Bidspirit auction | Collection of Paper Ephemera and


Collection of Paper Ephemera and Postcards - Bialik Portrait Postcard, William H. Seward Letter 1854, JNF ”Geulath Jerusalem” Certificate, Rabbi Amiel Visiting Card, Wilhelm Wachtel Art Postcard, 1956 Olympic Envelope - Diverse collection of 7 paper ephemera items, postcards and photographs related to Eretz Israel, Jewish history and Zionism. Items include: 1. Portrait postcard of Ch. N. Bialik - the Hebrew national poet, published by K. Hefner & J. Berger, Cracow, Poland. 2. Handwritten letter by William H. Seward, U.S. Senator (later Secretary of State), from Washington, April 14, 1854, discussing American politics, the Whig party, California and free states. 3. Vintage photo postcard of the Bezalel Museum in Jerusalem, published by Palphot. 4. ”Geulath Jerusalem” (Redemption of Jerusalem Surroundings) $5.00 contribution certificate, a project of the Crown Heights Mizrachi Chapter for the Jewish National Fund (KKL), for the redemption of 1000 dunams of land near Jerusalem. 5. Visiting card of Rabbi Moshe Avigdor Amiel - Chief Rabbi of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa District, with a handwritten Hebrew note on verso. 6. Art postcard ”Portrait of a Child” (Kinderbildnis) by painter Wilhelm Wachtel, printed in Vienna (Chwala's Druck), with a handwritten German dedication. 7. Commemorative envelope from the 1956 Olympic football match USSR vs. Israel, Moscow, July 11, 1956, with a Soviet stamp and personal autograph. A collection of historical and documentary significance.