Medals a varied group (21) comprising Imperial Service Medals (2) George V Crowned Bust, awarded to Arthur James Smith, EF with some scratches, George VI Crowned Bust, INDIAE legend, awarded to Alfred Frederick Greenleaf EF cleaned with some scratches, Special Constabulary Medal, awarded to William J. Dunbar VF cleaned with some scratches, United Nations Medal with Korea clasp, VF with some staining, NATO Medal with Former Yugoslavia clasp, World War II Stars (5) 1939-1945 Star, Italy Stars (2), and Burma Stars (2) NVF to VF some cleaned or stained, one of the Italy Stars missing it's ribbon, World War II 1939-1945 British War Medals (2) VF the clasps possibly re-attached, World War II Defence Medal NVF with contact marks, London County Council King's Medal , awarded to G. Singleton VF cleaned, Miniatures (3) 1918 Mercantile Marine Medal NVF, General Service Medal with Kenya clasp VG, and Dunkirk 1939 Medal Fine, a Military Officer Bath Pip and two regimental badges, USA World War II Service medal , Occupation Forces with Asia clasp, NVF, Co-op Medal 1863-1913 NEF and lustrous, along with RAF a mixed group, comprising Air Engineer Wings, Sergeant stripes, Medals (5) War Medal 1939-1945, Defence medal, 1939-1945 Star with Bomber Command clasp, France and Germany Star, and Italy Star, VF to EF, an RAF cap badge, Squadron 166 card badge, and RAF Arm Eagle badges (2), Postage Medal boxes (3) one containing a British War Medal 1939-1945, along with medal entitlement slips (3), in varied condition
Japan (23) 1937 Chinese Incident, Second Sino-Japanese War in bronze with ribbon and bar (3) VF, NEF and NEF the third boxed, Japan 2600th National AnniversaryCommemorative Medal 1940 in bronze GEF boxed, Japan - Manchurian Foundation National Merit Medal 1933 VF with ribbon, boxed, Japan 1931-1934 Manchurian incident in bronze with ribbon and bar, Japan 1920-1921 First National Census EF with ribbon, the reverse with a few small spots, Japan 1894 Sino-Japanese War, in bronze, EF with some light surface residue, this possibly removable with care, Japan 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War medal in gilded bronze GEF in the wooden box of issue, Japan 1914-1920 Russo-Japan War GEF in the wooden box of issue, Japan Fire Brigade badges (6) a merit badge for the Imperial Visit of Prince Nashimoto 1937. The design shows a pair of Phoenix flanking an Edo era Fireman's signal device (Matoi), struck to commemorate the Prince's Visit to the Hiroshima Fire Brigade (April 9, 1937) the legend on the reverse shows the date of the visit. Made by the Nagai Medal Company VF with pin on reverse, along with a further group of Japanese Fire Brigade Badges (5) includes merit and Long Service badges, mostly 1930s issues one with red enamelling, another with green enamelling, these in the wooden boxes of issue, Japan Order of the Rising Sun 7th Class in silver with both sides enamelled, with ribbon, hook and eye, EF boxed, Order of the Rising Sun 8th Class in silver (3) NEF to EF boxed, The order is awarded to those who have made distinguished achievements in the following fields: international relations, promotion of Japanese culture, advancements in their field, development in welfare or preservation of the environment. Prior to the end of the Second World War, it was also awarded for exemplary military service. Beginning in 2003, the two lowest rankings (7th and 8th classes) for the Order of the Rising Sun were abolished, with the highest degree becoming a separate order known as the Order of the Paulownia Flowers, with the single rank of Grand Cordon. While it is the third highest order bestowed by the Japanese government, it is however generally the highest ordinarily conferred order. Japan Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th Class GVF in the box of issue, along with Japan (2) non-military award medals 44mm diameter each with a white enamelled book in the centre with dark blue, pale blue and red enamelling in the blue folders of issue, along with an additional box this unrelated
GB and World sets and singles a wide ranging group as follows:- GB Proof Set 1970 nFDC in the case of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets (3) 1984, 2002, 2012 Diamond Jubilee (includes the Five Pound Crown) UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Twenty Pounds Silver 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday UNC still sealed in the Royal Mint pack of issue, Five Pound Crown 2017 Prince Philip - A Lifetime of Service UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, One Pound 2017 Nations of the Crown UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, A Change checker album containing Five Pounds Queen's Beasts (3) 2017 The Lion of England and 2017 The Unicorn of Scotland (2), and Five Pound Crowns (22) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday, 