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Palestine - Collection of Five Checks and an Account Transfer Document of the Anglo-Palestine Company - Including Rare Checks from Early Institutions in Palestine and London - A historically important and varied collection of five early checks and a transfer document, all related to the operations of the Anglo-Palestine Company, the first Jewish bank in the Land of Israel. The group illustrates the evolution of the banking system in Palestine and abroad from the early 1900s through the British Mandate period. Highlights include: Check of the Zionist Commission (Jerusalem), dated 1920, among the earliest financial documents of the Jewish representative body in Palestine. Check of the Technion, Haifa, dated 1915, one of the earliest known institutional checks issued in pre-state Palestine. Early English-printed check from the Tel Aviv branch, marking the city’s first steps in organized banking. Two large checks from the London branch (“The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited”), reflecting the bank’s strong international financial connections. An exceptionally rare and historically rich group, offering a remarkable overview of the economic foundations and institutional growth of the Jewish Yishuv and its global reach.