Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Thirteen real-photo postcards, official issue of the British Government – photographs documenting the capture of Jerusalem during World War I. Cairo, [ca. 1917].
Official postcards, marked "CM" [Crown Mark] in the margin, numbered 137-140, 152, 165, 167, 189, 202. Includes: General Allenby entering the gates of Jerusalem; British cavalry en route to Jaffa Gate; Allenby reading the "Jerusalem Proclamation" at the foot of the Tower of David; British soldiers transporting an observation balloon near Jerusalem; and others (some in duplicate).
One postcard – depicting General Allenby on horseback – was sent through military mail in 1918 (brief handwritten message and British censorship stamp on verso).
13 postcards, 9X13.5 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Some light stains and minor defects. One postcard with several creases. Three additional postcards with manuscript notes (not postmarked).
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Seventeen original press photographs documenting the British conquest of Jerusalem and Palestine during World War I. Palestine, [1917-1918].
Original photographs, some bearing British censorship approval stamps, circulated in newspapers worldwide upon the capture of Palestine and Jerusalem. Including:
• General Allenby on horseback, leading a procession toward Jaffa Gate; • General Allenby reading the "Jerusalem Proclamation" at the foot of the Tower of David (two different photographs); • British officers entering the Western Wall plaza alongside Jewish worshippers; • General Allenby and British officers meeting with Jerusalem dignitaries and religious leaders; • British soldiers encamped on Mount Scopus; • and more.
Many prints bear British crown stamps on verso, short press captions, news agency stamps, and permissions for single-copy reproduction (for press use, in accordance with copyright restrictions).
17 photographs. Approx. 20X15 to 25.5X20 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Some with stains, abrasions, or minor defects (mainly to verso). Notations on several photographs. One mounted on original heavy paper board, with marginal open tears (not affecting photograph).
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Jerusalem Captured: The Holy City wrested from the Turks, poster printed on the occasion of the conquest of Jerusalem by British forces. [ca. 1917]. English.
Poster printed on the occasion of the conquest of Jerusalem by British forces (December 9, 1917). A photograph presenting a panoramic view of Jerusalem appears at the top. Underneath this is a text relating to the British takeover of the city and the defeat of the Ottoman Turkish army.
Three additional photos of Jerusalem and a photo of the British commander, General Edmund Allenby, are inserted within the block of text. This poster was simultaneously printed in several different languages, including German, Spanish, and French.
Approx. 84X59 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Several tears to length of fold lines. Stains on back.
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Two photographs depicting British General Edmund Allenby following the British conquest of Jerusalem during World War I, [ca. 1917-1918]:
1. Photograph of General Allenby on horseback, leading his army at the entrance to Jerusalem following the city's capture by the British in 1917. Undated; described on verso.
8.5X11 cm. Stains. Crease to upper right corner. Minor wear, mostly to margins. Stains on verso.
2. Photograph of General Allenby wearing a pith helmet, standing in an open military staff car. Undated; described on verso.
10.5X6.5 cm. Minor wear and scratches. Light stains on verso.
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $150
Unsold
Press photograph of the festive reception held by the Jewish community of Jerusalem in honor of General Edmund H. Allenby, several months after the capture of the city from the Ottomans during WWI. [Jerusalem, May 24, 1918].
The photograph depicts General Allenby in military uniform, descending a staircase and saluting a guard of honor formed by members of Maccabi; following him are Ronald H. Storrs, the first Military Governor of Jerusalem, and Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the Zionist Organization (seen further up the staircase). In the background, a large Hebrew sign reads: Beruchim Haba'im (Welcome).
The reception was held at the Yehudayoff-Hefetz residence (the "Palace") on 21 Ezra Street in the Bukharan Quarter of Jerusalem, in the presence of the Chief Rabbis, members of the City Council, and notables of the Jerusalem communities. At the close of the ceremony, Chaim Weizmann presented Allenby with a small Torah scroll in a silver case.
On verso, a press note in English, issued by the official photographic unit of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), and the stamp of Associated Illustration Agencies, Ltd., London.
20.5X15 cm. Good condition. Minor creases. Small tear to margin (not affecting photograph). Stains on verso.
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $300
Unsold
Large, handsome photo album documenting the journey of a soldier of the British army to Palestine, the Near East, and India following the First World War. [Ca. 1921].
This album contains roughly 300 photographs and postcards, some taken by professional photographers active in the Orient, and others by the traveler himself in the course of his journey; among the latter, many bear explanatory texts, handwritten in pencil.
