Auction 2
Eretz Israel and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Posters, Judaica, Holy books, Manuscripts, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes
Jan 14, 2019
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Israel
Hatzvi Street, Jerusalem
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LOT 214:
Souvenir from the "Fight for Freedom Exhibition," Signed by Menachem Begin. Tel Aviv, 1958
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Start price:
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50
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On commission only
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Folded leaf, souvenir of the Fight for Freedom Exhibition with a postage stamp with the seal of the exhibition, with the signature of Etzel commander Menachem Begin's signature under it, and with pictures of the hanged martyrs of Nili, Etzel and Lechi. Tel Aviv, 1958.
[1] folded leaf, thick paper. 12x17 cm. Numbered 37 of 100. The front has a postage stamp with the emblem of the State, postmarked with the seal of the Fight for Freedom Exhibition made up of the exhibition's emblem, its location and the opening date: Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, 3 Tevet / December 12, 1958, with the signature of Menachem Begin, head of the Irgun. The internal pages display the exhibition's emblems, its dates and a quote from David Raziel, one of the Irgun's founders and commanders: "Those who go to die - establish you, Homeland." On the reverse, the emblems of Etzel and Lechi and pictures of 14 members of Nili, Etzel and Lechi: "Those who gave their lives on the gallows - so that Israel may live."
Condition Very fine.
