Eretz Israel/Yishuv undocumented military organization emblem pin, c. 1920s-30s; 1.25g: Star of David w/"Zion" in Bezalel style writing surmounted on crossed swords - reminiscent of WWI German veterans' medals. Probably belongs to either the "Association of Jewish Officers in Eretz Israel" (אגודת הקצינים העבריים), founded in TLV in 1935, or "Union of Jewish Combatants" (התאחדות לוחמי החזית העברים בארץ–ישראל) whose emblems...
Historama Autumn Mail Auction #5
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Historama Historama Autumn Mail Auction #5
Our new mail auction opens 1 Oct. and runs until 20:00 Israel-time on Wed. Oct. 25th. The sale features a nicely developed and balanced selection of 661 lots of high quality items covering ancient to modern numismatics & exonumia; Judaica (religious books, Rabbinic letters and signatures, Hassidic items, medallic items and ephemera) and Judaic tokens & medals; Israeliana; Jewish, Israeli & Arabian militaria and philately. There are 661 single-item and multiple-item lots, something for every taste and interest. More information is available here.
The philatelic offering is our best yet, highlighted by an extraordinary assembly of postal history documenting the Arab-Israeli conflict (1947 to present); WWII postal links w/Palestine; ‘Baghdad overland mail’; 1948-era mail incl. Israeli interim-period, emergency + early foreign postal links, besieged towns, early postage dues & mail of Arab armies in Palestine; Mandate & Israeli postal history; Mandate cachets & postal markings; Red Cross & POW mail; censored mail; British WWI EEF mail from Egypt; rare Jerusalem postmarks; Jewish/Zionist stamps; Jewish Brigade & displaced persons mail.
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Lot #50155LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Jewish Brigade Zionist flag shoulder patch - original, 1944-1946; 5.3 x 5.2mm. Although the Brigade numbered some 5000 men from Palestine, most were not issued the Brigade's emblem of the Zionist (soon to be Israeli) flag and the "Jewish Brigade Group" shoulder flash patch. Photographs show soldiers wearing both sets of emblems on both of their sleeves, while others wore only one of the two patches on one of their sleeves....
Lot #50156LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
World War II "Hebrew [Jewish] Recruitment" ('Giyus Ivri') bakelite pin, c. 1939-45; not maker-marked; 16mm, 1.05g. Round gray base surmounted by w/light blue square w/stylized white Heb. letter "Gimmel" whose base stroke formed by letter "Ayin". This was Yishuv leadership's symbol for the recruitment drives for volunteers to serve in the British military during the War; pins was worn by those who enlisted. Similar pins w/o...
Lot #50157LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
WWII Palestinian serviceman in British forces "Palestine" rectangular metal shoulder strap tag with light-blue background finish; size: 45 x 12.5mm; weight: 3.2g. With safety-pin back. Scarce and possibly immediate post-war type; possibly worn by unarmed Jews and Arabs in service of the British Army. Not featured in Alex Friedman's guide to Jewish cap badges (up to edition 3). There were many varieties of "Palestine" shoulder...
Lot #50158LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
WWII Palestinian serviceman in British forces "Palestine" curved metal shoulder tag; size: 51.5mm wide; weight: 9.8g. With 2-pronged reverse. Worn by Jewish and Arab soldiers in service in the British Army.
Lot #50159LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
English shoulder-strap metal tag of the Palestine Police Force; size: 52 x 35mm; weight: 10.25g. Maker-marked (" Wm Dowler & Sons Ltd" -?); 2-prong reverse.
Lot #50160LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
"Kofer ha'Yishuv" female donor ring, 1938-1939; 2.15cm; 2.3g. Between 1938-48 the Jewish community in Pal. instituted self-defence fund-raising program (Kofer Ha'Yishuv - 'Community Levy'), a non-voluntary levy self-imposed on the Jews - on imports, entertainment, drinks, & even as imposed contributions during key Jewish holidays (evaders faced "honor courts"). Residents were encouraged to donate items of precious metals...
