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№ 201

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25 June 2009

Hammer Price:
£920

Pair: Seedie Cammice, an African krooman serving in the Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, for Mwele 1895, 3 clasps, Witu 1890, Benin River 1894, Benin 1897, unnamed as issued to African kroomen; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Cammice, Seedie, H.M.S. Philomel) officially impressed naming, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and rare (2) £500-550

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The collection of Medals formed by the Late Clive Nowell.

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Ex Douglas-Morris Collection, February 1997.

Seedie Cammice served aboard H.M.S. Phoebe at the earlier actions and aboard H.M.S. Philomel at Benin in 1897 and in South Africa. Sold with confirmation of both medals and clasps.