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Rhodesia, British South Africa Police, hat badge (KC) (2) (41x48mm), collar badges (2) (28x26mm), all in gilt bronze and all but one collar badge stamped Firmin. London, and BSAP shoulder title in silvered (46x12.5mm) and another in gilt (47x13mm). One hat badge well worn, very good, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
USA, Chief, Cape Girardeau Police, Mo. (Missouri), breast badge in gilt and enamel (52x74mm), no maker, pin back. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $60
SOLD $200
USA, law enforcement shoulder patches, various states includes Police, Sheriff's Departments, Special Training Units, University Police, Highway Patrol, Traffic Enforcement, Customs, Court Officers, Ports Authorities, Drug Enforcement Administration, Coast Guard, FBI National Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, American Medical Response, Fire Department/Rescue for Alexandria, Bremen, Caledonia and Elizabeth, also Customs & Tax for Federated States of Micronesia as well as Customs and Quarantine Agency for Government of Guam. Some duplicates but many different and mostly uncirculated, an interesting selection. (76)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
World, law enforcement shoulder patches for Australia, Op Zanella Avalon commemorative of units involved in capturing a large drug haul from Vanatutu; Bermuda Customs (2); Cayman Islands Police, also Customs & Excise; Falkland Islands Police; Guernsey Police; London Airports Intelligence Division for Customs & Excise; Mauritius Police; Middlesex County Police Academy; Palau Customs; Tuvalu Customs; Vanuatu Police; Virgin Islands Police; also a small shoulder patch of British Union Jack flag. Third last very fine, the rest extremely fine - uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
World, includes Austria, Federal Police cap badge in gilt and enamel (45.5x39mm), pin fold back (now obsolete); Belgium, Police badge in white metal (52x63.5mm) (missing lugs); Customs breast badge in anodised gilt and enamel attached to leather pocket fob (38x53mm excluding fob); Iceland, Customs hat badge in gilt on felt backing (33x40.5mm without backing); Italy, Finance Police hat badge in gilt (46x91mm), pin fold back (also missing top lug); Netherlands (Holland), Police cap badge in nickel (51x53mm), pin fold back (now obsolete). The Italian badge with some oxidation marks, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
World, includes Austria, Federal Police cap badge in gilt and enamel (45.5x40mm), pin fold back (now obsolete); Finland, Customs Collector hat badge in gilt on bullion and felt padded backing (45x40.5mm with backing), screw back; French Colony of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta in West Africa), Customs Collector breast badge in gilt and nickel silver (33x51.5mm), pin back; hat badge in nickel silver (45mm), by Drago, Paris, two lugs on back; Netherlands, Customs Collector breast badge in nickel and enamel attached to rubber pocket style fob (35.5x43mm excluding fob); Switzerland, Border Guard Corps, Federal Customs Administration hat badge in oxidised silver bronze (40mm), pin fold back. Good very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
World, includes Austria, Federal Army cloth shoulder patch; Germany, Baden-Wurttenberg Police hat badge in enamel and silvered (49x43mm), missing securing pin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommem Police hat badge in bronze and enamel (52x52mm), fold over pin back, North Rhine Westphalia Police hat badge in bronze and enamel (51.5x51.5mm), fold over pin back, also Customs Collector hat cockade in enamel and gilt (22mm); Pakistan, Sindh Police cap badge in gilt nickel (33x38mm) [illustrated]; Pakistan Army S.S.C. (Short Service Commission?) badge in bronze (26x41mm), with two lugs on back; Palestine Police metal shoulder title in nickel (51x33mm), by Firmin, London, with two lugs on back; (People's Republic of China, Police hat badge in gilt and enamel (40.5x41mm), wire and lug back, embroidered shoulder patch, lapel pin in gilt and enamel, and tie bar in gilt and enamel; Western Pakistan Police hat badge, pre 1947, in gilt bronze (34.5x39mm) [illustrated]. Fine - uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $120
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World, law enforcement shoulder patches for Austrian Customs (2, different); Denmark Customs shoulder slide; Czech Republic Police (2), and Customs; Faroe Island Customs; Iceland Customs (3, different), and shoulder title patch; Italian Police for (Criminale) Financial Crime, (Giudiziaria) Judicial, (Ferroviaria) Railway, and (Stradale) Traffic; Latvia Customs; Netherlands National Police; Norway Customs (2, different); Slovenia Customs; Switzerland Border Guard; also Royal Grenada Police Force corporal's rank badge; another unidentified shoulder patch with cryllic text. Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (23)
