Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) pin. Flight attendant pin. Enamels intact. Marked under pin catch by "Sporrong". 50x14mm. Item # ComAv-113. (90)
Air France, early vintage cap badge with the winged sea horse logo (a.k.a "shrimp"). Gold bullion embroidery on the black felt and white canvas backing. Shows wear and age, some fading to gilt and few pulls to threads. This is a fairly scarce badge, worn on the peaked caps of the Pilot/1st officer. 60mm x 53mm. Air France was result of a merger amongst many lesser lines, most notable being Air Orient - back in 1933. Winged sea horse was Air Orient's logo for a short time prior to merger and featured letters 'A O' to the left and right of the wing. We know of at least 4 patterns of the design and this item conforms to the original Air France examples (pattern 2 omitted the vertical line in the wing of the seahorse), also - 'wings' in the wreath were added slightly later on these badges. Item # ComAv-112 *SOLD*
Canada - TCA supervisor's badge. 1940-50's. Heavy quality by 'Scully LTD. Montreal'. Badge in gilt, white and blue enamel intact. Stylized, blue maple leaf with letters TCA to center surrounded with white enamelled band. Shows light wear, some light chipping to blue wing rays but not detractive. Twin screws fastening. Name plate holder firmly attached. 71.5mm x 36.5mm. Hard to find, out last example. Item # ComAv-111 *SOLD*
Air Canada. Wings used by flight deck members. Older type as used in the 1970-1980's. Gilt bullion wings, black canvas backing. Center piece of gilt, red enamelled badge attached to wings via threaded post/backplate.Cardboard backing (small piece missing to one of the corners). 92.5mm x 25mm. Hard to find, especially in such good condition. Shows slight wear but no damage. Item # Com-Av-109 *SOLD*
Saudi Arabian Airlines pilot cap badge. Older vintage (1960's) with dark green enamels. Silver gilt, some tarnish. One wing tip slightly bent (hardly noticeable). 49.5mm x 41mm. Screw post and pin-post for fastening. Hard to find. Item # ComAv-107 *SOLD*
TWA - Trans World Airlines cap badge. Earlier vintage (probably pre- 1960's), very hard to find. Beautifully detailed wings, globe and red enamelled TWA (slight chipping to top of letters). Silvered bronze, some wear to silver plating but not detractive. Badge lightly vaulted, tips of wings gracefully upturned. Original posts/nuts for fastening. Would make for splendid addition to your airline collection. 60mm x 40mm. Item # ComAv-106. *SOLD*
Belgium - DAT, Delta Air Transport, air carrier based at Deurne airfield. Blue canvas covered oval with black cloth centre of DAT (in gold bullion) and red arrow tipped with blue head. Pair of prongs to reverse for fastening. 77mm x 44mm. Item # Avi-154 (55).
Egypt, crew half wings in gilt. 2 piece construction. Maker marked: 'T. Bichay, Cairo'. 23mm x 60mm. Light wear, no damage. Pinback. Item # ComAv-1. *SOLD*
Canada. Maritime Central Airways. Crew cap badge. Circa 1980. Die-struck, gilt badge, black lacquered. By Scully Ltd., Montreal. Catch pin fasteners. 74mm wide. Very good condition. Hard to find. Item #ComAv-4 *SOLD*
SudanAir (Sudan Airways) badge. Large (55mm x 58mm) shield shape, die-struck piece. I was unable to determine if cap or breast, but most likely cap badge. Good quality, enamelled centre disk affixed to body. Enamels intact. Quite attractive, unknown vintage. Maker's mark impressed to reverse in Arabic. Original fastening in form of post/nut. Item # ComAv-9 *SOLD*
Canada - Air Canada flight attendant's breast wing. 1980's. Badge in gilt, red enamel. Made by ' Bond-Boyd' in Toronto. Shows light use. Locking pinback. Good condition. Enamel intact. Locking pin for fastening. 53mm x 18mm. Item # ComAv-15 *SOLD*
USSR - Aeroflot pilot 2nd grade breast insignia. Die-struck in metal. Blue paint to centre disk. Gold gilt. Shows light wear. 1970's. Pinback for fastening. 80mm x 28mm. Item # ComAv-32 (40)
Latvian Bel Aviation Company badge. Enamel and gilt. Unsure of the era. Prongs for fastening. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-43 (25)
