Auction 107 Winner's Unlimited - Eretz Israel and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Numismatics, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Holy books, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes
May 8, 2018 (Your local time)
Israel
 3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem
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LOT 18:

Parcel of Early Documents and Letters - Zionist Federation, Levant Fair, JNF, Mikveh Yisrael and More. Various ...

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Parcel of Early Documents and Letters - Zionist Federation, Levant Fair, JNF, Mikveh Yisrael and More. Various Locations, First Decades of the 20th Century

Varied collection of [42] official letters and documents from Zionist organizations which were active in various locations in the first half of the 20th century.

Among them, we will mention two official Levant Fair documents from 1934-36 on their official paper with the flying camel symbol, signed and stamped by the administration. [Honorary invitation to Mr. A. Kroiza, principal of the agricultural school, Mikveh Yisrael, to join the central committee of exhibition judges, and a second document announcing the three prizes won by the agricultural school at the Levant Fair's agricultural exhibition.] A letter which was sent to "Mikveh Yisrael" regarding a student from Poland who was to study at the Reali Hebrew School in Haifa, Tammuz [1926], an interesting letter on JNF - National Committee Office in the Land of Israel official paper from 14 Tishrei [1926] wherein the JNF turns to the agricultural school, Mikveh Yisrael, claiming that they sent them a letter without postage and a JNF stamp:  'One of our members told us about a letter which was sent by you without JNF postage, and without the stamp "total JNF tax paid," this custom is already accepted in almost all institutions and organizations in the country, and it is not possible that your organization which is undoubtedly obligated to the JNF sees itself free of this requirement." Various letters from the administration of Mikveh Yisrael on the topic of arranging agriculturalists in agricultural work, and building new buildings [1920s], raffle ticket from 'The Sewing and Embroidery Workshop' - Beit Yaakov, a handwritten letter to the high commissioner requesting he come visit 'to celebrate fifty years since the founding our neighborhood, which is the first in the Jerusalem region,' official documents from the National Committee of Knesset Yisrael in the Land of Israel [1936], regarding employing only Jewish workers to pave to roads, various documents dealing with building the train tracks, a document from the Central Committee of the Zionist Federation in Romania with KKL postage, a letter from the Zionist Galilee Committee in Bulgaria, a stencil document from the Zionist Federation of Yugoslavia, a document from the JNF office in Egypt, and more.

The collection is in a binder. Various sizes and conditions, overall fine condition.


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