Historama Autumn Mail Auction #5

Israel: "Gush Dan 1924-1949" region Jubilee commemoratve pin, c.1949; 2.05g. Shield-shaped pin depicting rifle, grenade & olive branch of recently won War of Independence (1948-49), which was fought in the immediate environs & surroundings of Gush Dan, whose major cities are TLV-Jaffo, Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Bnei Brak & Herzliya. Probably issued to residents who fought in the War. Rarely encountered.