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1901 Christmas Devonshire Regiment Tobacco Tin 14 years 9 months ago #219

QSAMIKE
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Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen....

Had to take photo from side due to glare.....

Please find attached some photos of the Devonshire Regiment Tobacco Tin..... Again I am afraid that this tin is empty as I have never seen a full one....

SIZE: 79 mm X 116 mm X 27 mm

Inscription on top of tin "SEMPER FIDELIS" - From the 3rd and 4th Battalions, to the 1st and 2nd Devon Regiment, South Africa, Xmas 1901".....

Inscription on bottom of tin "Manufactured by the Richmond Cavendish Coy. Ltd., Bonded Tobacco Works, Liverpool, England" down in corner is name Read Brothers, LPool, must be tin maker......

Top - Overall Green in colour with Gold, Red and Silver printing.....

Bottom - Gold with Black printing.....

Again I hate to say but this tin is quite rare as I have only ever seen a few of them for sale in the many years that I have been collecting Boer War items.....

Mike

Life Member
Past-President Calgary
Military Historical Society
O.M.R.S. 1591

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Re: 1901 Christmas Devonshire Regiment Tobacco Tin 14 years 9 months ago #220

Brett Hendey Offline Senior Member Posts: 2932 Thank you received: 759	Mike The Devonshire Regiment tobacco tin is an excellent find. I had not seen one before. Thank you for showing it. Regards Brett
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Re: 1901 Christmas Devonshire Regiment Tobacco Tin 14 years 9 months ago #224

Mark Wilkie Offline Senior Member Posts: 430 Thank you received: 46	Thanks, Mike ! Not seen this one either. Mark
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Re: 1901 Christmas Devonshire Regiment Tobacco Tin 13 years 2 weeks ago #7306

QSAMIKE Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 5957 Thank you received: 2076	Hi Paul..... According to my records there have been 3 sold since 1998, the average price was L 357.50..... The last one sold on April 7th, 2012 for L 290.00 None of them had the contents..... Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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Re: 1901 Christmas Devonshire Regiment Tobacco Tin 13 years 2 weeks ago #7308

QSAMIKE Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 5957 Thank you received: 2076	Here is what was inside my tin..... Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591 Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: djb, Moranthorse1
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Re: 1901 Christmas Devonshire Regiment Tobacco Tin 13 years 1 week ago #7377

coldstream Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 215	Hello Mike, The winning bid was £405 on the ebay tin! Hang onto yours, seems like a good investment you made. Paul "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."
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