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2 April 2004
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Pair: Chief Motor Mechanic S. Platt, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (M.B. 1775 C.M.M., R.N.V.R.), nearly extremely fine (2) £30-40
Hammer Price: £25
Papers illustrative of the Origin and Early History of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, London, 1872, 343pp., original red cloth, gilt titles; Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London, 1882. 131pp., original red cloth, gilt titles, good condition (2) £20-30
Hammer Price: £20
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (217 Pte. D. J. Van Nickerk, Graaff-Reinet T.G.) surname renamed, good very fine £20-30
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (7492 Pte. F. Foster, North’d Fus.) traces of repair to upper clasp backstrap, polished, edge bruising, good fine £30-40
King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) Militia Battalions/1st Volunteer Battalion, a card of 12 large officers’ silver plated tunic buttons c1883-1901, QVC over Lion and Rose, title circle ‘King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regt’, all by Herbert & Co London, some wear to the high points £20-30
Royal Naval Division, a scarce pair of small curved shoulder titles one possibly originally bronze; Officer of General Rank, a very fine and scarce WWI period large sixe bronze cap badge, two blade fasteners the Royal Crest within laurel sprays and central crossed sword and baton; Royal Artillery a very fine WWI period officer’s bronze cap badge by Firmin London, double wheel pattern the original two blade fasteners are curiously positioned where the bottom scroll meets the ground of the...
£140–£160
Royal Naval Division Cloth Insignia, an extremely rare Petty Officer’s arm badge in khaki cloth with red wool embroidered KC over crossed fouled anchors, a similar badge for Leading Ratings khaki cloth with single red wool anchor, first item with considerable moth damage otherwise good condition (2) £150-200
£150–£200
The Naval Brigade, an extremely rare white metal swagger cane top with embossed badge being laurel sprays encircling a strap inscribed ‘The Naval Brigade’, centrally a KC over the fouled anchor; Royal Naval Division, a very rare white metal swagger cane top with embossed design of a KC over the fouled anchor and ‘R.N.D.’ below; Naval Officer Cadet Unit, a very fine heavy quality cast brass badge being naval style laurel sprays with an horizontal fouled anchor between the top laurel...
£120–£150
Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Division, an extremely fine and rare large officer’s heavily die-stamped bronze cap badge, crowned laurels and fouled anchor design but with curved scroll below the crown ‘R.N.V.’ ; together with the corresponding heavily padded bullion cap badge, crown in velvet gold thread and coloured silks, gold thread laurels and RNV, anchor and cable in gilt metal and gold thread; Royal Naval Division, a very rare pair of officer’s curved bronze shoulder titles,...
£400–£500
Royal Marine Light Infantry, a small group of badges comprising a rare officer’s bronze globe laurel cap badge (no separate bugle horn) a senior NCO’s die-stamped fine quality gilt washed cap badge an other ranks giilding metal cap badge, three single g/metal collar badges and a large brass shoulder title RMLI; Royal Naval Reserve, a very fine heavily padded officer’s KC cap badge crown in velvet gold thread and coloured silks, gold thread laurels and RNV, silver metal anchor with...
SAS, a fine and rare WW2 period embroidered cap badge (KK2062) of navy cloth with embroidery in white red and pale blue threads, some age fading to the pale blue wings otherwise very good condition £150-200
Royal Naval Air Service, an extremely fine and rare facing pair of officer’s gilt metal eagle sleeve badges, of hollow die-cast format each fitted with three screw fasteners, excellent condition (2) £250-300
£250–£300
An exceptional Second World War Hurricane ace’s D.F.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer D. R. “Don” Beard, who destroyed at least five enemy aircraft over North Africa at night Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (940897 F./Sgt. D. R. Beard, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals, good very fine (5) £4000-5000
£4,000–£5,000
Royal Naval Air Service, a fine and scarce pilot’s gilt metal breast eagle badge (summer dress) of solid die-cast construction, original pin back, excellent condition £200-250
£200–£250
Shoulder Titles, a narrow brass ‘South Africa’, as worn by South African pilots in the Royal Flying Corps period; ‘Rhodesia’, a slightly curved blackened metal example used in the WWII LRDG units; together with a South African Air Force tie-clip being an early brass ‘propellor’ overlaid with a brass and blue enamelled SA Union badge, antelope’s head and Union is Strength etc, pin back, very good overall condition (3) £80-100
£80–£100
Camp Pennant, possibly WWI vintage approximately four feet long from the fly to the ends, base material is of white good quality cotton overlaid with various coloured woollen cloth panels yellow crimson midblue and white, a further crimson triangular section is applied with white fabric strips ‘22’ within a ‘U’ shape, all panels are applied to both sides, three tie points on the fly, some minor tears and moth holes but retains good colour overall £40-60
£40–£60
O’Meara, Barry E., Napoleon in Exile; or A Voice from St. Helena, the Opinions and Reflections of Napoleon, in 2 volumes, W. Simpkin & R. Marshall, London, 1822, Fifth Edition, xxviii, 512 and 552pp. ( photocopies of index pages 545-552), each volume frontispiece with paper guards, rebound, quarter calf and marbled boards, good condition (2) £40-60
Tancred, G., Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions ..., London, 1891, xvi, 483pp, with colour plates, a.e.g.; The War Medal Record (Including Orders of Knighthood), Vol. 1, London, 1896, x, 254pp., plus index to ‘Historical Record of Medals’, xii, with black and white plates, both nicely rebound in red half morocco, ribbed spine with gold lettering, very good condition (2) £150-200
3rd Midlothian Volunteers Medal 1803, obverse: a trophy of arms with a shield set in its midst bearing a sun, clasped hands and a thistle, above, ‘The Westerns’, below, ‘23rd November 1803’; reverse: the castle and city of Edinburgh, in exergue: ‘Head Quarters, 3d Md. Lothian’, 42mm., silver, with mount for suspension, Ref: Tancred p.374/375, H.I. p.366, minor edge bruising, good very fine £150-200
A group of four Prize Medallions awarded to 2nd Lieutenant R. N. Bullock, Royal Air Force “The Model Engineer” Medallion, by Vaughtons, Birmingham, 51mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1926, obverse: two women in classical garb, one holding a victor’s wreath, a smaller figure to the side, at their feet symbols of technology; reverse: ‘Awarded to R. N. Bullock’, in case of issue; Small Model Aircraft Engineers Cup Medallion, by Vaughtons, Birmingham, 31 mm, silver, hallmarks...
