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Great Britain 1983 Commonwealth Day (Geographical Regions) set of 4 PHQ cards with appropriate gutter pairs each very fine used with first day cancels

Great Britain 1983 Commonwealth Day (Geographical Regions) set of 4 in official presentation pack SG 1211-14

Buy Great Britain 1961 Seventh Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 6d horiz pair with left hand stamp for R233.84

Buy Cavalry Uniforms of Britain & The Commonwealth (Hard Cover) for R45.00

Buy Great Britain (1986) - Commonwealth Parliament Illustrated FDC for R2.00

Buy Great Britain (1973) - 19th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Illustrated FDC for R2.00

Title:  Australia 50 Cent 1982 XII Commonwealth Games Brisbane Coin (Four) EF40. Country: Australia. Year: 1982 Commemorative Coin. Metal: Copper Nickel. Coin Denomination: Fifty Cent Coin. Diameter: 31.5mm. Weight: 15.5g. Thickness: 2.5mm, smooth edge. Obverse: XII Commonwealth Games in Brisbane 2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara Lettering: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1982 Engraver: Arnold Machin Reverse: Depiction of the logo of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games over a map of Australia surrounded by icons representing 12 of the sports conducted during the games. An eight-pointed star is shown at Brisbane's location. Lettering: XII COMMONWEALTH GAMES BRISBANE· 50 CENTS · Engraver: Stuart Devlin, Hugh Edwards Info: Dodecagonal 12 sided. Condition: (EF-40) Extremely Fine - Lightly worn; all devices are clear, major devices bold. Price: R 120.00 Inc Vat for Four Coins. (All pictures are of coins that are taken by my camera, differences in appearance are only due to different positions of the coin within the lightbox. Lighting can make a big difference in the outcome of pictures, I do not use picture editing to make any changes.)

Title:  Australia 50 Cent 2005 XVIII Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006 Coin EF40. Country: Australia. Year: 2005 Commemorative Coin. Metal: Copper Nickel. Coin Denomination: Fifty Cent Coin. Diameter: 31.5mm. Weight: 15.5g. Thickness: 2.6mm, smooth edge. Obverse: Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006 4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara Lettering: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2005 IRB Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley Reverse: Depiction of animals mimicking athletes as they are competing in the Games. Symbolic of the embracing spirit of the Commonwealth Games and Australia's unique fauna Lettering: ·MELBOURNE 2006·50 XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES Engraver: Vladimir Gottwald Info: Dodecagonal 12 sided coin. Condition: (EF-40) Extremely Fine - Lightly worn; all devices are clear, major devices bold. Price: R 40.00 Inc Vat. (All pictures are of coins that are taken by my camera, differences in appearance are only due to different positions of the coin within the lightbox. Lighting can make a big difference in the outcome of pictures, I do not use picture editing to make any changes.)

    1986 Proof Silver 2 Pounds Coin 13th Commonwealth Games Great Britain In original Royal Mint Box With Certificate of Authenticity Stg Silver Weight = 15.98 grams World coin catalog value is $45 Generic Images

  Small Item Shipping Condition: Please judge the condition from the scan Condition: MNH Catalogue: SG 567 - 569 Scott SC 338 - 340 II QEII Tags: Designs: 3p Welsh dragon, 6p, Flag with British Empire and Commonwealth Games Emblem. 1sh3p, Welsh dragon holding laurel.

              Ex Library Hard Cover Book in good condition with crease on Dust Jacket  

My Reference: 1002502 Shipping:  Medium or Registered Condition: Please judge the condition from the scan Condition: Used and Mounted Catalogue:   Tags:  Queen Elizabeth II  Sport Sports Stamps on Stamps      

 The Royal Wedding 1981 souvenir stamp album for Great Britain and commonwealth stamps  

Buy Infantry uniforms, including artillery and other supporting troops, of Britain and the Commonwealth, for R120.00

