Lot 788:
Sold for £140 hammer
Estimate £50-£80
A George V postman's hat with brass GPO badge, stamped 'J. Compton & Webb Ltd, London, 1930' and also with GPO broad arrow mark, a postman's red-painted lantern with brass plaque stamped 'A.W. Sanderson & Co, Birmingham 1931' and with GPO broad arrow mark, height 19cm, a late 19th to early 20th Century postman's armband with brass lettering over a red felt background, another later postman's armband with red stitching, two GPO badges, a Royal Mail badge and a black leather belt pouch, width 18cm, S/D. (8)
Condition report
There are some moth eaten holes to the hat in places. The lantern is scuffed through wear but the lenses are neither cracked or chipped. part of the GPO armband is missing. Some wear to the enamelled and painted finish of the GPO badges.
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