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Originally Posted by engr9266
I can confirm that I had in my collection, until stolen, The 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles in Staybrite(a/a) in both voided and non voided versions. Alas I do not have photo's to prove this.
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Thanks Engr9266,
I have been doing some work on these and it is often the case that these badges are from one and the same die. The difference is is that one of them (the non voided) was not fully finished via what is called the 'pierce' stage. This is the stage where the voiding is carried out after the obverse of the badge has been fully formed.
As such, although I cannot vouch for yours I can for my 10th Gurkhas both void and non void. Both came from the same obverse die and the same exact die flaws are found on both badge obverse surfaces.
Beware with these unvoid badges sold by dealers as 'rare' variants as most are probably unfinished badges with little (in my opinion) value.
Regards
Chris