Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Five Cap Badges and Pins – "Notrim" / Mandate Police / Tel-Aviv Police
Opening: $300
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Five cap badges and pins of the police forces which operated in Palestine during the British Mandate.
• Cap badge of the "Notrim", with the inscription "Supernumerary / Palestine Police".
• Cap badge with the inscription "T.A.S.C." [Temporary Additional Security Constables] and "guarding and security" (Hebrew) – probably of the "Notrim" force.
• Lapel pin with the inscriptions "T.A.S.C. [Temporary Additional Security Constables] and "guarding and security" (Hebrew); most probably of the "Notrim".
• Cap badge of the Palestine Police.
• Pin of the Tel-Aviv police, with the letters "מ.ע.ת.א" [Tel-Aviv Police] and T.A.M.P.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
• Cap badge of the "Notrim", with the inscription "Supernumerary / Palestine Police".
• Cap badge with the inscription "T.A.S.C." [Temporary Additional Security Constables] and "guarding and security" (Hebrew) – probably of the "Notrim" force.
• Lapel pin with the inscriptions "T.A.S.C. [Temporary Additional Security Constables] and "guarding and security" (Hebrew); most probably of the "Notrim".
• Cap badge of the Palestine Police.
• Pin of the Tel-Aviv police, with the letters "מ.ע.ת.א" [Tel-Aviv Police] and T.A.M.P.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The Morton Leventhal Collection
The Morton Leventhal Collection