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The Jewish Legion was the first military unit composed entirely of Jewish soldiers. It was organized by the British Army during World War I to fight on the Eretz-Israel front. The stamp depicts the emblem of the Jewish Legion on a background of horsemen of the Legion.
For more information about this stamp, see Stamps of Israel Encylopedia and Catalogue (CD-ROM, SweetChild Software, 1998), article entry for "Jewish Legion."
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updated May 2002