Auction 6
Special and rare items
Nov 22, 2018
Israel
Yehuda ha-Nasi St 22, Jerusalem
ספרים ומכתבים, מסמכים היסטוריים, ארכיונים של גדולי ישראל, פולמוס, תצלומים, אנטישמיות ושואה, הרצל וציונות, בולאות, שטרות, חפצי יודאיקה ואמנות
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LOT 177:
The Austrian Postal Service, Jaffa, 1897 – a Rare Registered Letter [the Only One in the World?] that was Sent by ...
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Estimated price:
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The Austrian Postal Service, Jaffa, 1897 – a Rare Registered Letter [the Only One in the World?] that was Sent by One of the First Zionist Leaders and Representative of the Land of Israel in the First Zionist Congress [!] Dr. Heinrich Loewe in the Few Months He had Lived in the Land of Israel during the Late 19th Century – Autograph – Nice, Complete Postmarks – a Special Item for Collectors of Zionist and Israeli Philatelic Items
On the envelope, a yellow label of registered post: jaffa osterr. Post R. No. 347.
The postage stamp is glued on the reverse side of the envelope and has a full, clean postmark – two circles – of the Austrian post office of Jaffa. Date: 8.6.97
On the envelope, autographic writing of Dr. Heinrich us two languages: German and Ottoman! On the reverse side of the envelope, his typewritten name and address in Jaffa, Palestine. This is most likely the only [?] envelope that has survived from the time he lived in the Land of Israel during the late 19th century.
Background:
Elyakum Heinrich Loewe (1869-1951) was a philosopher, journalist, librarian and one of the first leaders of the Zionist Movement of Germany. In addition, he was one of the founders of the "Jewish-Russian Scientific Association of Berlin" (1889) and the "Association for Nurturing the Hebrew Language" (1891).
In 1895, he visited the Land of Israel for the first time and in 1897, immigrated to it. He lived in Israel for several months and was then sent as its representative to the first Zionist Congress in Basel. Due to his Zionist activities, he did not return to the Land of Israel until 1933. The letter before us is from the several months he lived in the Land of Israel before he was sent to the Zionist congress. All letters and autographs of his are from the years he lived in Germany after the Congress or later, when he again lived in the Land of Israel. The letter is addressed to his brother Dr. Richard, who was partner to his Zionist activities and thought.
Condition: Very Good.
