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PAGE 12...............Updated: 06 FEBRUARY 2012 All items are guaranteed original, unless otherwise stated |
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bk12rh01 | BADGES & INSIGNIA of the RHODESIAN SECURITY FORCES: A.J. Arniel. Hard Back complete with Dust Jacket. . 111 Pages of Black & white line drawings of Army. Air Force, BSAP, Guard Force, Internal Affairs & Phumo ReVanhu cap & beret badges, rank insignia, stable belts etc. Includes brief unit histories. | Mint/- | $ 25.00 |
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12sa/bs01 | BORDERSTRIKE! Willem Steenkamp. Hardback, complete with dust jacket. 1983 1st edition. Butterworth publishers, Durban. 266 pages. 40 pages of B&W photos. Op Reindeer, Op Revenge & Op Sceptic (Smokeshell). 1978-1980. SADF Cross-border strikes into Angola and the raid on Cassinga, etc. Minor wear to edge/corners of DJ. 1/4" tear in DJ. Clear mylar cover. Autographed with insription to Ian McBride by author 7 May 1983. | Exc | $ 45.00 |
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bk32bn1 | FORGED IN BATTLE. Col. Jan Breytenbach. 1986 1st edition. Published in Cape Town. Hardback size papaerback. 149 pages. 8 pages of B&W photos. The birth of 32bn. BRAVO GROUP. Signed by Mike Rogers (member of 32bn) Yellowing to covers, monor wear to corners. | vvg | $ 150.00 |
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bk32bn5b | 32 BATTALION. Piet Nortje. The inside story of South Africa's Elite Fighting Unit. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 314 Pages. 16 pages of colour and B&W photos + maps. Autographed 13 Aug 03 & numbered 41 of 50 by author. Also autographed by WO2 M. Rogers. | Mint | $ 55.00 |
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12sa/wia | WAR IN ANGOLA. Helmoed-Romer Heitman. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 1st edition. 1990 Ashanti. 366 pages. Many B&W photos. In depth account fo the SADF Op's Modular, Hooper & Packer against FAPLA in Angola in 1987-88. Scuffing & edge wear to dust jacket. 5 bent page corners. Dusty/discolored page tops/edges. | vg+ | $ 95.00 |
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bk31bn01 | BUSHMAN SOLDIERS. Their Alpha and Omega. Ian Uys. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 288 Pages. 1993 1st edition. Fortress (SA) From Battle Group Alpha in 1975 until their relocation to SA in 1989 to their disbandment in 1993. Complete history of the "Gurkhas of Africa" in the SADF. Numerous B&W photos + maps + Roll of honour. | Exc+ | $ 45.00 |
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bk12fnbg11 | WE FEAR NAUGHT BUT GOD. Paul Els. Large size soft back. 249 pgs. Many B&W photos. "The story of the SA Special Forces. THE RECCES". Fromer Display Copy with taped down clear plastic over covers. DISPLAY COPY sticker stuck to plastic cover. NOTE: Spine torn at top & mid-way. NO CD. Otherwise...... | vg | $ 30.00 |
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12pod01p | PRISONERS OF A DREAM. THE SOUTH AFRICAN MIRAGE. Leo Radista. Hard back size paperback. Copyright 1989. Prince George Street Press (1989) 467 pages. Historical essay on the role of the Soviet Union, Cuba & East Germany in fomenting Terrorism in southern Africa. Binding tight but repaired damage to front cover & spine discolouration. Otherwsie...... | Good | $ 8.00 |
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bk12saaf | AIRCRAFT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE. Herman Potgieter, Willem Steenkamp, Dave Becker & Louis Vosloo. Softback, coffee table size book. 180 glossy pages. Published in South Africa 1980. Many colour 8 x 10 size. Inside front & back covers are colour plates of 32 official SAAF Squadron patches. Covers have faint creases, scuffs and edge wear but not serious. Overall condition is | vvg | $ 25.00 |
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bk12sa/vc | VICTORIA CROSSES of the ANGLO-BOER WAR. Ian Uys. Softback. 1st ed. Copyright 2000, published in South Africa. 127 pages. Detailed accounts of each award, dates, B&W photos. .....autographed by author 25.7.05 | Mint- | $ 30.00 |
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bk12sa/pb | PATH OF BLOOD. Peter Becker. Historical account of Mzilikazi, ex-Zulu & founder of the Matabele empire in Rhodesia. P/bk 1962. 282 pgs. Stamps on on inside cover and titles pges. Binding loose, tape on front. | Fair | $ 5.00 |
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bk12jk/hb1 | JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD. Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. Illustrated by E. Caldwell. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 1978 Longman Group (London) edition. Seventeenth impression, 1982. 475 pages. Classic story of "jock" the bull terrier who shared his master's life in the bushveld during the SA gold rush and then big game hunting. | Exc- | $ 20.00 |
