Issue of HaBoker newspaper from Iyar 7, 5708 (May 16, 1948).
Headline: "State of Israel Reborn"; below the headline are photographs depicting the reading of the Independence Scroll. On the second page appears a special section - "Longing for redemption".
[4] pp, 58 cm. Fair-good condition. Significant staining. Numerous tears along the folding marks, some repaired with acid-free adhesive tape, with minimal damage to text. Creases and wear.

Day order of the Palmach headquarters from 6 November 1948 - notice regarding the dismantling of the Palmach headquarters and a summary of the activities of the Palmach headquarters for the Zionist yishuv and in the struggle to establish the State of Israel.
"The Palmach headquarters received an order to dismantle on 7 November 1948. This is, therefore, the last Day Order of the headquarters to its brigades […] for seven consecutive years the Palmach headquarters maintained its base and was a center of leadership and education, shaping the character and honing the force of its members […] with sorrow and pain we leave our post, knowing that on 7 November 1948, with the dismantling of the headquarters, a decisive step for dismantling the Palmach itself will be taken. We leave our post while the battle is still being fought, while the labor is not yet complete. We do not feel this act strengthens the people at war, yet we believe in discipline, and thus have accepted the order. In farewell - Palmach, attention!"
[3] leaves, 33 cm, typewritten and stenciled. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and folding marks. Tears to margins and folding lines. Staple holes.

11 photographs documenting an oath ceremony of an IDF regiment. Israel, [June, 1948].
Photographs depicting a swearing in of an IDF regiment, apparently in Tel-Aviv, during the Independence War. The titles on the reverse record "a unit of a Tel-Aviv regiment during oath", "prior to leaving", "in the yard of a public school", "'Bren' units", "one of the city officer deputies reading a Day Order on Oath Day", "Commander of Tel-Aviv district" and more.
8X5.5 cm. to 9X6 cm. Good condition. Some are titled on verso.

Three paper items connected with the use of homing pigeons for military communication purposes. [1940s].
1. "Communication, Breeding Homing Pigeons and Their Use for Communication Purposes". April 1942. Typewritten and stenciled booklet containing information on the use of homing pigeons, breeding them, training them for communication roles, and more. Includes illustrations and charts. Printed on the reverse of military "concentrated training" / "home training" forms (in secondary use). [2], 30, [7] leaves.
2. "Individual card" - card for recording details about the pigeon (its background, function, movements and more). Partly filled in handwriting.
3. "The Pigeonote Book" by the "Israel Defense Force / Communications Service". The "pigeonote" book ("Pitkiyon" in Hebrew, combining the words "pitkit" - note - and "yona" - pigeon, designating the forms on which the messages carried by the pigeons were written). Instructions for writing a "pigeonote" are printed on the cover of the notebook.
The homing pigeon service of the Hagana was founded by Avraham Etz-Hadar in 1939 and called the "Pigeon Communication Department". With the founding of the IDF the homing pigeon unit of the Communications Corps was established, continuing operations until the mid-1950s.
Enclosed is part of a typewritten and stenciled booklet with detailed instructions regarding the breeding of homing pigeons and their use for military purposes (with numerous illustrations and diagrams).
Total of four items. Size and condition vary.