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These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
Air-Raid Shelters - Leaflet No 1.
Air-Raid Shelters Leaflet No.1 - Issued by the Cement and Concrete Association, London. 4 page leaflet giving details of the availability and use of private air raid shelter construction. No 1 leaflet in a series issued by the concrete association in good condition.
Hitler Youth Arm Band.
Early standard issue Hitler Youth brassard (arm band). The small size Bevo weave variety armband is in very well used condition, is in a grubby condition and has some damage see photographs. Original armband in been there condition which still displays well.
W.V.S Rest Centres - Notification Card.
Wartime notice (approx 16x12cm) issued on thick card in the town of Eye in Cambridgshire with regards to open temporarily the Eye Church of England School for people who were rendered homeless after an air raid. Card is in good clean used condition.
2nd Anti-Aircraft Division Insignia.
2nd Anti-Aircraft Division shoulder badge, red embroidered red witch on black background in good used condition. 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division was responsible for AA defence of the East Midlands and North East Anglia.
German Early \"Air Raid\" Board Game.
German early pre war board game with a \"Air Raid\" home front air attack theme entitled \"Flieger - Alarm\" (Airman Alert). The boxed game is in very good condition and appears to be complete, The colourful illustrated board is in excellent condition, the plastic aircraft coloured counters are still attached to its original card. The original instruction sheet details the numbered illustration on the board.
HMV Factory Fire Service, Web Belt, Axe & Hydrant
Wartime H.M.V factory fire service (AFS Issue) black web belt with axe, leather pouch and scarce hydrant key and web pouch. The axe leather pouch is stamped with the factory initials H.M.V. The hydrant key pouch has a small amount of damage around one of the press studs. The axe and hydrant key are in good condition with surface rust.
1940 RAF Defiant Air Gunners Log Book Grouping.
Scarce 1940 RAF air gunners log book grouping to Sgt Fairbrother 264 Squadron. The group includes - RAF Log Book covering December 1939 to May 1940. RAFVR Certificate of service and Discharge. RAF Permanent For RAF Duxford 1941 Handwritten letter dated June 1940 from Sgt Wise 264 Squadron (who was later killed) to Fairbrother who was in hospital after baling out of his aircraft after being shot down over Dunkirk. 2 x postcard size portrait photographs of Fairbrother. 12 x small but good quality and interesting subjects., planes, group airman photos. A number of interesting paperwork some post war. The Log Book. Begins with training 14th December 1939 before joining 264 Squadron in February 1940 at Martlesham Heath flying as air gunner in Defiant aircraft. The last entry in the log is on the 22/5/40 local recco, his next flight was to Dunkirk when he was wounded and baled out, in a extract from \"The Defiant Log\" by Alec Brew it reads - P/O Stokes Defiant L7019 was hit and his gunner LAC Fairbrother wounded, as Stokes nursed his crippled aircraft back to England, he ordered Fairbrother to bale out. Stokes managed to reach Manston and crashed landed. Fairbrother was admitted to hospital and never flew again, and was eventually release from the RAF in April 1941 being unfit for active service. A interesting early log in need of further research, all items in good used condition.
Early War Sterling Silver Sweetheart Pilots Wings.
A nice quality early war period sterling silver sweetheart pilot wings. Clearly marked on reverse sterling silver in overall good used condition. Measures approx 6cm.
WW2 K.I.A Document Grouping to Trooper P W J Spack
Interesting document grouping to Trooper Percy W J Spackman 319994 7th Queens Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps who was killed in a air raid on the 7th June 1941 in Alexandria. The group contains - His Soldiers Service and Pay Book Condolence letter Buckingham Palace with original envelope. Christmas Card to his parents. Roll of Honour news paper cutting. Hand written letter to his sister. Letter from units Padre, details of air raid and his burial. Air Mail letter from the units Major W.K Davies to his parents giving details of his death. Letter from Major W Davies answering a request for the parents for a photograph of his grave. Items in good used condition.
Wartime \"Save Your Pennies\" Tin Money Box.
Wartime home front \"Save Your Pennies\" tin money box. This example is finished in wartime restriction two tone colour, post war version were multi coloured. In used condition with some rusting.