 DAILY SKETCH NEWSPAPER - 19th JUNE 1940 - 'BATTLE OF BRITAIN' This is a unique opportunity to purchase a rare 'Battle of Britain' period newspaper, sixteen pages, complete and in good condition. . This is a serious Battle of Britain collectors item. The  headline is "BATTLE of BRITAIN: R.A.F. ON OFFENSIVE. Plus Churchill's all time most famous speech. "Let us brace ourselves to our duty and so bear ourselves that if the British Commonwealth and Empire lasts for a thousand years, men will always say: THIS WAS THEIR FINEST HOUR" This a very rare, original edition also showing children preparing to be evacuated from London. • The postage on this item will be R55.00, within S. A. (Registered with tracking) •Postnet to Postnet R120.00, within S.A. •Courier to major S. A. cities R140.00 •If outside South Africa please contact me re payment & postage before bidding. •I do not have a PayPal facility. •Please email any queries. •If you think the description in my listing is incorrect, please email me. •The photograph you are viewing in this listing is the actual item for sale. •Please read my ‘Feedbacks’ for you peace of mind.  

Great Britain 1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games - set of 3 on Philatelic Society Issue Cover with Empire Games Barry Village Wales 18 July 1958 single circle postmark & 6th British Empire & Commonwealth Games slogan on illustrated cover. In very good condition & sold as per scan.  P.S.cover   325

Great Britain 1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games - set of 3 on Philatelic Society Issue Cover with Empire Games Barry Village Wales 18 July 1958 single circle postmark & 6th British Empire & Commonwealth Games slogan on illustrated cover. In very good condition & sold as per scan.  Philatelic Society cover   325

This is the story of military aviation in Rhodesia from the romantic days of 'bush' flying in the 1920's and '30s-when aircraft were refuelled from jerrycans and landing grounds were often the local golf course-to the disbandment of the Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) on Zimbabwean independence in 1980. In 1939 the tiny Royal Rhodesian Air Force (RRAF) became the first to take up battle stations even before the outbreak of the Second World War. The three Rhodesian squadrons served with distinction in East Africa, the Western Desert, Italy and Western Europe. At home Rhodesia became a vast training ground for airmen from across the Empire-from Britain, the Commonwealth and even Greece. After the war, Rhodesia, on a negligible budget, rebuilt its air force, equipping it with Ansons, Spitfires, Vampires, Canberras, Hunters and Alouettes. Following UDI, the unilateral declaration of independence from Britain in 1965, international sanctions were imposed, resulting in many remarkable and groundbreaking innovations, particularly in the way of ordnance. The bitter 'bush war' followed in the late 1960s and '70s, with the RhAF in the vanguard of local counter-insurgency operations and audacious pre-emptive strikes against vast guerrilla bases in neighbouring Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana and as far afield as Angola and Tanzania. With its ageing fleet, including C-47 'Dakotas' that had been at Arnhem, the RhAF was able to wreak untold havoc on the enemy, Mugabe's ZANLA and Nkomo's ZIPRA. The late author took over 30 years in writing this book; the result is a comprehensive record that reflects the pride, professionalism and dedication of what were some of the world's finest airmen of their time. Paperback, 856 pages, 800 photos, 70 diagrams & maps SECOND EDITION: PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2015

  A Pride Of Eagles: A History Of The Rhodesian Air Force - Beryl Salt  2015 edition. Soft cover, 760 pages. Very good condition; like new. Over 1kg. This is the story of military aviation in Rhodesia from the romantic days of 'bush' flying in the 1920's and '30s-when aircraft were refuelled from jerrycans and landing grounds were often the local golf course-to the disbandment of the Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) on Zimbabwean independence in 1980. In 1939 the tiny Royal Rhodesian Air Force (RRAF) became the first to take up battle stations even before the outbreak of the Second World War. The three Rhodesian squadrons served with distinction in East Africa, the Western Desert, Italy and Western Europe. At home Rhodesia became a vast training ground for airmen from across the Empire-from Britain, the Commonwealth and even Greece. After the war, Rhodesia, on a negligible budget, rebuilt its air force, equipping it with Ansons, Spitfires, Vampires, Canberras, Hunters and Alouettes. Following UDI, the unilateral declaration of independence from Britain in 1965, international sanctions were imposed, resulting in many remarkable and groundbreaking innovations, particularly in the way of ordnance. The bitter 'bush war' followed in the late 1960s and '70s, with the RhAF in the vanguard of local counter-insurgency operations and audacious pre-emptive strikes against vast guerrilla bases in neighbouring Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana and as far afield as Angola and Tanzania. With its ageing fleet, including C-47 'Dakotas' that had been at Arnhem, the RhAF was able to wreak untold havoc on the enemy, Mugabe's ZANLA and Nkomo's ZIPRA. The late author took over 30 years in writing this book; the result is a comprehensive record that reflects the pride, professionalism and dedication of what were some of the world's finest airmen of their time. Paperback, 856 pages, 800 photos, 70 diagrams & maps SECOND EDITION: PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2015