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12rh/pstr6 | RHODESIAN ARMY RECRUITING POSTER COPIES. (Not full size) COLOUR LASER COPIES from photographs taken of six original Rhodesian Army recruiting posters. Each measures appx. 8" x 10" (20cm x 25.5cm) on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. . Each is a MINT condition colour photocopy. There has been a bit of details and brightness lost but otherwise an inexpensive way to acquire an item that was rare in Rhodesia and more so nearly 30 years after! ...............SET OF 6 | Mint | $ 20.00 |
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r210 | SOUTH AFRICA SPECIAL FORCES Recruitment Brochure. Pre-1994. Black & White. Bi-lingual | Exc | $ 4.00 |
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12sasf09 | SPECIAL FORCES OPERATORS BADGE AWARD CEREMONY BROCHURE. TYPE 1. A-5 size. 12 pages. Pre-1994. Colour & Black & White. Forward by O.C., Brief explanation of training, the Operator's badge & 1 Recce flash. Bi-lingual. | Mint- | $ 12.00 |
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12sasf09b | SPECIAL FORCES OPERATORS BADGE AWARD CEREMONY BROCHURE. TYPE 2. A-5 size. 12 pages. Pre-1994. Colour & Black & White. Forward by O.C., Brief explanation of training, the Operator's badge & 1 Recce flash. Bi-lingual. | Mint- | $ 12.00 |
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cer004 | SOUTH AFRICA. 44 PARA BRIGADE PROMOTIONAL FOLDER. Used to hold PR information & brochures. 8" X 6". | Mint | $ 3.00 |
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12sa/rsm | SOUTH AFRICAN RANK "CHART". SERGEANT MAJOR'S of the SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCES. Full colour photocopy of 19 different Sgt. Maj., RSM's & WO badges in 1988. 8 1/2" x 11" | Exc | $ 3.00 |
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12swa/rsa | SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH-WEST AFRICA RANK "CHART". Black & White laser copy of a black & white photocopy of a hand drawn chart showing SADF ranks and the equivalent in the SWA Territory Force. (In Afrikaans) NOTE the "flaw" in bottom left corner. A-4 size 210mm x 295mm. ( 8 1/4" x 11 1/5") | Mint | $ 3.00 |
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12tsk/rnk | TRANSKEI RANK "CHART". "TRANSKEIAN DEFENCE FORCE BADGES OF RANK". Black & White laser copy of a black & white photocopy. NOTE the "flaw" in bottom right corner. A-4 size 210mm x 295mm. ( 8 1/4" x 11 1/5") | Mint | $ 3.00 |
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12vloot01 | S.A.: KNOW YOUR NAVY/KEN U VLOOT POSTER. Glossy magazine type paper. 24" X 11" (61cmX 28cm) Small photos of 10 different SA Navy ships/boats etc with statistics in English & Afrikaans. Printed by the SA Navy. Two Folds -AS MADE. | Mint- | $ 5.00 |
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12prnt43m | SPECIAL FORCES PRINTS. 18 A4 size laser photocopies made from the original prints from pencil sketches by STEENKAMP. From set No. 43. Each measures 11 3/4" x 8 1/4" (195mm x 210mm). ( The original prints were 1994 limited edition with facsimile signatures of Breytanbach & Recce OC and SOLD OUT quickly. ...NOTE that the original prints measured 16 1/4" x 24" and due to the size reduction some of the "siginatures" and details at the bottom may not be on these copies, .......SET | Mint | $ 20.00 |
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bk12wdhb | WAR DOG: FIGHTING OTHER PEOPLE'S WARS. (The modern mercenary in Combat). Al J. Venter. Hardback complete with dust jacket. Copyright 2003. Printed in South Africa. 497 pages. Maps & 32 pages of colour photos. 24 Chapters cover Mercenary activities in Sierra Leone, Congo, West Africa, Biafra, Angola, Bosnia, Lebanon and Executive Outcomes. NOTE: Very small bend on front cover corners. Lt Col van der WALT name and address written on title page. | Exc- | $ 40.00 |
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12np/sh80 | NEWSPAPER: SALISBURY HERALD. 6 FEBRUARY 1980. PAGES 7-18. Classified Ads: Pages 16-18. Financial: Page 15. Home & Garden: Page 14. Refugees returning articles" Page 13. Editorials/Letters to the Editor: Page 12. Entertainment: Page 11. "You can vote without Fear" (Full Page ad) Page 9. Articles on arms cache found, increase the monitor force & general Rhodesia on that day..... A time capsule....... | Good/Fair | $ 5.00 |
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12np/st64 | NEWSPAPER: THE STRAITS TIMES. 21 FEBRUARY 1964. (Singapore/Malaysian newspaper circulated in Rhodesia) PAGES 1-22. Typical newspaper. Articles of interest on Aden, Borneo, Cambodia, Cyprus, Vietnam, Zanzibar, Borneo, Libreville. | Good/Fair | $ 5.00 |
| ------------ DOCUMENTS, CERTIFICATES etc- Southern Africa ---------------- | ||||
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12sa/tdg | SADF 30 YEAR GOOD SERVICE MEDAL CERTIFICATE. (Gold Type 2) Colour copy on board paper. A4 size. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") Colour quality is less than perfect. | Mint | $ 4.00 |
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12sa/uni | SADF UNITAS MEDAL CERTIFICATE. Original. Colour print on board paper. English. Blank/unissed w/signature of the Minister of Defence. A4 size. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") | Mint- | $ 10.00 |
