Auction 019
Online Auction 19 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Jun 4, 2019
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 392:
Ten Pins – Jewish Soldiers of the British Army
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Sold for: $200
Start price:
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200
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 17%
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Ten Pins – Jewish Soldiers of the British Army
Ten pins that were given to Jewish soldiers of the British Army (most of them late souvenir pins):
* Two identical pins with a star-of-David on blue and white background and the legend "Palestine" in Hebrew and English. * Two pins with a lion in a star-of-David. * A souvenir pin of the office of the Freemasons in Palestine for soldiers of the British Army (Jerusalem, 1941). * Pin of the Royal Engineering Corps, on its lower part a Hebrew legend – "Royal Engineers". * Pin marking a conference of the Drivers Units in World War II, 1953. * Pin marking a conference of veterans of the British Engineering Corps, with the legend "Conference 1954" (Hebrew). * Pin marking the 35th anniversary of the 745 Engineering Company (of the Royal Engineering Corps), 1977 – a star-of-David entwining the letters סו"ב. * Pin of the Association of Jewish ex-Service Men and Women.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New-York
