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      • Dear Gentlemen,   Presentation of the oldest insignia 'The boutre' worn in Djibouti. At firs,t it was the insigna of the Air Base of the French Coast of the Somalis in 1937, it was also painted on the fuselage of the planes, Potez 25 and Potez 29. Then it became the insignia of the 1/85 Police and Security Flight, and of the squadrons that followed, up to the 88 Larzac Transport Squadron in 2012.   The documents, insignia of the Air Base of the French Coast of the Somalis:   An advertising from Drago published in L'Illustration 15 juillet 1939 suplément:         - 1942 02 19 Djibouti Français journal № 33 (Vichy publication):     Presentation of the insignias of the ELA 51, the EOM 88, the GAMOM 88, the ETOM 88 and the ET 88 in Djibouti: Brief history: - 1943 creation 1/85 Police and Security Flight (Escadrille de Police et de Securite 1/85 / EPS 1/85) - April 1, 1946 creation of Air Liaison Fligth 51 (Escadrille de Liaison Aérienne 51 / ELA 51) - December 31, 1958: formation of Overseas Fligth 088 from ELA 51 (Escadrille d'Outre-Mer 088 / EOM 088) - 1970: the flight is redesignated as Overseas Mixed Air Group 88 (Groupe Aérien Mixte d'Outre-Mer 88 / GAMOM 88) - April 1, 1976: the unit becomes Overseas Transport Squadron 88 (Escadron de Transport d'Outre-Mer 88 / ETOM 88) - 1988: the ETOM 88 takes its traditional name of “Larzac” - September 2012: ETOM 88 Larzac becomes Transport Squadron 88 Larzac (Escadron de Transport 88 / ET 88) - April 2014: Resumption of the traditions of the BR 117 Fligth (Helicopter Fligth) and BR 120 Fligth (Airplane Fligth)   To date the insignias:     - black waves Air - Djibouti ELA 51:   - Drago-Paris-Nice 43,rue Olivier Métra :     - Drago Paris:         - black waves without Air - Djibouti EOM 088:   - Drago Paris:     Note: in 1975 the insignia got an homologation Air # A 1048:   - blue waves GAMOM 88 / ETOM 88:   - Drago Paris:           - Drago:     - Drago Noisiel ETOM 88:     - A.P.S. ET 88:     - ET 88 1° escadrille BR117 homologation Air A.1430 Boussemart by Promodis 2014:     - ET 88 2° escadrille BR120 homologation Air A.1431 Boussemart by Promodis 2014:     Yours sincerely, No one
      • Just slightly out of my price range.
      • hi Philip, i’m going with… 1. First half 20century,  a musician arm trade badge or a music corps badge, maybe it’s missing a kings crown.       2. I think the back and kings crown dates it to 1930’s (‘38?) - 1952   3,4,5 & 6 are I think all 2 piece Victorian Royal Navy   7, 8 & 10 look like the oldest, 8 I agree could be an anchor and would then likely be the oldest Royal Navy button as it’s one piece.   10. I’d guess is an enlisted man’s button for the 3rd regiment of foot    7, 9 & 11 if military, all remind me off yeomanry buttons but 7 could be a stables livery button and 11 could be constabulary, post office, coal boards, all sorts of orgs used similar style buttons. 9 with similar options,  but a crown is more exclusively used.  Personally I like to think they are yeomanry or militia if they were dug up in the same place, one with a military connection. Yeomanry buttons 👆👇   12. no idea, but again where it was found is a clue.   I find this is useful for dating 👇   tony 😊🍻 ps I may be wrong on the majority of this but it’s my best guessing!!
      • Fake Bavarian Observer Badge in a fake case. Opening bid is $365, BIN is $475.
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