Lot #50161LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Palestine/Yishuv: 'Tower & Stockade' settlement initiative "Meguyas" ('recruited') pin, circa. 1936-1939; not maker-marked; 22.75 x 31.5mm; 1.6g. Depicts T&S w/"Recruited". T&S was quick structual erection system devised by Shlomo Gur & Yochanan Ratner, enabling quick transport & erection of settlements, bypassing British restriction on new Jewish settlements; mobility enabled securing hold of remote...
Lot #50162LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Palestine/Yishuv: silvered-bronze emblem pin of WWII-era civil air-defence service 'Haga' (Heb. abbr. 'Hagana Avirit'), 1939-45; not maker-marked; 21 x 27mm, 4.9g. Depicts shield w/3 downward facing bombs, set against Star of David & surrounded by wreaths; above in flag device is legend "For the Volunteers from Among the Nation" ("LaMitnadvim Ba'Am" - common expression in both World Wars for local Jews who volunteered for...
Lot #50163LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Lot x20 original photos of Notrim in training, dated 29/10/1938, with dedication on back of one photo as a "momento from Yitzhak Nagman" at Kfar Brandes 29 X 38; a few shots are either identical or re-taken.
Lot #50164LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Veterans pin for Palestinian Jewish volunteers in the British military in World War II, circa. 1954; not maker-marked; 17 x 20mm, 2.85g. Depicts sword (base transformed into olive branch) breaking ring of barbed wire & chain enclosing a Star of David, set against [blue & white] stripes of Israeli/pre-State flag; may date to 1954, when an official celebration of 10 years to the founding of the Jewish Brigade took place...
Lot #50165LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Palestine/Yishuv: 1938 Schools Conference archery competition pin with slogan "Teach the Children of Yehuda to use the Bow" (Shmuel B' chapter 1 verse 18); weight: 0.85g.
Lot #50166LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Palestine/Yishuv: first version light-green emblem pin of the Tel Aviv 'Mishmar Ezrachi' ('Civil Guard') circa. 1938-early 1940s; not maker-marked; 2.1g. The design is a stylized combination of the Municipality's emblem (of a lighthouse on a shield) and a Star of David: above is the name "Tel Aviv" and below the initials "ME". A civilian volunteer force established by the TLV municipality, this pin was worn on civilian...
Lot #50167LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Palestine/Israel: second version blue colored emblem pin of the [Tel Aviv] 'Mishmar Ezrachi' ('Civil Guard') circa. mid-late 1940s; not maker-marked; 3g. The second design removed all reference to TLV, which established this force, and would date to period where it was subordinated to the 'Haganah'. During this time, the Guard was tasked mostly with civil air-defence work. Being un-uniformed, this badge was worn on civilian...
Lot #50168LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Mandate: lot 3x buttons (2x metal, 1 bakelite) from service uniforms of the Palestine Police and Palestine Railways; maker-marked on back - Firmin of London & James Grove and Sons Halesowen
Lot #50169LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Metal belt-buckle of the Palestine Police; 8.9x6.25mm, 135.75g
Lot #50170LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Palestine Police Force silver finished cap badge with 2-lugged back; size: 29.5 x 44mm; weight: 7.2g. Maker-marked ("Dowler" of Birmingham -?).
Lot #50171LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Rare Palestine Police Force copper cap badge with 2-pronged back (one missing); size: 29.5 x 43.5mm; weight: 6.8g. Maker marked "Dowler Birming[ham]".
Lot #50172LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Palestine Police Force blackened nickel-brass(?) cap badge with 2-pronged back; size: 30 x 44mm; weight: 8.5g. Heavier than the standard badge. Not maker marked.
Lot #50173LA - Militaria > Mandate & Yishuv
Palestine Police sweetheart pin, c. 1920's-30's; 11.5 x 45.5mm, 0.9g. Worn by off-duty members of the Police, on civilian clothes. Most probably from before the 1940's, when the Police became a target of attacks by the Jewish underground. Rare.
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