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№ 1435

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20 June 2013

Hammer Price:
£230

A Second World War / Korean War group of nine attributed to Edward W. Smith, who served in the U.S.A. and Canadian Merchant Marine

U.S.A. Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal; Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone Medal; Merchant Marine Mediterranean Middle East War Zone Medal; Merchant Marine Victory Medal 1945; Merchant Marine Korean Service Medal; U.N. Korea 1950-54; G.B., 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, all unnamed; together with a Battle for Britain Medal, 1 clasp, U.S.A., unofficial, unnamed, in case of issue, extremely fine (lot) £100-140

With U.S. Merchant Marine Combat Bar ribbon with one silver star; medal riband bar; United States Merchant Marine and Canadian Merchant Navy lapel badges. Also with named U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration cards certifying the award of the above five U.S. bars/medals and the Merchant Marine Combat Bar; similarly two cards from the Canadian Ministry of Transport certifying the award of the three British medals and the Merchant Navy lapel badge. The ‘Battle for Britain’ medal was acquired by a later owner of the medals.

With copied research.