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ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Free French 9th Colonial Infantry Division (9eme Division d'Infanterie Coloniale) badge. The badge is a golden anchor bearing the Cross of Lorraine. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-9/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This badge is a late 1930s through early World War II badge for the French 403rd Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment by Arthus Bertrand. Ceci est un insigne pour le 403 Regiment d' Artillerie de Defense Contre Avions faite par Arthus Bertrand circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s French badge from the Tulle Technical School, established in 192In the aftermath of World War I, the new school took over for the outdated school formerly at Montreuil-sur-Mer. The badge shows a soldier wearing a red sash at its...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s 69th Regiment of Infantry the Fortress (69eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Forteress) badge associated with the Maginot Line, a French line of defense erected from Switzerland from Luxembourg during the 1930s. The badge is...

ARTIFACT: 1930's French Civil Aviation Glider Club badge/patch in stamped/painted leather and felt, crest-shaped depicting an airplane gliding over a landscape with three bombs above. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I era French Boy Scouts badge. This is another variant of French Scout: the "Eclaireur". The only difference between Scout and Eclaireur is that the Eclaireur is not religious. The badge reads TOUT DROIT (straight)...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII China Congress Welcome Badge for United States Diplomat. The badge shows two golden flags of China on each side of a building (perhaps an embassy or government building) set against a white painted background, a black painted border...

ARTIFACT: This is a patch from the 1945 movie "A Bell for Adano". The movie was based upon the novel by John Hersey, who won the Pulitzer prize in 1945 for his novel. VINTAGE: Circa 1945. SIZE: 3-7/8" height and 3-3/4" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered circa 1920s or 1930s nursing graduation pin from Lankenau Hospital of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania in the eastern part of the state. Lankenau Hospital opened in 1860. The pin is marked Elliott on reverse, and is a nicely enameled...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s "pledge" pin for now-defunct Alpha Kappa Pi fraternity. The pin is enameled in black and is in the shape of a six-pointed star showing two crossed golden swords. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II shoulder patch for the British Anti-Aircraft Command. It is in red twill and shows a drawn bow and arrow with an arm and hand silk-screened in black. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 2-1/4" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II British 1st Anti-Aircraft Division "formation sign" shoulder patch. It has a tweedy wool background and shows an embroidered plane with an orange contrail below it. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...