Auction No. 087
Old books, manuscripts, Judaica items, numismatics, coins
February 25, 2015
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Opening $ 120
* Commercial token of Jewish merchant Reuben Josephs from Tasmania, Australia, 1855. 28 mm. diameter. Illustration of a house and yard on the obverse, with the text "New Town Toll Gate". The reverse depicts a woman holding a scale with the text "Van Diemen's Land" (nickname for Tasmania). New Town is a suburb of Tasmania. Fine condition.
* Copper token, apparently for a Jewish charity organization from Odessa, Ukraine, 19th century. 19 mm. diameter. One side features a nice relief of a swan within a dotted circle, the reverse features the number 3 surrounded by text in Ukrainian. [Charity campaign, Balta]. Balta is a city in the Odessa district, Ukraine. Rubbed edges. VF.
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Jewish Tokens
Opening $ 100
Copper token from a Jewish-cultural organization. Harbin, China. First half of the 20th century, 1920s-30s. 26 mm. diameter. Relief of King David playing a pipe organ and Russian text, "Jewish Center for Music and Drama in Harbin". Chinese text. Harbin was home to a Jewish-Russian community from the second decade of the 20th century. It grew and developed through the 1930s. VF.
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Jewish Tokens
Opening $ 400
8 coins from the Lodz ghetto, issued by the Judenrat for Jewish use.
Varying sizes. German. Three 10 pfennig coins from 1942. One of heavy, quality metal.
Three 5 mark coins from 1943, two of which are from heavy, better-quality metal. 1 particularly heavy. One 10 mark coin from 1943. One 20 mark coin from 1943. All the coins note that they belong to the council of "senior Jews of Litzmannstadt" and their reverse feature a Magen David and the caption, Ghetto. Experts are of the opinion that four of the coins in this collection are unknown, including the three made of heavy, quality metal. They were possibly from an experimental edition that was not distributed to ghetto residents. Will be sold as-is. Varying conditions: moderate-very fine condition.
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Jewish Tokens
Opening $ 500
11 aluminum coins issued by the Judenrat for use by the Jews of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto [Lodz], 1943. 28-22 mm. diameters. German. 6 coins worth ten marks; 5 coins worth 5 marks. The face of the coin features the text "der alteste der juden in litzmannstadt", the value of the coin, and the text "received for". The reverse features a Star of David, the word "Ghetto" and the date 1943. Varying conditions. Poor-very fine. Will be sold as-is.
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Jewish Tokens
Opening $ 80
5 metal commercial tokens from Jewish merchants: * Token from Britain, 1938. Bust of Queen Victoria and the Royal Coat of Arms. Issued by H. Hayams, a Jewish merchant. * Market token from Joseph Salmon & Son of London, 20th century. * Aluminum token commemorating 25 years of the 'Zuz Yovel' company, the center for soap and wax, Haifa 1955. * Brass token "Kosher" from a Jewish butcher, unknown source. * Similar token. Varying conditions.
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Jewish Tokens
Opening $ 150
3 silver medals by Jewish-Hungarian artist, Paul Vincze: * Fifty years since the Balfour Declaration. 50 mm. diameter, 48 grams. * Liberation of Jerusalem, 1967. 57 mm. diameter. 91 grams. * 300 years since the new Jewish settlement in Britain. Silver? 57 mm. diameter. 100 grams. All with the artist's stamp. Very fine condition.
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