Including: The Nile and the Pyramids; a large-size photo of the Sphinx, taken by Gabriel Lekegian; two large color photos of Jerusalem, one bearing the stamp of the American Colony; Jews worshipping at the Western Wall; the Temple Mount; Jaffa; the Dead Sea; the Jordan River; Akko; and other locations. A large part of the album is devoted to the remainder of the journey, through much of India; among other things, this includes photos of what appear to be official functions attended by representatives of Great Britain and India. Two of the pages appear to hold souvenirs probably collected in the course of the journey, including a stalk bearing dried flowers, and a peacock feather.
Attached to the last page of the album is an engraving with an illustration representing the British Cavalry unit known as the 7th Queen's Own Hussars. This engraving bears the hand signatures of eight soldiers, possibly horsemen who took part in the same journey.
Some 300 photographs and postcards. Varying sizes and condition. Album: approx. 40X25 cm. Good condition. Slight stains, and blemishes and creases to paper guards. One leaf detached. Abrasions and wear to binding.
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Photographs
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $300
Unsold
Two albums containing approx. 200 photographs, postcards, and views from the early years of the British Mandate. Palestine and surroundings, [ca. early 1920s].
Apparently assembled by an early traveler to Mandatory Palestine, who documented the landscapes, surroundings, and inhabitants with a personal camera: Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron; Rachel’s Tomb; the White Tower in Ramla; Bir Salim; a tourist atop a stone house in Tiberias; the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers; Haifa; Acre; Mount of Temptation; carpet weaving in Ramallah; blind man being led through an alleyway (Jerusalem?); water carriers; figures in traditional dress; and more.
One album is entirely devoted to Jerusalem, and includes numerous photographs of the Dome of the Rock, views of the city from rooftops and hilltops, Jerusalem gates, sites and buildings on the Temple Mount (some with British soldiers visible), Absalom’s Tomb, Bethany, and many other locations.
Among the photographs and postcards are several commercially produced prints, presumably acquired during the journey – including large, high-quality prints by early local photographers – one signed "Bonfils" and seven with the embossed stamp of the American Colony.
Most photographs are titled in handwritten English. A few photographs depict sites in Jordan, Syria, and Egypt.
Two albums, approx. 32.5X26 cm. Photographs in varying sizes and conditions. Albums in good to fair condition, with some detached leaves, blemishes, and wear (primarily to bindings).
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
Four albums with photographs and views of Eretz Israel and Jerusalem, by photographer Yaakov Benor-Kalter (1897-1969):
1. Eretz Israel, A Collection of Views of the Holy Land, by Yaakov Benor-Kalter. Jerusalem: Migdal, 1925.
List of plates at the beginning, in Hebrew and English. Among the subjects: Rachel's Tomb, Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Temple Mount, Arab coffee house in Jaffa, Haifa from Mount Carmel, Jericho by moonlight, and others.
[3] leaves + 23 plates. One plate lacking (plate 18 – Tiberias). 30 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Original cloth-backed folder with ties.
2. Jerusalem, Twelve Views of the Old City, by Yaakov Benor-Kalter. Jerusalem: Pro-Jerusalem Society, [1926].
Twelve large plates depicting the Temple Mount and streets of the Old City.
[1] title page + [12] plates. 28X38 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Original cloth-backed folder (without ties).
3-4. The Old City of Jerusalem, album of photo-etchings after photographs by Yaakov Benor-Kalter. Two editions: Jerusalem: Migdal, [1927] / Jerusalem: Divan, [1931].
Albums of photo-etchings of various sites in the Old City of Jerusalem, small format, mounted on paper boards, each plate titled in English and French. Including: the Old City from Mount Scopus, the Temple Mount, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Tower of David, Western Wall, Rachel's Tomb, and others.
Covers inscribed "Jerusalem", with illustration of the Dome of the Rock.
Two editions: [1] leaf + [22] plates; [1] leaf + [22] plates. 25-25.5 cm. Overall good condition. Irregular trimming to plate edges of the first edition. Cloth-backed bindings, with light stains and minor wear.
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Six photo albums, five of them in portfolios, devoted in whole or in part to Jerusalem. 1920s-1930s.
1. Ya’akov Benor-Kalter, "Land of Israel, Collection of Landscapes of the Country. " Jerusalem: Migdal, 1925. Hebrew and French.
24 photographic plates + [3] plates of text (title page and content in Hebrew and content in French). 30 cm. In original portfolio, with additional photo glued to front.
2. Shmuel Yosef Schweig, "Album of Jerusalem, " album of photos. Jerusalem: Azriel, [ca. 1920s-1930s].
[13] leaves (incl. title page printed on thin waxed paper). 32 cm. Original cover, with the Hebrew word "Yerushalem " in gilt impression, in Hebrew, English, and Arabic.
3-4. "Yerushalayim " / "Tipussim BiYerushalayim " – Two portfolios containing photographs taken by Arthur Bauer (Photo Barak). [Jerusalem]: Divan Book and Art Shop, [1930s].