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mr234 | 1 RECONNAISSANCE REGIMENT CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION. ORIGINAL. Black & white on A4 fancy paper. Blank. Unsigned. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") Blue smudge near boarder. Otherwise..... | Mint- | $ 12.00 |
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mr248 | SPECIAL FORCES UNITED CHURCH of CHRIST the CONQUEROR MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE. ORIGINAL. Black & white on fancy paper. Blank. 8" x 8" (20cm x 20cm) | Mint | $ 10.00 |
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12sa1rr | 1 RECONNAISSANCE/VERKENNINGS REGIMENT STATIONARY: NOTE CARD. (Folding). ORIGINAL. Black & white on grained board paper with 1 Recce Flash etc. Inside is blank (for hand written note or invitation). 210mm x 150mm (8 1/4" x 6") | Mint | $ 9.00 |
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12sa/oc1 | 1 SPECIAL FORCES REGIMENT STATIONARY: OFFICER COMMANDING NOTE CARD. (Folding). ORIGINAL. Black & white & maroon on grained board paper with OC's name & rank printed inside. | Mint | $ 9.00 |
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12sa/oc2 | 1 SPECIAL FORCES REGIMENT STATIONARY: OFFICER COMMANDING NOTE CARD. (non-Folding). ORIGINAL. Black & white & maroon on grained board paper with OC's name & rank. 142mm x 100mm (5 1/2" x 4") NOTE: OC's name has been covered in the image, but not on the card) | Mint | $ 7.00 |
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12sa1rr/la | 1 RECONNAISSANCE REGIMENT STATIONARY: LADIES ASSOCIATION. ORIGINAL. Black & silver on white paper. A5 size. 150mm x 210mm. (6" x 8 1/4") Bilingual | Mint | $ 7.00 |
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12sa/3p | 3 PARACHUTE BATTALION STATIONARY: LETTERHEAD. ORIGINAL. Colour on grained board paper. 3 Para flash etc on top with "watermark" type drawing/image below. A4 size. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") SADF stock no. in bottom right corner. | Mint | $ 1.00 |
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12sa/of95b | OFFICER'S COMMISSION CERTIFICATE. 1995. (AFRIKAANS.) ORIGINAL. Gilded colour & calligraphy certificate commissioning J.I. DEBRUYN as an officer in the SA Defence Force. Signed by State President Nelson Mandela and Defence Minister More. Complete with blank, original receipt of commission form and high quality folder/cover with old SA state seal in colour on front. (Hand written in pencil on the back of the certificate is the recipients force number and unit.) | Mint- | $ 40.00 |
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12sa/of95c | OFFICER'S COMMISSION CERTIFICATE. 1995. (AFRIKAANS.) ORIGINAL. Gilded colour & calligraphy certificate commissioning GEORGE GROBLER as an officer in the SA Defence Force. Signed by State President Nelson Mandela and Defence Minister More. Complete with blank, original receipt of commission form and high quality folder/cover with old SA state seal in colour on front. (Hand written in pencil on the back of the certificate is the recipients force number and unit.) | Mint- | $ 40.00 |
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12sa/of92a | OFFICER'S COMMISSION CERTIFICATE. 1992. (AFRIKAANS.) ORIGINAL. Gilded colour & calligraphy certificate commissioning ASHLEY MINNAAR as an officer in the SA Defence Force. Signed by State President F.W. DeKlerk and Defence Minister Rolf Meyer. Complete with plain manila folder/cover.(Hand written in pencil on the back of the certificate is the recipients force number and unit.) | Mint- | $ 40.00 |
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12sa2sai | 2 SA INFANTRY BATTALION ASSAULT PIONEER CERTIFICATE. ORIGINAL. (Bilingual) Colour on A4 board paper. Blank/unissued but.... | vg/vvg | $ 10.00 |
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12sa5mb1 | 5 MEDICAL BATTALION GROUP: COLOUR PARADE CERTIFICATE. ORIGINAL. (Bilingual) Colour on A4 board paper. Awarded to Lt. van Niekerk for participating in the colour parade of October 1988. Signed by OC & RSM. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") | Exc+ | $ 10.00 |
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12sa5mb2 | 5 MEDICAL BATTALION GROUP: JOHANNESBURG FREEDOM of the CITY CERTIFICATE. ORIGINAL. (Bilingual) Colour on A4 board paper. Dated October 1998. Signed by Johannesburg Mayor & Town Clerk. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") | Mint- | $ 10.00 |
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12sap01 | SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE NOTE PAPER. ORIGINAL. Pale blue sheet of A4 paper folded in half with pre-1994 SAP logo. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") (Shown appx. 1/2 size) | Mint | $ 1.00 |
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12rh/sas | RHODESIA. C SQUADRON SAS CERTIFICATE. Reproduction. (Not a photocopy or computer generated) "...in appreciation of Loyal service and devotion..." Blue print on blue parchment paper. A4 size = 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") Blank, unsigned. | Mint- | $ 10.00 |
