Group of Badges for the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars. SAR. Small Membership Badge. 29.5 mm x 18.1 mm, including eagle hanger. Enamel and silver. Fine. Small chips in the enameling and one suspension ring lost; SAR World War I Service Badge. Bronze. 31.9 mm. About Uncirculated. Suspended from a blue, gold and white ribbon with pinback attachment. Named to Eben Putnam on the reverse; SAR badge for the 31st Annual Convention, Hartford, Connecticut, 1920. Brass. Choice About Uncirculated. 44 mm x 32 mm. Suspended by a white, gold and blue ribbon from a pinback hanger with a panel for the type-written name, "Eben Putnam / Massachusetts." Bright and attractive; SAR Annual Convention badge, Nashville, 1923. Brass. Mint State. 44.8 mm x 27.3 mm. White, gold and blue suspension ribbon and pinback bar at the top bearing the name of Eben Putnam on typed label; (2) SAR badges for the 40th Congress, Springfield, Illinois, 1929. Brass. Both About Uncirculated. 38.9 mm. Suspended from a large panel including the name of the recipient on a typed label, connected by a white, gold and blue ribbon. One is named to "Maj. Eben Putnam / Massachusetts, the other to "Mrs. Eben Putnam / Massachusetts." A nice matched pair; Society of Colonial Wars badge for Service in World War I. Bronze. By Tiffany & Co. About Uncirculated. 46 mm. Suspended from a red and white ribbon, with pinback hanger attachment. The closure loop is lost. A nice group of provenanced badges from these organizations. (Total: 7 pieces)
