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WW1 German Iron Cross Medal Pair.

WW1 German Iron Cross Medal Pair.

A good pair of German medals awarded for service during the great war; the iron cross was awarded as a gallantry or meritorious service award, this one comes in lovely condition, the typical three part construction, silver with an iron core in the centre, and it carries a good makers mark on the suspender ring of SW for Sy Wagner of Berlin.
The Honour or Hindenburg with swords, this was ...  read more

Code: 18367

85.00 GBP

Interesting WW1 Italian Political Satyrical Postcard By Rizzi

Interesting WW1 Italian Political Satyrical Postcard By Rizzi

From a series produced by the Italians to make political satyrical comment on the state of the war, designed by L. Rizzi, there appear to be very few of these available, this one is in excellent condition.  read more

Code: 18344

3.00 GBP

Interesting & Rare 19th Century Copper Token Kelly's Sadlery

Interesting & Rare 19th Century Copper Token Kelly's Sadlery

Kelly's of Middlesex were a manufacturer of sadles and horse related equipment and retailed from the Strand in London, they were saddlers and patent whip makers to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York.
This halfpenny copper token comes in very good condition and shows clearly a Postilion holding a harnessed horse on one side and an assortment of their other wares on the reverse.
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Code: 18340

Reserved

Two Post WW2 European Voluntary Worker Stamped Envelopes

Two Post WW2 European Voluntary Worker Stamped Envelopes

Following the end of the second world war this country was short of manual labour so continental Europeans were invited over to plug the labour shortage, they mostly came from the Ukraine, Poland and Latvia having already been displaced by the war, they became known as E.V.W's (European voluntary workers) from 1946-49 91,000 people came to the UK under various schemes.
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Code: 18294

5.00 GBP

Two WW2 German Memorial Death Cards to Brothers

Two WW2 German Memorial Death Cards to Brothers

These two memorial cards commemorate the deaths of brothers Michael and Georg Biberger. Michael who was 34 when he died on the 18th February 1945 in a field hospital was a mechanic in the Panzer regiment, Georg was only 20 when he died on 10th November 1943, he was a soldier.
Unusual to find family death cards, Michaels is in very good conditon, georg's is a little worn.  read more

Code: 18291

Reserved

WW2 German Memorial Death Card Anton Brandl

WW2 German Memorial Death Card Anton Brandl

Translating these cards is not easy, I think that this guy Anton Brandl was a 'technical' driver based in Pec Albania, he was killed 13th August 1944 in a bombing raid but by who I'm not sure and is buried in Pec. He was a holder of the war merit cross second class and the winter campaign medal.His card comes in fair condition.  read more

Code: 18290

Reserved

WW2 WREN  Medals & Effects.

WW2 WREN Medals & Effects.


A nice little group of items all relating to S.N.S.O. and Signaller Nora Schlegel W.R.N.S.
It comprises of her medal pair of the Defence medal and 1939-45 War medal, her crossed flags Signaller’s cloth badge, two WRNS Christmas cards, her officers bullion cloth cap badge, a little silver WREN’s brooch, her Royal Navy drivers ID card and a group of photographs of Nora at different...  read more

Code: 18259

SOLD

WW1 Era Photographic Postcard Army Small Bore Rifle Teams

WW1 Era Photographic Postcard Army Small Bore Rifle Teams

An interesting photographic postcard showing the winners of a small bore rifle shooting contest from different regiments including: Middlesex, MGC, Black Watch, RE, Lancashire Fusiliers etc. Card comes in good condition, rough on one corner.
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Code: 18238

Reserved

WW1 Era Humerous Postcard - Egyptian Fruit Seller

WW1 Era Humerous Postcard - Egyptian Fruit Seller

Taken from the 'Egyptian Humour' series this card depicts a fruit seller with the caption, 'oranges! Very sweet, very clean' this must have had a relevance in its time perhaps not sweet or clean, the card comes in very good condition.

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Code: 18224

2.00 GBP

WW1 Era Photograph Postcard – The Q.O Cameron Highlanders

WW1 Era Photograph Postcard – The Q.O Cameron Highlanders

Taken from the Aldershot tattoo series this card shows a regiment of the Cameron Highlanders with rifles and bayonets attached. The card comes in very good condition.  read more

Code: 18223

3.00 GBP