A superb and extensive collection of Ascot Racecourse badges.
£2,000 - £3,000
A superb and extensive collection of Ascot Racecourse badges,
comprising 300 metal badges dating between 1946 and 2018, housed in a wooden collector's cabinet; and a quantity of cardboard Royal Enclosure or Grandstand/Paddock day passes dating between the 1880s and 2000s, housed in three glazed frames, an inventory of the metal badges is below.
Member's Badge, an unbroken run for 1946 to 2016, plus 2018; Alternate Badge, 1947, then an unbroken run for 1950 to 2004; Junior badge, 1969 & 1970, 1972 & 1973, 1977, 1979 to 1986 inclusive, 1988 to 2001 inc., 2003 & 2004; Guest Badge, 1991 to 2004 inc., 2006 to 2015 inc., and 2017; Ladies Badge, an unbroken run for1969 to 1990; Iron, 1948, 1950 to 1965 inc., 1967, 1969 to 1977 inc., 1979 to 1982 inc., 1984 to 1986 inc., 1988 to 2004 inc., 2006 to 2013, and 2015; Authority, 1977 to 2004 inc., 2006 to 2012 inc., and 2017.