Primrose League Knight's Companion and Dames Order of Merit, gilt crown with crimson enamelling, in very good condition and full enamelling, in T.&J. Bragg box, along with Prize medals (7) Edinburgh Photographic Society 49mm diameter in bronze, awarded to J. Blanc 1893, EF boxed, National medal for Success in Art Awarded by the Board of Education 1905 to Fred Howarth for Measured Drawing, EF boxed, Christ's Hospital Sports 1920 47mm diameter in bronze, awarded for 100 Yards Class III, unnamed, UNC boxed, Christ's Hospital Sports 1920 39mm diameter awarded for Swimming, Standing Dive Open 2nd., unnamed, UNC boxed RoyalLancashire Agricultural Society 47mm diameter in bronze by Elkington, Manchester, A/UNC boxed, Herbert Lott Naval Trust medal 51mm diameter Mountbatten Wireless Award, to HMS Hallam 1984/5 UNC boxed, Royal Tournament Southern Command 1924 32mm diameter in bronze for Tug of War 130 Stone to Arty. L.Sgt. HG.Dedman, UNC boxed
Medals - Tower Mint (47) Nickel Silver (42) and Bronze (5) the vast majority are 44mm diameter issues, Nickel Silver issues as follows:- Osborne House (2), The Tower of London (3), Edinburgh Castle (2), Windsor Castle, Windsor Castle - St. George's Chapel, St. Paul's Cathedral, York Minster, Richmond Castle, Balmoral Castle, Stirling Castle (2), Sandringham (2), Whitby Abbey, Selby Abbey, Rievaulx Abbey, Fountains Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Durham Cathedral, Chester Cathedral, Alnwick Castle, Bronte Parsonage, Holyrood House Abbey & Palace, Broadlands - Home of Lord Mountbatten, 1981 Royal Wedding Edition (2), St. Paul's Cathedral - 1981 Royal Wedding Edition, Metropolitan Police (2), Queen Elizabeth II Ship, HMS Belfast, John Wesley 250th, Great Railway Exhibition 1980, The Royal Scottish Legion, Cabinet War Rooms, British Legion Diamond Jubilee 1981, Salisbury Cathedral Seal of the Dean and Charter, Wells cathedral - Seal of the Dean and Charter, Bronze issues (5) Mary Queen of Scots, City of Bath, Canterbury CathedralWindsor Castle and Portsmouth - Flagship of Maritime England, EF to Lustrous UNC in the boxes of issue
The Mountbatten Medallic History Of Great Britain and the Sea by Pinches, a set of 100 .925 silver 44 mm Medallic issues encapsulated in four albums with printed accounts of the scenes depicted on each piece, UNC-FDC some with light toning, in the four albums of issue
Captain Oliver Gordon MVO RN First World War trio (as Lieutenant, Star to Sub-Lieutenant) and Member of the Victoria Order, World War II (4) War Medal, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star and 1939-45 star, in box of issue with original ribbons, also military epaulettes, Captain Oliver Gordon was Captain of HMS Exeter, a heavy cruiser, during World War II during which she was sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea March 1 1942. The lot includes the Book `Fight It Out` written by Captain Gordon in 1957 describing the epic encounter against overwhelming odds during the battle in 1942. He was taken Prisoner of War along with the survivors by the Japanese after the ship was sunk in the battle. The lot also includes many Christmas Greetings received by Captain Gordon during his time as a POW. Between the two World Wars he served on the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert and the lot includes photographs of Captain Gordon, some with King George V and Queen Alexandra, also letters from Buckingham Palace one signed by King George VI, a restricted letter from Mountbatten of Burma, a letter from the Imperial War Museum, photographs of crew and ships, along with a copy of a newspaper cutting reporting Captain Gordon`s death. Also included is the paperwork details and letters relating to the Companion of the Order of the Bath, though this has been retained by Captain Gordon`s family
The Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea a 100-medal set by John Pinches in Sterling silver, Prooflike UNC, in 3 books, Volumes 1, 3 and 4, the majority of the others on the cards of issue, along with certificate for the set and an Evening Standard Newspaper Tribute to Lord Louis Mountbatten from September 1979
Silver Medals (54) by John Pinches mostly from the Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea, Crown-sized and 37-38 grammes each Lustrous and prooflike UNC, most in capsules
The Birmingham Mint Royal Palaces a 12-piece sterling silver ingot set, total weight over 317 grammes UNC in the box of issue with certificate, The Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea (8) each 37-38 grammes in .925 silver UNC some on the cards of issue, 1000 Years of British MonarchyEdward the Confessor silver ingot UNC on the card of issue, The Ten commandments One Ounce silver ingot UNC, Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 1977 58mm diameter in silver by Spink & Son Matt finish UNC in the box of issue with certificate, Coronation 25th Anniversary 1978 57mm diameter in silver The Royal Mint issue, UNC with some toning in the box of issue with certificate, Battle of Waterloo 175th Anniversary 1990 63mm diameter in silver The Royal Mint issue, UNC, unboxed, 100th Anniversary of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1987 2 ounce Silver Proof nFDC, Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 1977 a pair of oval shaped medals by the Warbury Mint Proof like UNC in the box of issue with certificate
The Mountbatten Medallic History Of Great Britain and the Sea by Pinches, a set of 50 .925 silver 44 mm Medallic issues encapsulated in two albums with printed accounts of the scenes depicted on each piece nFDC-FDC
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