Subtitle: Chief Rabbi of Britain and the Commonwealth Author: Immanuel Jakobovits Publisher: W.H. Allen () Condition: Very Good - Dust Jacket rubbed and scratched with chipping and creasing around edges and spine. Inscription to the previous owner and some very light offsetting on the FFEP. Otherwise the book is in very good condition. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 504 Dimensions: 22.2 x 14.4 x 4.5 cm +++ by Immanuel Jakobovits +++ Equipped with a rare combination of Jewish and scientific scholarship, and enriched by a career of exceptional diversity and distinction, the Chief Rabbi brings profound religious insight - blended with a worldly outlook - to bear on a variety of challenging themes.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

2006. Soft cover, 398 pages. Very good condition. One slight crack forming in binding. Under 1kg. Just under 300,000 Allied servicemen from Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States were captured in Europe and North Africa between 1939 and 1945. Using a wealth of new sources and archival material, POW describes their experiences in both German and Italian prisoner-of-war camps. Prisoners’ daily lives are vividly rendered: the workings of the prison-camp system; the distinctions of rank, service nationality and race; the ways in which prisoners maintained contact with the outside world; artistic and intellectual endeavours; and an acknowledgment of the dark undercurrents of corruption and collusion with the enemy. Everyday life is offset by high drama: the secret organizations that smuggled aid into the camps, the prisoners’ daring escape plots, sabotage plans and other resistance activities. Adrian Gilbert brings to the fore the often forgotten voices of the prisoners to provide a compelling window on to a crucial aspect of the Second World War.

Jan van Riebeeck Tercentenary Medal / Driehonderd-jarige gedenkdag 6 April 1952 R60.00 Great Britain: 1911 King George V and Queen Mary Coronation / Empire Medal - Aluminium R120.00 1937 Union of South Africa Coronation Medal R 100.00 Bronze Medallion - Royal Visit to South Africa 1947 R60.00 Formation of the Republic of South Africa Bronze Medallion 1961 R60.00 1947 Royal Visit to South Africa Medallion - Aluminium R 60.00 Commemorate Royal Queen Mary & King George V Commonwealth Medallion (Slightly bigger than a R2 Coin) R80.00 Or R450 for all 7 Medallions Call or Whatsapp on 823 - show phone -

The British Silver Britannia coin was once one of the most circulated coins in the world. Used in the British Isles and throughout the Commonwealth nations, these coins were a symbol of British power and influence. Today, the coins remain as a testament of Britain’s place in the world.  

