Alec Kaplan & Sons
Badge in Johannesburg

Assess, sell and auction coins and military medals, badges and books.

The name Alec Kaplan and Son has been synonymous with the coin business since the late Dr Alec Kaplan formed the company in In 1949 he published the first coin catalogue of the coins of South Africa. This enabled all South African coin collectors to have an idea of what their coins were worth. Alec died in 1964 and Stanley moved the business to his home. The business was run part time as Stanley had a dental practice. The business was now run full time from a retail shop in Johannesburg. We hold public auctions of coins, military medals, badges and books four times a year. We offer this service with greater integrity than any other service. We offer the Kaplan Authenticity Guarantee, a 7 day return guarantee and worldwide delivery. No problem, we deliver all successful bids to anywhere in the world by courier. This should be a short introduction to the page with the most important information in it. There should be a sub-heading every two-four paragraphs, and these sub-headings should contain a keyword, and should describe what the following paragraphs should be about. We have a seven day return privilege, for those of our customers who live far away. You can buy from us with full confidence in the quality and authenticity. We use a proven and reliable courier service for the shipment of our goods. All transactions are treated in strictest confidence. He listed his mother, Mrs. Janet Eadie, of Crown Mines in Johannesburg as his next-of-kin. He was placed and transferred to K Company of the 2 nd Reserve Battalion. He had a chequered military career and was found guilty of various offences. First edition printed verbatim from the original manuscripts. Both editions in very good condition, sound bindings, light foxing to first few pages and black marks to first pages of Vol II. Arthur Titherington’s experiences as a Japanese POW, and his 50 year fight for justice for his fellow POWs. Has become an increasingly scarce book since its release. Bothma’s outstanding, hands-on history of one of the world’s fighting elite. 452 pages with index, maps, aerial photos and loads of personal pictures. Willem Steenkamp’s classic history of the Border War, extensively illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Good condition, separation of photo section from binding and tears to top and bottom of spine. Has the heading the ultimate challenge, below the poster the Recces qualification badge and the words the SA Special Forces Brigade. Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in collecting Militaria. Attend a meeting in Johannesburg or Pretoria and speak about an item from your collection. If you live too far away, write a few lines about an item in your collection and send me a photograph. We paid R450 only for the rental of the Delville Wood Room. Lt Col H. Jansen for putting the facilities of the regiment at the disposal of the Society. Our photographer Mark Smith has provided photos of the items show cased. The chairman then asked everyone to bring a friend to the next meeting.