United Kingdom. A Set Of Eleven Royal Air Force (Raf) Commissioned Ranks Shoulder Boards Auction Archive Silver gilt

Silver gilt

Queen Isabella’s reign issue

1935-1936 - Printed in four-colour ink on a thin paper stock

The inside of the tunic is unlined

the reverse bears the inscription FORTITUDINI surrounded by a laurel wreath

United Kingdom. A Set Of Eleven Royal Air Force (Raf) Commissioned Ranks Shoulder Boards Auction Archive Silver giltIncludes, in ascending order: Pilot Officer, Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal and Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Each board incorporates rank stripes in light blue and black embroidery, with a single sky blue embroidered stripe on the Pilot Officer and Squadron Leader boards, the stripes stitched in place to a grayish blue wool upper,