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LOT 2538
British RAF WWII Badge and Other Artefact Collection
1939-1945 A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (84 grams total, 31-69 mm).
Comprising: a brass lighter; two RAF cap badges; two RAF apprentice wheel badges; RAF officer's albatross badge; a tubular RAF fitting; and two enamelled RAF pin badges. [9, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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