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Ice Storage Tel Aviv – Rare Local Payment Voucher, 20 Mils | 1930s or 1940s - Local payment voucher (paper token) issued by Ice Storage, Tel Aviv, 25 Nahmani Street, most likely during the 1930s or 1940s, in the period of the British Mandate in Eretz Israel. The voucher bears a denomination of 20 mils, printed in Hebrew, and is framed by a decorative chain-style border, clearly stating the business name and address. Such local payment instruments were commonly used for internal transactions, credit, or repeat purchases within a specific business. While this practice was widespread in urban commerce of the period, documentation is often fragmentary, and surviving examples are relatively scarce. Dimensions: Approximately 4 × 5 cm. Physical Condition: Original paper, relatively thick, with an even natural tone and age-related wear consistent with the period. Front: light signs of circulation, handwritten markings and later ink notations. Back: blank, with mild age toning and faint stains. Overall condition: good to very good for a utilitarian local payment voucher of this era. Rarity and Documentation Note: This is considered a rare item. At the time of cataloguing, no identical example was found documented as a standalone sale on the BidSpirit platform. However, it should be noted that similar items may have been sold in the past as part of mixed or general lots, without detailed description, measurements, or individual identification, and therefore may not appear in documented single-item sales records.