Auction 6
Historama - Auction 6 (part 1): "Just Judaica" + Ancient & World Coins - numismatics; Judaic medals & tokens; paper money; militaria; Arabiana; Israeliana; Judaica & historical ephemera
Oct 9, 2018
Israel
Shatner Center, Shatner 3, suite 34-189, Jerusalem
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Our 6th auction includes 1362 lots, split between numismatics-Judaica-militaria-ephemera (lots 0001-0708) and philatelic items (lots 0709-1362). Our live (timed) sale on Bidspirit will cover the non-philatelic items, and will take place at 20:15 Israel-time on Tuesday, 9 October; the philatelic items will be sold at a timed auction the following day at 20:15, at StampAuctionNetwork.com. The complete display of the sale is available here historama.com/auctions, where detailed index pages of the materials by subject and links to catalogue files are available.
The pdf catalogue for Part 1 is here
The pdf catalogue for Part 2 (philately) is here
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LOT a60365:
Palestine (Russia?): Rishon LeZion settlement/Theodore Herzl commemorative token, circa. ...
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Palestine (Russia?): Rishon LeZion settlement/Theodore Herzl commemorative token, circa. 1898; bronze; not maker-marked; size: 26mm x 32.25mm; weight: 6.8g. Obverse: view of Rishon LeZion settlement with legend (Yeshayahu, ch. 41) "The first to Zion ['Rishon LeZion'] here they are, and to Jerusalem a portent I shall give" & "Colonia Rishon LeZion" at base; Hebrew date "1882" in exergue. A rare (3rd) variant of these Rishon LeZion tallions: appears to commemorate Herzl's visit there on 26 Oct. 1898, whose arrival was met with excitement and pride, per winery director David Yudilovich's diary: "And here approached me a fellow countryman... and presents: Dr. Herzl. It was as if I froze, I was seized by trembling and fear. A tremor passed through my body. I didn't know what to do with myself. The whole group entered the large hall. And I stand and am astonished: Herzl is in Eretz Israel?! Herzl is here?! Herzl is here?! And in the official's [of Rothschild] house?!..." Herzl stayed overnight, visiting the winery, the house of Rothschild's official, and being entertained by Rishon LeZion's symphony orchestra. Spelling mistakes in the text suggest foreign manufacture. Rare.