Each portfolio contains [12] plates. 27.5 cm. In the portfolio titled "Tipussim BiYerushalayim, "the title page is printed on thin waxed paper, along with the company label, in color, of Photo Barak.
5. Ya'acov Ben-Dov, "Jerusalem, " portfolio of photographs. Jerusalem: Hanania Brothers, [1920s?].
[12] plates with photographic prints, approx. 41 cm. In original portfolio.
6. Ya'acov Ben-Dov, "Eretz Yisrael, 24 Temunot, " portfolio of photographs by Ya'acov Ben-Dov. [Hebrew]: "Published by Ben-Dov, Jerusalem, Talpiyot, " [ca. 1938].
[25] plates (incl. title page plates), 32 cm. Good condition. In original portfolio.
Six albums. Overall good condition. Some portfolios with paper guards missing.
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Photographs
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $200
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Large and varied collection of ca. 100 photographs and pictures, documenting landscapes, figures and sites in Mandatory Jerusalem and divided Jerusalem. [Ca. 1910s-1970s].
Including: • Soldier in military uniform standing near the Western Wall (titled on verso: "Jew's Wailing Wall – 1918"). • Jewish women praying at the Western Wall (press photograph, signed and dated on verso, 1926). • Scottish Regiment band of the British Army marching through Jerusalem; • Group of British soldiers and guards standing on a Jerusalem street; • Military tent camp near the walls of the Old City; • Photographs of buildings and figures in the Old City, signed and titled (in the negative) by the publishers Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo; • Sites and holy places in Jerusalem; • Buildings under construction; • Workers at construction sites; • Storefronts and building facades; • Central streets and neighborhoods, including Mahane Yehuda Market, Jaffa Road, Shlomo Molkho Street, King David Street; • and more.
Ca. 100 photographs and pictures, some divided on verso for use as postcards. 5X8 cm to 17X13 cm approx. Overall good to fair condition. Some in several copies.
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Photographs
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Some 40 news journal photographs documenting the Jewish-Arab conflict in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1929-1949.
Included in the collection: • Arabs returning property stolen from Jews in Jerusalem in the 1929 Palestine riots; • Jewish British Mandatory police guards in armored vehicles serving to protect the Jewish Yishuv (1938); • British soldiers circling Jerusalem’s Old City Walls in a military parade (1937); • smoke rising above the rooftops of the Old City in the battles of Israel’s War of Independence (May 1948); • smoke rising above the Russian Compound in the battles of the War of Independence (1948); • three members of the Haganah underground advancing in a crawl toward Jerusalem’s German Colony (1948); • tubular missile launchers spread out along Shlomzion HaMalka Street (then known as Princess Mary St.) at the time of Israel’s Declaration of Independence and the subsequent invasion of Arab armies (May 1948); • demolition of Moses Montefiore’s Windmill in the Mishkenot Sha’ananim neighborhood; photo of the commander of the Arab militias in Jerusalem, Abd Al-Kadir al-Husayni; and more.
One of the photographs in the collection, taken by the photographer David S. Boyer, documents the bombing of Ben Yehuda Street in February of 1948. It is printed in large format (33X26.5 cm.) and in particularly high quality, and is mounted on a plate of thick paper.
Also enclosed: A photo of the British army in Tel Aviv, and another photo, dated 1956.
Some 45 photographs. Varying sizes and condition. Overall good condition. Inked stamps, handwritten notations, and notes aimed at news media organizations attached to backs. Several photos in duplicate copies.
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Photographs
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $150
Unsold
Twenty-one black-and-white photographs of Jerusalem shortly after the War of Independence – most or all by Israeli photographer Zeev Hertz. Jerusalem and its environs, [ca. early 1950s].
Black and white photographs, most printed in large format, documenting Jerusalem in the early years of the State of Israel: fireworks above the Keren Hayesod building; an elderly woman seated near the entrance to Barclays Bank; two homeless men with a copy of HaBoker newspaper; cars on King George Street (one license plate numbered 38); and more. Five photographs, taken from the top of the YMCA tower, form a panoramic view of Jerusalem during this period (possibly part of a larger original panorama).
Zeev Hertz (b. 1922), Israeli photographer and commander of the IDF photography unit during the War of Independence. Born in Prague to a family of scholars, he built his first camera at the age of ten. In 1940 he immigrated to Palestine, enlisted in the British Army, and served in Europe as a military photographer. After the war he studied photography in Europe and art at Bezalel. Founder and director of the Museum of Photography in Tel Hai.
Size and condition vary. Mounted on heavy paper boards; some bear the photographer’s inked stamp on verso (in Hebrew or English).
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