Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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The Manuscript, Space, Stamp & Collectibles Auction

Judaica

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 201		Ben Gurion, David (1876-1973) One of the most influential figures in modern Zionism; founder of the State of Israel; first (1948-52) and third (1955-62) prime minister of Israel. Autograph Letter Signed ("D. Ben-Gurion"), one page, 7½ x 4¾ inches, in Hebrew, on ruled, light tan paper with a printed "17" at top left, Sdeh Boker, May 13, 1968. To P.Z. Hartal, veteran of the Six Day War, artist, poet, and author of "The Brush and the Compass" and "Toldot HaAdrichalut" (A History of Architecture). Fine; uneven right margin, affecting nothing. Accompanied by an English translation of Ben-Gurion's letter and a synopsis of Mr. Hartal 's letter to him. The former prime minister writes: "The deficiency that you count in the Jewish Agency regarding the absorption of immigrants is not the only one. In order to absorb immigrants into any country, and especially into Israel, the good will of the population is needed, as well as the full authority of the government; and without having a responsible and wise government to initiate immigration to Israel from the Diaspora, which is ready to devote itself to it with all its heart and soul--immigration to Israel will be abandoned. Concerning the crucial importance of immigration to Israel--I agree with you one hundred percent…." In the spring of 1968, P.Z. Hartal wrote Mr. Ben-Gurion concerning the urgent need to increase Jewish immigration to Israel and expressed the opinion that the Jewish Agency should do more to promote immigration and to absorb those immigrants. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200, From the personal collection of P.Z. Hartal. Copies of the correspondence offered here between Ben-Gurion and Mr. Hartal are in the Ben-Gurion Archives in Israel., View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 202		Ben Gurion, David, Autograph Letter Signed ("D. Ben-Gurion"), one page, 7½ x 4¾ inches, in Hebrew, on ruled, light tan paper with a printed "33" at the top, Tiberias, May 5, 1970. To P.Z. Hartal, veteran of the Six Day War, artist, poet, and author of "The Brush and the Compass" and "Toldot HaAdrichalut" (A History of Architecture). Fine. Accompanied by an English translation of Ben-Gurion's letter and a synopsis of Mr. Hartal's letter to him. Ben-Gurion writes: "Everything you have written about Russia is correct, and perhaps you did not exhaust all her deeds. But the role to inform is in the hands of the government and its employees, and I have no contact with the government. At present I am here--for reasons of health, and soon I will return to Sdeh Boker…." Mr. Hartal had written to Ben-Gurion about the necessity of improving and enhancing the public's awareness regarding the Soviet Union's aims in the Middle East, especially its expansionistic aims. Ben-Gurion replied from Tiberias, a winter heath resort famous since Roman times for its hot springs. Estimated Value $600 - 800, From the personal collection of P.Z. Hartal. Copies of the correspondence offered here between Ben-Gurion and Mr. Hartal are in the Ben-Gurion Archives in Israel., View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 203		Ben Gurion, David, Autograph Letter Signed ("D. Ben-Gurion"), one page, 8¼ x 5 inches, in Hebrew, on ruled paper with a printed "4" at the top, Sdeh Boker, June 21, 1970. To P.Z. Hartal, veteran of the Six Day War, artist, poet, and author of "The Brush and the Compass" and "Toldot HaAdrichalut" (A History of Architecture). Fine. Accompanied by an English translation of Ben-Gurion's letter and a synopsis of Mr. Hartal 's letter to him. Ben-Gurion replies to Mr. Hartal's suggestion that the Suez Canal be widened by 35-40 kilometers to facilitate international and Israeli navigation and to another suggestion that Israel might benefit from adding an Upper House to its parliamentary system. "To Zev Hartal Peace and Greetings, I doubt that in these days it is possible to discuss the widening of the Suez Canal. I do not think that we need an Upper House. What we do need is a talented and most responsible leadership, but not in the Upper House. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the two oil paintings that you sent me…." Estimated Value $600 - 800, From the personal collection of P.Z. Hartal. Copies of the correspondence offered here between Ben-Gurion and Mr. Hartal are in the Ben-Gurion Archives in Israel., View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 204		Ben Gurion, David, Ben-Gurion, David. Autograph letter signed ("D. Ben-Gurion"), one page, 8½ x 5", in Hebrew, on ruled paper with a printed "47" at the top, Sdeh Boker, Dec. 9, 1970. To P.Z. Hartal, veteran of the Six Day War, artist, poet, and author of "The Brush and the Compass" and "Toldot HaAdrichalut (A History of Architecture). Fine. Accompanied by an English translation of Ben-Gurion's letter and a synopsis of Mr. Hartal 's letter to him. Ben-Gurion replies to Mr. Hartal, who was teaching in Beer Sheva at the time, and who proposed that an Art Academy be added to Sdeh Boker College, which was founded by Ben-Gurion in 1965; the college was comprised of a boarding high school, a department of field studies and a teacher training seminary. Kibbutz Sdeh Boker was located in the Negev Hills of Israel, south of Beer Sheva. Ben-Gurion retired there twice, after each term as prime minister; he remained active in the political life of Israel and devoted much of his time to writing the history of Israel. In part: "…To discuss the matter from the view of Sdeh Boker--the hour did not