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Old 05-07-17, 07:35 AM
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Default AFC wings & Mini MC,Trio named and in fitted box of issue

Very nice AFC wings in fitted box and named to the recipient .

See below for MC group miniature in fitted box hand chiselled engraved .

Rob
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Old 05-07-17, 08:42 AM
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nice find mate,
like gold dust over here .
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Old 05-07-17, 09:31 AM
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better than gold dust i would say and more expensive.
went for a pretty nice price
are they yours jack? well done if they are
bc
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Old 05-07-17, 10:11 AM
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better than gold dust i would say and more expensive.
went for a pretty nice price
are they yours jack? well done if they are
bc
Yes I was lucky enough to get them and also the Hand chiselled engraved MC and BWM,Victory (miniature) group also. There was one other chap from oz for the group and two for the wings and I think you may know one of the chaps

Cheers Rob

Jack just came back from his contiki trip and as no money spent it all having a great time O/S
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hi rob
yeah i know who bid on them.
was there any idea where the full size medal group is?
the miniatures, the wings & the stickpin colour patch. wonder what else there was
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Old 06-07-17, 10:02 AM
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hi rob
yeah i know who bid on them.
was there any idea where the full size medal group is?
the miniatures, the wings & the stickpin colour patch. wonder what else there was
bc
I don't know ,but have asked the seller to speak to the vendor and try and get more info as the chap and his brothers/family were from Ballarat so its a mystery how the stuff got NZ. Is Jason the other bidder the copper?
Rob
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Very nice AFC wings in fitted box and named to the recipient .

See below for MC group miniature in fitted box hand chiselled engraved .

Rob
Beautiful set of wings, congrats
Jack
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