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12rh/ss | RHODESIA. SELOUS SCOUTS SELECTION CERTIFICATE. Reproduction. (Not a photocopy or computer generated) "...has succesfully passed the Final Selection Course..." Black print on grey parchment board paper. A4 size = 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") Blank, unsigned. | Mint- | $ 11.00 |
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12swa01 | SOUTH-WEST AFRICA PARACHUTE BATTALION: "Our Code of Honour" Colour copy on paper. A4 size. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") Unsigned | Mint | $ 3.00 |
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12ldle01 | LE LIVRE D'OR de la LEGION ETRANGERE. Edition Cent Cinquantieme Anniversaire. 1831-1981. (The Golden Book of the Foreign Legion. 150th Anniversary Edition) Jean Brunon, Georges R. Manue & Pierre Carles. Colour Drawings by LAVAUZELLE. (FRENCH LANGUAGE) LARGE size paperback. Published 1981 by Charles-Lavauzelle. 522 pages plus MANY B&W photos, drawings & maps. Official & complete Legion history. Lists at the back of Commandants & Regimental commanders. The title page is autographed and dated 14 Avril 1984 at Aubagne by Adjustant-Chef TIBOR SZECSKO, who was "curator" of the Legion Museum at the time. There is a little bit of wear to cover edges & corner fold & some pages have corner wrinkles. Otherwise...... | Exc | $ 50.00 |
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bk12le02 | LEGIONNAIRE. My Five years in the French Foreign Legion. Simon Murray. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 1st US Edition. Copyright 1978. 315 pages. 16 pages B&W photos. Some damage and wear and heavy spine fading to dust jacket otherwise........................ | vvg | $ 20.00 |
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bk12le06 | PARAS-LEGION. Le 2eme B.E.P. en Indochine. Pierre Sergent. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 254 pages. 12 pages B&W photos. 1983 edition. Printed in France. FRENCH language. 26 chapters cover the BEP in Indochina from 1948-1955 including Dien Bien Phu. Minor wear to dust jacket edges but overall....... | Exc | $ 25.00 |
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12mod/gh | MARCH OR DIE. France and the Foreign Legion. Tony Geraghty. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 1986 1st edition (UK). 352 pages, 16 pages of B&W photos. 16 chapters cover the Legion history up to 1986. Includes chronology, maps & bibliography. | vg+ | $ 15.00 |
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bk12le10 | THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. A COMPLETE HISTORY. Douglas Porch. Hardback c/w dust jacket. Copyright 1991. 1st UK edition (1991) 728 pages, 32 pages of B&W photos. | Mint-/Exc | $ 15.00 |
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bk12le11 | THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. The Inside Story of the World-Famous Fighting Force.. John Robert Young. Soft back, coffee table size book. Copyright 1984. 1985 edition.. 212 glossy pages. MANY photos & useful reference. Scuffs to front & back covers & a fold at bottom right front cover. Generally....... | vg+/vvg | $ 25.00 |
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le2rep04 | 2e REP. (French Language) Printed by the S.E.P.P. Late 1980's/early 90s. Soft cover magazine type book. 40 glossy pages. 295mm x 210mm (1 1/2" x 8 1/4") All Colour. Pretty much everything you could need to know about the 2eme REP. Organigram, Calvi map, unit history, citations, mission statement, exterieur operations, training, training diagram, career possibilities, chefs du corps, numbers of men lost in campaigns, chant, fanion, Code d'honneur du Legionnaire and MANY photos. PLENTY of useful information. | Exc | $ 17.00 |
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bk12rf/mf1 | ....ET LE BAROUD VINT DU CIEL. avec les helicopteres de combat en Algerie. (And the Fighting Came From the Sky) Marc Flament. (French language.) Preface by General Bigeard. Hardback. Complete with Dust Jacket.160 pages. Published in France 20-09-1984. Coffee table size 235mm X 300mm (9 1/4" x 11 3/4") Mostly B&W photos with little text. Photographs taken by the author & others during heli-borne operations in Algeria 1964 - 1962. 6 pages at the back briefly describe each photo. Useful reference. (As an exmple, a number of photos show French Paratroops wearing mle.47 "All Armes' camo uniforms) Previous owners name & 1987 date written in ball point pen on 1st blank page & odd number pages have the page number written in ball point pen because the book pages were not numbered when published. Otherwise....... | Exc- | $ 50.00 |
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bk12bbf01 | STREET WITHOUT JOY. Bernard B. Fall. Paperback. 8 x 5 1/4" (20 x 13.5cm). 408 pages. 1972. 1st Schocken paperback edition. 43 maps & illustrations. 16 pages of B&W photos. 15 chapters cover the French involvement in Indochina + Comparision chart of US and French Losses & Military Bibilography of Indochina. Back cover has 1.5" tear at top, near spine. Dusty page tops, sides & bottoms. Otherwise | Good/vg | $ 12.00 |
