WW2 British SOE Black Hollow Bakelite Dice Used For Compasses, Maps & Messages

For sale is a Rare WW2 Period British SOE Hollow Black Bakelite Dice Used For Compasses, Maps & Messages. 

This is in good condition. This dice measures 10mm x 10mm x 10mm. 

This is a similar dice mentioned in “Evasion & escape devices produced by MI9, MIS-X, and SOE in World War II by Phil From” page number 289. With a quotation from this book states these dice are “An example of a hollow Bakelite dice thought to have been used to smuggle items into prisoner of war camps. While the removable section is now damaged due to frequent removal, when new, the seams would have been much more difficult to detect.” 

The final photograph shows a similar dice in (this one you are purchasing is in black, the one in the book is in white). Unfortunately the compass is not included and the price is for one dice. Other examples of these dice can be seen in articles of the daily mail. 

This will be sent via Royal Mail tracked 24 and dispatched within two working days.