A collection of rare artefacts of Jewish interest, including documents from the right-wing Irgun militia which operated in Palestine during the British Mandate, will go to auction on September 25.
The papers, now belonging to an Israeli collector, will go under the hammer at Mullock's Auctioneers' next specialist sale in Ludlow, Shropshire. Among them is what is thought to be the only copy of a "Wanted for Murder" poster, demanding the death of the British High Commissioner, Sir Harold MacMichael. This is expected to make around £2,000.
Historical documents expert Richard Westwood-Brookes at Mullock's said: "This is perhaps the most important group of Irgun documents to be seen for many years.
"They show the bitterness of the Irgun against the British and the lengths they were prepared to go to in order to achieve their goal of the establishment of the state of Israel."