WW1 Era Sepia Postcard Merchantile Marine Merchant Seamen Officers Photograph

An original photographic UK produced postcard removed from album and postally unused. All wearing peaked caps with bullion shipping line cap badges and standing on the deck of an unidentified merchant ship. Very slight corner wear otherwise in good condition (traces of album paper stuck to the reverse).

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Code: 69708

Rare WW2 German POW Internment War Work Inlaid Wood Vesta

This is a very high quality inlaid wooden vesta or match safe, to the front it has ‘P.O.W. Shrewsbury camp’ and to the back a lovely inlaid star shape. Research shows that the pow camp at Shrewsbury was used to house German internees and other German prisoners captured at the various fronts (see below). The box has a flip lid to the side and on the underside of the lid a strip of sandpaper used...  read more

Code: 65144

WW2 Era Royal Engineers Metal & Celluloid Matchbox Cover

A nice quality piece made from a metal core with a coloured celluloid covering with the badge for the Royal Engineers front and back with King George VI cypher to the middle, the spine marked Royal Engineers. Measuring just under 2.5 inches long it comes in very good condition with some mild marking to the surface. Empty matchbox which it contains is for display only.

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Code: 65146

WW2 Ulster Savings Committee collectors fundraising badge Northern Ireland

A very scarce original wartime period Ulster Savings Committee collectors fundraising pin badge, lightly silver plated (much still intact and not worn back to the brass as I have noted in other examples). In the form of the map of the province, inlaid with blue enamel and displaying the red hand of Ulster within the initials 'USC' with 'War Savings' below; the reverse impressed with maker's de...  read more

Code: 67549

WW2 Home Front - Bowlit Brand Chrome and Enamel Lapel Pin Badge Brooch

A very interesting badge dating from the second world war era when the company made helmets for the war department. It all began with a mechanic in East London. His name was Charles Owen. To escape acute poverty, Charles attended night classes to learn about hat making. In 1911, he made his first tropical pith helmet and started the Bowbilt brand. The early days revolved around manufacturing mi...  read more

Code: 66936

WW1 On War Service 1915 munition workers bronzed lapel badge - Woolley & Co

A scarce original First World War official 'On War Service 1915 munition workers badge', unusual bronzed finish, the centre bearing the 'Board of Ordnance' shield, the reverse impressed with maker's details 'Woolley & Co (Birm) Ltf. and official issue number '35460'. In good condition, complete with original buttonhole fitting (slightly squashed over), otherwise in good overall condition. Sc...  read more

Code: 67484

Fusilier Brigade / Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF) Officer's No 1 Dress Bullion Collar Badge

Worn horizontally in facing pairs on the No 1 Dress Jacket. This one with St George facing to the right. Circa 43mm tall. In very good condition. As worn by officers of the Fusilier Brigade 1962 - 1968, and thereafter by Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

Col D R Wood No 245 (Edn 2) refers.

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Code: 69706

Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (RNF) Officer's No 1 & No 3 Dress Bullion Collar Badge

Removed from uniform but in good condition. Worn horizontally in facing pairs on the No 1 and No 3 Dress Jacket. This one with St George facing to the right. Circa 39mm tall. In very good condition. As worn by officers of the RNF from 1951 until 1963.

Col D R Wood No 240 (Edn 2) refers.

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Code: 69707

Queens Own Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry Medium Pattern White Metal Buttno

Circa 19mm, Gaunt London, floating shank, in good condition.

Ripley No 396

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Code: 69702

Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) AA Anodised Aluminium Staybrite Gold Coloured Buttons

A pair but in two different sizes: one 26mm ((Gaunt B'ham); and the other 23mm (FSE Ltd). In very good condition.

Ripley No

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Code: 69701