Lot 273
Envelope Issued for the Inauguration of the 18th Government of Israel – Jerusalem, 1977 – Signed by Menachem Begin, Moshe Dayan, Ezer Weizmann, Ariel Sharon, Simha Erlich and Other Members of the Government
An official envelope commemorating the inauguration of the 18th government of Israel, headed by Menachem Begin, on June 20, 1977. Signed in pen by Begin and by nine members of his cabinet. Jerusalem, 1977.
The envelope depicts Menachem Begin, the Knesset building and the Tower of David and reads "Menachem Begin Prime Minister of Israel" (Hebrew). Signed by Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Moshe Dayan, Minister of Agriculture Ariel Sharon, Minister of Defense Ezer Weizmann, Minister of Finance Simha Erlich, Minister of Internal Affairs Yosef Burg, Minister of Immigrant Absorption David Levy, Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Yigal Hurvitz, Minister of Religious Affairs Aharon Abuhatzira and Minister of Housing and Construction Gideon Patt.
The envelope bears two Jerusalem postmarks from the inauguration day (20.6.1977) and a postage stamp commemorating "the fourth International Congress of Mediterranean Citrus Growers" (Hebrew), 1956 (designed by the Shamir brothers).
Approx. 23X10 cm. Good condition. Creases and minor blemishes.
