Bidspirit auction | Postcard of the Sixth Zionist

Postcard of the Sixth Zionist Congress - 1903 - Postcard sent from the sixth Zionist congress in Basel 1903. The postmark indicates the date 21.8.1903. The postcard was sent to M. Goldfarb in Franzensbad (Františkovy Lázně of today). The sixth congress was known as the ”Uganda Congress” since the Uganda Scheme, proposed by the British government to Theodor Herzl, stood at the center of the congress, causing much discussion and dispute. On the postcard there is an illustration of a Jewish farmer working the land of Israel and the inscription ”Ha'Zorim Be'Dima Be'Rina Yiktzoru” (They that sow in tears shall reap in joy). The stamp ”Zion” of the Jewish National Fund is glued in the corner of the postcard. The stamp was issued in 1901 (in light blue and orange colors. This is one of the first stamp sissued by the Jewish National Fund). Two handwritten sentences in Yiddish signed ”Yehoshua”. Condition: Fair. Torn at the corners. A slight stain on the reverse side of the postcard. A stamp that was glued to the reverse side of the postcard is missing.