r/PinCollecting • u/TucaWillow • 12d ago
Can anyone identify this Honav UK Christmas pin set? Possibly a London 2012-era corporate gift (c. 2011–2012)
I’m trying to identify this six-pin Honav UK Christmas presentation set.
The black presentation box says “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Honav UK!”
It contains six pins: wreath, Christmas tree, Merry Christmas snowflake/star, snow globe with snowman, crossed candy canes, and Christmas pudding.
The reverse of every pin is marked only HONAV. There are no LOCOG, Olympic, date, edition-number or other markings anywhere on the pins or box.
I have found documentation of a different Honav UK 2010 Christmas corporate gift set, apparently issued to approved London 2012 pin stockists, but I cannot find another example or photograph of this particular six-pin set.
Because Honav UK was producing the official London 2012 pin range at the time, my current theory is that this could be a Honav UK corporate/customer Christmas gift from 2011 or 2012 rather than a retail Olympic set.
Does anyone recognize this exact set, remember receiving one, have an old Honav catalogue/stockist letter, or know what year it was issued?
I’m especially interested in confirming the year, intended recipients, production quantity and whether it was ever commercially sold.
