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Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service KC cap badge, reverse stamped S and bottom scroll engraved Gaunt 53 Conduit St London, 2 reverse loops, measures 31mm, very fine. (Y) £40
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11th (Royal Militia Island of Jersey) Bn Hampshire Regt KC cap badge, three lions on shield, on top of a solitaire surmounted by a crown, nearly very fine. (KK 2021) (Y) £30
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QV 5th Volunteer Bn (Irish) King's Liverpool Regt, Irish harp resting on bed of shamrocks, surmounted with QV crown, 5th V.B. (Irish) King's Liverpool Regt in scroll below, good extremely fine. Ex Bosleys July 2000. (Y) £30
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Boer War 4th Mounted Infantry slouch hat metal badge, 4MI, some discolouration, start of Verdigris, nearly very fine. (Y) £30
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The King's Colonials Imperial Yeomanry gilt cap badge, Prince of Wales feathers, over interwoven KC, Regi Adsumus Coloni in scroll below, 3 reverse loops, 50mm, extremely fine. (KK 1371) (Y) £30
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Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry white metal cap badge, S/IY below Staffordshire knot, 4 reverse loops, good very fine. (KK 1306) (Y) £30
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1881-94 Dorsetshire Regiment Officer's gilt and enamel forage cap badge, Primis in Indis above castle over Montis Insignia Calpe over sphinx on Marabout, 2 reverse loops, some enamel missing, especially to middle scroll, about very fine. Ex Bosleys October 1998. (Y) £30
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The King's Colonials Imperial Yeomanry yellow brass cap badge, Prince of Wales feathers, over interwoven KC, Regi Adsumus Coloni in scroll below, 3 reverse loops, 50mm, nearly extremely fine. (KK 1371) (Y) £30
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Cheshire Regiment officer's 2 piece cap badge, white metal 8 pointed star, gilded circlet inscribed The Cheshire Regiment, voided centre with acorn and oakleaves with green enamel backing, 2 lugs, reverse with some scratching around pin fitting, front is extremely fine. (KK 1960) (Y) £30
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KGV Royal Engineers officer's gilded cap badge, GvR cypher in centre, 2 folded tabs to reverse, about extremely fine. (KK 853) (Y) £30
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Rutland Home Guard gilding metal cap badge, horseshoe inscribed Rutland, slightly misshapen, very fine. (KK 2431) (Y) £30
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Boer War. Mafeking Garrison Sowen Ticket Free No 96 Issued by Capt MORE Railway Division, beige card, hand written name to top - Rayne, heavy top left corner crease, graffiti to reverse, slightly grubby, fine and scarce. (Ineson 283) (See photo) (N) £180
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Boer War officer's private purchase campaign equipment attributed to 2nd Lieut (later Lt Col) Sir Charles Bingham Lowther 4th Baronet of Swillington, 8th Hussars. With wooden map holder (Patent No 1482) with compass fitted at the top, leather strap to reverse, engraved on back of holder and strap C.B. Lowther, leather 3 compartment pouch 28cm x 21cm (unmarked), leather carrying case with 2 oval shape glass flasks (crack to 1 glass) (unmarked) and leather folding map case marked G.L. (should be C.L.) containing April 1900 Ermelo fabric map marked C.B. Lowther 8th Hussars, 1900 paper maps for Ermelo Carolina No 7, Lydenburg No 10 and Belfast, Machadorp, Duilstroom No 6, paper maps are fragile with range of tears along the folds. Although map case is marked G.L., this is thought to be a mistake, no officers listed for this period with initials G.B. Lowther. Charles Bingham Lowther served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Boer War with 8th Hussars and was issued a 5 clasp QSA with roll marked invalided. He also served in WWI with Northamptonshire Yeomanry and was awarded the DSO in 1917, Croix de Guerre, MID in 1915, 1917 and 1919 and appointed CB in 1948. (½B) £130
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Boer War. Mafeking Garrison Sowen Ticket Family Ticket No 343, Issued by and signed in blue Wm Ryan & B Myers, blue writing to top 3 quads daily 1/6, graffiti to reverse, 2 corner creases, slightly grubby, good fine and scarce. (Ineson 290) (See photo) (N) £100