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12gign10 | GIGN: 10 ANS D'ACTION. Yvon Gagueche.(GIGN: 10 years of action) Hardback. 9" x 12". 1st ed. 1985. Appx. 110 pages. GIGN training intervention techniques etc. Mostly colour photos(French language text. Photo captions in French & English.) | Exc | $ 20.00 |
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bk12rf/pp | PROUD PROMISE. FRENCH AUTOLOADING RIFLES 1898-1979. Jean Huon. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 1st ed. 1995. 199 pages. | Mint | $ 39.95 |
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bk12jl02/h | PRESUMED DEAD. Jean Larteguy. (French journalist & author of The Lost Command) Hardback. Complete with dust jacket & clear plastic cover. 461 pages. 1976 Little Borwn 1st American Edition. Fictional interpretation of the story of & search for Sean Flynn (son of the actor Errol Flynn) who as a fledgling journalist took an TV assignment in Vietnam..... and disappeared. | Exc | $ 15.00 |
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12kb/sp69 | KEPI BLANC. CAMERONE 30 AVRIL 1969. Camerone 1969 Special Edition. 143 pages. 233mm x 297mm (9 1/8" x 113/4") Mostly B&W photos and a few colour photos. There is a "chapter" on each Regiment and post with history and events of the year. Also includes addresses for all recruiting & RE posts in France. Has some spine wear and a bit of cover separation at bottom of spine. Otherwise .... | vvg | $ 30.00 |
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12kb319 | KEPI BLANC. DECEMBRE 1973. Old, large format. 250mm x 315mm (10" x 12 1/2") | Good | $ 7.00 |
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12kb321 | KEPI BLANC. FEVRIER 1974. Old, large format. 250mm x 315mm (10" x 12 1/2") | Good | $ 7.00 |
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12kb364 | KEPI BLANC. JANVIER 1978. Older, larger format. 230mm x 290mm ( 9 1/4" x 11 1/2") | vg | $ 7.00 |
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12kb434 | KEPI BLANC. AVRIL 1984. Older, larger format. 230mm x 290mm ( 9 1/4" x 11 1/2") | vg | $ 7.00 |
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12kb500 | KEPI BLANC. AVRIL 1990. Older, larger format. 230mm x 290mm ( 9 1/4" x 11 1/2") Issue NUMBER 500 | vg | $ 10.00 |
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12kb501 | KEPI BLANC. MAI 1990. Older, larger format. 230mm x 290mm (9 1/4" x 11 1/2. Camerone '90 | vvg | $ 10.00 |
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12kb577 | KEPI BLANC. AVRIL 1997. Camerone '97. A-4 size. 210mm x 295mm (11 1/2" x 8 1/4") | Exc- | $ 5.00 |
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12le1985 | LEGION ETRANGERE CALENDRIER. 1985. Official Legion Calendar for the year 1985. 4 double sided pages, printed on stiff, board paper. 3 months on on page & opposite is a colour bust "painting" of a Legionnaire. (Helmet, Beret, Chapeau, Kepi) Printed by Kepi Blanc. Has soiling and corner creases but generally...... | vg- | $ 8.00 |
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12pht/rf01 | ORIGINAL PHOTO. INDOCHINA: CRABS. Original glossy Black & White photo of the Legion Cavalry Groupement Automne using US WW2 tracked amphibious vehicles (M29's?) and wearing the Chapeau de Brusse & the khaki beret. Faint blue rubber stamping on reverse "SERVICE CINEMA DES ARMEES. PHOTO S.C.A." & A.52.158 R9 handwritten in pencil. Measures 9 1/2" x 12" (24cm x 31cm). Has some faint, minor "wrinkles", a thumbtack hole in the border of each corner & 3 or 4 tiny tears in the border at the top. Otherwise | vvg+ | $ 15.00 |
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12pht/rf03 | ORIGINAL PHOTO. INDOCHINA:. PARATROOPS. Original glossy Black & White photo of French or Legion Paratroops but whether it is actually in indochina I cannot say as the terrain does not look quite tropical enough. Faint blue rubber stamping on reverse "SERVICE CINEMA DES ARMEES. PHOTO S.C.A." & F.55.151 Rb handwritten in pencil. Measures 9 1/2" x 12" (24cm x 31cm} Has some faint, minor "wrinkles", a thumbtack hole in the border of each corner and a corner fold at the top right. Otherwise | vvg+ | $ 20.00 |
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bk12uk05 | THE RED BERET. The story of the British Parachute Regiment, 1940-45. Hillary St. George Saunders. Hardback. 1st UK edition. (1950) 336 pages. Small bookseller's sticker on inside rear cover. | vvg | $ 15.00 |
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bk12uk06 | THE GREEN BERET. The Story of the Commandos 1940-1945. (British). Hillary St. George Saunders. Hardback. 5th UK impression. (1950) 362 pages. Small bookseller's sticker on inside front cover. | vvg | $ 15.00 |
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12wdw/hb | WHO DARES WINS. The Story of the Special Air Service 1950-1980. Tony Geraghty. Hardback c/w Dust Jacket. Arms and Armour 1980 1st edition. 249 pages including numerous B&W photos. 9 chapters + casualties appendix & overseas regiments appendix + bibliography & maps. Damage/wear to dust jacket but otherwise..... | Exc- | $ 20.00 |