Argentina, civil pilot's badge. Stylized wings in gilded metal. Wreath with sun atop surrounding blue and white enamelled disk containing letters 'AR'. Scroll on top: Aviador Civil, and on bottom: Juan H. Horner (blue enamel). Shows light wear, but in nice shape. Horizontal locking fastener. 61mm x 29mm. Item # ComAv-62 (40)
Air Canada ground crew breast patch. 1970's. Red embroidery on grey canvas. Very good condition. 94mm in diameter. Item # ComAv-78. *SOLD*
DETA - this airline was formed in Mozambique by the Portuguese, wing in gilt. National emblems in enamels on silver-plated shield. Very good condition. Could be some sort of joint Airlines operation. Very nice and well made. Two-piece construction. 43mm x 20mm. Item # ComAv-82 *SOLD*
UK based - Britannia Airways crew cap badge in gold bullion. Company's logo to center. Black backing. All in great condition. Vintage unknown. 66mm x 53mm. Item # ComAv-87. (42)
Transport Canada Air Safety Division pilot wing in gilt. Hard to obtain item. Attractive design and good detail. Twin screw/posts fasteners. Majority of gilding worn. 82.5mm x 29mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-96. *SOLD*
TCA - Trans Canada Airlines crew insignia. 1940-1950's. Bronze gilt badge by Scully Ltd. Montreal (marked on reverse). Screw posts for fastening. Very good condition. 35mm x 32mm. See item below as well. Item # ComAv-28 *SOLD*
Australian Airlines aircrew badge. 1960-80's. Gilded metal, off white and orange enamel. Locking pinback. 25mm x 26mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-5 *SOLD*
Aer Lingus (Irish International Airlines) crew breast wing. Vintage badge in gilt with green and orange enamels (intact). Solid construction (newer pieces are hollow strike). Locking pin fastener. Very well detailed. As with all Aer Lingus badges - very hard to find (especially the older ones). 53mm x 22mm. Lightly worn. Item # ComAv-7 *SOLD*
British United Airways crew cap badge. Older vintage. Bullion/thread mostly intact. Black backing, light padding. 50mm x 55mm. Very hard to find. Item # ComAv-105. *SOLD*
International Air Transport wings. Gilded metal, enamels. Original backing plate, lugs and pin. Unknown vintage. No chips to enamels. 91mm x 30mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-108 *SOLD*
USA - Midway Airlines Corp. pilot's wings in bullion. This smaller airline services a number of American cities in midwest and eastern United States. Its hub is located in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Clutch back for fastening. Great conditon. Unknown vintage. 91mm x 23mm. As per the latest news, this company may not exist much longer as it is going through very tough times following the September 11th crisis. In this light, all insignias may soon become obsolete. Item # ComAv-89. *SOLD*
USSR - Aeroflot pilot's wings. Gilded metal, die-struck. 1960's. Prongs for fastening. 60mm x 20mm. Show light aging. Item # ComAv-35 *SOLD*
Australian Airlines cap badge. 1960-80's. Gilded badge with black stripe across left arm. Looks much better than scan (gold gilt is very bright). Twin prongs for fastening. Shows light use. 33mm x 33mm. Item # ComAv-10 *SOLD*
Zambia Airlines pilot cap badge in bullion. Unknown vintage but unused condition. 63mm x 71mm. Item # ComAv-90. *SOLD*
Malev Hungarian Airlines pilot's wings in bullion. Airlines established in 1954 (after Soviet run air service folded its operations in Hungary). Wings of early vintage. Some pulls and loose wires but not serious. Blue thread dividers. Shows use and age. 81mm x 21mm. Item # ComAv-91. *SOLD*
Unknown Australian NSW airlines badge in bullion. Appears to be fairly new and unused condition. 110mm x 78mm. Item # ComAv-92. *SOLD*
Belgian Sabena Airlines pilot's cap badge. Gold bullion and cotton threads. Attractive design. Shows age but unused condition. 68mm in diameter. Item # ComAv-93. *SOLD*