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Two Boer War pewter tankards engraved "Commemoration Cup Transvaal War 1899-1900 Lord Roberts VC Commander in Chief" with crossed flags, 9.8cm tall, 1 with a number of dents, fine to good very fine. Qty 2 (T) £50
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Boer War carved walnut or similar smoking pipes with 1. Coldstream Guards badge to front, and around the sides Southampton 21 Oct 1899, Belmont, Gras Pan, Modder River, Kromhoogte 1 June 1902, Magersfontein, Belfast, Komatipoort, Orange Free State and H.A.C. (no stem), 2. Prince of Wales feathers to front and around the sides Boer War 1901/02, Moedwill, Vlakfontein and 3. Bowl only in shape of Baden Powell head, NSWL under brim of hat, in mixed condition. Qty 3 (T) £50
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American Hospital Ship Fund For South Africa headed letter signed by 3 ladies including the Chairman, Jennie Randolph Churchill, Winston Churchills' mother, inviting someone to join the General Committee for the Fund. Also with Redvers Buller's signature dated 30 May 1902 fitted to plain card, very good and better. Qty 2 (R) £50
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Boer War collection of colour embossed cut out cards of military scenes and actions including Field Ambulance, Bugler Sherlock distinguishing himself, Armoured Train at Mafeking, nurses and wounded, mounted Boers and British etc, some with tears, mostly very fine and better. Qty 17 (R) £42
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Boer War range of larger cloth/silk hankies with coloured alphabet (A if for Army fighting the Boers etc), coloured Incidents in the Transvaal War, The Absent Minded Beggar and Engagements By Gen Sir Redvers Buller's Natal Field Forces, some minor staining, mostly nearly very fine and better. Qty 4 (T) £42
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Boer War large woven wool wall hanging mounted on wooden frame, 2nd East Surrey Regt In Memory of My Comrades Who Fell in South Africa with central memorial with potted rose bush either side, some plucking, generally good very fine, unusual. £42
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1900 Kimberley Supply Committee Permit to Purchase Bread No 9000B, unissued, in 2 pieces with creasing and frayed edges, generally fair and rare. (Y) £36
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Boer War 2 large prints in modern wooden frames, titled Transvaal War 1899 The British Leaders and Transvaal War 1899-1900 The British Leaders, minor tone spots, some chips to frames, nearly very fine and better, frames measure 80cm x 67cm. Buyer must collect. Qty 2 (Frames) £30
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Boer War iron stands with "A Gentleman in Kharki" (as spelt) (2) and Britains Might with rifle, 2 cross swords and 2 pistols for handle, fair to very fine. Qty 3 (T) £30
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1900 Kimberley Supply Committee Permit to Purchase Firewood, unissued, in 4 pieces, top right of note missing, poor and rare. (Y) £26
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1899 Battle of Dundee colour print No 1 by Sutherland, in modern steel frame, extremely fine, frame measures 79cm x 57cm. Buyer must collect. (Frame) £26
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Lord Roberts/Frederick Roberts "Like Father Like Son" VC colour poster for Frisby's shoe shop, with portraits of recipients within laurel wreaths at top, a VC between them, and large scene of Freddy winning VC at Colenso covering the bottom half, 70cm x 52cm, it has been framed and border fitted to edge, a number of tears but displays well, fragile. Also with badly damaged print of Battle of Elandslaagte by A Sutherland, 75cm x 50cm. BUYER MUST COLLECT. Qty 2 £20
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1944 Army War Savings Campaign ivory coloured plastic relief wall plaque, For Freedom above advancing soldier, below War Savings Campaign 1944 presented by the War Office in recognition of successful achievement in Salute The Soldier Week, Army crown, lion and crossed swords below, reverse marked De La Rue Plastics, there are 2 small cracks towards the bottom. Buyer must collect. (See photo) (B) £140
