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

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

  This is in mostly good condition, unfortunately some wear to the seams. This dice measures 10mm x 10mm x 10mm.    This dice is 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 the dice in the book, 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.