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Originally Posted by mike_vee
Just arrived , a large Gaunt button hole fitting badge. These were made/issued from 1921 - 1928 .
Well , it is a guaranteed 1921 badge and possibly one issued in the first month (or even week) , it has a three digit number 842 ! 
Approximately 18,100 members joined in 1921 and by 1928 there were roughly 220,000 members , so a nice addition to my collection.
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Originally Posted by mike_vee
The second badge is to fill a gap in my collection , a large Honorary badge but the early Gaunt version (3334) which must date it before 1928.
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I spotted two Gaunt 'Honorary' badges , complete with original boxes , the seller stated they were 20mm . This would indicate post 1945 but the numbers on them didn't fit with the time period (no prefix letter).
At £30.00 for the pair I took a risk !
(As I had just won £30.00 on lottery it was not too bad
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They just arrived , they are
very early large Gaunt buttonhole badges numbered
848 and
859 and although the boxes are a bit grimy the badges are in great condition.
As there were roughly 18,100 fee paying members of the BL in 1921 and that 'honorary' membership was limited to 10% it is possible/probable that these badges were issued in
1921 !
So , it is always worth double checking listings as sellers can make errors if they don't know about specific markings/dates.
NB: Badges look better 'in hand' than original photos.
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