Auction #43

1894 cv Wien to Berlin, D. Birenbaum to H. Loewe (a noted Zionist) stp on front off, arrival pmk in Berlin 1.1.94, cv sealed on back 2 Blue-Green circular serrated labels, David's Star in center & No. 1, also Hebrew letters "Mem-Tsadik" (Miflaga Zionit) & Latin "Z.P." (Zionist Party); peripheral creases, scattered toning o/w fine & Very Rare, 1 of 4 mailed cvs Recorded w/both types of labels, certif Muentz

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5 Rare Zionist labels: a) "Z.P." (Zionist Party) circular (33mm diam.) serrated, value 2 on small cutout w/German pmk 12/1893 - Earliest known use of the very few labels recorded, in Red; b) As type a above, Value 3 in Blue, unused; c) Blue round (26mm diam.) serrated number 8 below a Magen David in center, unused; d) As type c above but number 16, unused; e) Blue rectangular (22x28mm) perf label No. 1 in...

1898 - 2nd Zionist Congress - Basel -  Official ppc (Riemer fig. 3), used, stps off; light soiling, top left corner tear, fine & Rare

1900 - 4th Zionist Congress London - Official Banquet invitation card ornamented by D. Willenberg, also depicting work in the Colony Rishon Le Zion, Golden edges, banquet to be held on 16 Aug 1900 - last day of the Congress; vf & Rare

1909 - 9th Zionist Congress Hamburg - Official ppc Riemer fig. 19, mailed during the Congress in Germany, Herzl JNF label added; 2 corners reinforced, fine

1921/48 - 11  items from the Zion. Congresses incl.: Official ppcs of 1921, 12th Cong., (Riemer fig. 39) & 1929, 16th cong. (fig. 62) both mailed to Germany; pcs mailed from the Congresses w/the Official pmks: 1921, 1923, 1925, 1931 & 1935 (last w/faults), also 16 cutouts w/stps cancelled Official pmks 1923/46 + Aliya stps 50 & 400m - 2 panes of 10; f - vf (x29 items...

Herzl - 13 diff. ppcs incl.: German UDV so pre 1905!, Halbanon Moscow - 2 diff., Herzl standing  mailed 1924 Wien - Berlin, JNF Coln 1920's, 1929 (pmk) his 25th Memorial Day - Austria, 2 diff. by Moshe Chalutz, etc. Also Litho by  Gamberg - Warsau on Transparent paper

8x10½ cm; f - vf (x14) & valuable

Ca. 1915 early USA Herzl pin 14mm diam., Herzl on face, back: by MFG Co. Boston Mass.; fine & scarce

RUSSEL BERTRAND full sign in English on typed air letter 16 June 1964 to Mrs Liskovsky in Jerusalem. Renowned philosopher and Noble Prize Winner; fine

19 Dec 1898 handwritten 2 pages letter by ALEXANDRINE ZOLA (Emile's wife) to Mr. Vizetelly who escorted Emile Zola when he fled to England. She thanks him for agreeing to meet her at the Victoria station and writes to him, in detail, her timetable, she recently joined Emile in London, fully signed; folded, fine

ditto, 19 program booklets as above lot, incl.: Robert Stolz, Anatol; Dorati, Z. Mehta, W. Steinberg, G. Bertini, Claudio Abbado, Isaac Stern, Paul Paray, Y. Menuhin, Carlo M. Giulini, Sh. Mintz, etc.; vf (x19, over 45 autographs)

AUTOGRAPHS: JEWISH & ISRAELI
ARDON M.  full sign in Hebrew handwritten letter dated 24.9.62; filing holes in margin, folded, fine