Lot 178
Assorted Collection of Paper Items – Portraits of the Gaon of Vilna
Assorted collection of printed items bearing the portrait of the Gaon of Vilna – single leaves, booklets, prints and reproductions, postcards, postage stamps, and more.
The collection includes:
• Etching (signed in pencil). • Portrait of the Gaon of Vilna by Hermann Struck (plate from a book). • Portrait of the Gaon of Vilna "Commemorating a century since his passing", reproduction on thick paper (several copies). • Childish watercolor sketch (signed: "A. Monsohn"). • Postcards with the portrait of the Gaon of Vilna. • Postage stamps with the portrait of the Gaon of Vilna and souvenir leaf issued by Israel Post for the official ceremony to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of the Vilna Gaon. • And more.
Approx. 30 items (including some duplicates). Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
