28th Jun, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Two Second World War Cream Bakelite War Savings Campaign Wall Plaques by De La Rue Plastics, each of vertical rectangular form, one for 1943 with a raised fielded panel moulded with St Michael and the Serpent, over inscription "Presented by the Air Ministry in Recognition of Successful Achievement in Wings for Victory Week, the second for 1944 with a raised fielded panel moulded with a soldier, over inscription "Presented by the War Office in Recognition of Successful Achievement in Salute the Soldier Week, 58cm by 35cm, maker's moulded mark to the reverse (2)
Footnote:- The War Savings Campaign was set up by the British Government in November 1939. These wall plaques were presented to organisations for raising above a certain amount of money.
58cm by 35cm
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 28th Jun, 2023
An interesting and varied sale including a Collection of Prussian and German Pickelhauben, and various pieces of Second World War British military headgear, cap badges, air weapons, antique firearms, and pistols. Highlights of the sale include a Rare First World War Tank Driver's Leather Helmet, a Mid-17th Century German Wheel-lock Sporting Gun, and a 19th Century Asmat "Ndambirkus" Ancestor Skull, New Guinea.
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Tuesday 27th June 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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