Our three featured images are from Part One of a Single Owner Collection of Military Cap badges. The Vendors Uncle was a collector over a few years, he did National Service and went on to be a Fire Man on Steam Engines. He then progressed to being an Engine Driver, he was a driver of the ATP on trial, which was later scrapped. He was mainly on the Carlisle to London route, and while on break before the return journey he would source military badges as he was very keen on WWI
The Property of the late Alan Bilgora Lot 1 to lot 150
Alan Bilgora (1929 - 2021) was a well-know record collector and authority on the tenor voice. He was a fine amateur tenor himself who performed regularly over many years in local operatic societies, the Dalston Synagogue Choir and the London Jewish Male Choir, with whom he sang for almost 40 years. Recordings of him show a very fine, well-produced voice with an excellent range to an impressive top C. He began collecting records in the late 1940s. Alan’s approach to collecting might be called an “encyclopædic” one. He was interested in amassing examples of as many tenors as he could, which resulted in a collection which contained small numbers of recordings of a vast number of singers. There were a small group of singers whom he collected more extensively, but the great majority are present in just a handful of examples. This sale provides an opportunity to explore rare and obscure names, many of whom display a quality well worth the attention of collectors. The remainder of the collection will be in the next Collectors sale
Day 1 – Tuesday 8th February at 10am
Lot 1 to Lot 150 Bilgora Collection Part 1
Lot 151 to Lot 198 Collectables
Lot 199 to Lot 217 Goss and Crested China
Lot 218 to Lot 233 Sporting
Lot 234 to Lot 234 Fishing Equipment
Lot 265 to Lot 292 Transport
Lot 293 to Lot 303 Cigarette & Trade Cards
Lot 304 to Lot 327 Postcards & Ephemera
Lot 328 to Lot 381 Stamps & First Day Covers
Lot 382 to Lot 444 Fire Marks
Lot 445 to Lot 494 Lighters
Day 2 – Wednesday 9th February at 10am
Lot 495 to Lot 548 Memorabilia
Lot 549 to Lot 592 Military Aviation
Lot 539 to Lot 597 Helmets
Lot 598 to Lot 653 Medals and Decorations
Lot 654 to Lot 746 Cap Badges & Helmet Plates
Lot 747 to Lot 751 Air Rifles
Lot 752 to Lot 755 De-Activated & Re-enactment Firearms
Lot 567 to Lot 760 Antique Firearms
Lot 761 to Lot 805 Bayonets & Knives
Lot 806 to Lot 820 Swords
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