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    MY HOLY GRAIL ARRIVED TODAY

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    Post by qsamike Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:15 pm

    Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen......

    30 Years ago I copied from a book on Canadian pre-World War One a number of cap badges that I would love to own to mount with Queen's South Africa medals to a member who had served in the respective regiment.....

    One by One I was able to obtain them, all but two within the first few years about 20 years ago I found one of them and have been looking in catalogues, auctions, at gun shows, just about everywhere for my Holy Grail.....

    My missing badge, my badge holy grail, only ever showed up in an auction sale once and it went for a 4 figure sum.....

    I never thought that I would ever own one.... Then 3 weeks ago one showed up on our favorite on line auction site..... I checked my bank account..... I placed a large bid..... I held my breath..... OMG I was the only bidder and I won the badge..... 30 years I had been looking..... The badge arrived today, I wanted to rip open the package, but instead I opened it very slowly..... I sat looking at it for the past half an hour..... No it is not as good as sex but just about..... LOL

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    Mike

    P.S. Oh yes, I think I will start a thread asking "What is your Holy Grail"


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    Post by jholl72 Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:37 pm

    Congrats Mike! Now what are you going to spend your time looking for,LOL!


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    Post by mk1rceme Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:01 pm

    Sure is a beauty! Congrats!


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    Post by Battalion Colours Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:51 pm

    Congratulations Mike ! ! ! Even though it took thirty years, the quest was well worth it! Enjoy the feeling for it's very special!
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    Post by qsamike Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:50 am

    jholl72 wrote:Congrats Mike! Now what are you going to spend your time looking for,LOL!

    Hi Jeff.....

    Now I am going to look for either an MC or an MM group that contains a Canadian QSA......

    I have a British DSO (Vic. & George V), DCM (Edward VII), MM will never afford a VC unless the 649 comes along.....

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    Post by qsamike Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:51 am

    qsamike wrote:
    jholl72 wrote:Congrats Mike! Now what are you going to spend your time looking for,LOL!

    Hi Jeff.....

    Now I am going to look for either an MC or an MM group that contains a Canadian QSA......

    I have a British DSO (Vic. & George V), DCM (Edward VII), MM will never afford a VC unless the 649 comes along.....

    Mike



    Hi Jeff.......

    Now have a Canadian D.S.O., M.C., Q.S.A., W.W.1 group to a Canadian.......

    Mike
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    Post by jholl72 Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:08 am

    Nice!! Congrats again Mike!! I’d love to see some pics? And that begs the question what’s next?


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    Post by Puttenham Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:07 pm

    Well done !
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    Post by LittleBlackDevil Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:20 am

    Lovely find, Mike! Congratulations! 2 thumbs up
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    Post by qsamike Sat Feb 03, 2018 8:52 am

    Thank You Everyone for all your kind comments......

    Mike
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    Post by pylon1357 Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:46 am

    Jeepers, I missed this first time around. But in my defense, looking at the date stamp of the original post, I was playing in the sandbox.

    Mike, that is one beautiful badge for sure. I know what is like when an extremely long and exausting search finally pays off.


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