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LOT 2008
Miscellaneous Vintage Pin Badge Collection
CIRCA 1980S A.D.
1 - 2 1/4 in. (33 grams total, 24-56 mm).
Including 'Amnesty International', 'I'm Not a Tourist ... I Live Here' and other types. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2008
Miscellaneous Vintage Pin Badge Collection
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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