Auction Catalogue

17 August 2021

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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№ 276 x

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17 August 2021

Hammer Price:
£3,000

Pair: Canadian Boatman A. McCallum, Ottawa Contingent

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (257, Boatn. A. Mc.Callum, Ottawa Contgt.) with minor official correction; Khedive’s Star 1884-6, the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘257, Boatn. A. Mc.Callum, Ottawa Contgt.’, good very fine, scarce (2) £1,200-£1,600

Approximately 392 Canadian boatmen received the medal for the Nile campaign.