Proclamation of the German Civil Authority.

AUCTION 48 | Thursday, May 27th, 2010 at 1:00

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Lot 114

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Proclamation of the German Civil Authority.

Text in English. Printed broadside with yellow Jewish Star hand-painted. Crudely laid down, few tears. 21 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches

Haarlem, (Holland): April 29th 1942

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $900

Nazi-issued broadside requiring Jews to wear in public a Star of David on their clothing. According to the proclamation, distribution of the Jewish Stars will be at Synagoge Lange Begijnstraat 31, Haarlem. The synagogue at that address, was founded in 1841, it was destroyed by fire in 1953. Due to the incongruity of the proclamation in English rather than Dutch, the origin of the poster remains unclear.