TCA - Trans Canada Airlines crew insignia in sterling silver by Scully Ltd. Montreal (hallmarks for sterling and maker). 1940's. All sterling badges are rare. Superb details. One screw post missing. 35mm x 32mm. Shows light wear. Item # ComAv-29 *SOLD*
Yugoslavian Air Transport pilot's cap badge. Communist era piece. Becoming hard to find. Silver (metal), gilt and paint. Condition as seen (chipping to paint in the star). Shows light wear. Curved design. 74mm x 45.5mm. Maker marked to nut: A.U.M Subotica. 2-piece construction. Item # ComAv-102 *SOLD*
Yugoslavian Air Transport pilot's breast wings. Maker - Aurometal Subotica. Horizontal pin fastener. Shows wear and a couple of minor scratches. No paint damage. Lightly curved. 69.5mm x 19mm. Hard to find piece. Item # ComAv-103 *SOLD*
Transair Sweden, pilots' breast wings. Eagle holding red enamelled disk with letters TAS. Very good detail. Winged screwback for fastening. Maker marked: 'Lagerströms Mjölby'. Excellent condition and nice detail. Very rare wings, dating back to early 1960s. Photo of pilot wearing such wings. 79mm x 25mm. Item # ComAv-2 *SOLD*
COPA - Canadian Owners and Pilots Association wing. Red enamelled maple leaf to centre, some chipping inside the lettering. Bright gilt. Curved profile. Cluchback. 74mm x 17mm. Nice condition. Item # ComAv-66 *SOLD*
TACA Regional Airlines (Servicing Central American countries of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) flight/ground crew shoulder/breast emblem. 1970's -1990's. Embroidery on blue canvas. White trim. 95mm x 65mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-76. *SOLD*
Australia - Flight attendant (or flight engineer) half wing of Ansett-ANA . This was the first insignia used when Ansett merged with Airlines of Northern Australia. 1950's. Badge in gilt, red enamel. King's crown atop. Made by 'Stokes'. 48mm x 28mm. Looks much better than the scan. Near mint condition. Pinback. Item # ComAv-8 *Sold*
Slovenian Adria Airways crew breast wing. Curved badge in gilt, 2 posts for fastening. Maker marked to nuts (Aurea Celje). Mirrored A's design. 74.5mm x 18.5mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-104 *SOLD*
Eastern Airlines senior pilot (Captain) breast wings. All original by Balfour. Marked to reverse: L6B 1/10 10K. Complete with original spring-release fasteners. Most likely bronze gilt (centre disk is 10K gold plate). Light wear, no damage. Very good quality.79.5mm x 28mm. Item # ComAv-6. *SOLD*
Unknown wings. Possibly Action Air Carrier. Very interesting design, well made. Enamels intact. The 3 A's affixed to center with rivets. Lightly curved. Wear to gilt. 2 screws/posts for fastening. 76.5mm x 31mm. Quality piece. Item # ComAv-16 *SOLD*
Netherlands - ALM Airlines (Dutch Caribbean Airlines) flight crew wing. Subsidiary of KLM Airlines. 1960-1980's. Badge in gilt, white, blue and yellow enamel intact. Loops for fastening. Very good condition. 85mm x 22mm. Item # ComAv-11 *SOLD*
Air Canada senior pilot breast wings. 2 part construction. Red enamel intact. Unused condition, gilding nice and shiny. Badge by Bond-Boyd, Toronto. Getting hard to get. Appears to be modern. 83mm x 18mm. Item # ComAv-12 *SOLD*
Air Canada - crew cap badge. Older type. Gold bullion, black felt on canvas with paper backing. Lightly used. Spotty darkening to bullion. Very good condition. 69mm x 62mm. Item # ComAv-13 *SOLD*
American Airlines flight crew breast wings. Older type in sterling silver by L. G. B (impressed to reverse). Graceful design. One arm lightly bent (not detractive to overall appearance). Even darkening throughout. Great details to eagle. 68mm x 23.2mm. Round nuts for fastening. Item # ComAv-14 *SOLD*
Canada - Great Lakes Airlines, flight crew cap badge. 1970-80's. Gilded metal. Manufactured by 'Stokes'. Locking pinback. 46m x 33mm. Very good condition. This is the very last of these that I have for sale. I purchased all surplus badges from the manufacturer when the GLA went out of business several years ago so getting one will be very hard if you don't have one yet. Item # ComAv-17 *SOLD*
