Bidspirit auction | Lot of 8 Zeev Raban

Lot of 8 Zeev Raban postcards: Rachel's Tomb, Tiberias, Safed, Jericho, Jaffa (2), Haifa and Hebron (”Sinai”, Tel Aviv), with a ”Views of the Holy Land” folder cover from a different folder (Bezalel, Jerusalem 1933) - Lot of 8 illustrated color postcards by the artist Zeev Raban (1890-1970), of the ”Bezalel” school and among the creators of the Hebrew Eretz Israel style, each signed ”ז. רבן” in the margin: views of the cities of Eretz Israel in ornamental frames with biblical figures and motifs. Hebrew and English captions. All unused. 1. ”קבר רחל / Rachel's Tomb”: the tomb under a tree on a starry night, the figures of Rachel and Jacob at the sides, and the verse ”A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children refuses to be comforted”. 2. ”טבריה / Tiberias”: the walled town on the Sea of Galilee with Mount Hermon behind, scholars in the margins and the inscription ”אלהא דמאיר ענני” (God of Meir, answer me). 3. ”צפת / Safed”: the town on the mountain in the sunset light, in a frame with a menorah and ornamental animals. 4. ”יריחו / Jericho”: view over the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. 5-6. ”יפו / Jaffa” (two identical cards): the town across the bay, a camel caravan on the beach and fishermen hauling a net, with Jonah and the great fish in the margins. 7. ”חיפה / Haifa”: Haifa Bay from Mount Carmel, with biblical figures and ravens in the margins. 8. ”חברון / Hebron”: view of the town, with the Binding of Isaac in the margin. The backs read ”כל הזכויות שמורות” (all rights reserved) with a biblical verse fitting each city. Jaffa back: ”וירד יפו וימצא אניה” ”...and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship... (Jonah 1/3)” and ”Copyright by SINAI Tel-Aviv, Palestine”; Hebron back: ”וישב באלני ממרא אשר בחברון” ”...and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron (Gen 13/18)” and ”Copyright by „Sinai” Tel-Aviv, Israel”. The cover and the cards do not match: the cards are published by ”Sinai”, Tel Aviv, and the cover belongs to a different folder. The ”מראות מארץ-ישראל / Views of the Holy Land” cover is printed in black and white and signed by Raban: a shepherd and goats, a girl picking flowers, a camel caravan and a bay with the town behind. The back of the cover reads ”Postcard - גלויה” and ”Copyright by J. Auerbach-Beneli 'Bezalel' Jerusalem 1933”. Condition: the cards in good condition, light signs of age. The cover with signs of use and wear to the edges.