Description
fine hand etched body lettering with blue enamelling tightly surrounding the lettering which is typical of early 19th Century manufacturing
intricate finezink silver finish tips with repeating oak leaf pattern at their bases
and British Irish Fusiliers Cap Badge (white metal insignia affixed to a brass base
A crisis arose when a part of the 1st battalion withdrew following the death of their commander and nearly all junior leaders
The first postcard illustrates a standing Lieutenant Immelmann
United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John Lapel Badge, By H.t. Lamb & Company Auction Archive fine hand etched body letteringInstituted in 1888. In silver with red and white enamels, maker marked "H. T. L & Co." (H. T. Lamb & Company), date marked "E" (1940), hallmarked with the British lion and marked with a leopard's head (made in London) on the reverse, illustrating the Order of St. John insignia within a wreath of laurel leaves and surmounted by a King's crown, measuring 33. 7 mm (w) x 41. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, intact enamels, light contact, near extremely fine.