I have just been advised of this sale:
The biggest Military badge auction sale ever to appear in South Africa will take place at Alec Kaplan & Son on Wednesday the 26th November 2014 at 2 pm. Here are the details :-
THE GEORGE ENGLISH COLLECTION OF RARE SOUTH AFRCAN AND BRITISH BADGES
This is the largest collection of such badges to come on to the market for auction in South Africa for the last fifty years. It was built up over 60 years by the late George English of Cape Town who passed away recently at the age of 84.
His extensive collection will be sold in two parts. Firstly the expensive items : the 50 Victorian and Edwardian Helmet Plates, plus pouch belt, sabretache badges and plaid brooches of South African Scottish units and other rare badges will be sold at Stephan Welz and Co 4th Floor, South Tower, Sandton City, Johannesburg by public auction on Tuesday 25th November 2014. Telephone and commission bids will also be accepted. View the catalogue at
www.stephanwelzandco.co.za
or telephone 0027 11 880 3125 or email:
[email protected].
The rest of the collection of rare badges, numbering between 2000 and 3000 , comes under the hammer at Alec Kaplan and Son, 115 Dunottar Street, Linksfield ,Johannesburg on Wednesday 26th November 2014 at 6pm (the next day).View their catalogue at
www.aleckaplan.co.za
or email them at:
[email protected] or telephone 0027 11 640 6325 for a telephone or commission bid.
There are also some medals to the Dukes (Cape Town Rifles) and badges of the Commonwealth, UK and other countries on the auction.
