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A Krzysztof K. Słowiński Collection

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Item no. S239 (stamp)

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Item no. S239 (stamp)

Type: stamp

Country: Israel

Date of issue: 2008

Catalog number:

Stamps commemorating “The Birth of Tel Aviv – Land Lottery (aka “Seashell Lottery”)” in 1909. The historic event was photographed by AVRAHAM SOSKIN (1881 - 1963), and the resulting photograph was a base for part of the stamp’s design.