Auction Catalogue

23 September 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 511

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23 September 2011

Hammer Price:
£160

Ceylon Government Railway Badges. Two scarce Victorian examples for a ‘Guard’ and an ‘Inspector’ being the QVC over a title strap ‘Ceylon Government Railway’ and enclosing the relevant rank, a similar KC example to a ‘Foreman’, a die stamped brass hat badge for a ‘Goods Porter’, a white metal brassard with applied letters ‘CGR’; together with a scarce Victorian badge to the Natal Government Railways being a QVC over script ‘NGR’ over ‘Guard’, a die cast white metal hat badge to the South African Railways being the full arms and motto of the Colony and railway scroll underneath, good overall condition (7) £180-240