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Auction 1 · Lot 294
BEN-GURION, DAVID (Statesman and first Prime Minister of Israel, 1886-1973)
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Jerusalem
Publication
11th April, 1956
Description
Typed letter signed, in Hebrew, on the Prime Minister’s headed paper, to Leib Speizman, New York, complimenting him on an article in the Yiddish press regarding the obligation of the President of the United States to aid and assist any country that might suffer attack in the Middle East.
summary
Significant letter written at a time of heightened military tension, with cross-border Egyptian fedayeen attacks a serious threat. The resulting Sinai Campaign was launched some six months later.
1p., 2 punch-holes along right margin, 8vo
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