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Malay States Police Badges, a group of six extremely rare items comprising a Victorian white metal helmet plate being a QVC and laurels enclosing a circular title “Police Selangor”, the centre plain, three loop fasteners; another white metal example showing a Guelphic crown over laurels and circular strap “Malay States Police” in the centre “Selangor” two loop fasteners; three white metal cap badges, two with Guelphic crowns over circular straps “Malay States Police” in the...
Hammer Price: £900
Malta Police, a very rare die-stamped white metal Victorian period shako/helmet plate being a crowned Maltese cross, on a circle, ‘Malta Police Force’ the centre unvoided and blank, fasteners never applied; a KC die-stamped white metal helmet plate being a crowned shield bearing the diagonally placed legend, ‘Malta Police’, two loop fasteners; together with four smaller examples all details as before, all loops present, good overall condition (6) £150-200
Hammer Price: £290
Northern Territories Gold Coast Constabulary Badges, a rare pair of officer’s collar badges KC gilt examples featuring crowned fern and oak sprays unit title scrolls and the cabossed head of an antelope; Lagos Constabulary, an extremely rare Victorian die-stamped white metal and gilt pouch badge being the crown over script capitals “LC” with bottom scroll “Ashantee”, two screw post fasteners; Lagos Police a scarce Victorian die-stamped metal pouch badge being the crown over script...
Hammer Price: £400
Shanghai Municipal Police Helmet Plate, an extremely rare example in heavy die-struck coppered brass, being an eight pointed star overlaid with a circular strap “Shanghai Municipal Police” within the strap three shields containing the flags of all the nations involved in the free port of Shanghai interspersed with the motto “Omnia Juncta In Uno”, this badge is unfinished by the manufacturers but could be easily completed; Federated Malay States Police. Two white metal headdress...
Hammer Price: £920
South African Police Badges, two very rare white metal helmet plates 1901 - 1910 for the Pretoria Police and the Johannesburg Police being stylised crowned starred pattern with circular centres each with ER centres, three lugged fasteners to each; South African Police a heavy die-stamped brass KC star pattern helmet plate, the title circle in English and Afrikaans enclosing the arms of the colony, no fasteners applied; South African Railway Police a very scarce KC white metal helmet plate...
Hammer Price: £1,400
Straits Police Badges, a group of seven extremely rare items comprising a Victorian white metal helmet plate of crown on laurel pattern enclosing a circle “Straits Police” with a plain centre, two loop fasteners (crushed); a similar pattern with a KC, two loop fasteners; two later KC patterns in white metal of crown and laurel pattern over plain ovals in the centre the monogram “SSP”, both with brooch pin fasteners (one broken); a KC white metal cap badge being a crown over script...
Hammer Price: £1,200
USA & Foreign Police, a very large and rare die-stamped helmet plate to the Pennsylvania State Police, state arms over a star patter plate, title and central mounts ‘A’ over ‘37’, Monrovia City Police an oval title with central star; ‘Special Park Constable Peterborough’ this impressed on a shield shaped pin back hat badge; ‘Special 262 Officer’ applied white metal numerals to a white metal die-stamped two line backing; Policia De Caracas’ a large white metal badge with...
Hammer Price: £350
West Indies Police Badges, Grenada Police Force a very rare Victorian white metal helmet plate of military format showing the crown over star and laurels with a circular strap centre “Grenada Police Force” and VR in the fretted centre, three loop fasteners (small hole in the bottom star point); Tobago Police a very rare Victorian white metal two part badge being a crowned circle “Tobago Police” with an attached VR centre, two loop fasteners; Trinidad Police an EVIIR horse harness...