£120–£160
Ribbons representing medals awarded to Miss Nancy Wake. G.M.: George Medal; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; France, Croix de Guerre, with two gilt palms and gilt star; U.S.A. Medal of Freedom, with bronze palm; France, Resistance Medal, mounted on paper, with card frame, titled, ‘Miss Nancy Wake, G.M.’, dated 1 January 1957, with original signature, ‘Nancy Wake’, very good condition £80-120
£80–£120
‘Boots’ Pocket Diary 1917, 10 x 7cm. (approx.) belonging to 6360 Lance-Corporal W. J. Barnes, 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, with many entries in pencil; together with a card, dated 14 July 1918, notifying Mrs E. Barnes of Portland, Dorset that he had been transferred to the Wessex Divisional Train A.S.C., good condition (2) £80-100
Royal Fleet Reserve L.S., G.V.R., 1st issue (292141 Dev. A. 6671 A. J. Webb, Ch. Sto., R.F.R.) good very fine £80-100
Three: Flight Sergeant H. E. Atkins, Royal Air Force, late Machine Gun Corps and Royal Flying Corps British War and Victory Medals (57910 F. Sgt., R.A.F.); Russia, Medal of Zeal, Nicholas II, small silver, on St. Anne riband, mounted as worn, contact marks, generally good very fine and rare (3) £250-300
French Republic/1st Empire, an extremely rare and highly important officer’s bell-top shaped shako of the 1st Light Infantry, the body of black cloth on stiffened vellum (?) is 23.5mcm in height, the base being 17.5cm across expanding to 26cm across the top, this of black leather slightly sunken, a black velvet (faded to brown) band 3.2cm around the crown, the base of the body with a 2.8cm black leather bracing band, the front peak of black leather curved and shaped extending to 7cm this...
£3,000–£5,000
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (1004 Nk. Mohd. Din, 1-12 F.F.R.) nearly very fine £60-80
£60–£80
The Balmoral Highlanders, an extremely fine and rare ensuite full highland dress uniform of this small elite and prestiguous group of Royal attendants (1904). Comprises a heavy guage navy blue woollen glengarry complete with very broad black silk tails similar lower edging and a broad pleated sewn-in cockade, a small woollen tourie to the crown, a superb silver badge shows a circular strap inscribed with the motto of the Order of the Thistle this is applied with the Royal Crest of the...
£6,000–£8,000
27th South Australian Scottish Regiment, a very fine and rare officer’s full size die-stamped hat badge by Stokes in silver coloured metal, sun-burst over ‘27’ with a stag’s head cabossed below tri-part scroll with full unit title at base; Byron Scottish, a good quality officer’s bonnet badge in die-stamped silver plate c1930-42, one lug missing on the latter item otherwise excellent condition (2) £150-200
Royal Naval Division Benbow Battalion, an extremely scarce brass shoulder title and an excessively rare full length rating’s cap tally, gold thread on black silk ‘Benbow’, the gold thread discoloured otherwise very good condition (2) £700-800
£700–£800
Royal Naval Division Collingwood Battalion, a very rare brass shoulder title and an excessively rare rating’s near full length cap tally, gold thread on black silk ‘Collingwood’, slight discolouration to the gold thread otherwise very good condition (2) £700-800
Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion, a fine and rare group comprising an other ranks cap badge with two similar but smaller gilding metal badges a single brass shoulder title, an officer’s bronze cap badges with extremely scarce matching and facing collar badges (Gaunt ‘tablets’ where relevant), excellent condition (7) £300-350
£300–£350
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Looshai (1861 Pte. J. Formby, 1st Bn. 22nd Regt.) good very fine £100-120
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Royal Naval Division, a fine and very scarce officer’s cast bronze cap badge (KK1158); Royal Naval Reserve, an extremely fine and large period padded cap badge KC in gold thread velvet and coloured silks gold thread laurels and similar RNV silver metal fouled anchor, paper trade label to reverse ‘EJ Monnery Son Ltd London Southampton & Liverpool’ (cost 8/6d), blades bent over on the first item otherwise excellent condition (2) £200-250
Royal Naval Division, a fine and scarce Chief Petty Officer’s bronze cap badge (KK1159) and the corresponding KC metal and bullion cap badge, padded black velvet ball with silver metal and thread fouled anchor, padded crown in crimson velvet gold thread and coloured silks, blades bent over on the first item otherwise excellent condition (2) £140-160
Royal Naval Division, an extremely rare rating’s full length cap tally, gold thread on black silk ‘Royal Naval Division’, slight discolouration to part of the gold embroidery otherwise excellent condition £200-300
£200–£300
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