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Vintage & Collectibles Assortment – El Al and Israeli Aviation Companies - A diverse, historic, and exceptional assortment of collectibles, artwork, branding items, and nostalgic flight equipment from the national carrier El Al and additional Israeli aviation companies (from the 1950s through the 2000s). Includes: * Official framed certification: a course completion certificate for ”Basic Passenger Service + Mechanized Passenger Transfer, ” issued by El Al's Training and Employee Development Center, dated 11.12.88–8.1.89. Framed under glass in an original silver-toned wooden frame. * Vintage luxury Swiss wristwatch (Longines): a leather-strap wristwatch by the Swiss elite brand Longines, produced in a special limited edition for El Al (bearing the company logo on the dial). A valuable item distributed as a gift of appreciation to senior crew or sold in-flight. * Nostalgic serving and dining items from luxury class: Vintage rectangular ceramic tray: cream color with brown borders, produced by the historic ”Lapid” factory and marked El Al. * Individual porcelain serving bowl: quality white porcelain bearing the original blue branding ”Business Class / El Al Esskim, ” used in the company's Business Class. * Branded design items by the artist Jean David: vintage decorated cigarette boxes: boxes with magnificent colorful decorations in the graphic style associated with the renowned designer Jean David, who designed El Al's luxury collectible items in the mid-twentieth century. * Large canvas tote bag in light canvas with blue hand and shoulder straps, bearing the El Al logo in prominent blue embroidery on the front. * Luxury pen set in original case: a rigid, semi-transparent plastic case containing two branded pens (a ballpoint pen and a mechanical/fountain pencil) in metallic blue with silver trim, inscribed ”Nativei Avir Le'Yisrael – El Al Marathon.” * El Al 30th Anniversary booklet (1978): a booklet designed in blue with Israeli flag decoration, produced as a special edition (30th Anniversary Issue) marking the company's 30-year celebrations. * International tariffs and destinations booklet: a lengthy official booklet presenting El Al's contact details and representations worldwide (Paris, Washington, Zurich, Geneva, Lisbon, Philadelphia, and more). * Original booklet of ”El Rom” Airlines Ltd., including a detailed tour itinerary for the Sinai Peninsula. * Commemorative first-day cover marking Pope John Paul II's visit to Israel (26.3.2000), bearing the company emblem. * Official souvenir sheet marking 50 years since El Al's inaugural flight (29.9.1998). Vintage promotional voucher/postcard of AVIS under the heading ”AVIS Presents: Israel” with old six-digit telephone numbers. * ”Frequent Flyer” branded credit card of American Express in partnership with El Al. * Flight tickets and baggage tags: an assortment of classic orange passenger tickets and boarding passes from Ben-Gurion Airport. * Paper baggage tags for filling in personal details, from El Al and from ”Arkia – Israeli Airlines Ltd.” * 2 small fabric Israeli flags with a wooden handle decorated with the company emblem and its website address. * Two vintage-design El Al matchboxes in Hebrew and English. * An assortment of identical business cards of a company employee. * An empty El Al airmail envelope. * A scenic postcard of the company's aircraft above ancient Acre. * A gilt El Al lapel pin. * A gilt double-sided letter opener / ceremonial knife: a rare, official vintage El Al item. On one side is embossed a magnificent medallion relief designed by Dan Reisinger, based on an ancient Jewish coin from the period of the Great Revolt (decorated with the omer cup motif) and incorporating within it the letters of El Al. On the reverse appears a relief decoration of the flight wings emblem and the historic Star of David as designed by Franz Krauss (1949). 2.35 kg.