Estimate $100
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World, law enforcement shoulder patches for Belarus Customs; Bhutan Police shoulder title; Canada, Customs (8, four types), Centenary of Customs in Paterson 1998, Customs Detector Dog Service, Detector Dog Service (Say No To Drugs) ribbons (2), Regina Police, Vancouver Police; French Customs (2, different), Border Police; Haiti Anti Contraband Brigade (Customs); Jordan Customs shoulder slide; Malta Customs; Mongolia Police; Netherlands, Police, Customs (2), shoulder slide rank insignia for XI-Class; Polish Customs Canine Unit; USSR MVD KGB secret police, Customs Service (2, different); unidentified Middle Eastern Dept. of Borders & Customs shoulder patch; also, Australian Customs, I.L.E.O. (International Law Enforcement Olympics, at Edmonton) Canada 1990 shoulder slide; various other shoulder titles (6). A few very fine but mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (39)
Estimate $180
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World, law enforcement shoulder patches for Cambodia, Police, also shoulder title patch, hat badge in gilt (58x64mm), two fold over pins on back, pocket badge in gilt, silvered and enamel attached to leather pocket fob, black leather wallet fitted with Police National badge in gilt, silvered and enamel (clear plastic removed from holder), Customs & Excise patches (2, different); Indonesian Customs, also shoulder title patch; Lao People's Democratic Republic Customs; Myanmar Customs (set of two, left and right); Philippines National Customs Police. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $70
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World, includes Canada, Alberta, Calgary Police Service hat badge in nickel silver (47x49mm), with screw back and clutch grip pin; Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, hat badge (QC) in chromed nickel (31.5x58.5mm), slide back; USA, South Dakota Highway Patrol breast badge number 366 in chromed nickel and enamel (60x63mm), pin-back. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $150
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World, includes Chad, Customs hat badge (46mm), and breast badge (35x55mm), both in silvered and enamel with pin backs; Croatia, Police cap badge in gilt, silvered and enamel (34x36mm), screw back; Czechoslovakia, Customs Service badge No.01351, in gilt and enamel attached to leather pocket fob (54x61mm excluding fob); Moldavia, Customs Collector hat badge in anodised gilt and enamel (37x46mm), pin fold back; Yugoslavia, Police Officer cap badge in silvered, gilt and enamel (29mm), screw back but no nut. The fifth badge with some oxidation at edges, otherwise fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $80
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World, includes East Africa Police cap badge (KC) in bronze (33x49mm), lug back; Kenya Police cap badge (QC) in nickel silver (34x43mm), lug back; Nigeria Police cap badge (QC) in nickel silver (48x42mm), slide back marked Dowler, Birmingham; Rhodesia Internal Affairs Department hat badge in enamelled bronze (31x32mm), lug back. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $260
World, includes German Democratic Republic, East Germany, Police badge in gilt and enamel (35x43mm), pin back; Police senior officer hat badge in white metal and enamel (69x45.5mm), pin fold back; Police junior officer hat badges in white metal and enamel (all approx 58x39mm), pin fold back (3) (one with some loss of enamel in centre); Customs officer cockade hat badge in bullion and felt (75x52mm with backing); Customs collar insignia in white metal fitted to collar board (35x62mm); also USSR, Customs officer hat badge, 1987-91, in anodised gilt and enamel (55x46mm), pin fold back; State Customs Control Officer ID breast badge in anodised gilt and enamel (49x66mm), pin back. The last two badges with some oxidation marks, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $150
