Coldstream Guards Officer Dress Cap & Hat Tin Boer War Victorian Soldier
Coldstream Guards Officer Dress Cap & Hat Tin Boer War Victorian Soldier
£500.00
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- Price £500.00
Description
A very nice pre WW1 Coldstream Guard's Senior Officer's dress visor cap complete with it's matching japanned metal transit tin. The cap bears the original London hat makers paper label (Edward Smith 139 Ebury Street Eaton Sq. London S.W.) inside naming it to L/Col Sterling Coldstream Guards with a May 1903 date) - it's matching original japanned metal hat tin is also maker marked with a metal insignia on it to Edward Smith and named in stenciled white paint J.T. Sterling Coldstream Guards.
Dark blue almost black colour cap is very nice soft high quality fabric (doe skin??) with a brown silk type lining embossed with makers label.
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- On October 14, 1903 with the Brevet Rank of Lieut/Col was appointed to be Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master General Home District.
Upon reorganization he was appointed Lieut/Col of the General Staff a position he held at the time of his sudden death in 1905 at the age of 39.
A very nice original Coldstream Guards Edwardian era item with some of it's very distinguished owner's service information!
Please note shipping by Canada Post to the UK has high overseas shipping rates (airmail postage for tracked and insured shippingto the UK is 125. UK or $160. US Dollars) but I will get the best rate I can. I will ship to the US - Canada and the UK but please remember Customs clearance at your end is your responsibility with duty fees payable on your end - I will declare it at full value as a 100 year antique. Because of high banking fees charged to me payment would require that payment be by Paypal.
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