Hi, We have some tips to selling and buying British WW2 Military Medals including Campaign Star Medals which we hope may be useful to ebayers and hopefully help you avoid being mislead or buying a medal that...
A Brief Introduction To Spotting Fake Jade Firstly it is important to realise that with Jade, even if you are in a shop and touching it, is very difficult to tell the genuine from the fake. Some cheap resins...
As you will see I sell Burmese opium weights in auctions and through my shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Naga-Store quite regularly. Many buyers I suspect could do with more information on the history of the...
Regimental Cap Badges and Army Medals On Cigarette Cards (Collectables) I've been collecting and selling trade cards, cigarette cards and related collectables for over twenty years. Before you read this guide...
Flag Cigarette Cards (Collectables) I've been collecting and selling early trade cards, cigarette cards and related collectables for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card...
Where its necessary to contact an international seller by phone, you may need to look up the international dialing code. Note that from the UK, the international dialing prefix is 00. You then add the code...
Burmese lacquer Visitors to my shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Naga-Store will find many excellent examples of Burmese lacquerware made at workshops in Bagan, the main centre of lacquer design and...
Visitors to my shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Naga-Store may find items from time to time that refer to Nats or Nat worship. But what is it and how does it relate to the Burmese practise of Theravada Buddhism...
The Emerald Buddha History According to legend, the Emerald Buddha was created in India in 43 BC by Nagasena in the city of Pataliputra (today Patna). The legends state that after remaining in Pataliputra...
My father was in the RAF during world war two and was a flight sergeant attached to the number 1 parachute regiment. He helped in the training of the Chindits and Ghurkers in Burma. On leaving Burma to return...