arrive yet to set up an art academy at the college. I must admit though that I am not an expert on art, and my opinion does not obligate. I will forward your letter to the persons responsible for the college…." Estimated Value $600 - 800, From the personal collection of P.Z. Hartal. Copies of the correspondence offered here between Ben-Gurion and Mr. Hartal are in the Ben-Gurion Archives in Israel., View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 205		Cohen, Frederick Elmour (1858) British-American portrait, miniature, historical, and genre painter. An English Jew, he immigrated to Detroit from Canada during the rebellion of 1837, where he stayed until 1855. Autograph Letter Signed ("Frederick"), two pages, Detroit, October 22, 1846. To a friend, "Mrs. Capt. Montieth / Canandaigua, NY," with a brilliant watercolor portrait of himself and his wife on the blank leaf. In addition, he has drawn a pen and ink self-portrait at the bottom of the second page. In the letter Cohen writes about his brother and that his sister "would certainly enjoy the society of my wife & her friends, for she is a person who is and ever has been strictly pious, and so are all her conexions [sic] in this city, of the highest respectability and everything I know would suit her…" In a later part of the letter he explains his ink portrait and discusses some other of his own life portraits while critiquing the attached painting: "…I send you a miniature of Myself & Wife. They are considered very good likenesses. My wife is taken from the original herself, and is as near as I could come to a perfect miniature. My own is taken from one in my studio as large as life which is often taken & spoken to as though it was the original. However, sufise [sic] it to say that any person you show this picture to will know both of us where ever they may meet us, if they have any kind of memory. That gown I wear is my working gown. I have a large hat to match it, but it gives me to wild a look to paint it so I have left that off although there are 3 portraits of me in Buffalo, one in Chicago & 2 in New York that have all got the hat on- they look like this [On the lower left hand corner of page two Cohen has drawn a picture of himself with a hat and the caption- I am a handsome child ain't I; poor boy, it is a great pity. I didn't use'd to be always so too]…." Another Cohen self portrait is in the Detroit Museum of Fine Arts. An extraordinary illustrated letter by an important artist, which encompasses the areas of American, English, and Canadian Judaica, Art, and Michiganiana. Housed in a quarter mottled calf fitted box with a removable framed matte through which the painting may be viewed. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 206		Cohen, Jacob, Jewish leader and businessman in Philadelphia and Baltimore; in 1812 he founded a very successful lottery office. His company was involved in a landmark legal case which was ruled on (in his favor) by Chief Justice John Marshall. A Quarter Share Ticket in The Grand State Lottery of Maryland, signed by Cohen. This ticket is 2½ x 6 inches and is printed from a woodblock in red and black represents one of his largest endeavors, about 1818. Numbered 4818, it is also countersigned by Liski Tiesman. Estimated Value $100 - 150 View details	Realized $132
Lot 207		Pearson, Drew (1897 - 1969) American journalist best known for his muckraking column "Washington Merry-Go-Round"; President Roosevelt once called him a "chronic liar." Typed Letter Signed, one page, 11 x 8½ inches, on "The Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round" stationery, Washington D.C., January 18, 1938. To Rabbi Louis Wolsey, a major force in Jewish affairs in Philadelphia admitting mistakes he had made about contributions by Bernard Baruch to Jewish thought. "I am delighted to be corrected by you regarding Bernard Baruch as leader of any Jewish thought. However, Mr. Baruch has made many contributions to Jewish philanthropies and I believe that in general he will be considered not only a Jewish leader but also--particularly during his Chairmanship of the War Industries Board--a leader in the United States.…" Light toning, else fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 208		Stimson, Henry L (USA, 1867 - 1950) Secretary of War twice, once under Taft (1911-1913) and under Roosevelt and Truman (1940-1945), having taken over the post after Harry Woodring was fired. He also served as Secretary of State (1929-1933) under Herbert Hoover. Typed Letter Signed, one page, 10½ x 8 inches, War Department, Washington, April 11, 1941. To Rabbi Louis Wolsey about granting furloughs to Jewish soldiers for Passover. Rabbi Wolsey had asked that Jewish soldiers serving at Indiantown Gap in Pennsylvania be granted a furlough for Passover. Stimson replies in part, "…Instructions have been issued to the effect that furloughs may be granted to members of the Jewish faith for such time as is necessary to allow them to be at their homes, when practicable, or at places where Seder celebrations are held, from noon of Friday, April 11, 1941, until midnight of Sunday, April 13, 1941, provided no interference with the public service is occasioned thereby…." Estimated Value $100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 209		Wise, Stephen S (1874 - 1949) Hungarian-born Zionist leader. Typed Letter Signed, one page, 7¼ x 8½ inches, on "Free Synagogue" stationery, NY, February 14, 1934. To Jonathan Wolsey, George School, Bucks County, PA. He is "especially glad you write to me, not only for the nice things you have to say about my sermon but because of that lovely story of Dr. Soltz…". Estimated Value $75 - 100 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60