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World, includes Great Britain Customs & Excise cufflinks (QC) in gilt, cased; Hong Kong, Narcotics Bureau Hong Kong Police lapel pin in gilt and enamel with acrylic coating, cased; Japan, Narcotics Agent M.H.W. Japan tie bar in gilt and enamel; New Zealand Customs Service lapel badge in gilt and enamel with acrylic coating; NZP (New Zealand Police), cufflinks (QC) in chrome and enamel with acrylic coating, cased; unidentified tie bar in gilt and enamel featuring a ship on part of a blue globe and marked on reverse 'SILVERF', cased; also collectable souvenir spoons in silverplate and three with some enamel, all in boxes of issue, includes Austria, Reisenpad Wien (ferris wheel at Vienna) by Alpacca; Canada, Alberta and Banff Alta; England; Japan, Nikko; St Joseph's College, Lochinvar, NSW. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
World, includes Great Britain, Customs Collector hat badge (type 1) in bullion, metal and on a woollen backing (approx 78x73mm with backing); H.M.C. & E. Investigation Division tie-bar in gilt and enamel; East Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary collar badge pair in cupro nickel (26x27.5mm), screw back (no nuts); Greater Manchester Police cap badge (EIIR) in chromed nickel (33.5x50mm), slide back; also Republic of Ireland, GS Garda Siochana (Guardian of the Peace) National Police hat badge in nickel silver (41x46mm), lug back. Very fine - good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
World, includes India, Customs hat badge in bullion and silvered on woollen backing (82x77mm with backing); Imperial Police badge in silvered (33x39mm), pin back, with Indian national coat-of-arms at top; Indian Police Service hat badge in silvered (36x39.5mm), with slide bar; Botswana, Prison Service cap badge in nickel (35x39mm), with two lugs (one damaged); British Protectorate of Zanzibar, Police cap badge in nickel (32mm), with slide bar marked Firmin, London; Ghana, Police cap badge in nickel and enamel (26.5x40mm), with slide bar marked J.R.Gaunt, London. Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
World, includes Isle of Man police cap badge (QC) in chromed nickel (29x47.5mm), clutch grip pin; Sarawak Police cap badge in nickel silver (36x35mm), lug back; Scotland Police hat badge (QC) in nickel silver (36x46mm), lug back; South Wales Police hat badge (QC) in chromed nickel and enamel (92x116mm), screw back; States of Jersey police collar badge in chromed nickel (21x34mm), lug back; United Nations officer's beret badge in gold bullion on blue wool backing (small size, 51mm with backing); another beret badge in gilt and enamel (53x46.5mm), pin back. The last with a few small enamel chips, otherwise very fine, the rest extremely fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
World, includes Malta Police helmet plate (KC), in bronze (98x113mm), three lugs on reverse (possibly a later issue or else repainted); badges described by vendor as reproductions, Indonesia National Police in gilt (65x61.5mm), three clutch grip pins on reverse (one missing), and Singapore Police Force in thin nickel and enamel (54x54mm), glue residue on back as if glued into leather holder; Sierra Leone Police chrome title; other unidentified items include small cap badge in chrome (30.5x28mm), FIP chrome title, brass titles for FPS and GSA; small woven bullion star said to be US Customs; metal buttons, Ghana Police (small), others unidentified (2, one medium, one large); Myanmar (Burma) Police patches printed onto cotton (2 different); also Samoa coat-of-arms hat badge in silvered and enamel (50x60.5mm), with two lugs on reverse (one a replacement). Good fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $50
SOLD $280
World, law enforcement shoulder patches for Nauru, Customs; Norfolk Island, Police, and Customs (2); Pitcairn Islands, Police; Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (2, different); New Zealand, Police (4, varieties), Customs Service (2, different); Cook Islands, Police; also shoulder patches (3) for Australia, RAN, HMAS Albatross 723 Sqn, Fleet Air Arm, 816 Sqn, and 817 Sqn; small ACT Police decal. Very fine - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
World, includes New Caledonia, Police hat badges (2, different) in enamel and silvered (43mm), pin back and (30x43mm), with two lugs on back, both by Drago, Paris; Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary hat badge (QC) in gilt, silvered and enamel (39x52mm), with two lugs on back, by A.J.Parkes, Aust. Wide; United Nations beret badge in gilt and white enamel (53x47mm), pin back. Very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
World, includes Philippines, National Customs Police breast badge for Captain in bronze and enamel (39x58mm), pin back; Thailand, Police Department Special Investigation badge in gilt and enamel (29.5mm), two clutch grip pins on reverse; Royal Thai Customs breast badge in gilt and enamel (26.5x30mm), pin back; also collar badge in gilt (17x29mm), clutch grip pin on reverse; Royal Thai Customs Narcotic Enforcement lapel badge in gilt and enamel (18.5mm), clutch grip pin on reverse; Royal Thai Customs belt buckle in gilt. Very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
