Auction 018
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Jan 23, 2019
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 760:
Seven Pins – "Mishmar HaAm"in Jerusalem / Pins Commemorating Forces and Battle- Fields in the area of Jerusalem ...
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Sold for: $440
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
550
Start price:
$
100
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 18%
On commission only
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Seven Pins – "Mishmar HaAm"in Jerusalem / Pins Commemorating Forces and Battle- Fields in the area of Jerusalem during the Independence War
Seven pins, including pins from the Independence War period, and pins commemorating forces and battle-fields in the area of Jerusalem during the war. Ca. 1948-1968.
• A pin of "Mishmar HaAm" in Jerusalem with figures of soldiers on the background of a Star of David and the Tower of David. • A pin with Palmach emblem – two stalks of wheat and a sword. • A pin in the shape of a shield on which appear the Old City, emblem of the "Haganah" and the legend "Old City Fighters 1948". • A pin in the shape of a shield on which appear the Old City, emblem of the "Haganah" and the legend "Gush Etzion Fighters 1948-1967". • A pin in the shape of a shield on which appear the Tower of David, emblem of Communications force and the legend "Communications Jerusalem". • A "Defenders of Mount Scopus 1948, Tamuz 1967" pin. • A pin with the legend "Minyan Lochamei Yerushalaim" within a wall, surmounted by a Star of David.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
