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1st Pattern Austalian Rising Sun Collar badge
Hi Guys,
Opinions wanted on this collar badge, it came in a collection of Boer War and Victorian badges. It is voided between the letters of the name "Australia" is this an unusual pattern as I have not seen one before. Apologies for the poor quality photos Regards Colin |
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hi colin
from these pics the badge looks good to me bc |
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Colin,
I agree with BC. It looks good, and matches Cossum RS4A on page 4 of his Rising Sun badge book. Chris |
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G'day ukbrits,
Certainly a lovely badge! I could look at that all day! I would point out, though,that it is a second pattern Rising Sun collar badge, not a first pattern as per your thread heading. I Man |
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for your opinions. Looks like I will have to track down a Cossum book in future! Once again thanks to all Colin |
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Hi Colin
Jeff Cossums books are now very expensive to buy and out of date. It’s by far the best reference books on Aussie badges. He is due to publish a new book in 2000 on pre federation items and as you can see it’s overdue by a few years. Once this book is published he plans on doing a reprint of the original books. Best thing to do is keep asking on this site. I’m sure all are happy to help and give opinions BC |
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A typing error I expect. "Out of print" certainly, but not "out of date" by a long shot, in my opinion. I Man |
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jeff acknowledges there are many little mistakes and he has always regretted the pricing guide, which is certainly out of date. I would be happy with those prices now bc |
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You are right, of course, BC. The price guides that he gives in a couple of the books are certainly now out of date. I try not to look at them as they bring on nostalgia for how things used to be. However I do still often find them useful for comparative purposes in trying to establish how the author may have perceived the relative rarity of the badges.
I Man |
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if he republishes, he will leave out the pricing guide and probably the scarcity rating bc |
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Definitely stuff left out of some of the Cossum books. I sold mine because the info I wanted was limited in one book in particular.
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So that is what happened. I remember at the time, the prices seemed high. I was picking up old militia badges for a lot less than the price quoted in the book, then within a couple of years the prices went up substantially. I remember getting a two piece Victorian Scottish glengarry badge (1900 -1912) for $12 not long after his Part 2 1900-1930 came out with a price of $130 on it (No 11 page 9). I was stunned at the difference - either I got bargain or the dealer was inflating the prices. Chris |
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hi chris
from memory the dealer was Ray Tancred. I remember Ray was one of the biggest dealers in Australia and I think I.S. Wrights ended up buying him out. bc |
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Hi bc,
And then retired to his mansion. |
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