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Old 06-01-20, 03:20 PM
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Default British Legion Commemorative.

A few commemorative items I picked up over the festive season.

1. Royal British Legion Scotland paperweight (?) - Brass , 60mm , plain back and rim.

2. British Legion Medal - Hallmarked silver , 56gms , 52mm. (thanks to Dave for the heads-up)

3. Royal British Legion Diamond Jubilee 1921-1981 , 44mm.

4. First World War Commemorative - 40mm , stamped on rim "100 years on football remembers".

Also small RBL lapel pin and (another) micro/stud poppy pin.
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Old 19-01-20, 12:29 PM
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Picked up a bundle of Legion badges (Thanks Dave) , including the Tri-Nations !
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Old 19-01-20, 12:40 PM
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Old 26-01-20, 08:41 AM
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For the WW1 Centenary the RBL brought out a set of postcards (pic 1) depicting various groups from that era. The postcards were made to appear old/faded as if they were the genuine article but with the RBL logo etc on the rear.

Now , someone is offering 1 card for sale on eBay with a starting price of ....


......... £795.00 !

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Manta-Sin...UAAOSwKKZeLK3s
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Breathtakingly unbelievable what some people will do to try to exploit others.
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Old 12-02-20, 04:13 PM
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1. RBL Jersey.

2. RBL Affiliated Unit badge.

3. RBL Riders Northern Region.

4. RBL Riders - Non Attendance 2010.

5. RBL badge with white background - Official or fantasy ?

6/7 British Legion Limited Camborne - Don't know what this is from ( possibly furniture ? ) , just liked the look of it.

8. British Legion Band Contest 1923 (hallmarked silver).
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Old 18-02-20, 10:57 AM
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Thumbs down Accurate description !

This must be one of the worst descriptions I have ever seen !

"They are in good condition with virtually no wear to the enamel "
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This must be one of the worst descriptions I have ever seen !

"They are in good condition with virtually no wear to the enamel "
Mike, I can't see the problem with them.... Where the flip is my glasses...


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Old 18-02-20, 11:25 AM
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Old 24-02-20, 01:35 PM
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Default British Legion Badges

Sorting through BL/RBL badges and considering making up a couple of 'basic' frames. Put together a group of British Legion ones to get an idea how it would look.
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Picked up a British Legion magazine from March 1928 , it is an "Earl Haig Memorial Number". Lots of articles , tributes and photos about his life and works.

Scanned an advert that may be of interest to other 'Legion' collectors.
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Old 17-05-20, 12:40 PM
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A couple of branch badges.
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Old 18-05-20, 10:45 AM
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Default Some new pins

Was bored last week so checked out RBL Scotland and RBL Riders sites for new pins. Ended up buying these !
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Old 06-06-20, 12:33 PM
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RBLR Non-Attendance Rally

"The idea of the Non-Attendance Rally is that we don’t organise a rally in a special location, and you don’t attend. While not attending, you don’t have to pack, or travel anywhere, you don’t have to worry about the weather, or cooking or anything. You simply sit back and don’t attend.

While you are doing that, you are contributing to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal."


The perfect event for lockdown !

Have now got the full set of badges (2008-2020) , they are a bit of fun and all profits go to the RBL.
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Old 06-06-20, 12:52 PM
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Default The little ones.

Picked up this small unvoided British Legion buttonhole badge , when placing it in storage box I noticed that I had a few other different 'little ones'.

1. Unvoided tiepin - T63781
2. Unvoided cufflink - 1607
3. Unvoided buttonhole - No marks
4. Void tiepin - Birmingham
5. Pendant (dangler) - Birmingham
6. Screw post - No marks
7. Screw post - Birmingham
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