World, includes South Africa, Police hat badge in gilt (38x43mm), screw back; South African Railway Police hat badge in bronze (41x51mm), lug back; South Africa Coxswain/Master at Arms hat badge in bullion and cotton thread with woollen backing (77mm with backing); Cape Mounted Police (CMP) metal title (36x25mm), lug back, c1904-13; Zimbabwe, Police cap badge in anodised gilt and enamel (41x48.5mm), lug back (one lug damaged); Zimbabwe Republican Police (ZRP) title in anodised gilt and enamel (44x12.5mm), lug back; Bulawayo Municipal Police (BMP) metal title in bronze (55x20mm), lug-back. The second badge with some oxidation, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
World, law enforcement and other shoulder patches for security companies (12, includes four small types), also titles (5), noted patch for Australia, SODEXHO Defence Services Security Officer (contractor to Australian Defence Organisation); National Rifle Association Life Member, and another for Annual Member, S.S.A.A. (Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia) Silhouette Metalic (sic), I.P.S.C. (International Practical Shooting Confederation); various firearms companies (15), includes one decal; also unidentified (3). Multiples of a few, a couple nearly extremely fine but mostly uncirculated. (39)
Estimate $130
SOLD $70
World, law enforcement baseball style caps, includes Canada Customs (dark blue) (white spotting on material); Marshall Islands Police; Papua New Guinea Customs 100 Years commemorative (dark blue); USA, California Highway Patrol (mid-blue), Nevada Highway Patrol Assoc. (dark blue), United States Customs (black), U.S. Customs Special Agent (black); another (USA?), National Police (black). Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $70
SOLD $140
World, law enforcement ties, a large selection of neck ties featuring small woven badges of various Australian and world police or customs services, some still in original wrapping. A few very fine but mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
World Law Enforcement, white cardboard sign with red print, 'Federal Bureau Of Narcotics/Restricted/Area/Authorised Personnel Only' (approx size 38x31.5cm); Australian Customs coloured decals (QC) (2, one light blue [some loss of surface colour], one dark blue [crease on crown]) (approx size 27x41.5cm); United States Customs Service coloured decal [light centre fold] (approx size 31.5cm); colour photograph of U.S. Customs Service P-3 AEW&C Aircraft (approx size 28x21.5cm), on reverse printed with full details of the aircraft with drawings. All decals still have backing paper, very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
World, law enforcement wall plaques includes Australia, NSW Police, Victoria Police, Queensland Police, South Australia Police, Western Australia Police, Tasmania Police, Australian Capital Territory Police, Northern Territory Police, Australian Federal Police, Commonwealth Police, Australian Customs - Bureau of Narcotics (2); China Police, Central Narcotics Singapore, Customs Excise Hong Kong, East Java Police, Hong Kong ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption), Macau Police, New Zealand Police, Royal Hong Kong Police. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $550
World policing and customs memorabilia, includes various items such as tie-tacks, tie bars, lapel badges, key rings, as well as some general non-police memorabilia badges, noted some Sydney 2000 Olympics items and a Port Phillip Pioneers badge, also a retractable biro-style pencil marked 'Narcotics Agent Japan' and a retractable biro marked 'New Zealand/Customs Service', an interesting selection. Mostly uncirculated. (67)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
World, badge books with many law enforcement issues, includes British Colonial Badges II, Military Insignia of the Land Forces of the Colonies, Protectorates and Dependencies, by Barry Renfrew, Margaret Renfrew and Bill Cranston, 2014 first edition, hard cover, 187pp with colour and b&w photos; Regimental Devices in South Africa 1783-1954, by H.H.Curson, 1954 (second edition), hard cover, 96pp with b&w photos, this last book has on the inside at the front and back the stamp of B.R. & J.A.Bennett. The first with some foxing on inside of front and back covers, the second with foxing throughout, otherwise very good - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $80
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