Royal Princesses Visit to South Africa 1947 Gilt and Enamel Bar pin badge

Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret featured in side profile on pin badge souvenir. It is rare to find the two sisters depicted together in this way. Good condition and pin original and functional.

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Code: 52577

Anglo Boer War The Handy Man Celluloid Letter Opener

A scarce item, circa 21.5cm long. No damage. The Royal Navy 's answer to the imagery of the Army's A Gentleman in Kharki. False ivorine in look, these celluloid plastic figures were the forerunner of all those Airfix soldiers we used to collect (and it also looks to be 1:32 scale)! They came mounted on a variety of useful household items such as a tot measure, bell, bottle cork, pin cushi...  read more

Code: 56292

WW2 Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) Bakelite Plastic Economy Cap Badge - Maker Marked

Grey plastic bakelite with original tabs and maker marked Stanley & Sons, Walsall. What looks like a small burn mark to rear, but does not detract and otherwise in very good condition.

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Code: 57176

The Rifles Cap Badge unopened in original Firmin Packaging

Silver plated burnished metal cap badge absolutely mint condition in its unopened Firmin & Sons Ltd manufacturer's plastic bag, complete with cotter pin and quoting NATO stock number.

They do not come in better condition that this! I only have one so get it while you can.  read more

Code: 54809

South Africa - Kaffrarian Rifles Beret Badge complete with Felt Cloth Badge Backing, post 1964

A red enamel and blackened brass cap badge, post 1964 so worn without a crown and mounted on its original felt backing cloth (the correct pattern for this regiment). Two original loops with cotter pin Some glue traces to reverse. Slight hole in the maroon half of the backing cloth otherwise in super condition for age. This format as worn on the beret.

In order to keep pace wi...  read more

Code: 68990

WW1 Home Front - Scarce Dundee Women's Suffrage Society War Relief Fund Gilt and Enamel Badge

An attractive gilt and enamel badge which shows the crest of the city of Dundee, 29mm in diameter. It is engraved with 37/2 and has the maker's details on the reverse Rattray, Dundee. It also has an extra loop mounted on it for a safety chain (the safety chain is no longer present). In good condition with only a small bit of surface damage to the surface of the enamel at about 1 o'clock.
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Code: 59942

3rd Infantry Brigade – Woven Cloth Formation Sign Patch Flash Designation Badge

3rd Infantry Brigade (III In White Triangle) Red Border Embroidered. Some paper stuck to reverse otherwise in good condition.

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Code: 69046

Post WW2 Denmark Danish Brigade Group Cloth Formation Sign with Denmark Shoulder Title

A woven cloth formation sign removed from uniform with some damage to top edge otherwise in good overall condition and with its matching "Danmark" Shoulder title. Post WW2 issues. See also my item 58859.

Cole "Badges on Battledress" p160 refers.

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Code: 64767

Cold War / National Service - 18th Training Brigade Royal Artillery (RA) Embroidered Felt Cloth Formation Sign Designation Flash

As authorised in 1948, in good unissued condition. Worn until early 1960s.

BoBD (J Mills) No 4512 refers.

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Code: 65161

WW2 - 7th Medium Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery Embroidered Red on Blue Cloth Shoudler Title

Black mesh / hessian backing, in very good unissued condition with a white sticky pad to reverse from where it has been stored in an album.

Raised in Ontario in 1939, the war for the 7th Medium RCA became the real thing when it crossed the Channel in the second week in July 1944, and from then until the end of the fighting in the first week of May 1945 it took part in all the maj...  read more

Code: 65171