Hammer Price: £550
Miscellaneous Police and Prison Badges comprising a KC brass headdress badge being crowned laurels enclosing script capitals “PD”, two loop fasteners, a brass shoulder title “EB&AP”, a double roped circle headdress badge enclosing “MP”, a white metal KC shield shaped badge with raised design “HMC/crown/128”, pin back fastener and sundry other unidentified items, good overall condition (13) £80-120
London and North Western Railway Headdress Badges, two interesting oval alloy examples being an oval strap with a black painted centre and alloy legends “L&NW/666/Porter” and similar for “456 Porter”, both with provision for sewing on to the hat band; together with four very fine white metal and enamelled hat badges “Cleaner/9830”, “Porter/380”, “Carman/389” and “Porter/1242”, all with loop fasteners, good overall condition (6) £180-240
Hammer Price: £1,150
South East and Chatham Railway Badges, a group of ten very interesting items including two variably patterned waist belt plates (both missing the loose D ends), four variably numbered oval style badges with central lettering and numerals (sew on type), a gilt metal and blue enamel sew on hat badge; together with two scarcer items “E&CR”, one a numbered Porter and the other a circular lapel badge, good overall condition (10) £200-250
Hammer Price: £2,700
Great Southern & Western Railway (of Ireland) Headdress Badge, a rare example in white metal of letter form complete with blackened metal backing plate, two pierced loop fasteners; Great Southern Railway, a small white metal script letter hat/collar badge, blade fasteners; Glasgow and South Western Railway, a heavy gauge cast brass script letter hat/collar badge, loop fasteners (crushed); South Eastern Railway, a multi-part oval shaped headdress badge with central “SER/256”, two loop...
Hammer Price: £1,800
Great Northern Railway of Ireland Bandolier Badge, an exceptionally rare example in heavy die-cast white metal being a rectangle of rococo outline enclosing the letters “GNRI”, four long loop fasteners (bent); together with another fine bandolier badge of an unknown railway in gilt metal and blue enamel for a Ticket Inspector, two loop fasteners, very good condition (2) £200-300
Hammer Price: £310
Letter Style Railway Headdress Badges, a good selection including “GWR” all sheet brass (4), “GNR” (4), “GER” (3), “L&NW” (2), “LNW”, “CGR”, “NBR” (fractured), “LR”, “DVR” (three separate nickel letters); together with six large size nickel buttons for “L&NW&Midland Joint” (Birmingham New Street) and a small white metal button London Midland & Scottish Railway Company, the buttons affected by verdigris otherwise good general condition (27) £200-250
Hammer Price: £680
Llynvi Valley Railway Hat Badge, a letter style example in brass 5 x 2.4 cm, blade fasteners (one part broken); South Wales Railway, two letter style hat badges in white metal 5.1 x 2.9 cm, both with blade fasteners; Swansea Harbour Trust, an extremely fine cast brass cap badge featuring the arms and motto of the company and the title “Swansea Harbour Trust”, two loop fasteners, good overall condition (4) £200-260
Hammer Price: £580
London Brighton and South Coast Railway Badges, a large selection of very rare items some in an unfinished state, including a complete blackened white metal headdress badge featuring oak sprays, title circle and central numerals 863, two loop fasteners (Police?); a badge of similar outline in silver plate but lacking a centre, blade and lug fasteners; a silver plated headdress badge featuring laurel sprays, company title lacking a centre and another of identical format in white metal also...
Hammer Price: £2,200
Luton Dunstable and Welwyn Railway Headdress Badge, a very rare letter style badge in heavy gauge brass 9.2 x 2.5 cm, loop fasteners, still attached to pattern card, good condition £100-200
Hammer Price: £250
Methley Joint Railway Hat & Collar Badges, two rare letter style examples in brass, the larger 5.7 x 2.4 cm, blade fasteners, the smaller 5.1 x 1.8 cm, loop fasteners; Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway, a very rare letter style hat badge in brass 6.5 x 2 cm, two loop fasteners; Alexandra (Newport & South Wales) Docks & Railway Company, a rare script capital hat badge in nickel “AD&RCo” 5.65 x 1.7 cm, two loop fasteners, good overall condition (4) £220-280
Hammer Price: £700
South Devon Railway Headdress Badges, four letter style examples two are 4.7 x 2.1 cm, one white metal the other apparently brass, the third is 5.7 x 2.4 cm this in white metal and the fourth in heavy gauge brass is 7.15 x 3.25 cm (small fracture between the S and the D), all with loop fasteners, two examples still on the pattern card, good overall condition (4) £160-220
Hammer Price: £410
Railway Hat Badges, a variety of letter style hat badges including brass examples to NWR, NMR, SWR, UR (Ulster Railway?), CLR (Central London Railway?), TMR (?), WRR (?); white metal examples to SER, MR and LER (London Electric Railway), BR (?); together with a pair of brass letter style hat badges MFB (Metropolitan Fire Brigade ?) lacking fasteners; single examples in brass BVFB, BCT, NB, TG, and a white metal ELMT, good overall condition (18) £150-200
Hammer Price: £320
Vale of Neath Railway Headdress Badges, two letter style examples in brass, both measure 6.15 x 2.5 cm, lug fasteners, one still on pattern card; Mid Wales Railway, a letter style example in brass 6 x 1.7 cm, with loop fasteners; Taff Vale Railway, a letter style example in brass 6.3 x 1.6 cm, lug fasteners (the T fractured from the V but all lettering still on pattern card; Hull and Barnsley Railway, a letter style example in brass 5.45 x 1.55 cm, double blade fasteners, good overall...
