Peninsular & Oriental ( P&O ) Steam Navigation Company SS Kaisar-I-Hind Letter Picture Card

An original unused letter card with containing sepia printed photographs of the ship itself and four images of the magnificently appointed saloons, smoking and dining rooms. Slight foxing and staining to the outside, but contents in good clean condition, Scarce.

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Code: 54388

Monmouthshire Regiment Other Ranks Brass Collar Badge - Right Facing

Sharp detail with two original lugs, slightly bent, otherwise in very good condition.

Churchill No 1923 refers.  read more

Code: 53977

WW2 Home Front For Freedom Enamel Lapel Badge for Skipton, Yorkshire

WW2 Home Front For Freedom Enamel Lapel Badge for Skipton

Small scarce lapel buttonhole lapel badge with no damage to enamel. I wonder if this is the crest for the Skipton Building Society rather than the town of Skipton, Yorkshire. Maker marked to reverse Thomas Fattorini Ltd, Regent St, Birmingham. Circa 2cm tall.  read more

Code: 55364

Home Counties Training Brigade Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Patch Flash Designation Badge

In good unissued condition, still retains paper backing. Authorised in 1949.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4261 refers.

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Code: 66952

WW2 Wireless Proficiency Embroidered Cloth Arm Badge, Khaki Fist with White Flashes

Removed from uniform. Worn 1942 - 1946 but unofficial private purchase by Infantry signallers with the operator, fire control, keyboard and line, wireless and keyboard skills. (Royal Signallers with such skills wore the same badge but with a red rather than khaki fist - see my item 66830).

Edwards & Langley No 104A refers.

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Code: 66951

WW2 Home Front - WLA - Women's Land Army Embroidered Slip on Slide Shoulder Title

In superb condition with bright colours and no moth. Original canvas strip to reverse. Scarce. This is NOT one of the modern reproductions doing the rounds.

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Code: 66950

British Army Proficiency Badge - Wheel Cyclist Brass Arm Badge with Baking Badge

A multi-spoke wheel with unusually ornate ridges on the trye with original loops, backing plate and cotter pin. Circa 32mm in diameter excluding the backing plate. In very good condition and scarce.

Edwards & Langley No 236 refers.

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Code: 66948

WW2 Home Front - 12th (Land's End) Battalion Cornwall Home Guard Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch

Original and in unissued condition. As worn un WW2. The Cornwall home guard battalions had an impressive array of colourful and interesting formation signs which would make an interesting collection in its own right. Scarce.

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Code: 66940

WW2 Scottish Command North Highland District Embroidered Formation Sign

In very good unissued condition. Still retaining most of its black paper backing.

Cole p104 refers

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Code: 65883

Control Commission Germany (CCG) Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation

Removed from uniform and in good condition.

After the defeat of Germany in 1945, a control commission was set up to support the Military Government. This Military government was gradually phased out and the Control Commission took over the role of "Local Government". it was responsible for public safety and Health, Transport, Intelligence (which include rooting out Nazis) and H...  read more

Code: 66942