British Legion Commemorative.

[Shiny]

Very nice Mike,

I had a watch on that but decided against bidding when the reminder went off.

Glad it's gone to a good home.

Michael

[mike_vee]

I was expecting more bids but I was the only one !

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[mike_vee]

This was advertised as :

Brass Engine Turned Pill Box Badged British Legion 5cms Diameter C1949

The dating was based on an error reading the Reg.Design number .

It is actually a brass version of a "puffbox" which was sold in an E.P version which appears in a 1928 advert. I now have 60% of the items shown , will take some photos.

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[mike_vee]

Just arrived , Jersey RBL Centenary pin.

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[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by mike_vee

So , I now have the Booklet , three different 'Party' badges , a 1928 British Legion booklet of official War Graves postcards and "The Story of an Epic Pilgrimage" which is the official book published after the Pilgrimage.

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A fellow collector of British Legion memorabilia recently got hold of a lot of 'Pilgrimage' items including newspaper clippings etc. He kindly sent me this unused "payment card" , it appears that members could put aside money each week to pay for their trip . He also send me a 'thumb drive' containing scans/photos of the items he got , will have a good look over the weekend and post anything of interest.


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[mike_vee]

An unexpected gift arrived today , this 1936 British Legion (Scotland) Conference badge.

The kindness and generosity of forum members is fantastic and very appreciated.

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[mike_vee]

Latest addition to my Membership Card collection , I nice example from 1921.

Apart from being great historical items some also have the badge numbers on them which help me to verify when specific manufacturers/types of badges were produced/issued.

This shows that their are errors in the membership numbers list in Graham Wootton's 1956 book.

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[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by mike_vee

While ideally I would like to have all the 1928 Pilgrimage badges (all the different groups/regions) my 'wish list' at the moment is to get one for the "Women's Section" and also for the "Irish Free State" .

One down - on to go !

Spotted a British Legion Women's Section 1928 Pilgrimage badge in a small lot of 'mixed' pins/badges. Immediately contacted the seller and (politely) asked if they would split the lot and accept an offer for WS badge.

Offered £10.00 and badge is now on its way to me !

Note : I 'think' the ribbons were used to identify which group/area the women came from. As over 3000 women attended the pilgrimage they would have needed some method to show who was in which group.