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12amb/bob | BAND OF BROTHERS. E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne. Stephen E. Ambrose.Large size softback. Copyright 1992. 335 pages. 8 pages of B&W photos. | Exc-/vvg+ | $ 7.00 |
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12bt/g01 | THE GUNS OF AUGUST: Barbara Tuchman. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Copyright 1962. Macmillan Company 1962. 511 pages including a few B&W photos & maps. The events leading up to and the early days of World War One in Europe. | Good | $ 8.00 |
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12bt/mof/1 | THE MARCH OF FOLLY. From Troy to Vietnam: Barbara Tuchman. Hardback size papaerback. 1st Ballentine Edition 1985. Copyright 1984. 446 pages 32 pages of photos. Two time Pulitzer prize winner Tuchman describes folly as "the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests" and details the folly of governments from Montezuma to Japan's attack on Peral Harbour, then the Fall of Troy, the Renaissance Popes, "The British Lose America" and "America Betrays Herself in Vietnam". (In this last section Tuchman details the political decisions & "woodenheadedness" from Roosevelt through Nixon that drug America into SE Asia. An excellent telling of the steps of US involvement from 1945 to the end of the Vietnam War.) | Exc- | $ 7.00 |
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12bt/s01 | STILLWELL and the AMERICAN EXPEREINCE in CHINA. 1911-1945: Barbara Tuchman. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Copyright 1970 & 1971. Macmillan Company. 621 pages including 30+ pages of B&W photos. Events that lead Stillwell to China & the history of his command there. | vg- | $ 8.00 |
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12L/brb/1 | BARRACK ROOM BALLADS. Rudyard Kipling. Little Leather Libray edition. Circa early 1900's. 4" x 3" (10cm x 8cm) Rarer, tan leather cover. Cover wear, loose binding but all pages intact. | Fair/Poor | $ 5.00 |
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12L/tr/1 | THE RUBAIYAT. Omar Kayam. Little Leather Libray edition. Circa early 1900's. 4" x 3" (10cm x 8cm) Rarer, tan leather cover. Cover wear, loose binding. Some pages loose. | Fair/Poor | $ 5.00 |
| ---AFRICAN FICTION---- (Often based on fact & historicaly acurate. An easy way to learn the culture & history.) | ||||
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bk12af/wg0 | THE WILD GEESE. Daniel Carney. 1978 Bantam PB edition. Copyright 1977. 279 pages. "50 hell-raising mercenaries on a do-or die mission deep in Africa...." Fictional story loosely based on Mike Hoare. Some damage to covers but generally | vg+ | $ 7.00 |
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12smg01 | WORLD'S SUB-MACHINE GUNS (MACHINE PISTOLS) Volume 1: 1915-1963. Thomas B. Nelson with Hans B. Lockhoven. Hardback, complete with dust jacket. Copyright 1963. 1963 T.B.N. Enterprises, March 1977 edition. 739 pages. Data, history & photographs of over 300 weapons. | Exc | $150.00 |
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bor102 | CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS OF ASIAN and MIDDLE EAST ARMIES.. Dr. JF Borsarello & Werner Palinckx. Softcover. 215mm x 280mm (8 1/2" x 11") 144 glossy colour pages. | Mint- | $ 30.00 |
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12blnf/w | BLANDFORD. UNIFORMS of the FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. 1831-1981. Martin Windrow & Mike Chappell. 1987 UK reprint. Softback. 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" (19cm x 25cm) 160 pages.32 colour plates. THE reference book on the Legion. Covers many things not in the Ospreys. | vvg | $ 20.00 |
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12anzac01 | ANZAC ELITE. The Airborne & Special Forces Insignia of Australia & New Zealand. Cliff Lord & Julien Tennant. Hardback. A-4 coffee table size book (8 1/2"x 12"=215mmX305mm) 1st edition. IPL Books (NZ) 2000. 160 glossy pages. 95 colour photo plates show 800 badges, wings & patches with identification pages, brief unit histories etc. Numerous colour photosas well. Bottom corner dented on front & rear covers. Minor scuffing to covers otherwise | Mint- | $ 65.00 |
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12can01 | CANADIAN BADGES 1920 - 1950. Daniel Mazeas (English Language) 8 1/2" x 5 1/4" (215mm x 135mm) Softcover. Published in France, 1970. 64 pages of black & white line drawings of Canadien Army Cap Badges with index of unit names and changes during different periods. | vvg | $ 10.00 |
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12pgh01 | ELITE INSIGNIA GUIDE 1: GERMAN AIRBORNE INSIGNIA 1956-1992. Harry Pugh. Soft back. Copyight 1992. 7 1/4 x 9 3/4" (184mm x 246mm). 136 pages of quality Black & White photocopies of hundreds of German Airborne badges, patches & wings. Includes unit histories & origins of the insignia. | vvg | $ 10.00 |
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12pgh04 | ELITE INSIGNIA GUIDE 4: CANADIAN AIRBORNE INSIGNIA 1942-Present. Harry Pugh & Thomas Clark. Soft back. Copyright 1994. 7 1/4 x 9 3/4" (184mm x 246mm). 158 pages of quality Black & White photocopies of hundreds of Canadian Airborne badges, wings & patches. Includes unit histories & origins of the insignia. | vvg | $ 10.00 |
