Bidspirit auctions | MDLD Auction House Auction Jan 31, 2019

MDLD Auction House, Jan 31, 2019. 355 lots, estimates 100 $.

MDLD Auction House -

The second of three auctions belonging to the estate of Ben-Zion Wax, z"l.

Internet auction that includes, sifrei kodesh (Holy books), important rabbis' letters, Judaica, banknotes, coins, books, post cards, Shana Tova cards, certificates and identity cards, pins, labels and advertisements, photographs, pre-State establishment (Israel) and early State items, stamps, interesting envelopes, international art, autographs and political related items.

MDLD Auction House places the starting bid low in order to let the bidders ultimately determine the item's monetary worth.

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Lots in this catalog (355)

• Lot 1: Torat Moshe, Chatam Sofer. Printed by David Levy and Avraham Alkalay in Pressburg,1880.
• Lot 2: Shviley Olam Chadash by R' Yissachar Gordon. First edition, 1870. Geography of America and Australia. Good condition;
• Lot 3: Mashmia Yeshua , R' Don Yitzchak Abarbanel (1437-1508). Offenbach, 1766. Ktav Rashi . 19.5 cm. Good condition.
• Lot 4: Shem HaGdolim , Warsaw, 1876.
• Lot 5: Sefer Elim , Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, also known as Yashar Mi-Qandia (1591-1655). Third edition, 1870, Odessa.
• Lot 6: Tanach : Proverbs and Job, 1834. With handwritten cantillation notes on the page before the cover page.
• Lot 7: Moreh Tzedek by R' Yosef Nahmias, Marrakech, Morroco. Printed in Tunisia, 1915. Inscription by author on the cover.
• Lot 8: Last Prophets with rabbinical commentary in English and with signatures in the end. 16-17th century. Original binding.
• Lot 9: V'Zot HaSefer HaNefesh HaChachama , Moses de León (Moshe ben Shem-Tov). Basel, 1608. First edition. 19cm.
• Lot 10: Ktuvim Achronim HaNodaim B'Shem Apocrypha. Isaac Fraenkel's edition of the Apocrypha, Leipzig, 1830. First edition.
• Lot 11: Yesodei HaTorah , Bernburg ,1843. Handwriting unknown; signed Michel Levy, Schweich, 18. Dec. 1859. Original binding.
• Lot 12: Zecher Rav, R' Benjamin ben Emanuel Musafia, Berlin, 1766. New binding. 18 pages. 16 cm. Very good condition.
• Lot 13: 1. Five Books of Moses, Tikun Sefarim , Amsterdam, 1796. 2. Siddur for Shabbat, Ashkenaz. Amsterdam, 1780. 17 cm.
• Lot 14: Yemin Moshe by R' Moshe Kranik. Braslav, 1824. The cover is covered in stamps and signatures. Original binding.
• Lot 15: Sefer Charedim with commentary by Be'er Yehuda. First edition to R' Chaim Yehuda Deutsch from Makova.
• Lot 16: Netivot HaShalom, with Five Books of Moses, Moshe meDessau (Moses Mendelssohn). Vienna, 1837. Illustrated cover page.
• Lot 17: Tabach V'Hachan , R' Yosef Chaim Caro. First edition, Leibzig, 1859. The cover is a bit worn. 19.5 cm. Good condition.
• Lot 18: Araa D'Rabanan . Signature of R' Chizkiyahu Mishkovsky,
• Lot 19: Machane Efraim, with a signature of R' Yisrael Wolff, rabbi of Budapest. Natan Shpriftgissar printing, Warsaw, 1877.
• Lot 20: Netivot Shalom , Five Books of Moses and the Five Megillot by Moses Mendelssohn.
• Lot 21: Toldot Yitzchak , Amsterdam, 1708. Commentary by R' Yitzhak Karo, grandfather R' Yosef Karo (Shulchan Oruch).
• Lot 22: Nachalat Shiva with explanatory notes from Mahdura Batra. Berlin, 1763. A lot of ownership signatures.