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Large collection of issued uniforms and mess dress, majority is Navy, some with medal ribbons, also RAOC Lieutenant's No 2 Dress, Rifle Brigade officer's peaked cap, RAF great coat, Russian uniform etc in mixed condition. Qty 22 pieces (3B) £130
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Good range of photos and postcards, mostly Royal Navy related. The owner served on the carrier HMS Indomitable in WW2 and photos include aircraft crashes, Barracudas, Albercores, Corsairs, fleet at sea and in port, Japanese surrender, battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, a few from WWI etc with Vladivostok etc, viewing recommended. Qty 104 (R) £100
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A Rifle Brigade private soldier's journal covering his travels from August 1880 to January 1881. The journal covers 17 large neatly written pages with the rest of the book filled with someone elses paper cuttings, prose and poetry etc. The journal starts on 21st August with 1st Bn Rifle Brigade parading for deployment to India. They sailed from Portsmouth on the Troopship Jumna and the journal covers the journey out to India, the various stops along the way, a burial at sea, conditions on board, disembarkation, rail trip to Poona, the barracks, marches around India etc. An interesting read about general soldiering and conditions in 1880 and scarce to find an account written by a private soldier. Also with complete transcript and 2 cabinet photos of Pte Rowlands. (1/2B) £100
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Notts & Derby/Sherwood Foresters collection in album including 1906 postcard King reviewing Crimean & Indian Mutiny veterans, 1916 2/7th Bn Xmas card from LCpl Robinson, 1938 Robin Hoods in Camp Xmas card, 4 WWI embroided cap badge silks, Gale & Polden postcards Battle Honours (5), further range of postcards from WWI to modern and range of stamp covers (some signed) etc in mixed condition. Qty 93 (V) £80
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RAF Medical range with 20 wooden Station plaques including PARAF Hospital Wroughton, PMRAFNS, RAF Hospital Ely, RAF Hospital Halton, RAF Akrotiri, HMS Dolphin etc, Officer's peaked cap, side hat, beret, rank slides, collar dogs, stable belt, gloves etc, mostly very fine to good extremely fine. (B) £80
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Nelson range of scrimshaw on whale bone or similar with 1. Hollowed bone box with Nelson 3/4 length portrait in uniform on one side and HMS Victory in full sail on the other, with loose fitting lid with naval cannon, length 8cm. 2. Round pill box with lid, 1805 Trafalgar carved to front, cannon barrel either side, hull of Victory to reverse, rope and compass decoration on lid, 5cm tall. 3. Flat bone (.5cm thick) with portrait of Horatio Nelson in uniform, 11cm long, generally in good condition and unusual. Qty 3 (T) £80
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Collection of mostly cap badges, shoulder titles and buttons, including staybright and Ammo UK, some from "The Regimental Cap Badge Collection", WW2 plastic economy (6) with RE, REME, RAMC, RPC and ACC, also with Silver War Badge No B161662, 1914 Xmas tin, medal ribbon etc in mixed condition. Qty 326 (B) £80
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1943 RAF War Savings Campaign ivory coloured plastic relief wall plaque, Per Ardua Ad Astra above winged figure fighting 3 headed serpent, below War Savings Campaign 1943 presented by the Air Ministry in recognition of successful achievement in Wings for Victory Week, RAF Wings below, reverse marked De La Rue Plastics, there are 6 large cracks and chipping to bottom corners. Buyer must collect. (See photo) (B) £70
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Collection of mostly metal cap badges, buttons, pips, shoulder titles including T/Y/Cheshire, ECIY etc, in mixed condition, odd copy. Qty 74 (T) £70
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Good collection of military books and publications, many are hardback, including The Blitz Then & Now Vols 1-3, Wheels & Trucks After The Battle Collection 1-25 (in 5 Vols), Airfields in the Second World War (7), Long Moor Military Railway Vol 1, The Story of The RASC 1939-45 good range of reference works etc, mostly very fine and better. Buyer must collect. Qty 144 (7B) £70
