Historical Memorabilia & Ephemera

Rare illustrated stamp of the 1926 Palestine International Near East Fair, held in Tel Aviv; mint hinged with original gum & varnished surface. Featuring a leaping camel design, this adhesive label was issued for the 3rd precursor of the Levant Fairs of the 1930s which subsequently adopted the iconic emblem of a flying camel, here held in 1925 + April & Sept. 1926....

Russia(?): Rare brass token of the Chovevei Zion Society (Agudat Hovevei Zion / אגודת חובבי ציון), with the word "Zion" in Hebrew within a Star of David on one side, and on the other (blank) side, the Hebrew initials A Ch Tz in capital letters; size: 23mm, weight: 3.4g. The 'Lovers of Zion' (Hovevei Zion) was initially a series of Zionist societies and organizations which arose in Ru...

Bulgarian Jewish technical school thimble (ND), circa. 1890s-1910s: brass thimble inscribed in Cyrillic letters: "зтб еврейчета софия" (with Star of David device after legend), translated (from Bulgarian, not Russian) as "To the Hebrews of Sofia". Although the Jewish community of Bulgaria is an ancient one and historiography records many institutions existing to serve the Bulgaria...

Hungary: "Hebrew Culture - Hungary" enamel and metal pin, circa. 1910s; designed by Y. Sh.; size: 32.25 x 31.75mm; weight: 8.05g. Oval shaped badge in blue & white enamel, in avant garde style, with Hebrew words "Hebrew" & "Culture" on white [Ten Commandment] Tablet devices & silver rays emitting forth & "Hungaria" in exergue; designer's Hebrew initials at left. Little information exists, but "Tar...

Early Eretz Israeli wines on the world stage: Italian booklet "The Wines of Rishon LeZion" (I Vini Di Richon Le Zion), presented by the Italian consul-Judge in Alexandria, Egypt for the period June-July 1912; published 1913 by Societe de Publications Egyptiennes; 16 pages + cover. The booklet seems to be a critical inquiry of the wines produced by Carmel-Mizrachi ("Carmel Oriental" in the booklet)...

Zionist Congresses: Hebrew year 5676 (1916) quadrilingual English-Hebrew-German-Yiddish Zionist movement Shekel donation receipt, issued and used by the Federation of American Zionists, signed & stamped by the organization. With explanation on the back that an annual payment of 1 Shekel entitles the bearer of the receipt to participate in the election of delegates to the next Zionist Congress (in ...

Zionist-Jewish carpet depicting Chaim Weizmann (facing left), circa. 1917-1920/31: machine pile weave rug made in Jerusalem by the Alliance Israelite Universelle School; size, circa. 57cm x 107cm. Weizmann became president of the British Zionist Federation in 1917, working with foreign secretary Arthur Balfour to obtain from the British Government the landmark "Balfour Declaration", which decreed ...

Rare voucher of the New Immigrants' Station at Jaffa Port 1920: paper chit stamped in Hebrew "Tachanat HaOlim | Hof Yaffo" (Jaffa Beach), dated 5 May 1920 & with manuscript markings "III" (likely for the 3rd boat of that day, for "1 person"; counter marked "without money" (eg. the token represents value and no payment in cash is necessary), and is signed "Rudnik"; staple holes - possibly affixed t...

Palestine: light blue on white metal Zionist pin with the Hebrew word "Zion" in center, circa. 1920s; not maker-marked; size: 22.5x25.5mm; weight: 2.4g....

Palestine/Yishuv(?) metal amulet stamped with Star of David symbol & rosettes, circa. 1920s; 19mm, 1.3g...

Palestine/Yishuv: 3rd Aliya era commemorative pin of 3 key Zionist heros, Trumpeldor, Brenner & Gordon, c. 1922; iron body; not maker-marked; size: 24mm; weight: 1.9g. 3-piece construction with photo-montage. All 3 figures passed away between 1920-1922 & were legends in their time, their legacies indicated by the devices below their images: a shield (military - Joseph Trumpeldor), a book (literatu...

Israel/Palestine: tallion commemorating 25th anniversary of Tel Aviv's founding, (1934); tin; no maker-mark; size (tallion only): 20.5mm x 23.25mm; weight: 2.3g. Square sized uniface tallion depicting emblem of the city, with 4 lines of text in Hebrew: "25th Jubilee Tel Aviv" and the city's motto "I will build you and you shall be built" (quotation from the prophet Yirmiyahu). The emblem depicted ...

Holyland-Old City Jerusalem: photo postcard of Tomb of David, with embossed edge; by J. Beagles & Co. London; #545N in the series; unused & mint...

Holyland-Old City Jerusalem: photo postcard of Place of our Lord's Acension, Olivet, with embossed edge; by J. Beagles & Co. London; #599W in the series; unused & mint...

Holyland color picture postcard of Jericho - General View, on Universal Postal Union postal stationary; #209 of the series; unused, near mint...

Holyland color picture postcard of Jerusalem - David's Tomb, on Universal Postal Union postal stationary; #44 of the series; unused & mint...

Holyland color picture postcard of Jerusalem - General View, on Universal Postal Union postal stationary; #21 of the series; unused, light wear on edges...

Holyland color picture postcard of Jerusalem - Citadel of Zion [David's Tower], on Universal Postal Union postal stationary; #43 of the series; unused & mint...

Holyland color picture postcard of Jericho - General View, on Universal Postal Union postal stationary; #67 of the series; unused & mint...

Turn of the 20th Century Holyland color picture postcard of Nazareth (Palestine): full front image without caption; on back bilingual English/Hebrew (and accented) caption "Nazareth" with series number 3669 + bisected 5-lined postal stationary template without any text or written instructions, credited to Edition Photoglob Co., Zurich (Switzerland) - no logo icon. This same postcard image is also ...

Turn of the 20th Century Holyland color picture postcard of Bethany [al-Eizariya] (Ottoman Palestine): full front image with orange bilingual French/English caption in CAPs + series number "3653 - Bethany"; on back French language "Carte Postale" bisected postal stationary 4-lined template with production credit to Edition Photoglob Co., Zurich (Switzerland) - no logo icon; unused, some age marks ...

Turn of the 20th Century Holyland color picture postcard of the Dead Sea (Palestine): full front image without caption; on back trilingual French/English/Hebrew (and accented) caption "The Dead Sea" with series number 3673 + bisected 5-lined postal stationary template without any text or written instructions, credited to Edition Photoglob Co., Zurich (Switzerland) - no logo icon; unused: the back ...

Turn of the 20th Century Holyland color picture postcard of a Baptism place on the Jordan River (Palestine): full front image without caption; on back bilingual French/English caption in CAPs + series number "3671 The River Jordan - Bapticm(sic) Place" and blank bisected postal stationary 5-lined template with production credit to Edition Photoglob Co., Zurich (Switzerland) - no logo icon; unused,...

Turn of the 20th Century Holyland color picture postcard of the Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem (Palestine): full front image without caption; on back olive-green trilingual French/English/Hebrew (and accented) caption in CAPs + series number "L3667 Jerusalem - The Garden of Gethsemane" and blank bisected postal stationary 5-lined template with production credit to Edition Photoglob, Zurich (Switz...