Dear Bill,
I beleive that the patch set you have is actually a "theater made" version, made by the Sparta boys clothing shop, at Laugavegur street, Reykjavik. They made patches for the British / Canadian garrison troops. These where printed in a batch of 8 patches or 4 sets per sheet.
I am a co founder and member of the board of a WWII museum project in Iceland. My friend and co member in this museum is a old retired police detective that has a big collection, including an uncut sheet of these which he got as a gift from the former owners of this shop.
If anyone has photos showing these patches being worn, I would really be interested in seeing them, to further my Polar bear patch study.
Regards
Hinrik Steinsson
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