• Lot 23: Cherethites and Pelethites (Karti v’Palti), Zolkva , 1799. Belonged to Yeshivat Etz Chaim . Original binding.
• Lot 24: Machatzit HaShekel (half-shekel), Rabbi Shmuel Ha'Levi Kalin. Poryck, 1819. Elegant new leather binding.
• Lot 25: Nevi'im Rishonim . Venice, 1776. Explanation of certain words on the margins next to text.
• Lot 26: Minchat Yaakov and Torat HaShlamim . Poland, 1804. Original binding. Moth damage but overall good condition. 39cm.
• Lot 27: Gaon Yaakov . Author from the family of the Vilna Gaon.
• Lot 28: Divrei HaNagidim . Warsaw, 1893.
• Lot 29: רבי שלמה אבן דנאן אב בית הדין ורבה הראשי של פאס שבמרוקו ומגדולי רבני יהדות מרוקו
• Lot 30: R' Jonathan Eybeschütz (Eibeschitz): three of his books bound together: 1. Ye'arot Dvash - two parts. Warsaw, 1901.
• Lot 31: Black and white lithograph of rabbi, artist's signature unidentified, 1924. 26x18
• Lot 32: Igeret Archot Olam —Prague 1793. Two sections, a text on cosmography and geography.
• Lot 33: Midrash Shocher Tov —Amsterdam 1730. Midrash on Psalms, Mishlei Rabati, with Midrash Shmuel .
• Lot 34: Talmud Bavli and masechtot ketanot Yerushalmiyot , with commentaries. A complete Shas in one volume,
• Lot 35: Lot, 2 books bound together—Offenbach, 18th century. 1. Mashmiya Yeshua ,
• Lot 36: The Harvest by Nachum Sokolov—Warsaw 1886. “Harvest for the Year,” a literary almanac published by Nachum Sokolov.
• Lot 37: Yeriyot Shlomo , first edition—Dihrenport, 1784. First section, an exegesis on synonyms and word games.
• Lot 38: Lot of 2 volumes of the Parma manuscript of the Six Sidrei Mishnah. Limited, facsimile edition.
• Lot 39: Omer HaShkacha, first edition—Koenigsberg, 1861. Glosses. Omissions from the wording of the Talmud Bavli,
• Lot 40: Sha’arei Lashon HaKodesh —Venice 1808. Hebrew grammar by the sage Rabbi Hananya Elhanan Hai Kohen.
• Lot 41: Pri Chadash , copy of the Porat Yosef, on the Shas. On Yoreh De’ah by Rabbi Hizkiyahu di Siloa,
• Lot 42: Mishnayot of Seder Kedoshim . Vilna-Horodna, 1818. With commentaries: Bartenura, Tosefet Yom Tov, Tosafot Hadashim,
• Lot 43: Sadeh HaAretz Chag, Livorno 1788. Copy of the Dabash. Third section,
• Lot 44: Tzalach —Lemberg 1899. Copy of the Gaon Rabbi Zeev Wolf HaLevi Tirnoar. On Masechtot Brachot , Pesachim, and Beitza.
• Lot 45: Lot, 2 editions of the book HaShorashim . Rare. 1. Sfat Emet , 2 sections in one volume, by Yitzhak Stanov.
• Lot 46: Tzitzit for kids—end of the 19th/beginning of 20th century. Made of linen with traditional black stripes,
• Lot 47: Receipt handwritten by Rabbi Moshe Kliers, Ra’avad of Tiberias, and Rabbi Dover Abramwoitz,
• Lot 48: Lot of 7 documents from the Sfat Emet yeshiva. 1962-1967. 1. Five receipts of various types,
• Lot 49: מכתבים של גדולי רבני עדות המזרח רבי ישועה פאלאג'י, הראשל"צ רבי בן ציון מאיר חי עוזיאל,
• Lot 50: Receipt stamped by the Torat Emet Klalilit yeshiva—Jerusalem, Palestine, beginning of the 20th century.