US Air crew wings by Balfour (hallmarked to reverse). Obsolete since 1996/7. Light wear, no damage. 64mm x 16.5mm. Locking pin fastener. Item # ComAv-18 *SOLD*
Canada - Air Canada, 1st officer's wing. 1980's. Gilt, red enamel intact. Made by ' Bond-Boyd Toronto'. Clutch pins. Unused condition. 83mm x 15mm. Item # ComAv-19 *SOLD*
Canada - TCA (Trans Canada Airlines) flight crew breast insignia. 1940-50's. Unmarked but made by 'W. Scully, Montreal'. Original screw lugs. Badge in gilt. Shows light use and age. 85mm x 21mm. Hard to find item. Good detail. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-20 *SOLD*
Wardair Canada crew cap badge. First type. Company was founded in 1952 by Max Ward, merged with CP Air to become Canadian Airlines in 1989. All insignia are very rare - even here in Canada! Bronze gilt, red enamels have been repaired at some point to prevent further chipping (hard enamels - not the cheap epoxy type). Repairs to top arm centre and bottom left tip of the leaf. Small chip to top left leaf tip. Very attractive badge in form of the maple leaf, gilt company logo to center. Two screw posts (original nuts) for fastening. Deeply vaulted badge. 44mm x 41.2mm. Great piece! Item # ComAv-21 *SOLD*
Canada - TCA supervisor's badge. 1940-50's. Heavy quality by 'Scully LTD. Montreal'. Badge in gilt, white and blue enamel intact. Stylized blue maple leaf with letters TCA to middle. Shows light wear. Twin screws fastening. 71mm x 36mm. Item # ComAv-22 *SOLD*
WCA (or CWA) - sterling silver wing. This one is somewhat of a mystery. Possibly the West Coast Airlines or West Central Airlines? In any case, highest quality vintage (at least 1950's or older) wing. Deep red enamel (some light scratches). Hallmarked to reverse (Sterling). Locking pin fastener. Beautiful design and details. Shows wear. Very interesting wing. I am sure someone knows this one. Item # ComAv-24 *SOLD*
PCA - Pennsylvania Central Airlines pilot/crew wings in gilt. Fantastic details. This relatively short-lived airline came to life as a result of a merger between Clifford Ball. P.A. and Central Airlines in 1936. In turn, the company changed its name to Capital Airlines in 1948. It was ranked as the 5th largest airline in the USA at that time. All insignia are rare. Llightly vaulted, original fasteners (screw/nut). 90mm x 18mm. Great piece to add to your collection. Item # ComAv-27 *SOLD*
Lufthansa, Steward's breast wings. Older quality with heavy, locking catch and black-lacquered reverse. Two tiny chips to enamels (not detractive). Light wear to gilding. Great looking wings. 1960's vintage. 80mm x 23mm. Good condition. Getting increasingly difficult to obtain. Item # ComAv-30. *SOLD*
Canada - LAQ (Air Quebec) 1940's small wing/pin. Silver plated. Made by 'G. Lamond & Fil'. Shows age and light wear. Very rare item. Nice detail to wing. 25mm x 9mm. Item # ComAv-31 *SOLD*
Columbia - Aero Costa pilot's wing. 1970's. Solid brass with yellow and brown enamel. Shows light wear but no damage. 70mm x 27mm. Clutch pins for fastening. Item # ComAv-34 *SOLD*
Czechoslovak civil aviation performance award for 1,000,000 km in flight. This would probably be equivalent to 15 or so years in service (depending on flight routes of course). Early quality badge, probably 1950's. Such badges made during 1970's and later were much lighter. Thick bronze - die-struck, gilt and silver plating. Quality enamels (star and national colours). Good details. Horizontal pin for fastening. 31mm x 42.5mm. Shows light wear. Item # ComAv-37 *SOLD*
Ghana - Ghanese Airlines cap badge in bullion. Raised design. 1960-70's. 65mm x 55mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-38 *SOLD*
Great Britain - British Island Airways, flight crew cap insignia. 1960-1970's. Badge in gold bullion with BIA embroidered to centre. Raised. Near mint condition. 80mm x 60mm. Item # ComAv-41 *SOLD*
Australia - Ansett Airlines, flight crew insignia. 1960-1980's. Badge in gold bullion, raised. Black felt backing. Twin screw posts for fastening. Very good condition. 100mm x 30mm. Item # ComAv-42 *SOLD*