This is a soldier's story about South African soldiers in southern Angola and Namibia and the enemies they fought. It tells of insurgency and counter-insurgency, guerrilla warfare and counter-guerrilla warfare, almost conventional warfare and conventional warfare. It tells of a conflict which the world saw as unpopular and unjust, in which South Africa was perceived as the aggressor. The South African soldiers who fought in it, however, saw it as a conflict fought to stop what is now Namibia falling into the hands of the Soviet and Cuban-backed SWAPO black nationalist political organisation. After Namibia South Africa would be next. They saw the whole conflict as an extension of the Cold War, but while it was on the frontiers in Europe, in Angola they were fighting a very hot war in Angola. Eventually, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the war was resolved by the democratic solution of UN supervised free and fair elections in Namibia. Since then, regrettably, there has been interference by the ruling party with the democratic constitution put in place in Namibia which has eroded much of that hard won democracy. 32 Battalion, of which Colonel Jan Breytenbach was the founding commander, became the most controversial unit in the South African Army because of the secrecy surrounding it. Its story is virtually the story of the Angolan/Namibian war, because its involvement in it was greater than any other South African unit. The regiment primarily consisted of black troops and NCOs originating from virtually every tribe in Angola. They were led by white South African officers and NCOs. Neither apartheid nor any form of racial discrimination was ever practiced in the unit. There was always a sprinkling of whites originating from countries like Great Britain, the old Rhodesia, Portugal and the USA amongst its leadership cadre, although in the latter stages of its existence this shrank to only a few. Such a presence undoubtedly led to stories circulating that the unit was a led by foreign white mercenaries. While it was true that the black Angolan element could have fallen with the mercenary definition, the whites involved were attested soldiers in the South African Army. In any case, they formed a minority and the vast majority of white officers and NCOs were born South Africans. The unit's aggressiveness and the successes it achieved in the field of battle, often against incredible odds, lay in its spirit and its  espirit de corps. In this respect and in many other ways it compared favourably with the French Foreign Legion. Its story parallels with and reminds one of the British and British Commonwealth Chindits of World War-2, operating behind the Japanese lines in Burma in large formations, out-guerrillaing those who only three years earlier had been regarded in awe as the unbeatable jungle warfare experts. Likewise, 32-Battalion consistently outfought both FAPLA, SWAPO and the Cubans in the Angola bush throughout the war years. It created a problem to which neither they nor their Soviet and East German mentors ever found a solution to. After the 1989 Namibian settlement the unit was with withdrawn to South Africa where they were deployed to effectively deal with MK infiltrations into the north of South Africa. From there, after the unbanning of the ANC in 1990, they were redeployed to deal with political troubles, principally between armed ANC self defense units and armed units of the IFP. The intrusion of black foreigners into the townships who were prepared to deal with troubles robustly and without fear or favour, did not suit either the ANC or the IFP, as they could not be subverted to support local causes because they held no local tribal allegiances. In the end it seems they became something of a bargaining chip at the CODESA negotiations, designed to find a new political dispensation for South Africa. Despite it having borne the brunt of South Africa' war in Angola with the blood of its troops, the National Party Government disgracefully ordered its arbitrary disbandment in March 1993 and the unit ceased to exist. Paperback, 360 pages with photos & maps  

Full grouping of 4 WW2 medals with ribbons - J. Adams C166060. This lot consists of the following: War Medal 1939–1945 with ribbon. The War Medal 1939–1945 was a British decoration awarded to those who had served in the Armed Forces or Merchant Navy full-time for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. The Africa Star with ribbon: The Africa Star was awarded for a minimum of one day service in an operational area of North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943. The 1939-45 Star medal with ribbon. The 1939–45 Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in the Second World War. The medal was awarded for operational service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. The Africa Service medal and ribbon. Instituted on 16 November 1943 by King George VI of Great Britain. The medal was given for service in the Union of South Africa defense forces and other uniformed services.  The medals are in fair condition considering their age. A great collection for collector. NOTE: See other medals I have on, and save on shipping.

Large lot of 6 single WW2 medals for 1 bid. The 1939–45 Star medal was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in the Second World War. The medal was awarded for operational service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. The Africa Service medal and ribbon was instituted on 16 November 1943 by King George VI of Great Britain. The medal was given for service in the Union of South Africa defense forces and other uniformed services. The War Medal 1939–1945 was a British decoration awarded to those who had served in the Armed Forces or Merchant Navy full-time for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.  This lot consists of: The 1939-1945 Star medal and ribbon awarded to A. Meyers - M26238. The Africa Service medal awarded to H.P.J.J. Van Rensburg - 216826.  The WW11 War 1939–1945 awarded to R. Mansley - 546181. The WW11 War 1939–1945 awarded to N.J. Barrow - 327763.  The WW11 War 1939–1945 awarded to (what looks like) force number 192731 - the name has rubbed. An uninscribed WW11 War 1939–1945 medal. Bargain 1 bid for the lot.  NOTE: See other medals I have on, and save on shipping.