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Originally Posted by mm1
Can anyone advise how to tell good from bad on these badges ? ie RBL as opposed to copies.
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A 2010 Poppy pin with leaf at 10 o'clock just sold for £22.00.
As far as I'm aware this was not an official RBL issue for the following reasons :
1. The first official dated poppy with the leaf on that side was in 2011 and the leaf was at 11 o'clock.
2. It is slightly larger than all the other official single dated pins (2006 - 2013). Also , it is smaller than the later official double dated pins (2014 - 2018).
3. It has the criss-cross back similar to other unofficial/fake 'dated' pins.
But....... there are quite a few of this pin around !
The same seller has , over the past couple of years , listed
41 with bids varying from
£3.00 - £150.00 and most selling for an average of £19.00.
Good or Bad ? These may have been made 'unofficially' for a branch but I can't see the RBL or Branch officials sanctioning them.
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