LOT 115:
Postcard Collection - Jewish Customs, Authors, Zionist Thinkers and Jewish Figures. Early 20th Century
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Sold for: $850
Start price:
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300
Estimated price:
$500 - $700
Auction house commission: 22%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Postcard Collection - Jewish Customs, Authors, Zionist Thinkers and Jewish Figures. Early 20th Century
Impressive album with 102 postcards [most Real Photo photography] depicting portraits of leaders of Zionism from its inception, authors, intellectuals and Jewish figures. Various publishers [some rare]. Various publishers and publication dates, first decades of the 20th century.
Among the personalities depicted: Theodor Herzl, Rothschild, Echad HaAm, Yosef Trumpeldor, David Frishman, Sholem Aleichem, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Lilienblum, Dreyfus, Arthur Rubinstein, Felix Mendelssohn, Morris Rosenfeld, Mendel Beilis and others. The postcards were published at various publishers operating in the first decades of the 20th century with the exception of a few later ones.
The postcards are placed in a designated decorative album from the early 20th century with pockets for placement of the postcards. The postcards and the album are in very fine condition.