Military Collectables

Pre WW1 German Stadt or Towns Letter Seals (2)

These group of four paper seals would have been used to seal the back of an envelope in place of the old fashioned wax seal as an anti-tamper device, most were broken upon opening so to find them complete is quite rare. They come in very good condition.

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Code: 19635

WW1 German Trench Art Brass Shell Case Dated 1917

A well worked piece of WW1 German trench art,decorated to the body with a scene of two deer in a landscape, the base is nicely marked with the date of March 1917 and POLTE MAGDEBURG. Comes in good condition and stands 9 inches high.  read more

Code: 19452

Unusual Gilded Metal & Enamel Women’s Auxiliary badge

Dating probably between the wars this gilded metal and enamel badge has printed to the front ' women's auxiliary league licensed trade' as far as I can gather this was an association of ladies who established their league in 1918 to counter the activities of the women’s temperance movement and thus promote the interests of the licensed victuallers.
Made by fattorini of Birmingham it meas...  read more

Code: 19432

QE II Issue Womens Imperial Service Medal

A lovely medal named to Ellen Hill Wilson, typically I have not been able to find her London Gazette entry so do not know what she did to be awarded the medal, comes in its box of issue and is in perfect condition.  read more

Code: 19372

Two Large Size Magazine Articles 'Women and Wartime'

One of these articles covers women and their role in the Great war including: Red cross, volunteer police, mechanics and Land girls amongst others, the other covers WW2 nurses, bus conductors, land girls and transport.
Two large sized sheets in very good condition.  read more

Code: 19368

1952 Reuters Press Photo – Princess Royal & WRACS

An interesting Reuters press photo showing the Princess Royal meeting a WRAC who was due to fly to Gibraltar to join a mixed anti-aircraft battery, the first to do so.
The Princess Royal was the Aunt of the current queen and during WW2 was the chief controller of the ATS, she later became the 'air chief commandant' of Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service.
A good clear p...  read more

Code: 19367

Length of Replacement Military Medal Ribbon.

A generous 6 inch length of good quality replacement. I have a short supply at this price so snap a piece up while it’s available.  read more

Code: 19360

3 x Miniature Medal Mounting Bars.

2 x 8 medal and 1 x 6 medal mounting bars, all with a pin and catch on the back and all three are in perfect condition.  read more

Code: 19357

Length of Replacement TFWM Ribbon.

A generous 6 inch length of good quality replacement ribbon for the Territorial Force War Medal. I have a short supply at this price so snap a piece up while it’s available.  read more

Code: 19354

Framed WW1 French Silk Greetings Card.

While the war raged in northern French, it was pretty much business as usual in the south. These cards were produced in their thousands by French workers and sent to the trenches in France and Flanders for the soldiers to buy and send home to their loved ones.
This one comes just as I found it, very nicely framed and glazed, and it makes a really good display piece for the collector or d...  read more

Code: 19328