â’¶ AN ENAMELLED BOER WAR RECRUITING POSTER AND TWO BAKELITE WAR SAVINGS AWARDS, 1943 AND 1944

the first bearing the slogan 'Recruits Are Now Wanted For All Branches Of His Majesty's Army. God Save The King. Apply To Any Recruiter or to the Nearest Post Office', with 'E R' and Edward VII arms above (damaged, areas of wear), with fixing holes; the second presented by the Air Ministry in recognition of successful achievement in Victory Week, May 1943, bearing the motto of the Royal Air Force, PER ARDUA AD ASTRA, above a winged figure fighting a three-headed serpent, with a pattern based on the Morse code for the letter V, representing Victory, below; the third presented by the War Office in recognition of successful achievement in Salute the Soldier Week, 1944, bearing the motto FOR FREEDOM above a soldier marching through the countryside

the first: 66 cm x 81.5 cm; 26 in x 32 in

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Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)

Part proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey