschwitz Extermination Camp, 1944 – Red Paper
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Sold for: $2,200
Start price:
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1,000
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Paper token in the value of 1 Mark (Reichsmark), from Auschwitz extermination camp. Issued in August 1944.
Printed on red paper. Printed on the front of the token is the inscription: "Prämienschein über RM 1 / Konzentrationslager Auschwitz". Such paper tokens were issued in Auschwitz as "bonuses" or work incentives. See previous item.
Approx. 7.5X4.5 cm. Condition VF+. Vertical folding mark. Stains to back.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
