Auction 1
Auction of collector Ben-Tzion Wax (first of three)
By MDLD Auction House
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Dec 18, 2018
3 HaTaasiyah St., 3rd floor. Industrial area, Raanana, Israel
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Ben-Tzion Wax was born in Tel Aviv in 1936. He was one of the biggest collectors in Israel. He started collecting stamps at age 10, then coins, banknotes, famous signatures/autographs, art, judaica, old books, silver, and items pertaining to pre-State Israel. Wax even collected unique birds, massive fish tanks and more.
In 1983 he moved with his family to Ramot HaShavim. Ben-Tzion Wax died suddenly and unexpectedly in 2017, in the backyard of his home, among the animals he took care of and loved.
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LOT 94:
Three items related to Eliezer Ben Yehuda and Hemda Ben Yehuda, his second wife (she was the sister of Devora ...
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Buyer's Premium: 20%
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VAT: 17%
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Three items related to Eliezer Ben Yehuda and Hemda Ben Yehuda, his second wife (she was the sister of Devora, Eliezer's first wife). 1. A signed and handwritten post card from Hemda Ben Yehuda, from 1933. Hemda Ben Yehuda was a writer, journalist. 2. In 1932, Hemda wrote a book about the life of Eliezer Ben Yehuda titled "The happy Warrior". 3. A commemorative First Day Issue, Eliezer Ben Yehuda stamp, marking 100 years of his birthday. It is stamped with the date 25.11.59 The stamp is inside a decorative card with a large drawing of Eliezer Ben Yehuda on the cover.
