Auction 47
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Sep 8, 2015
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Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 9:
Large Certificate – Inscription of "Vaad HaGvirot" and "Tzeirei Zion" in Antwerp in the JNF Golden Book – ...
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Large Certificate – Inscription of "Vaad HaGvirot" and "Tzeirei Zion" in Antwerp in the JNF Golden Book – Signatures by Jonah Kremenezky – Vinenna, 1904
A large printed certificate, "Eternal Souvenir! Certificate letter from JNF Golden Book" (Hebrew). Design: Rantzhofer. Vienna: J. Lowy Printing Press, [between 1901 and 1904]. Hebrew and German.
Name inscribed: "Vaad HaGvirot LeChagigot Purim…" [Antwerp, Belgium]. The inscription was added in Vienna in April, 1904, several years after the foundation of the JNF. The certificate is signed twice (in Hebrew and in German) by Jonah (Johann) Kremenezky, industrialist and Zionist activist, first chairman of the JNF (1902-1907), initiator of JNF fund raising (Blue Box, Stamps, and "Golden Book"). 45X60.5 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Dark paper. Creases. Tear of approx. 15 cm, pasted with adhesive tape (old). Framed.
