Early version of IDF emblem hat badge, circa. 1948-early 1950s; not maker-marked; 7.7g. Bears two-pronged malleable pin backing, and would have been worn on Hitelmacher hats or briefly on visored hats (until corps emblems replaced this generic army-wide emblem).
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 #50193LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Lot #50194LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Rare early version of IDF Artillery Corps hat badge, circa. 1948-1949; 9.15g. This design was said to be unsuitable and subsequently replaced by a style similar to the other branches of the IDF (i.e. a central device representing the branch of service, with the name of that service on a scroll device below/around it).
Lot #50195LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Israel Air Force crewman's emblem badge for wear on beret, 1948-52; 10.15g. Scarce.
Lot #50196LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Early version of IDF Medical Corps emblem hat-badge with screw-back, c.1948-1950's; 6.4g.
Lot #50197LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Early version of IDF Supply Corps emblem hat-badge with screw-back, c.1948-1950's; 6.4g.Tip of sword bent in, probably by wearer.
Lot #50198LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Tunic pin of the IDF armoured corps, circa. early1950's; weight: 0.9g.
Lot #50199LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Tunic pin of the IDF medal corps, circa. 1948-early 1950's; weight: 1.3g.
Lot #50200LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Israel: IDF emblem pin of the "Central Regional Command", by Kretschmer; circa. 1948-1950s; size: 19.5mm; weight: 3.95g. Solid-backed pin with safety-pin reverse & maker's mark. This design as others of this style, was created as early as 1948 and featured in the July 1948 'IDF Day' ceremonies.
Lot #50201LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Early hat pin for officer of the Israeli Navy, c. 1948-early 1950's; 1.35g.
Lot #50202LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Hat emblem of the Israeli Navy, circa. 1950's-60's, with safety-pin back - normally worn on "Donald Duck" sailor hats; weight: 1.95g.
Lot #50203LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Tunic emblem of the paratroop corps of the IDF, circa. 1960's-70's; size: 30.5x10mm; weight: 0.8g.
Lot #50204LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
113th "Hornet" Squadron of the IAF emblem pin, size: 1.95cm; weight: 3.4g. The 113th is a combat helicopter squadron, established in 1955 as the IAF's 2nd jet squadron. It existed from 1955-1987 and re-established again in 1990 as a helicopter squadron. Its emblem is based on that of the French squadron - the Escadrille SPA 89 Guêpe Escadron de chasse 1/12 Cambrésis - which flew the Dassault Ouragans, the 113th's first...
Lot #50205LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Emblem pin of the 105th "Scorpion" Squadron of the IAF; weight: 1.85g. The 105th is a combat aircraft squadron based at the Hatzor airfield. It was established in 1950 as an advanced training wing of the IAF's first combat squadron, the 101st; by the end of that year the 105th was made a squadron of its own, flying P51 Mustangs and Spitfires.
Lot #50206LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
Emblem pin of the 119th "Bat" Squadron of the IAF; weight: 1.5g. The 119th is a combat aircraft squadron based at the Ramon airfield. It was established in 1955 as a nighttime squadron flying British Meteors.
Lot #50207LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
First Master Sergeant (field force) rank wrist badge with twin screw back, c. 1950's; 11.7g. With red plastic backing; this type of rank badge could also have been worn on a wrist-strap.
Lot #50208LA - Militaria > Israeli militaria
IDF 'Fitness Badge' ("Ot HaKosher") silver class, circa. 1950's; not maker-marked (probably Shmuel Kretchmer); 16mm, 2.4g. Solid-backed w/safety-pin reverse; depicts soldier in 1950's battledress 'charging' forward w/bayonetted rifle. Formally known as 'Badge of Physical Fitness', was awarded in two classes - 'silver', for exceptional performance & 'bronze' for average performance in physical fitness test performed during...
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