• Lot 51: Printed ketubah—Leipzig, 1924. Black ink on paper.
• Lot 52: רבי עובדיה הדאיה בעל ה'ישכיל עבדי'
• Lot 53: Lot, 3 journals in Yiddish—New York, beginning of the 20th century. 1. Der Grager (the noisemaker),
• Lot 54: Psak din signed by the Chief Rabbis of Israel.
• Lot 55: Letter handwritten and signed by the Shamash HaKotel, Rabbi Refael Meyuchas. On graph paper, from 10th of Av 1918,
• Lot 56: Certificate of approval for a slaughterer by the Ra’aya Kook: On official letterhead, stamped. From 23rd of Elul 1934.
• Lot 57: Lot of documents and a psak din signed by dayanim of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel: Lot with 5 documents from Cheshvan
• Lot 58: A handwritten response by Rabbi Meir Mazoz. From Cheshvan 2007,
• Lot 59: Lot, 5 letters from some gedolim of the prior generation. 1.
• Lot 60: Picture of Rav Goren and Shimon Peres with their signatures, 1976.
• Lot 61: Lot of about 154 Passover Haggadas, some of which are rare. Varying publishing and conditions.
• Lot 62: 8 ancient, handwritten talisman on parchment and on paper, with drawings and Kabbalistic symbols. 1. length 90 cm,
• Lot 63: Two books bound together: Tanya Rabbati and Tor Patada (signed by R' Yosef Adler). 1.
• Lot 64: Inscription of R' Shalom Messas (Shalom Mashash;
• Lot 65: Yarim Moshe . Explanations of Pirkei Avot by R' Moshe Alsheich. Fürth, 1760. Signatures of ownership from 1764,
• Lot 66: Seder Olam Raba and Seder Olam Zota and Seder HaKabala to the RABaD and Seder Malchei Yisrael. Amsterdam, circa 1711.
• Lot 67: Rare book! Chidushei Halachot Mahdura Batra , Moses ben Isaac Bonems of Lublin . Hamburg, 1736. 33 cm.
• Lot 68: Chatam Sofer. Questions and answers on Even Ha'ezer . First edition. Original binding. With signatures,
• Lot 69: Bound together with Birurei Midot . Separate cover for each book. The books deal with arithmetic, geometry,
• Lot 70: Very rare Hagadah: Seder Marbe Le-saper ve-hu Hagadah shel Pesah - Prague 1849 The Haggadah of Pesach (in Hebrew
• Lot 71: Two Haggadahs printed in Frankfort: - 1918. First page attached with tape. - 1920. First page is detached.
• Lot 72: Passover Haggadah with English. Designed by Betzalel, printed by Sinai, Tel Aviv, 1960. Ornate, light blue,
• Lot 73: Passover Haggadah designed by Betzalel. With English translation. Brown leather adorned cover.
• Lot 74: Habahir , R' Nachunia ben Hakana, 1780. Without cover, moth damage. 18cm. Decent condition.
• Lot 75: Midrash Mishlei Ravati, explanation on Sefer Mishlei. Amsterdam, 1861. Some moth damage. 19 cm. Good condition.
• Lot 76: Lot of 9 Sifrei Kodesh: 1. Asifat Zkenim on Mesechet Menuchot . Piotrków, 1908. Original binding, detached;
• Lot 77: Lot: 5 Machzors decorated withdetails : 1. Rosh Hashana, Vienna, 1932 2. Yom Kippur, Vienna, 1932 3. Pesach, Vienna,
• Lot 78: Old oil painting of rabbi. Framed. Signature of artist unidentified. 18x25, good condition.
• Lot 79: Arthur Szyk - Printed lithograph in honor of establishment of the State of Israel. New York, 1949.
• Lot 80: Letter from the Rabbanut of Yaffo, to the general committee of the Knesset. 1926.
• Lot 81: Lot of talisman: 1. protection of baby and mother; yellow paper 2.
