Lot #663
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Paper money token - Palestine / Land of Israel - an advanced collection of payment methods related to transportation.
Two extremely rare means of paper money tokens of the Carmel Station Company in the city of Haifa, year 1942. In the front you can see the sun rising over Mount Carmel in Haifa. A payment method worth 1 MIl, is the payment method in the best condition that has been offered for sale to date of this type. Apart from a stain by the red number and several other light stains, it is in new condition. The second payment method worth 2 Mil is in a completely new condition – never seen before in BidSpirit sales and is the only one known to exist in this condition in the world. It is known that there are only a few who really appreciate this that exist at all and in this condition as mentioned, not even one more is known today!
These paper money tokens are considered rare and highly sought-after "holy grails" by collectors of paper money tokens and collectors of transportation and travel tickets for decades. They are also described as very rare in every publication and book that dealt with the subject of payment methods. In Zvi Shtal’s book "100 Years of Currency" in the Land of Israel (1988) for example, he states that tokens are written in Arabic and English only and are very rare these days. They are the highest priced of all.
It is very likely that this is a one-time opportunity to add these two items to the collection. In addition, this collection includes an extremely rare payment method 100 mil of the travel company Kesht, as far as we know, this is the only payment method of this company that survived the mandate period.
Extremely rare, does not appear in existing publications.
Extremely rare, does not appear in existing publications.
Also, the lot includes the following paper money tokens: a pair of paper money tokens of a partner company worth 1 mil and 2 mil – both in completely UNC condition, a paper money tokens of Galim daughter company worth 2 mil in like UNC condition, a paper money token of the linking company worth 2 mil in like UNC condition, Two different paper money tokens (two different versions) of the carrier company for 1 mil – both in UNC condition, a paper money token for the travel company Aviv for 50 mil in XF-AU condition, four paper money token for the Shahar company in different conditions, a good paper money token For shopping at the Shkem facilities in like-UNC condition, two paper money tokens from a company that is the sea services in UNC condition, six paper money tokens with the rare inscription on the back "if you destroy this note…" instead of the common inscription "if you do not use this note" on the back (2 of them in UNC condition , 2 in like-UNC condition and 2 in F-VF condition), a paper money token used in the city of Be’er Sheva in UNC condition, an Ashad paper money token in UNC condition, two different paper money tokens of the Jerusalem link company in like-UNC condition, three paper money tokens of the Dan company with a narrow logo with numbers Followers in UNC condition, paper money token of Dan company with thick logo in UNC condition, various paper money tokens of Echud Regev company 2 and 3 mil (F, VF, XF). Also attached to the collection are 36 additional paper money tokens in used condition from the companies Dan, Egged and the transferor.