USA - Georgia Air Service pilot's badge. Extremely scarce item. I could not pinpoint the exact year, but it's definitely vintage. Badge in gilded bronze. Blue, white and black enamel all intact. Beautifully designed spread-winged eagle to center. Great detail. Screw back and a prong (to prevent twisting) for fastening. Reverse shows some patina. Great overall condition. 45mm diameter, 55mm wingspan. Item # ComAv-44. *SOLD*
British Airways stewardess's half wing in bullion. Black felt backing. Company logo embroidered red. 60mm x 22mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-53 *SOLD*
Luxembourg - LUXAIR flight officer cap badge in bullion.Embroidered red griffith and crown to center. Black felt backing. Very attractive badge. 85mm x 60mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-57 *SOLD*
British Caledonian Airways cap badge of the officer. Early piece. Bullion, blue shield with rampant Griffith to center. Small 'O' wings above. Raised. Black felt backing. 90mm x 65mm. Very good condition. Item # ComAv-61 *SOLD*
Trans Canada Airlines stewardess breast wing/insignia. 1940-50's. Wing in gilt. Marked by maker (Scully Ltd. Montreal). 69mm x 20mm. Twin screwposts with nuts for fastening. Shows light wear, no damage. Gilt is still nice and shiny. Item # ComAv-64 *SOLD*
Germany - Lufthansa. Pilot wing? Lightly curved, white metal wing with dark blue enameling. Chrome, Lufthansa logo bird to centre. Small scratch to wing and tiny enamel chip. Horizontal pin, locking. 41mm x 16mm. Item # ComAv-72 *SOLD*
Early Saudi Arabia Airlines flight crew patch/emblem. Black canvas/felt backing. Blue/green/yellow embroidery with bird in flight to centre. Royal crown atop. Very good condition. 145mm x 100mm. Item # ComAv-79. *SOLD*
British - Caledonian Airways badge of flight engineer. Worn on breast of uniform. Earlier vintage (1970's). Black backing with gold bullion embroidery of half wing, Scottish lion atop shield containing letter 'E'. 70mm x 40mm. Hard to find item and in great condition. Company no longer exists as it folded its operations in 1988 (it was actually taken over by British Airways). Item # ComAv-80. *SOLD*
BUA (British United Airways) visor cap badge of a pilot. Raised gold bullion embroidery with red felt centre. Black felt backing. Very good condition, shows age tarnish and some wear. 80mm x 60mm. Item # ComAv-83 *SOLD*
Britannia Airways pilot's wings in bullion. Show light wear. Some damage to bottom thread. Age darkening to all. Very good condition. Britannia Airways was formed in 1964 (actually in 1962 but was called Euravia then). One of the premier European holiday airlines. Wings appear to be of an earlier vintage. 81mm x 34mm. Item # ComAv-88. *SOLD*
Unknown Canadian wings. Early Air Canada? Bullion wings with silver maple leaf center (marked by Scully, Montreal). Shows age and wear, some light tearing to backing. Twin post/screw fastening. Separate fastener for maple leaf. 90mm x 20mm. Item # ComAv-97. *SOLD*
Canada - Air Transat flight crew breast wing. Silver - plated with coloured logo. Current insignia. 68mm x 18mm. Horizontal pin. Unused condition. Item # ComAv-98. *Sold*
Canada - Air Transat flight crew Purser badge in gilt. 78.5mm x 18mm. Unused condition. Pin for fastening. Item # ComAv-99. *Sold*
Lufthansa (German Air Lines) pilot's wings in bullion with black felt backing. These are old, just post-WW2 wings! Very rarely seen. Nearly identical pattern as war-time wings but swastika has been omitted from the design. Raised centre with familiar Lufthansa logo. Letters 'DLH' to top. Much age darkening, some damage to top (only backing damaged) and 1 minor spot to bullion of centre disk (7 o'clock). 110 x 50mm. Rare opportunity to own this original piece. Item # ComAv-100 *SOLD*
Air Canada flight personnel wing in gilt and red enamels. Light wear. Stamped to reverse: 'Made in Canada by Bond Boyd'. 78mm x 17mm. 2 posts with appropriate nuts present. Fairly recent. Item # ComAv-101. *SOLD*