Auction 21
Eretz Israel, anti-Semitism, Holocaust, postcards and photographs, Autographs, Travel books, Judaica
By DYNASTY
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Jun 26, 2023
Avraham Ferrara 1, Jerusalem, Israel
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The auction will take place on Monday, June 26, 2023, at 19:00 (Israel time) with an announcement.
Dear customers, an interesting and important catalog containing many rare and important historical items in the many fields in which we deal, we are happy for any question, inquiry, and delivery of all the necessary information beyond what is written in the catalog.
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LOT 179:
"Greetings from the Holy Land" - Collection of British Army Postcards in Palestine
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Sold for: $120 (₪436)
₪436
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120
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 18%
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"Greetings from the Holy Land" - Collection of British Army Postcards in Palestine
"Greetings from the Holy Land" - 10 rare postcards of British army humorous scenes in Eretz Israel. Published by Caricaturist NOAH BEE and signs "BEE" and publishing house M.J.&B. MILLER LTD. Color Lithographic Press. C. 1930s.
Humorous postcards depicting the British soldiers when they came to Eretz Israel and met Eastern culture, in "Mizrahi" scenes of hookah smoking, and alongside oriental characters. On the postcards are printed in English "Greetings from the Holy land" and "Greetings from the middle east"
Noah Bee (Birzovsky) [1916-1992], cartoonist and graphic designer, born in Poland, immigrated to Eretz Israel and later moved to the United States. He designed some of the first banknotes issued in the State of Israel during its early years, and after the establishment of the State of Israel he designed a new version of the "Blue Box" for the JNF. He published cartoons in newspapers in Israel and the United States.
Stains in part. General Condition Good.
