Egged-Eshel bus cooperative hat badge, c. early 1950s; not maker-marked; 26.75 x 28.75mm, 2.8g. "Egged" emblem w/section of Israel (center to north); below, 3 interconncted steering wheels of "Eshed", ea. w/letter of company's 3-lettered acronymed name. In 1951 govt. merged 3 largest public transport co's ("Egged", central Israel; "Shachar", northern Israel; "Drom Yehuda", southern Israel) into 1 co. & called it 'Eshed'...
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 #50265LA - Israeliana > Transport companies
Egged-Eshel bus cooperative "Service" hat badge, c. early 1950s; not maker-marked; 26.75 x 28.5mm, 2.95g. Period company emblem w/additional banner above & word "In Service" (BeSherut) - probably worn by maintenance workers.
Lot #50266LA - Israeliana > Transport companies
Egged-Eshel bus cooperative "Conductor" hat badge, c. early 1950s; not maker-marked; 26.75 x 28.5mm, 2.95g. Period company emblem w/additional green banner above & word "Conductor" (Mevaker).
Lot #50267LA - Israeliana > Transport companies
Egged-Eshel bus cooperative 'sweetheart' pin, c. early 1950s; not maker-marked; 9 x 36.5mm, 0.5g. Miniature version of period company logo, for wear on collar. Scarce.
Lot #50268LA - Israeliana > Transport companies
Emblem pin probably of pre-cursor to "Dan" bus cooperative, c. 1909+; 20.5 x 22.5mm, 1.5g. Depicts tall winged wheel: the wheel emblem subsequently became the Dan bus cooperative's emblem when est. 1945, however it's predecessor existed from 1909 and this probably was its emblem.
Lot #50269LA - Israeliana > Transport companies
Emblem pin of "HaMekasher" bus cooperative co., c. 1940's-50's; 11.75 x 15.5mm, 1.55g. Design based on the company logo except here initials at center "Sh.A.K." mean "Regular Bus Service" (Sherut Autobus Kavua), rather than the original "Sh.M.I" for "Intercity Automotive Service" (Sherut Mechoniot Ironiim). Founded 1931 & merged with "Egged" in 1967; 4 buses joined the cooperative in 1934 through a member: when his lines...
Lot #50270LA - Israeliana > Transport companies
Emblem pin of "Shachar" transport cooperative, c.1947-1951; 25 x 27.25mm, 7g. Metal & color-paint design of company logo, with name "Shachar" above (acronym for Hebrew "Mass Haifa Service") & initials "Shatz" below (Nationwide Public Service). Founded 1947 & merged with "Egged" & "Drom Yehuda" to form "Eshed" in Nov. 1951. Scarce emblem.
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