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Forum: Other Military Topics 08-03-24, 09:46 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee British Legion Souvenirs Finally got hold of the E.P. "puffbox" (unfortunately no puff ! :)) , it is not as deep as the brass one (photo 1) and has an inner 'lip' to stop the powder splilling out. I now only need a couple...

Forum: Other Military Topics 06-03-24, 11:03 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Parking Managed to get hold of a parking ticket issued by the Royal British Legion Attendants Company . Probaby from 1970's/1980's but still a nice addition to by Parking/Security items.

Forum: Other Military Topics 19-02-24, 11:20 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee British Legion Taxi School The figure above was taken from the Julie Summers book "We Are Legion" . I have just got hold of an October 1978 copy of the "Taxi Gazette" which includes an article about the "Golden Jubilee" of...

Forum: Other Military Topics 17-02-24, 12:57 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Women's Section Award ! Spotted this poppy brooch on eBay and put it on my "watch list" to see how much it goes for as I already have one. It is listed for £480.00 + postage ! :eek: Got a 'sellers offer' of £450.00 but...

Forum: Other Military Topics 25-01-24, 03:36 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee This one wouldn't have gone down well either ! ... This one wouldn't have gone down well either ! .

Forum: Other Military Topics 25-01-24, 08:51 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Mini Membership ! Spotted this 1935 Honorary Membership card for the Bordeaux branch , it arrived and is smaller (6.5x5 cm) than any of the other membership cards (9x6 cm) I have. :confused:

Forum: Other Military Topics 23-01-24, 10:21 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee I have better luck finding older items than I do... I have better luck finding older items than I do getting hold of some of the Poppy/Commemorative pins produced in the past 20 years ! :( .

Forum: Other Military Topics 23-01-24, 10:10 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee British Legion Journals Just got these two 1944 British Legion Journals . They are about half the size of the pre/post war journals , a case of wartime austerity ? .

Forum: Other Military Topics 11-01-24, 10:30 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Bookmatch Case Picked up this nice case , made by Birmingham Medal Co. I'm trying to get hold off all the items that appeared on a March 1928 advert for British Legion badges/souvenirs. :D .

Forum: Other Military Topics 09-11-23, 09:16 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee The 1939 visit programme arrived but it is the... The 1939 visit programme arrived but it is the other documents that are interesting ! Official Invitation. Itinerary booklet - This answered the question about the O/S badge , it was for the...

Forum: Other Military Topics 04-11-23, 10:41 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Paris 1939 Spotted a program and some associated paperwork , invites and menus , stuck in an "offer" and after an agonising wait (8 hours) my offer was accepted ! :D Will post more details when the lot...

Forum: Other Military Topics 03-11-23, 01:24 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee New additions ! Received these two excellent badges as a gift (Thank You !). Life Member badge - Gaunt London makers mark and numbered k834. This indicates post WW2 , Gaunt used the lower case 'k' prefix (later...

Forum: Other Military Topics 21-08-23, 01:27 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee 1928 Pilgrimage One down - on to go ! :D Spotted a British Legion Women's Section 1928 Pilgrimage badge in a small lot of 'mixed' pins/badges. Immediately contacted the seller and (politely) asked if they would...

Forum: Other Military Topics 01-06-23, 01:52 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Membership Cards Latest addition to my Membership Card collection , I nice example from 1921. Apart from being great historical items some also have the badge numbers on them which help me to verify when specific...

Forum: Other Military Topics 04-05-23, 01:25 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Thank You ! An unexpected gift arrived today , this 1936 British Legion (Scotland) Conference badge. The kindness and generosity of forum members is fantastic and very appreciated. .

Forum: Other Military Topics 12-04-23, 01:29 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee 1928 Pilgrimage - Update A fellow collector of British Legion memorabilia recently got hold of a lot of 'Pilgrimage' items including newspaper clippings etc. He kindly sent me this unused "payment card" , it appears that...

Forum: Other Military Topics 10-01-23, 02:33 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Jersey Centenary Just arrived , Jersey RBL Centenary pin. .

Forum: Other Military Topics 23-11-22, 05:16 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Great find ! This was advertised as : The dating was based on an error reading the Reg.Design number . It is actually a brass version of a "puffbox" which was sold in an E.P version which appears in a...

Forum: Other Military Topics 08-10-22, 05:50 AM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee I was expecting more bids but I was the only one... I was expecting more bids but I was the only one ! :D .

Forum: Other Military Topics 07-10-22, 03:58 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Chairman Just arrived , a nice (heavy) Chairman's Jewel . Could do with a clean but don't want to spoil it. These are sold by PoppyShop for £99.99 ! .

Forum: Other Military Topics 15-09-22, 05:05 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Belfast ! My "Belfast Poppies" arrived today then this excellent RBL Annual Conference Belfast 2018 pin turned up (possibly put in wrong pigeon hole). RBL Scotland have issued Conference badges since at...

Forum: Other Military Topics 05-09-22, 01:30 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Boys' Band Don't know if this is a new "official" badge , or even when it was produced/issued , but it goes well with the old badge I already have. :) Size is about 20% smaller than old badge. .

Forum: Other Military Topics 19-08-22, 04:38 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee Thanks Michael ! My "Pilgrimage" collection... Thanks Michael ! My "Pilgrimage" collection is growing : 1928 : "Great Pilgrimage" - Still looking for "Party H Irish Free State" badge and a "Womens Section" (the largest group) badge. 1929...

Forum: Other Military Topics 19-08-22, 02:02 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee 1928 Great Pilgrimage I finally got hold of the yellow "Handbook" given to pilgrims before they left the UK ! :D Spotted it on eBay (buy it now) and immediately snapped it up , with it was a British Legion pre-order...

Forum: Other Military Topics 06-08-22, 01:15 PM

Replies: 187 British Legion Commemorative. Views: 15,304 Posted By mike_vee British Legion Paris 1939 Just got another couple of items from the 1939 Paris visit to add to my collection. https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=555019&postcount=111 An original photograph (not...

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