Railway Personnel Headdress Badges, a group of 21 items all in long hand script lettering including Gripman (1), Motorman, Inspector, Conductor, Driver, Guard and Porter, some in white metal, some in gilt brass, very good overall condition (21) £180-220
Hammer Price: £180
Railway Personnel Headdress Badges, a group of very interesting items all of oval outline with a roped edge die-stamped with varying legends including Foreman Porter, Conductor, Ticket Collector, Gateman, Driver, Porter and Licensed Porter, all with applied numerals and either blade or lug fasteners, good overall condition (15) £160-220
Hammer Price: £210
Railway Personnel Headdress Badges, a group of very interesting items in a variety of lettering, the majority with loop fasteners including Ticket Examiner, Messenger, Telegraphs, Shunter, Breaksman (sic), Brakesman, Pullman Conductor, Foreman, Pointsman, Inspect/16, Inspector, Collector, one or two lacking fastenings, good overall condition (20) £200-250
Hammer Price: £330
Railway Personnel Headdress Badges, a group of interesting items in a variety of scripts including Chef de Gare, Ticket Collector, Assist Guard, Guard, Station/Master, Pointsman, Motor, Messenger, Traffic (lacking fasteners); a group of five all in “cable” type lettering, Guard (2), Conductor (2 variable) and Motorman, good overall condition (22) £220-270
Hammer Price: £160
Railway Personnel Headdress Badges, a most interesting group in a variety of scripts including three attractive pierced double scroll examples Parcels Clerk, Asst Station Master and Ticket Collector; other items include a very fine “Foreman” laid upon laurel sprays in fine quality silver plate, Porter, Guard, Booking/Clerk, Inspector (no fasteners), Ticket Master, Car Attendant, Signalman, Station Master, Pullman (in fine gilt metal), Points, Ticket Examiner, Parcels, Chief, Bookstall,...
Miscellaneous Railway Badges, including an early period heavy brass waist belt plate, this with a 2-2-2 engine mount, loose D end section missing; a gilt metal and black cloth badge of laurel spray format with central numerals 721, two screw post fasteners; four small circular “Conductor” with central star metal badges unused, “Station Hotel” two large cast brass letter style title plates; together with sundry other items some uncut, good overall condition (18) £150-200
Hammer Price: £110
Interesting Uncut Die-stamped Railway Badges, London Chatham and Dover Railway star pattern with oval title strap and the white horse in the upper centre, South Eastern and Chatham Railway star pattern with oval title, North London Railway circular strap pattern with company title and enclosing the full company arms, ornate Porter’s badge in white metal “Porter/(L)SW&(LB)SCR”, good overall condition (4) £120-170
Hammer Price: £950
Lancashire Tramways Badges, for Blackpool Corporation three circular cap badges showing title and enclosed coat of arms, two in silver plate, one in white metal (one loop missing on one item); two similar badges for The Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad Company enclosing shields of arms with a tramcar above. (These include the ‘comic cuts’ shield of arms that was submitted to Charles Fox Davies for his monumental work on Civic Arms of Great Britain. Upon receipt of his scathing...
Hammer Price: £780
Tramways Badges, interesting headdress badges; Leeds Tramways in die-stamped coppered gilt metal with variable central numerals, loop fasteners (one crushed); Bradford City featuring the city arms and oval provision for variable numerals, two loop fasteners; Sheffield Corporation, a fine die-stamped white metal example featuring arms, laurels and title scroll; Newcastle Upon Tyne (Tramways?) featuring city arms, laurels and title scroll, two loop fasteners; Sunderland Trams, in die-stamped...
Scottish Tramways Badges, Edinburgh and District Tramways, six hat badges of identical shape being a central panel with attendant thistle sprays, one each for “Conductor Class 1, 2 and 3”, the other three marked for “Driver Class 1 (2) Class 2” in a variety of die-stamped metals, all with loop fastenings; a very fine Conductor’s badge in gilt metal and blue enamel (slight damage to the enamel), two loop fasteners; a similar unfinished gilt metal example for a Driver; Kirkcaldy, a...
