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This 'S.F.P. Officer' (Supplementary / Street Fire Party) lapel badge is currently for sale on eBay. It's a rare badge and it has already reached £126 with a week to go. This is likely to reach quite a final sale price. There is a blue enamel version with just 'S.F.P.', that some online vendors are trying to get over £100 for. One of the blue SFP versions sold recently on eBay for just over £75. Update: the badge sold for an astonishing £440.20 (plus £4 shipping...)  SFP Officer Lapel Badge  Blue enamel S.F.P. lapel badge  Final sale price of £440 for the SFP Officer badge
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A rare badge has cropped up on eBay for the L.C.D.C. (Liverpool Civil Defence Cadets). I've only seen a handful of these badges and this particular example has a starting price of £125. The badge, manufactured by H. W. Miller, features the mythical liver bird holding a sprig of laver (seaweed) in its beak. The notes about the Liverpool cadets is courtesy of Jon Mills. A previous blog post covered Liverpool's and other towns civil defence cadet corps.  Liverpool Civil Defence Cadets Badge  Description of the Liverpool Civil Defence Cadets You'd think that with all the information online about these silver ARP badges and also the previously sold prices on eBay, sellers would have enough details to price ARP badges correctly. Well, here for your viewing pleasure, are two silver ARP badges with a combined asking price of £313... And, they also added "The maker's mark is RJ, which is J.R. Gaunt & Son, London.", you really cannot make this shit up!  Idiot pricing on eBay The ARP cap badge featuring the Royal Coat of Arms and motto Dieu et mon droit ("God and my right") probably hails from India or perhaps one of the dominions in south-east Asia. Most likely a locally-made example using a sand casting based on the rear and the relatively poor rendering to the front.  Overseas ARP Cap Badge Information is sought about the cream/white Salvage Steward badge. The issue of other colours; the common red, less common blue and rare green are known but this other colour doesn't seem to have been referenced anywhere. If you happen to know, please drop me a message. UPDATE: I had a response saying the cream badge is possibly a very faded red badge. There are a few examples online that show the red badge losing its colour.  Unknown cream / white Salvage Steward badge |
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