About 250 pins and badges of the "Maccabiah". "Maccabi" groups worldwide (USA, Canada, Britain, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Lithuania, Finland, Turkey, Greece, Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Columbia, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, India, Australia, and more), 1932-1017.
The collection includes a complete set of "Maccabiah" pins from Israel, from the first (1932) to the last one (20th "Maccabiah" - 2017) as well as pins of "Maccabi" groups worldwide, "marking" the different "Maccabiot", from the third one until the 20th "Maccabiah".
Numerous pins appear in several copies. It is possible that a few pins were produced on behalf of "Maccabi" groups but not on the occasions of a "Maccabiah".
About 250 pins, size and condition vary. Good overall condition.

Photographs and a souvenir plaque from a football competition between Palestine (Tel-Aviv) and Greece (Athens), as part of the preliminary games towards the 1938 "Mondial" - "World Cup". Greece and Palestine, February 1938.
1-4. Four photographs by the photographer Yancoglou from Athens (ink stamped on the back): players of the Palestinian team on the field, players of both teams in a group photograph on the field, judges and "captains" of both teams in a ceremony of flag exchange prior to the game, group photograph of activists and organizers of the game. One photograph bears a dedication handwritten by the photographer on the back; on three photographs appears the pencil inscription "Fuchs" (on the back). Three photographs: 12X18.5 cm, one photograph: 24X17.5 cm. Good condition. Slight creases and tears. Traces of pasting on the back.
5. Photograph of the players and organizers in a party held after the game.
12.5X17.5 cm. Good condition. Slight defects to the back.
6. A souvenir plaque awarded to Gedalya Fuchs, for his participation in the preliminary games: a silver plated copper plaque inscribed "World Cup 1938 - Tel-Aviv 21.1.38, Athens 20.2.38 - to the member of the national team, Gedalya Fuchs, a present from the Palestine Football Association". The plaque is decorated with a branch and the emblem of the association (a triangle with a ball in its center surrounded by the inscription "Palestine" (in Hebrew, Arabic and English) and attached to a wooden stand.
Plaque: 5X7.5 cm, wooden stand: 10.5X14X2.5 cm. Good condition. Some of the silver plating is worn.
Provenance of items: estate of Gedalya Fuchs, Captain of the Palestine team (for more information about him, see enclosed material).

Basler Insurance Company against Fire Damage. Palestine, [1940s?].
Iron; enamel.
A fire insurance mark of the Basler Insurance Company against Fire Damage (the Baloise Group). Made of iron plated with enamel, bearing the Hebrew inscription "'Habasila'it' Fire Insurance Company" with the logo of the company, a dragon carrying a shield (the logo is printed upside down).
19X26 cm. Fair condition. Stains, defects, rust. Enamel is broken at margins.

"Shiviti" consisting of two cast brass plaques decorated with lions and the Seven Species. [Unknown origin, 20th century]. Unidentified artist; "Bezalel" style.
*A plaque designed as a square with a narrow base and a wide top, portrays two lions with their backs turned to each other, supporting (with their interwoven tails and their maws) a medallion inscribed "Shiviti… Tamid" surrounded by "Know before whom you are standing…" (Hebrew). In the background - vegetal decorations shaped as winding vines and clusters of grapes.
* A plaque shaped as a wavy arch, meant to be hung alongside the first plaque: seen in the center is a jug from which grow, wheat, barley, pomegranates, figs and grapes, winding on the entire surface of the plate. An engraved inscription was added (later) on the margins: "Bezalel Yerushalayim".
Large plaque: 43.5X37 cm, 8.92 Kg.; small plaque: 53.5X19 cm, 6.44 Kg. Good condition. Defects. Corrosion.