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Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30606 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $20 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Israel: Pin of the "Exhibition of the Revolt", 1958; size: 1.6 x 2.4cm; weight: 1.05g. The pin bears an image of a torch held by hand with the legend "Exhibition of the
Revolt". The Exhibition took place on 14 Dec. 1958 (last day of Chanukka holiday) at the Jabotinski Institute in TLV. Menachem Begin (leader of the Freedom ['Herut']
Party) delivered a speech expounding on the miracle of the victory of underground fighters of the Etzel, and their steadfastness as the few in the face of the many (i.e. the
British and the Arabs). The Postal Authority created a special cachet to commemorate the event, known there in English as "Fight for Freedom Exhibition".
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30607 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $15 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Israel: Colored-metal participation stick-pin of the 1958 Kibbutz Festival and Exhibition, held in Haifa; size: 21 x 35.25mm; weight: 1.55g. The event ran
from August to September under the auspicies of the Haifa municipality and the Kibbutz Committee for Israel's 10th Aniversary.

Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30608 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $15 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Israel: Participation pin of the 1958 "Flower Festival" in Haifa; size: 25 x 29mm; weight: 1.5g. The design, using a flower device, references Israel's 10
anniversary that year. The "Flower Festival" was a uniquely Haifain annual event, begun in 1951 at the initiative of David Zirkin Tzafrir. The Festivals ceased in
the 1990's and were renewed in 2012.

Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30609 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $20 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Israel: Participation pin of the 1960 "Flower Festival" in Haifa; size: 17 x 21mm; weight: 3.2g. The design in the style of the time incorporates the
number "9" to indicate that this was the 9th annual festival.

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