WW2 Home Front Friends War Victims Relief Enamel & Gilt Lapel Pin Brooch

A scarce enamelled lapel badge with original and functional brooch pin fitting and makers details for Fattorini Birmingham to the reverse. The 'Quaker's Star' in red and black enamel to the centre of a white enamel circlet bearing the title. As Quakers, members of this organisation were opposed to violence and would not join the Armed Forces to be trained to kill, they did however train to driv...  read more

Code: 68934

The Royal Irish Rifles ( 83rd & 86th Foot) - Other Ranks Victorian Crown Blackened Brass Metal Cap Badge, 1898 - 1902 only

A good blackened brass metal die struck cap badge with two original loops to the reverse. One usually encounters the larger Glengarry badge of this period (K&K Vol 1 No 689). Circa 4cms tall. Rare.

K&K Vol 1 No 690 refers (but a QVC crown).

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Code: 68933

2nd King Edward VIIs Own Gurkha Rifles Regiment Regimental Flash Designation For Wear on the Gurkha Hat

Worn circa 1900 - 1944, and again by all ranks from 1946 - 1961 on the Gurkha hat. Worn in opposite ways by the 1st and 2nd battalions Each square is circa 12mm tall and 15mm wide.

The Gurkha Museum pulbication "Insignia of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Simoor Rifles) Fig 2GR D29 refers.

K84.3  read more

Code: 67675

6th (Territorial) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Officers Embroidered Cloth Shoulder Title

Red embroidered on dark rifle green, black hessian mesh to reverse. In good condition, and unique to this DLI territorial battalion. Other Ranks wore the shorter "Durham L.I." title, red on green.

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Code: 60823

WW2 MPSC Military Provost Staff Corps Embroidered Black on Red Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

In very good condition with some traces of glue and white tack to reverse. A rare title to small units such as the MPSC.

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Code: 62309

United Nations ( UN ) White Enamel and Gilt Peace Keeper 's Beret Badge

In very good condition with no damage to the enamel and with original and functional pin fittings. No makers marks. Circa 5.4cm in diameter. Minor service wear to enamel but no damage.

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Code: 58220

Multi-National Force & Observers (MFO) Egypt & Sinai Embroidered Patch Flash Formation Sign

An embroidered orange and white disc with black lettering, in unworn condition but with slight mark to the side of the letter L at the end of multi-national otherwise in very good condition. Circa 8cms in diameter.

The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The MFO generall...  read more

Code: 66926

Original Raphael Tuck Art Postcard Boer War Final Peace concluded 1902

Postally used and EDVII cancelled stamp dated 1902. Sent to a Portuguese address in Lisbon. In very good condition for age. Artistic portraits of Lord Kitchener (wearing a black arm band to commemorate death of Queen Victoria) and the Boer War Generals, De Wet, Botha and Delarey. Quote from William Shakespeare below giving credit to the enemy below: "I would rather have such men as my frien...  read more

Code: 65151

Original Raphael Tuck Art Postcard Boer War Peace Declaration 1900

In superb condition for age, postally unused, no foxing no damage or creases. Patriotic illustration originally published in the 'Daily Graphic' depicting surrender of Boer Forces at Pretoria on 31st May 1900. However, a costly guerrilla war was to continue for the next 18 months.

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Code: 65148

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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Code: 55991