General Hildyard, Photographic Boer War Commemorative Celluloid Tin Tinnie Button Badge
A scarce Boer War celluloid tin button badge with clear photograph of General Hildyard, in army uniform, missing the reverse original paper backing but in the same style of others made by the Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, N.J. Very good clean condition, complete with pin fitting. Circa 22mm in diameter.
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10.00 GBP
Pro Boer Republic Transvaal / Orange Free State Art Postcard - Kruger & Joubert
Postally used, posted in 1899 from Zurich, Switzerland. Unable to translate message or address, but card is in excellent condition, especially as it has been posted. The Swiss stamp has some minor wear to top border. Scarce.
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35.00 GBP
South African (SA) Boer War Veterans Enamel and Gilt Lapel Old Comrades (OCA ) Badge
Worn by veterans of the 1899 - 1902, 2nd Boer War with original horse shoe fitting for wearing in the lapel. Enamel - a slight nibble below the '2' in '1902' otherwise intact and gilt bright. Maker marked Fenwick / Birm ( Birmingham) to rear. Circa 23mm in diameter. In good condition.
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24.00 GBP
Pair of Framed Boer War Stevenographs - Baden Powell and Lord Roberts
Stevenographs are silk-woven pictures which were made popular by a Coventry silk weaver Thomas Stevens (1828-1888). Stevens used his improved version of the Jacquard loom to weave coloured silk pictures and illustrations. His family continued producing them from his factory after his death. Royalty and Boer War subjects were particularly popular. They are very sought after today.
200.00 GBP
Boer War Tuck & Sons Art Postcard - General Clements vignette
Postally used, some staining and wear/creasing, but reasonable condition for having been through the postal system.
Major-General RAP Clements, commanded the 12th Brigade, in 2nd Boer War / South African War, 1899 - 1902.
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10.00 GBP
Patriotic Boer War Peace Art Postcard - Tuck & Sons
Postally unused. Embossed design, some creasing to centre card of card, blank reverse. Repeats offical messages from Kitchener and the King on the news of Boer surrender in 1902.
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12.00 GBP
Boer War City Imperial Volunteers (CIV) Boer War Envelope Cover - Perkins 1st Volunteer Battalion The Middlesex Regiment
Envelope (no contents) posted from South Africa in September 1900 to an address in London, one penny Queen Victoria stamp with frank cancellation of British Army Post Office (35?) South Africa, dated 27 Sept 00, and back stamped 19 Oct 00. Envelope in top left corner is annotated as being from W.H. Perkins, No 353, C.I.V., "on active service". Some minor tears and folded, otherwise in good cond... read more
35.00 GBP
A Gentleman in Khaki Vintage Boer War Brass Trivet
A rare item to find, in brass and 22cm long and good used condition, with signs of polishing. Its one defect is a single and small old edge split in the brass near gun butt that has not gone through and the structure is still strong (see photo).
Originally used for standing hot irons on, this would now look good mounted on a wall for display.
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35.00 GBP
Anglo - Boer War BMI Bethunes Mounted Infantry Brass Slouch Hat Badge
A large theatre made slouch hat badge. Circa 4.7cms wide and 2.1cms tall. Long tangs to the reverse to accommodate begin worn in a slouch hat. The smaller versions encountered have short thin round loops, synonymous with being worn as a shoulder title, but no doubt they could have been interchangeable. Slight staining, otherwise in very good condition.
Not in Owen. The fin... read more
Anglo - Boer War Damants Horse (DH) Tigers Brass Slouch Hat Badge
A rare small Damant's Horse sheet brass theatre made slouch hat badge with two original loops the reverse. the "Tiger", being the Rimington Tigers(Guides) previously. Worn from 1901 to 1902 only. Circa 3.4cms tall.
The unit was raised in South Africa originally Rimington's Guides. They wore Leopard skin on their slouch hat, and rather incongruously were known as "Rimington's ... read more