Auction Catalogue

13 December 2007

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 515

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13 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£130

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. (2), E.VII.R. (147121 Harry Warne, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Vengeance); another, G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M7213 G. H. Elliott, Shpt. 2, H.M.S. Eagle) contact marks on last, nearly very fine and better (2) £70-90

H.M.S. Eagle was laid down as the Chilean battleship Almirante Cochrane, sister ship to the Almiralte Latorre. With the onset of war both were purchased; whilst the latter was completed as the battleship H.M.S. Canada, the former was completed as an aircraft carrier.