• Lot 82: Lot: 10 books: 1. Yalkut Baruch Dov , London, 1950. Original binding. 2. Neviim V'Ketuvim Mikreei Kodesh , with Rashi.
• Lot 83: Lot of 14 books: 1. Botzina Kadisha , Jerusalem, 1956. Ktav Rashi. Original, decorative cover. 24 cm. Good condition.
• Lot 84: Lot of 8 talisman: 1. talisman in a leather pouch for hanging; unopened and unchecked. 4x5 cm. 2.
• Lot 85: Copy of hand-painted etching (F. Hoghenberg: Jerusalem, 1752), 1959 (by The Universitas-Booksellers, Jerusalem).
• Lot 86: Old and rare map of Palestine from 1844! Printed in London. Framed in wooden frame. Includes map of Jersualem,
• Lot 87: Copy of colored etching of the Rambam in frame. Printed in Israel. 40x50 cm. Some stains and folds.
• Lot 88: Letter signed by gedolim of Jerusalem. Defective.
• Lot 89: Sash with decorative copper parts for the Sefer Torah. About 10x78 cm. Decent condition; stains and some unraveling.
• Lot 90: HaKetubah B'Hishtalshluta HaHistorit, Moshe Gastenar, 1924. 46 pages. 22 cm. Water stains. Good condition.
• Lot 91: Important letter from the Rabbanut of Israel. Signature of the head rabbi of Israel,
• Lot 92: Collection of letters and documents signed by Dr. Moshe Wallach, founder of Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem. 1.
• Lot 93: Lot of announcements and warning notices, different topics, Israel, beginning of the 20th century.
• Lot 94: Invitation to a wedding from 1929, that took place in Jersalem, at the Rosenberg hotel.
• Lot 95: Lot of 41 receipts of the Gemach, Jerusalem. Signed by R' Meir Yosef Hiltovsky and R' Moshe Betzalel Margaliot.
• Lot 96: Mesechet Brachot , with Rashi and Tosfot. Printed in Amsterdam, 1746! Leather cover. Poor condition, with moth damage,
• Lot 97: Upon Thy Doorposts: The Law, The Lore,
• Lot 98: Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) - declaration of the State of Israel. Colorful and impressive placard,
• Lot 99: HaKetubah B'Iturim. High quality colored photographs on high quality paper by David Davidovitch. 1968. First edition.
• Lot 100: Melechet Machshevet , first edition—Prague 1775 On calculations and mathematics. Hebrew and Yiddish on facing pages.
• Lot 101: A silver medal by the Israeli Coins and Medals Corp - Ilan Ramon, in the original case with the FDC envelope. 49 grams.
• Lot 102: Silver medallion "birth of a boy".
• Lot 103: 10 mil coin from 1941. Good condition. NGC grading 58. It's the year with the least amount of the 10 mil series issued.
• Lot 104: Lot of 78 asimons; government company. Varied metals and conditions.
• Lot 105: Lot of two Israeli 935 silver medals, The Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp. Diameter: 4.5 cm.
• Lot 106: Lot of 6 Judaic coins by the AINA (American Israel Numismatic Association). Very good condition.
• Lot 107: Two silver medals, The Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp.: Ben Gurion medal, 1966 (diameter: 3.5 cm,
• Lot 108: Medallion issued by the government in memory of Eli Cohen (the Israeli spy). Bronze, 145 g., 70 mm.
• Lot 109: Lot of 72 1mil coins. Varying years and conditions.
• Lot 110: Lot of 48 2mil coins. Varying years and conditions.
• Lot 111: 10mil coin. 1939. Grading MS62. Excellent condition.
• Lot 112: Five silver dollar coins. 2015. Silver 999 weight 31.1g, diameter 40.60mm. Never used.
• Lot 113: Silver 999 medallion - Reuven Rubin. Designed by Salvador Dali. Number 1116 of 1250. 107g.
• Lot 114: Lot of four items related to nature and vegetation in the Land of Israel: 1. Einaich Yonim silver coin, 925.