Hammer Price: £1,700
Miscellaneous Tramways Badges, a fine quality hat badge in silver plate and green enamels for an Inspector of Maidstone and District Motor Services Ltd, two lug fasteners; Croydon Corporation, a scarce gilding metal cap badge, lug fasteners; East Ham Tramways, a gilt metal and blue enamel hat badge (damaged), two loop fasteners; West Ham Tramways, two variable hat badges (one damaged), loop fastenings; Brighton Corporation Inspector’s identity disc (unfinished); “Graves Coaches” a...
Hammer Price: £820
Overseas Tramways Badges, New South Wales, two scarce KC white metal issues for “Starter” and “Shedman”, loop fasteners; a scarce two scroll oval shaped hat badge for “Driver 518” in die-stamped white metal, two loop fasteners; two similar shaped badges in silver plate and blue enamel for “Cleaner 777” and “Flagman 777” (enamel damaged), loop fasteners; two Colonial Government Tramways, two QVC heavy gauge metal identity pendants for “Driver 4” and “Driver 37”; a...
Ceylon Government Railways Badges, two rare Victorian hat badges being QVC over an ovoid garter “Ceylon Government Railways”, one enclosing Inspector, the other Guard, both with backing plates and lug fasteners; a similar KC pattern, this example enclosing Foreman, lug fasteners, a die-stamped brass hat badge “Goods CGR Porter”, two loop fasteners; two identical oval white metal brassards each with applied lettering CGR, provision for leather straps; South African Railways. Two very...
Hammer Price: £260
East India Railway Badges, an interesting selection including a massive brass shield belt badge bearing the legends “EIR/Breaksman/109”, one hook and two stud fasteners; a large brass oval belt badge engraved “East India Railway Electric Telegraph Department Message Peon No. 49”, one hook and two stud fasteners; a brass possible arm badge engraved “E.I.R. /Licensed Vendor/Howrah/No 3”; another massive brass belt badge engraved “E.I.R./Jamadar of Pointsmen/No 16”, one hook and...
Hammer Price: £280
Nigerian Government Railways Headdress Badges, four variable die-cast brass badges all featuring a KC over the following letters, “LGR”, “SNGR”, “LR”, and “NER”, all with loop fasteners. Together with “BESR” this mounted on black cloth within a plated oval strap, two screw post fasteners; “NGSR” raised lettering upon a crescent, pin back broken; Canadian Pacific Railway a white metal badge for Newsagent No. 400; Southern Nigeria Preventive Service an uncut...
Hammer Price: £130
Cape Government Railway Station Master H.M. Silver Hat Badge, an extremely fine and rare example in die-stamped silver showing a KC over palm sprays and enclosing an oval “Station Master” and “CGR” in the centre, two silver loop fasteners both struck with the lion passant, the reverse marked Birmingham 1904 by V.R.E., excellent condition £300-500
South American Railways Pattern Card, displaying a large copper shield “Companhia do Caminho de Ferro de Monte S.A.R.L.”, this bearing two gilt metal badges together with four loose gilt metal badges featuring winged railway engines and the company initials; together with an unknown white metal American had badge featuring the arms of a city over the numerals 40, screw post fastener and four pattern card letter style badges in heavy brass “EKM” (East Kent Motors?), “SSE”,...
Royal Naval Division Cap Badges & Shoulder Titles. Fine quality other ranks examples all with Gaunt tablets on the reverses Drake (2), Hawke (2), Hood Anson Howe Nelson; a half size Drake in bronze with a pinned through silver galleon centre. Petty Officers two excellent bronze cap badges both with blade fasteners; Shoulder titles, Hawke Nelson Anson Hood Howe Drake Benbow and RND (straight type) (one lug missing), excellent overall condition (19) £650-750
Hammer Price: £1,600
Royal Marines Badges, a RMLI o/r cap badge, a collar badge in white metal and a KC o/r cap badge; a KC other ranks helmet plate (centre with some wear). Artillery proficiency arm badges, two die-stamped gilding metal examples featuring crossed cannon barrels. Royal Navy a fine quality CPO’s cap badge (Engineer/Artificer) in gold thread with red velvet cushions to the crown and purple velvet ground to the gilt metal anchor, a CPO’s (Telegraphist) arm badge being an embroidered KC over a...
Hammer Price: £720
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