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A collection of British and international militaria, commemorative medals, and personal ephemera, including service awards and regimental insignia. The lot features a World War II Defence Medal, constructed from silver with a green, orange, and black striped ribbon, housed in its original cardboard postal box. The box is addressed to Mr E. P. Gadke of Plymouth and bears a circular black ink stamp reading PAID OFFICIAL around a crown, alongside the abbreviation O.H.M.S. A silver-toned Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry cap badge is present, featuring a bugle horn motif with CORNWALL inscribed on a scroll, mounted on a dark blue leather strap. The collection also includes a pair of silver-toned NODA Long Service medals with light blue ribbons in a blue presentation case, the inner silk lid of which is gold-stamped with a wreath emblem. Further items include a blackened metal RAF cap badge, an enamel steward badge for the Mark Benevolent Fund Devon Festival 1951, and various continental enamel shield badges for Bretagne, Normandie, and Karnten. Accompanying the medals is a small dark wooden box containing two yellow paper admission tickets for the Technisches Museum Wien 101, numbered 15605.
Condition report:
The World War II Defence Medal and its original packaging are in good condition with minor toning to the cardboard box (photo 2). The Duke of Cornwall\'s Light Infantry badge shows surface oxidation and wear consistent with age (photo 5). The NODA Long Service medals appear well-preserved within their case (photo 5). Significant enamel loss is visible on the Normandie shield badge (photo 6). The paper tickets show general age-related toning and creases but remain intact (photo 3). The remaining badges and pins show varying degrees of surface wear and tarnishing (photo 6).
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