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BUT I will not be back in the Office until MONDAY July 7th,
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As I still have MOST of our Military Artifacts and SOME of our LE Badges with me on the Road, so there could be delays in shipping!!
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IMAGED SOLELY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE
ARTIFACT:
This is an 1898 unidentified postal badge from the town of Verviers, a French-speaking Walloon city in the Belgian province of Liège. The badge has a maker's mark (FW) and reads AIDE MUTUELLE DES FACTEURS DE POSTES DE VERVIERS INAUGURATION DU DRAPEAU 14 AOÛT 1898 (mutual aid stations of the factors of Verviers flag inauguration August 14, 1898). It also shows the motto of Verviers, VERT ET VIEUX (green and old). Ceci est un badge non identifiés postal de la ville de Verviers, une ville wallonne de langue française dans la province belge de Liège. Le badge a une marque du fabricant (FW) et lit AIDE MUTUELLE DES FACTEURS DE POSTES DE VERVIERS INAUGURATION DU DRAPEAU 14 AOÛT 1898. Il montre aussi la devise de Verviers VERT ET VIEUX.
VINTAGE:
Circa unknown. Vintage inconnus.
SIZE:
Approximately 2-15/16" in height and 2" in width and 3/16" in thickness. Environ 7.5 cm par 5 cm par 0.5 cm.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Gold-plated brass. Laiton plaqué or.
ATTACHMENT:
Suspension loop. Anneau de suspension.
MARKINGS:
FW.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a postal collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. C'est à partir d'une collection postale qui nous sera d'annonce plus sur les prochains mois. VAJX00 LX1/12
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The badge shows only some light wear and tarnish. 8- (Très beaux-Excellente): Le badge ne montre que peu de lumière usure et ternissent.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
