Auction 6
Historama - Auction 6 (part 1): "Just Judaica" + Ancient & World Coins - numismatics; Judaic medals & tokens; paper money; militaria; Arabiana; Israeliana; Judaica & historical ephemera
Oct 9, 2018
Israel
Shatner Center, Shatner 3, suite 34-189, Jerusalem
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Our 6th auction includes 1362 lots, split between numismatics-Judaica-militaria-ephemera (lots 0001-0708) and philatelic items (lots 0709-1362). Our live (timed) sale on Bidspirit will cover the non-philatelic items, and will take place at 20:15 Israel-time on Tuesday, 9 October; the philatelic items will be sold at a timed auction the following day at 20:15, at StampAuctionNetwork.com. The complete display of the sale is available here historama.com/auctions, where detailed index pages of the materials by subject and links to catalogue files are available.
The pdf catalogue for Part 1 is here
The pdf catalogue for Part 2 (philately) is here
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LOT a60295:
Germany > Leipzig: "Messonkel" medal, circa. 1929-1930 (ND); no artist marks; struck in ...
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Germany > Leipzig: "Messonkel" medal, circa. 1929-1930 (ND); no artist marks; struck in silvered bronze; 40mm, 27.05g: obverse depicts rotund well-dressed businessman-like figure with briefcase and sack (of money?) at railway station, with legend below "MESSONKELS ANKUNFT" ("mess uncle's arrival" - arrival of the live-in house helper). Obverse depicts same figure being kissed by woman at departure platform of train station, with household pet dog at side, but now with open and empty briefcase, among well dressed but thinner couples around, and legend underneath "SÜSSER ABSCHIED" ("sweet parting"). Thick planchet, plain rim. This medal is attributed to Leipzig as that city in particular is mentioned in reference to the employment of full-time domestic helpers known as "mess uncles", who would be housed at their employers. As this is a Great Depression-era piece it may be mocking the exploitation of wealthy men by impoverished women (and vice versa). In VF.
