1900 Fourth Zionist Congress, printed 20-pages brochure in German, by Dr. Max Nordau. (The Zionist Congress was established in 1897 by Theodor Herzl as the supreme organ of the Zionist Organization and its legislative authority). The Fourth Congress was held in London. In addition, there is "Die Welt" illustrated journal published in Hamburg for the 9th Zionist Congress in 1909, plus early KKL "Mogen David" currency, plus additional items,...
Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
Welcome to our Summer auction to be held on August 6-7 2019 at our New York City galleries and on CherrystoneLive.
There are 1,668 lots of rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order.
We begin with United States, followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and Scandinavian Countries. British Commonwealth is well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets. Also noteworthy is Colombia with a complete set of the 1920 Scadta vignettes unused and on individual covers. There is also a selection of Ethiopia, additional South and Central America, Asia and rest of the world.
This auction concludes with 100+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers
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Lot #2039 - Israel
1909 Ninth Zionist Congress in Hamburg, picture postcard (scene of Jaffa by Herman Struck), mailed to Vienna, with German JNF stamp, signed by 10 Zionist personalities including Max Nordau, Max Bodenheimer, Nissan Katznelson, etc. A rare card
Estimate: $250
Lot #2040 - Israel
1918 (12 Oct) handwritten two-page letter (in Hebrew) from David Ben Gurion to Nina Berlin (first Jewish woman volunteer accepted into the British Army as a nurse) on stationery of the Jewish Legion, with attractive Coat of Arms letterhead, signed "David", also unused picture postcard of Ben Gurion in uniform with Star of David patch of the Jewish Legion (after the Balfour Declaration of November 1917, Ben-Gurion, with the interest of Zionism...
Lot #2041 - Israel
1918 (14 Nov) unsevered picture (Theodore Herzl and Map of the Holyland) postcard/stationery card with Jewish Legion letterhead, written by a Jewish soldier in Egypt to Philadelphia, with "SZ 24 Army Post Office" and octagonal military censor handstamp alongside, some wear and tear, rare
Estimate: $250
Lot #2042 - Israel
1918 two unused picture postcards, one "Hagdud Ha Ivri" (Jewish Battalion) with six soldiers, the other (copyrighted in 1935) of the Jewish Legion, little toning, otherwise fine. Also included is a "Jewish Brigade Group" uniform arm patch
Estimate: $150
Lot #2043 - Israel
1920 (13 Mar) handwritten four-page letter (in Russian) from Zeev Jabotinsky to girlfriend Nina Berligne (later Nina Berlin) in Geneva, with envelope franked with British Mandate 1pi adhesive, sent from Jerusalem, fine letter (Zeev Jabotinsky (1980-1940) was a Zionist leader, author, poet, orator, soldier and founder of the Jewish Self-Defense Organization in Odessa. With Joseph Trumpeldor, he co-founded the Jewish Legion of the British army...
Lot #2044 - Israel
1921 (6 Jan) letter on first Jewish Legation stationery from Lodd, where the Jewish Legion was based at that time, written by Isaak Olshansky to Nina Berlin (Olshansky shortened his name to Olshan and after the creation of the State of Israel was one of the original five justices appointed to the Supreme Court. Olshan became president of the Supreme Court in 1953 and served until his retirement in 1965), also four covers addressed to Nina...
Lot #2045 - Israel
1941 Letter on "Jewish Agency for Palestine" stationery, signed by Dr. Arthur Ruppin (a Zionist thinker and leader. He was one of the founders of the city of Tel Aviv, and directed Berlin's Bureau for Jewish Statistics and Demography from 1902 to 1907. Ruppin joined the Zionist Organization in 1905 and in 1907 he was sent by David Wolffsohn, the President of the ZO, to study the condition of the Yishuv (the Jewish community in Palestine),...
Lot #2046 - Israel
1942-44 Jewish Brigade lettersheets, 23 different, written in Hebrew and English, "CMF" (Central Mediterranean Forces), rarely seen
Estimate: $250
Lot #2047 - Israel
1944-48 Internment Camps, 12 Cyprus covers and a document, including Courier cover, many interesting markings, also five covers from Mauritius, one to Palestine, others to U.S., all with triangle censor markings
Estimate: $250
Lot #2048 - Israel
1948 (9 June) vellum with memorial for a soldier who fell in War of Independence, signed by David Ben Gurion, fine (David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first Prime Minister of Israel. As head of the Jewish Agency from 1935, and later president of the Jewish Agency Executive, he was the de facto leader and largely led the struggle for an independent Jewish state. On 14 May 1948, he...
Lot #2049 - Israel
1948 Doar Ivri, 3m-1000m complete set with Tabs, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered, signed Bolaffi and Diena, with 1985 certificates. A very fine set, seldom offered in this superior condition
Estimate: $2500
Lot #2050 - Israel
1948 Doar Ivri, 3m-1000m complete set with Tabs, sheet margin singles, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered, fine-v.f., with 1968 Bolaffi certificate. A superior set of Doar Ivri, seldom offered in such quality
Estimate: $2500
Lot #2051 - Israel
1948 Doar Ivri, 3m-1000m complete set with Tabs, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered, v.f., signed Bloch, with Friedl certificate
Estimate: $2500
Lot #2052 - Israel
1948 Doar Ivri, 3m-1000m, complete set with tabs, n.h., minute fingerprints and natural gum wrinkles, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $6,250
Estimate: $2000
Lot #2053 - Israel
1948 Doar Ivri, 3m-1000m, complete set with tabs used on cacheted First Day Cover, v.f. and rare, signed Shalit (Bale 1-9)
Cat. Val. $5,000
Estimate: $2500
Lot #2054 - Israel
1948 Doar Ivri, complete set of nine on cacheted Tel Aviv FDC, also second Postage Dues set of six with Tabs, left sheet margin singles canceled on unaddressed and cacheted FDC, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #2055 - Israel
1948 3m-50m, perf. 10x11, complete set with tabs, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Burger,
Cat. Val. $920
Estimate: $500
Lot #2056 - Israel
1948 10m-50m, perf. 10x11, three high values with tabs, n.h., 50m with faint toned spot on reverse, still v.f., expert signed,
Cat. Val. $908
Estimate: $400
Lot #2057 - Israel
1948 Holidays, 3m vertical gutter pair with tabs, n.h., fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #2058 - Israel
1948 Holidays, 65m horizontal gutter tete-beche pair, imperf. in margin, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #2059 - Israel
1948 Holidays, 65m horizontal gutter tete-beche block of four, imperf. in margin, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #2060 - Israel
1948 Holidays, 65m cross gutter block of four, double perforations at top, n.h., fine-v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #2061 - Israel
1957 Independence and Bezalel Museum, three Tab Row sheetlets of five (perf. and imperf. margins of last), n.h., v.f. (Bale 142e,143e)
Estimate: $500
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