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Old 25-01-23, 08:38 AM
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Old 25-01-23, 11:09 AM
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I see there are some Home Guard badges that include "PC/1 and PC/2" from the Dad's Army series, although not genuine Home Guard issue no doubt they will sell well due to the popularity of this classic comedy.

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Old 25-01-23, 12:03 PM
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Lot 199 appears to have a Marsh Monster (aka golf ball fleece) among its flock... the pre-1924 pattern cap badge. No images of the backs, btw:

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Old 25-01-23, 07:43 PM
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As it's Burn's Night tonight, for those taking a dram for the national baird, what about this Scottish Lion 'fair fa your bonnie sonsie face, and fingers made fae haggis........'

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/a...1-af9300c637d4

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Old 25-01-23, 10:05 PM
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As it's Burn's Night tonight, for those taking a dram for the national baird, what about this Scottish Lion 'fair fa your bonnie sonsie face, and fingers made fae haggis........'

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/a...1-af9300c637d4

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Sláinte Mhath!

The buyer will be in need of a big dram when they realise it’s very fake.
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Old 08-02-23, 01:25 PM
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The buyer will be in need of a big dram when they realise it’s very fake.
Ouch! It went for £110 - a builders bucket of drams needed for the buyer.
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Old 09-02-23, 12:28 PM
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As it's Burn's Night tonight, for those taking a dram for the national baird, what about this Scottish Lion 'fair fa your bonnie sonsie face, and fingers made fae haggis........'

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/a...1-af9300c637d4

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The C&T one is quite a common copy which is often on ebay - photo genuine one attached with very different lion. I thought the Cairo silver LRDG was quite convincing? The GMGBn badge @£1950 plus commission must be a world record? Denis
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Old 09-02-23, 12:46 PM
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£110 spent on a fake recon badge seen on ebay for £20!
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The C&T one is quite a common copy which is often on ebay - photo genuine one attached with very different lion. I thought the Cairo silver LRDG was quite convincing? The GMGBn badge @£1950 plus commission must be a world record? Denis
And today there’s a hallmarked one on eBay for £1,000 Buy It Now! (No connection to the seller).

Patience often pays dividends I find in this hobby.

Edit: now sold.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266129459...mis&media=COPY
Last edited by Luke H; 13-02-23 at 04:59 PM. Reason: As it was a Buy It Now rather than auction I see no harm in highlighting it since it wouldn’t affect price for the buyer
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I bid for and won one lot of 12 badges at c&t last year. I did not like any one of them. I rang them to complain that in my opinion all the badges were wrong. They did not argue. Matthew Tredwin one of the original founders of c&t just said send them back and we will refund you which they did without question. In my opinion the only reliable source for genuine badges was Bonhams of Oxford when Dixon- Pickup sorted the badges. Where is he now? He disappeared when Bonhams of Oxford did.
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Also did D N W now retired he still keeps in contact if he finds any thing for my collection
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Used to see him occasionally at Bromley.
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He sells on ebay as kentjester (I think thats right)

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£420 for 2 LRDG badges. What a magnificent bargain.
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