Auction Catalogue

27 June 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 920

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27 June 2002

Hammer Price:
£100

The Portsdown Gentlemen and Yeomanry, a very fine George III commission appointing Joseph Carter to be a Major in the corps, issued 26th June 1799, complete with paper coat of Arms etc., signed by George III and countersigned by Cortland, very fine condition for age £150-200

The full title of the above unit was Portsdown or South East Hampshire Volunteer Cavalry, the corps were disbanded c1828.