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Palestine/Yishuv: 'Dan' garage hat badge of the "Galey-HaMa'avir" transport company, circa. 1934-1945; not maker-marked; size: 23.25 x 30.25mm; weight: 3.45g. The emblem bears the Hebrew legend "The Garage # Dan" with the winged-tire emblem of the company below. The prongs on the back have broken off. This was the first garage of the company - the forerunner to the present day "Dan" transport company - and it was established...

Palestine/Yishuv: emblem pin of "HaMa'avir" transport society of Tel Aviv, circa. 1923-45; not maker-marked; size: 29 x 54mm; weight: 3.8g. Bears stylized Heb. letters "Shin", "Alef" & "Tzadi" intertwined ("Shatz", may be "National Public Transport" or "United Public Transport") above TLV initials & winged-wheel below. "HaMa'avir" ['The Transferer'] was a society est. by drivers of Yosef Linderman's transport lines (...

Palestine/Yishuv: hat badge of the "Aviv" taxi service ('Moniot Aviv'), circa. 1930's-40's; not maker-marked; size: 21 x 31.5mm; weight: 7.1g. The emblem bears a large Hebrew letter "Alef" and the name "Aviv" in Hebrew above (and in English below). The company was formed in 1936 and is known in philatelic circles as one of the taxi companies that handled "taxi mail" (mail transported [faster] by taxi for a higher fee than by...

Britain: set x2 identity tags belonging to Palestinian-Jewish soldier, circa. 1914-1918; weight: 1) 1.95g and 2) 1.65g. Tags bear virtually same information; issued to "Weinstein E # PAL10111 # JEW". The green tag was strung through 1 hole & hung around neck; through 2nd hole, shorter cord strung w/red red tag on it; red tag was retrieved by cutting its string, leaving green tag on body: if body found only with green tag...

Haganah veteran's pin from the Petach Tikva unit, circa. 1950's; not maker-marked; weight: 3.25g. A two-piece construction incorporating a stylized version of the Hagana emblem set against an artistic version of a Star of David which bears a 'Menorah' device in the center. Solid-back with safety-pin fastened to it. The Haganah was organized on a geographic basis, so its veteran's organization (founded 12 May 1949) is...

Irgun / Etzel emblem pin, circa. late 1930's; not maker marked; weight: 2.15g; size: 14mm x 18mm. Triangle-shaped, with Irgun emblem and motto "Rak Kakh" ("Only Thus"). Emblem originally designed by Lili (Ayala) Strassman-Lubinsky c. Dec. 1938, reworked by the Revistionist movement's newpaper "HaMashkif" ("The Observer") caricaturist Yoshua Edri, before it officially became the Etzel's symbol. Dated to late 1930's as most...

Israel: emblem pin for Palestinian Jews who volunteered in British military in World War II, c. 1954; not maker-marked; size: 17.5 x 20mm; weight: 2.5g. Depicts sword (whose base turns into olive branch) breaking ring of barbed wire & chain enclosing Star of David, set against stripes of Israeli/ Zionist flag. May date to 1954, when an official celebration of 10 years to the founding of the Jewish Brigade took place and a...

Israel: IDF emblem pin of the Tank Corps, circa. 1948-1950s; not maker-marked but likely by Shmuel Kretschmer; size: 20.25mm; weight: 1.95g. Scalloped backed pin with safety-pin reverse. This design as others of this style, was created as early as 1948 and featured in the July 1948 'IDF Day' ceremonies.
Israel: IDF Emblem Stift der Panzereinheit, ca. 1948-1950er; kein Hersteller gekennzeichnet, jedoch...

Israel: IDF 'Mechanized-Armoured Infantry Corps' pin ("Ot Khermesh"), circa. 1970's; not maker-marked; size: 3.8 x 1.8cm; weight: 2.35g. This pin was awarded to soldiers who completed the basic training course for joining such units. It was instituted in 1973 but didn't remain in use for long, as the emblem of the Tank Corps was the prefered symbol of the soldiers.
Israel: IDF 'Mechanisierter-gepanzerter...