Auction Catalogue

29 June 2022

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№ 600

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29 June 2022

Hammer Price:
£75

London Fire Brigade Historic Badges.
A presentation set of the historic badges of the nine Fire Brigades that amalgamated (fully or in part) in 1965 to form the (Greater London Council) London Fire Brigade, comprising the (London County Council) London Fire Brigade, Croydon Fire Brigade, East Ham Fire Brigade, Essex Fire Brigade, Hertfordshire Fire Brigade, Kent Fire Brigade, Middlesex Fire Brigade, Surrey Fire Brigade, and West Ham Fire Brigade; together with the badge of the (Greater London Council) London Fire Brigade, all contained in a presentation box, numbered ‘464’, with accompanying booklet,
nearly extremely fine (10) £50-£70

Sold with a first day cover of four stamps depicting historic fire engines (1766, 1830, 1863, and 1904), post-marked 24 April 1974, issued to celebrate the inaugural Ceremony of the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service.