• Lot 115: Silver medallion issued by the government in memory of the first president, Chaim Weizman. Silver 935, 37 mm, 26 grams.
• Lot 116: Set of 5 bills from the Ukrainian Bank that were issued under the Nazi rule. 1942. 1, 5, 10, 20, and 100 Karbowanez.
• Lot 117: Beautiful set from the beginning of the sixties: 16different coins of the series of the Pruta and Agura. Among them,
• Lot 118: Lot of 25 5mil coins. Varying years and conditions.
• Lot 119: Lot of 24 50mil coins. Varying years and conditions.
• Lot 120: National medallion made of silver 999, stamped and with original certificate. In memory of Israel's fallen.
• Lot 121: 20 10mil coins. Varying years and conditions.
• Lot 122: Lot of fifty 100nis bills. 1979. Condition VF.
• Lot 123: 5 shekel bill from 1978. Chaim Weizman. PMG grading 64.
• Lot 124: 50 shekel banknote from 2014. Shaul Tchernichovsky. PMG grading 65.
• Lot 125: 5 lira. 1973. Henrietta Szold. PMG grading 66.
• Lot 126: 2Dollar bill, 1928 . Red Ink, F.
• Lot 127: Lot of 6 legal currency proposals*: One 50 Pruta - Eshkol-Zagagi Three 50 Pruta - Eshkol-Neeman Two 100 Pruta -
• Lot 128: Two medallions of the Rebbe, given to the owners of a American bank in 1994: 1. Large bronze medallion. On one side,
• Lot 129: Lot of 9 Chanukah coins, made of silver*: 1. 10 Lira - Chanukiah from Damascus,1974. silver 500. diameter 34 mm.
• Lot 130: Lot of 95 banknotes: One 1 Lira (Israel), 1958 Five 5 Lira (Israel), 1960 Three 10 Lira (Israel),
• Lot 131: Ottoman coin, 10 Para, 1913 with error (off center)
• Lot 132: Masada: Sterling silver medallion 935. Numbered 2812. Diameter 35 mm. Weight 28.92 g. On one side,
• Lot 133: Medallion from the Israel Coins and Medals Corp. with a map of the world. On the other side,
• Lot 134: Lot of 4 silver medallions: 1. sterling silver 935, Bar Kochba Revolt, good condition. diameter 35 mm. 30.13 g. 2.
• Lot 135: A collection of medallions: Flowers and sports: 12 floral and animal medallions and 7 sport related medallions.
• Lot 136: 5 Israeli Lira 1955, XF.
• Lot 137: Treasure chest filled with old coins, made of iron. Length 16 cm, width 12 cm, depth 7 cm. 1500 grams.
• Lot 138: Givat HaTachmoshet medallion. Sterling silver 935. 1987. Diameter 37 mm, 26 grams. Original packaging.
• Lot 139: Albert Einstein (1879-1955) medallion: On one side, a portrait of Einstein,
• Lot 140: 5 Ottoman piastres banknote. Condition F.
• Lot 141: Lot of Indonesian banknotes from 1964. 1, 5, 10, 25, 50. Condition UNC
• Lot 142: Large lot of 33 Yugoslavian banknotes, from 1968-1994. Condition UNC. 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10,000,
• Lot 143: Lot of 4 banknotes 1000nis, 1983, Rambam. Printing error: instead of הרב, it says: ררב
• Lot 144: Rare Golda Meir banknote from 1984. 10,000nis. Condition XF.
• Lot 145: Rare lot: 7 banknotes from the Japanese military occupation, from the Phillipines, Siam - Burma and more.
• Lot 146: 9 banknotes from Burma, issued to greet General Ne Win VG-EF.
• Lot 147: 25 Egyptian piasters. 1957. Made of silver. 17.38 grams.
• Lot 148: 100 mil coin from 1933. 11.52 grams. VF
• Lot 149: Communist coin that were once used to receive a loaf of bread.
• Lot 150: Sterling silver coin 935 of Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, issued by the government. Good condition.