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12pgh05 | ELITE INSIGNIA GUIDE 5: PORTUGAL ELITE FORCES INSIGNIA 1951-Present. Harry Pugh & Robert Bragg. Soft back. Copyright 1995. 7 1/4 x 9 3/4" (184mm x 246mm). 138 pages of quality Black & White photocopies of hundreds of badges, patches & wings of the Paras, Commandos, Special Op's Groups/companies, Fletchas etc. Includes unit histories & origins of the insignia. | Exc | $ 10.00 |
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12ussr01 | ORDERS AND MEDALS OF THE USSR: (English Language) Hippocrene Books, Moscow/New York. Copyright Georgi Putnikov 1990. 40 glossy pages. Half-size colours photos with text of origins, requirements, dates etc. 165mm x 220mm (6 1/2" x 8 34") | Exc | $ 10.00 |
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12wef01 | WORLD ELITE FORCES. Eric Micheletti and Louis Murtin. Hardback. Copyright 1993. 8 1/2" x 12" ( 215mm x 305mm) 158 glossy pages of colour plates & photos with photos of some of the badges of each unit. Minor scuffs, cover corners are "rippled", otherwise | vvg | $ 25.00 |
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kug01 | KEY UNIFORM GUIDE #01: U.S. INFANTRY EUROPE 1942-45. Howard P. Davies. 1974 1st ed. | vg+ | $ 10.00 |
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kug02 | KEY UNIFORM GUIDE #02: BRITISH PARACHUTE FORCES 1940-45. Howard P. Davies. 1974 | vg+ | $ 10.00 |
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kug03 | KEY UNIFORM GUIDE #03: BRITISH EIGHT ARMY NORTH AFRICA 1940-43. Robin Adair. 1974 | vg+ | $ 10.00 |
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kug06 | KEY UNIFORM GUIDE #06: U.S. AIRBORNE FORCE EUROPE 1942-45. Brian L. Davis. 1974 1st ed. | vg+ | $ 10.00 |
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bk13de/unf | UNIFORMEN: Booklet illustrating West German Army, Air Forces & Naval rank, beret badges & qualification insignia & shoulder patches in colour. 30 Pages. Softcover. | Exc | $ 5.00 |
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12knp01 | BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 1: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK. Kenneth Newman. Paperback. 241 pages. Copyright 1980. Published by MacMillan, Johannesburg. Field guide to some 480 species of birds. Colour drawings of each as well as description habitat, call etc. Small water stain & wrinkling. Wear on covers otherwise...... | Good | $ 10.00 |
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12bb01 | BUNDU BOOK 1. TREES, FLOWERS and GRASSES. Soil &wear resistant Soft cover. 1972 second edition. Longman Rhodesia. Printed in Rhodesia by Mardon Printers, Salisbury. 136 pages. 104 B&W lines drawings and 95 colour photos & text to identify many species found in Rhodesia & southern Africa. NOTE: ZAR price written in marking pen on cover. | vg+ | $ 12.00 |
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12bb02 | BUNDU BOOK 2. BIRDS, INSECTS and SNAKES. Soil & wear resistant Soft cover. 1973 third impression. Longman Rhodesia. Printed in Rhodesia by Mardon Printers, Salisbury. 136 pages. 38 B&W lines drawings and 24 colour photos & text to identify many species found in Rhodesia & southern Africa. | vg | $ 12.00 |
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12bb03 | BUNDU BOOK 3. GEOLOGY, GEMMOLOGY and ARCHAEOLOGY. Soil & wear resistant Soft cover. 1974 second impression. Longman Rhodesia. Printed in Rhodesia by Mardon Printers, Salisbury. 123 pages. B&W lines drawings and 120 colour photos & text to identify items existing in Rhodesia. | vvg+ | $ 12.00 |
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12bb03/2 | BUNDU BOOK 3. GEOLOGY, GEMMOLOGY and ARCHAEOLOGY. Soil & wear resistant Soft cover. 1968 first edition. Longman Rhodesia. Printed in Rhodesia by Mardon Printers, Salisbury. 123 pages. B&W lines drawings and 120 colour photos & text to identify items existing in Rhodesia. NOTE: 10mm wear line on right front cover. Otherwise.... | vg+ | $ 12.00 |
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12bb05 | BUNDU BOOK 5. MAMMALS, REPTILES and BEES. Soil & wear resistant Soft cover. 1978 second impression. Longman Rhodesia. Printed in Rhodesia by Mardon Printers, Salisbury. 136 pages. B&W lines drawings & photos and 36 colour photos & text to identify many species found in Rhodesia & southern Africa. 5mm tear in fron cover. Otherwise..... | vvg | $ 12.00 |
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vhs14rf12 | LA LEGION SAUTE SUR KOLWEZI. VHS. 100 minutes. FRENCH language EUROPEAN FORMAT (NTSC) Previously viewed. All original with original artwork & hard plastic storage box. Fictional interpretation based on the real events. A Roul Coutard film. | Exc | $ 10.00 |
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vhs14rf13 | THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. ELITE FIGHTING FORCES SERIES. VHS. ??? minutes. ENGLISH language EUROPEAN FORMAT (NTSC) Previously viewed. All original with original artwork & hard plastic storage box. African Adventures (Johannesburg, SA) Distributors. | Exc | $ 10.00 |