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary, 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding, 1999 Millennium, 2002 Queen Mother Memorial, 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Wedding (2), 2011 Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, 2013 Coronation 60th Anniversary, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II - The Longest Reigning Monarch, 2015 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir WinstonChurchill, 2015 Battle of Waterloo 200th Anniversary (2), 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, 2017 Prince Philip - A Lifetime of Service, 2017 1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Canute, 2017 Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee, 2017 Centenary of the House of Windsor (2), 2018 Prince George 5th Birthday, 2019 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Victoria all Lustrous UNC on cards in the album, Fifty Pence Change checker wallets (3) The Beatrix Potter 2016 Coin Collecting Pack a 5-coin set comprising 2016 Beatrix Potter, 2016 Peter Rabbit, 2016 Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, and Squirrel Nutkin issues UNC, The Beatrix Potter 2017 Coin Collecting Pack a 4-coin set comprising 2017 The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 2017 Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 2017 Tom Kitten and 2017 Benjamin Bunny issues UNC, the third wallet containing Fifty Pences (5) Peter Rabbit 2016 (4) and Squirrel Nutkin 2016 EF to UNC, GB Numismatic Covers (2) both 2018 Coronation 65th Anniversary comprising Two Pounds Silver Britannia Lustrous UNC and set of 6xstamps Second Class, First Class, 78p, 88p, £1.28 and £1.88 UNC on the envelope of issue, and both in the Westminster wallets with certificates as issued, Jersey Numismatic Cover Remembrance Day comprising Five Pounds 2016 Remembrance the reverse with coloured poppies, Silver Proof, along with set of 3x First Class stamps, on the envelope of issue in the Westminster wallet, GB/Gibraltar Numismatic Cover 2017 Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee comprising GB Five Pound Crown 2017 Lustrous UNC with GB Five Pound stamp along with 14x stamps GB Royal Visits (7) 45p, 77p, 95p, £1.13, £1.24, £2.37 and £3.75 and Gibraltar Accession Anniversary (7) 22p, 64p, 70p, 80p, £2, £3, and £3 on a sheet, UNC in the large and impressive folder of issue with certificate, Isle of Man Fifty Pences 2017 (8) Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Platinum (70th) Wedding Anniversary each with a different reverse UNC on the cards of issue in a Change checker Album, Isle of Man Fifty Pences 2018 Coronation 65th Anniversary a 5-coin set, the reverse showing the Gold State Coach, The Sovereign's Orb, The St. Edward's Crown, The Imperial State Crown and the Coronation Oath respectively UNC in the wallet of issue
GB and World Numismatic First Day Covers (13) , GB Five Pound Crown 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond JubileeGold-plated Silver Proof with 2 x stamps, GB 50th Anniversary of the Machin portrait comprising GB Crown 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof FDC with 6 x First Class stamps, GB Her Majesty in Service, comprising Britannia Two Pounds Silver 2018 UNC and 6 x First Class stamps, Guernsey Five Pound Crown 2009 40th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing Silver Proof with British Virgin Islands stamp, Jersey Queen Elizabeth II 85th Birthday comprising Five Pounds 2011 Silver Proof with gold inked highlighting, with First Class stamp, Jersey Fifth Anniversary of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge comprising Five Pounds 2011 Silver Proof and a set of 6 x 2016 stamps, British Antarctic Territory Two Pounds 2015 Centenary of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Silver Proof FDC with 9 x stamps, GB Queen Elizabeth II Coronation 60th Anniversary 2013 Stamps (6) along with Ten Pence 2018 J-Jubilee Silver Proof, GB Year of the Three Kings 1936 comprising Halfcrowns (2) 1935 and 1937 VG to Fine and Medal Edward VIII UNC in base metal, along with 4 x stamps one from each of the three Kings and Queen Elizabeth II, Great Britain At War a 5-coin set Halfcrown to Threepence 1939-1944 About Fine to Fine in silver with selective gold plating, along with 8 x stamps, these in Westminster folders with their certificates. GB Twenty Pounds 2017 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip 70th Wedding Anniversary Silver UNC with 3 x stamps, GB Five Pound Crown 2018 Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle Silver Proof FDC with 2 x stamps, GB Crown 1935 EF on a Remembrance Day Cover 2015 with First Class stamp, these in the Jubilee Mint folders of issue
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