Auction Catalogue

10 & 11 December 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 525

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10 December 2014

Hammer Price:
£380

Air Transport Auxiliary Insignia, RN Pilots Insignia, French Foreign Legion Badges a good quality embroidered ATA brevet yellow on black, a very rare unmarked silver pin back badge featuring the eagle over an oval ‘ATA’ with attendant oak sprays and a scroll at the bottom ‘Aetheris Avidi’ stamped on the reverse ‘D 1681’, a composition button ATA by James Grove & Sons Halesowen. A QEC period brevet featuring crowned wings in gold embroidery with central metal anchor and a similar pin back breast badge but with upswept wings and silver metal thread anchor. Nine modern gilt metal badges to the French Foreign Legion all with pin backs, good overall condition (14) £200-300