Three stamps from the Second and Third Levant Fair - 1934, 1936

Three stamps from the Second and Third Levant Fair - 1934, 1936

Three stamps with the symbol of the Flying Camel designed by the fair's architect Aryeh El-Hanani. Two stamps from the Second Levant Fair - 1934, one unsigned. And a stamp from the Third Levant Fair - 1936, unsigned.

Opinions differ on the circumstances surrounding the birth of the Flying Camel symbol. According to one opinion, when the mayor of Jaffa who was in those days greater than Tel Aviv, heard that Dizengoff was planning an international fair with hundreds and possibly thousands of exhibitors from Israel and around the world he said: "Camels will fly before there is such a fair in Tel Aviv." When Dizengoff heard what he said, he replied: 'Now we have a beautiful symbol for the fair - a flying camel.' Alexander Yavazarov had a different version of the sergeant's origin. According to his memory, he asked for a symbol by Aryeh El-Hanani, who submitted several sketches that were rejected. After his proposal was rejected in the form of a laughing camel, Al-Hanani said in despair: "Maybe you want me to give the camel wings?" 'Yizharov replied,' that's a great idea',and that's how the Flying Camel was born. In any case, the symbolic meaning of the camel was - the same animal that symbolizes the East and the Land of Israel in particular, is now turning for the first time to international trade contacts, to come and take part in the fair. (The camel symbol aroused quite a bit of anger in the Arab world - the Jews were accused of 'stealing' an ancient Arab symbol, since the camel has been an ally of the Arab in North Asia and North Africa for hundreds and thousands of years).

Very fine condition.