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vhs12rh1/2 | RHODESIAN FORCES; Part 1 & Part 2. Home-made copy. 1 VHS tape with BOTH parts. RUN TIME: Unknown. EUROPEAN FORMAT (PAL) Never viewed. Complete in hard plastic box with colour photocopies of original covers. | Exc | $ 8.00 |
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12wldgs01 | LOBBY CARD: THE WILD GEESE. Original Vintage lobby card from the feature film "The Wild Geese". 295mm x 210mm (11 1/2" x 8 1/4") Yellow sticker is applied over the stills type photo. Original FSK stamp in upper right corner. Has pin holes in corners (when it was pinned up in the lobby during the showing of the film) Corner folds, otherwise | vg | $ 12.00 |
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map/kp01 | S.A. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK "Tourist" MAP: Circa 1984. 1/2 of thepark appears on each side. Includes animal populations, distance, geological, rainfall, vegeation. Has a bit of writing on it and & some routes highlighted. Measures 55cm x 77cm ( 22 1/2" x 30 1/4" ) when open. | vvg | $ 3.00 |
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cn/bc1f/26 | BELGIAN CONGO: COIN. BELGISCH CONGO. 1 FRANC. 1926. (Shown appx. 1.5x actual size) | Fair | $ 3.00 |
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cn/bc1f/29 | BELGIAN CONGO: COIN. CONGO BELGE. 1 FRANC. 1929. (Shown appx. 1.5x actual size) | Good | $ 3.00 |
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bn/bt/1pu | BOTSWANA: BANKNOTE. BANK OF BOTSWANA. ONE PULA. 563526 (Circa 1983). (Shown appx. actual size) | Exc | $ 3.00 |
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cn/ea1s/52 | EAST AFRICA: COIN. EAST AFRICA. 1 SHILLING. 1952. (Shown appx. 1.5x actual size) | vvg- | $ 4.00 |
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cn/rf/5f/45 | FRANCE. COIN. REPUBLIQUE FRANCAIS. 5 FRANCS. 1945. (Aluminium) (Shown appx. 1.5x actual size) | Good | $ 3.00 |
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bn/LB/1L/m | LEBANON: BANKNOTE.
BANQUE DU LIBAN. UNE LIVRE. ګ١۲
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Mint | $ 3.00 |
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bn/LB/1L/g | LEBANON: BANKNOTE.
BANQUE DU LIBAN. UNE LIVRE. ڱ١٧
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Fair | $ 1.00 |
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bn/LB/5L/g | LEBANON: BANKNOTE. BANQUE DU LIBAN. CINQ LIVRES. ي۲۲ ٤٥٢٨١ (Circa 1980) (Shown appx. 3/4 actual size) NOTE Arabic ball pen writing. | Good/Fair | $ 1.50 |
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bn/rh2 | RHODESIA. $ 2.00 BANKNOTE. SALISBURY, 24th MAY 1979. K/173 853244. (Shown appx. 3/4 actual size) | vg | $ 20.00 |
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bn/rh1 | RHODESIA. $ 1.00 BANKNOTE. SALISBURY, 2nd AUGUST 1979. L/119 375734. (Shown appx. 3/4 actual size) | vvg | $ 25.00 |
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bn/sa1p5 | SOUTH AFRICA 1 Pound BANKNOTE. Pretoria 3. 1. 55. Price Reduced from $ 7.00 | Fair+ | $ 5.00 |
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bn/sa1p8 | SOUTH AFRICA 1 Pound BANKNOTE. Pretoria 4. 2. 58. Price Reduced from $ 10.00 | vvg | $ 7.00 |
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bn/sa1p9 | SOUTH AFRICA 1 Pound BANKNOTE. Pretoria 10. 4. 59. Price Reduced from $ 8.00 | Good | $ 5.00 |
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bn/sa106 | SOUTH AFRICA 10 Rand BANKNOTE. Undated from the 1960's | Fair | $ 10.00 |
| bn/sa5c | SOUTH AFRICA 5 Rand BANKNOTE. Last issue. Obsolete in 1995. Price Reduced from $ 5.00 | vvg | $ 4.00 | |
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bn/sa2 | SOUTH AFRICA 2 Rand BANKNOTE. Undated from the 1960's. 1 small tear. Price Reduced from $ 8.00 | vg | $ 5.00 |
| bn/sa2b | SOUTH AFRICA 2 Rand BANKNOTE. Last Issue. Obsolete in 1990 (?) Price Reduced from $ 5.00 | vg | $ 3.50 | |
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bn/sa1b | SOUTH AFRICA 1 Rand BANKNOTE. Undated from early 1970's. Price Reduced from $ 7.00 | vvg+ | $ 5.00 |
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bn/sa1c | SOUTH AFRICA 1 Rand BANKNOTE. Undated from late 1970's. Serial number 486256. Price Reduced from $ 7.00 | vvg+ | $ 5.00 |
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cn/sa/5s/52 | SOUTH AFRICA. COIN. SUID-AFRIKA 1652-1952 SOUTH AFRICA. 5 SHILLINGS (Crown). (50% silver content) (Shown appx. 1.5x actual size) | Exc | $ 28.00 |
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bn/mark1 | US WW2 GERMAN OCCUPATION BANKNOTE. 100 Mark. Series 1944. Various Ser. #'s & prefixes | vvg | $ 5.00 |
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bn/mark5 | US WW2 GERMAN OCCUPATION BANKNOTE. 50 Mark. Series 1944 | vvg | $ 5.00 |
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mis01 | ELEPHANT HAIR BRACELET. Woven strands of genuine Elephant hair. Imported from South Africa. Intricate knots allow strands to slip through for size adjustment. Will fit from 2" dia up to appx. 4" dia wrist. | Mint | $ 25.00 |
