And now not a single one has been seen for sale in over a year. Indeed I recall seeing very few like it in recent years. Suggests very strongly to me it’s not a new die pumping them out or the market would be awash with them by now, but that’s far from the case.
Perhaps, and more likely in my opinion, a box or batch of unissued badges was found and sold, now all gone and sat in collections.
From memory I recall batches or a box of LRB’s, the large HAC busby, LRDG stores all being found within my time in the hobby. It does happen.
P.S. If anyone has one of those £6 badges I’ll gladly double your money!