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WW2 collection of Czechoslovakian Army in exile badges including 1940 SPO Cavalry (France) silvered and enamel, 1940 Artillery England (1 enamel, 1 plain metal), undated Field Ambulance (England) (1 enamel, 1 plain metal), 1940 2 Pesi Pluk (1 enamel, 1 plain metal) etc, mostly very fine to extremely fine. Qty 14 (R) £70
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Very unusual pair of Royal Army Clothing Factory certificated sketch books dated 23 June 1914, confirming the drawings within were draughted by Frederick Watkins of the Worcestershire Regiment. The books are full of tailor style drawing and measurements for an array of regiments and corps. In very good condition and unusual. Qty 2 (1/2B) £60
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Good collection of military books and publications, many are hardback, including Jane's Fighting Ships of WWI & WW2, Fighting Aircraft of WW2, Bases of Bomber Command Then & Now, British Military Trucks in Wehrmacht Service, Camera Above the Clouds Vols 1-3, good range of reference works etc, mostly very fine and better. Buyer must collect. Qty 103 (7B) £60
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Range of heavy metal cap badge die stamps including RWF, Cameronians, HLI, Artists Rifles, Welsh Guards, 52nd LI, 2 with QV cap badges, also Third Reich Deaths Head and 3 non military. They were salvaged from a factory in Birmingham. Qty 28 (2B) £60
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Collection with range of British and foreign mostly copy medals (31), some in frames, 1914 Xmas tin, spear heads (2), various publications, trench art, certificates etc in mixed condition, some copies, viewing recommended. Glass will not be posted. (B & frame) £50
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1918-1944 sketch book with good quality sketches and water colour paintings etc, some are military, some signed, interesting mix, 40 pages have something on it. (R) £50
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Collection of mainly enamel pin and lapel badges with On War Service 1914 & 1915, Old Comrades, ARP, Civil Defence, MID oakleaf, officers pips etc mostly very fine to mint. Qty 87 (T) £50
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1945-46 India collection in 2 photo albums by Ronald Sugden RAF, includes aircraft, military personnel, barracks, shipping, trains, tourist shots etc, photos in good condition (some gaps where photo removed), album worn at edges, also with range of travel docs etc for visit to Naini Tal etc, 287 photos and 9 documents etc. (1/2B) £40
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London Rifle Brigade collection mounted in a frame with 1886 Address to James Felix McKeon Honorary Member City of London Rifle Brigade and late of the Cheltenham Volunteers, 1888 Invitation card for distribution of prizes named Mr McKeon and 3 Annual Inspection of the Brigade tickets dated 1886, 1887 and 1888. Frame size 63cm x 32cm. Fitted to the back of the frame is a newspaper article about the presentation of the address. Frame will not be posted. (Frame) £36
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REME No 1 Dress jacket and trousers, LCpl stripe, GSM medal ribbon in very good condition and 20 British Army uniform postcards individually framed. (B) £30
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Range of aiguillettes British general's set with gold braid with red flecks, unidentified gold cord with gilt tapering rods and green cord, very fine and better. Qty 3 (T) £26
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"Scotland For Ever" The Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo after the original painting by Lady Butler, large black and white old framed print, frame measures 87cm x 57cm, some chipping to edge of frame. Buyer must collect. £20
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Series of 24 Russian NBC decontamination action drill posters fitted to a large fold out display board, shows first aid drills, evacuation methods, decontamination etc, posters are very fine and better, backing board with some wear along the folds. Also with 6 USA WW2 era comedy postcards. (B) £20
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