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Dixon's Gazette DIXON’S GAZETTE AUTUMN100 DIXON’S 2020 No. 949696 Trooper A Maguire Royal Armoured Car and North Irish Horse Item Number 3039 Dixon’s Gazette Lieutenant J. N. Gosset 95th Rifles Item Number 3466 No. 100 AUTUMN 2020 price £6 Item Number 3144 Item Number 3142 Albert Medal 2nd Class for gallantry in saving life at sea "Presented by His Majesty to John David Bulmer, boatswain of the S.S. Rhydwer of Cardiff Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-1918 John D. Bulmer Item Number 3049 Item Number 3146 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDITORIAL Back in mid-1992 some 28 years ago, the late John Hayward and I were chatting and I told him my catalogue needed a revamp, to which he said why not call it ‘Dixon’s Gazette’ as in Gazette! He had produced ‘Haywards Gazette’ to sell his stocks of medals for several years and had ceased the printing of his Gazette in 1979. He first published it in 1966 and it took the medal collecting world by storm as no company had produced such a large, varied, unusual selection of medals for collectors, it was a great success. Our previous catalogue was summer 1991 and had over 900 items for sale such as your average Waterloo Medal at £365 to £450 and even a Royal Scots Greys at £675 to Pte Cunningham Bowes who served in Captain Fenton’s Troop at Waterloo and was wounded in the charge. A 1st China War Medal to H.M.S. Nemesis at £155 and a Sutlej Medal to the 29th Foot wounded at Ferozeshur in December 1845 at £165. A couple of 4 clasp officially impressed Crimea at £235 each and a Red River 1870 to the 1/60 Rifles at £575 to name but a few. The average price of a Zulu War 1877-79 was £140, and we had 7 to choose from all N.E.F or E.F. In 1992 we became ‘computerised’ with some local experts setting up a custom-made database and hiring additional staff to use the computers Dixon’s Gazette was born No1 being produced in September 1992 exactly 28 years ago. We still can access that database it holds approximately an archive of over 33,000 medal records.!! Of course computers have advanced at a pace and you will have noticed we have had a few issues with our website due to a cross over period in which our new website should have been up and running, this being interrupted with lockdown, our designers had to put their efforts into becoming key computer support workers with local hospitals. We are hoping to launch our new website soon and when it is, I hope you will be impressed. During the last 28 years things have changed a lot, one of which is the auction house’s which in the good old days sold for private vendors and collectors alike, the dealers were the main contact between the auctions and collectors either buying for them on commission or for their own stock. Alas things like premiums have come to the fore which makes buying by dealers for stock more and more difficult which when between 25% to 33% commission is added to the account at the end of the day, which is why we are tending to buy material privately these days. We have seen a lot of changes and I wonder what the long-term effect of Covid 19 is going to be. There has been talk of a number of collector’s shows reopening but I fear that the Government restrictions and safety of us and our clients will make it rather hard to do business and long days if we have to wear masks and or face visors to attend such shows. Fifteen to twenty minutes in our showroom is bad enough. We are featuring a couple of private collections, and other acquisitions sourced from various places in this our 100th issue of Dixon’s Gazette and hope you all find something you fancy. We want to say thank you for your business, and our hope is we can meet you at the medal fairs up and down the country soon. Keep Safe Chris _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Dixon’s Gazette Page i ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ TERMS OF BUSINESS 1. All payments to be made to C.J. & A.J. Dixon Ltd. Due to fluctuating exchange rates, overseas buyers should send payment in £ STERLING. Unless other arrangements have been made. 2. Overseas clients paying by bank draft through their banks (not GBP cheques) should be aware that most UK banks charge approximately £12 sterling to complete a transaction, so please add £12 to all payments by this method. Direct payments to our bank, no extra charge. 3. We accept most credit cards, if using a credit card for your first order then this order MUST be delivered to the address which appears on the credit card statement. 4. All goods are sold on a first come, first served basis. Payments to be sent on confirmation of order. Please allow 21 days for delivery 5. Postage will be charged on all orders: (UK) postage is from £9.00 special delivery fully insured up to £2,500. £4.00 recorded delivery (buyers own risk) Overseas from £12.00 registered air mail insured. Additional insurance available if required at £4.50 per £1,000 for all items. Overseas FedEx: from £30.00 depending on weight and country of destination. 6. We act as agents for the client via the shippers for any packet which is lost in the post provided it is insured by Special Delivery or in the case of overseas, ‘International Standard’ or ‘International Tracked and Signed’ post plus insurance. Allowance must be made of up to four months before credit can be made to allow investigation by the PO. This service is provided by us free of charge, but we are in the hands of the investigators and also awaiting the balance of the claim from the insurers that we use. 7 Any item may be returned within 7 days of purchase if not satisfied 21 days if overseas (please contact us for return shipping instructions) all prices are inclusive of V.A.T. where applicable. 8. All items are sold as genuine and original unless otherwise stated. Any items subsequently proven to be fake, renamed or not entitled to bars may be returned and the purchase price will be refunded within the first year of purchase. 9. We attend most auction sales of Orders, Decorations and Medals, and will be pleased to advise and bid on behalf of clients unable to attend. The fee for this service is 5% (or less by special arrangement) of the hammer price. 10. Valuations undertaken for Probate or Insurance purposes (fee payable). 11. Our minimum order charge is £5.00. 12. Layaway Plan available with stage payments if required by arrangement 13. Gazette subscriptions: £20.00 (UK) £25.00 (Europe) £30.00 (Overseas ) for 4 issues inclusive of P&P. 14. C.J. & A.J. Dixon Ltd, operate a privacy policy this can be viewed on our website WWW.dixonsmedals.co.uk and follow the ‘privacy’ link. 15 Bankers: BRANCH: Barclays Bank, Bridlington Quay Branch A SORT CODE: 20-75-92. ACCT. NO: 90328308. IBAN: GB29 BARC 2075 9290 3283 08 SWIFTBIC: BARCGB22 16 V.A.T No. 316 926 938 Company Registration No: 01365683 Registered Office as address bel C.J. & A.J. DIXON LTD. First Floor, Rosendale House, 23 Prospect Street, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England YO15 2AE Tel: + 44 (0)1262 603348 or 676877 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dixonsmedals.co.uk 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Monday to Friday. credit card pic _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Dixon’s Gazette Page ii ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ INDEX Pages Orders - Groups .......................................................... 1 - 5 Decorations for Gallantry or Distinguished, and Meritorious Service – Groups.......................................................... 6 - 23 Campaign Groups to the Royal Navy, Royal Naval 24 - 30 Air Service, Fleet Air Arm and Royal Marines …………………. Campaign Groups to the Army…………………………………... 30 - 63 Campaign Groups to the Royal Air Force……………………….. 64 - 67 Campaign Groups to the Ambulance, Fire Service, Police and St. John Ambulance Brigade…………………………. 67– 67 Single Orders………………………………………………………. 68- 70 Single Decorations And Life-Saving Awards………………………………………….. 70 - 80 Single Campaign Medals including Some Commemorative and Regimental………………………….. 80 – 163 Miscellaneous & Erased Medals …………………………………… 163 – 165 In the Service of the King or Queen, Coronation and Jubilee …………………………………………… 165- 167 Medals for Meritorious or Long Service………………………..... 168– 183 Miscellaneous Medals……………………………………………... 183 – 185 Miniature Medals………………………………………………...... 185 – 200 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Dixon’s Gazette Page iii ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ WANTED FOR CLIENTS 1. Indian Mutiny, no clasp to Private T. Dixon, 5/Northumberland Fusiliers 2. Wanted Sutlej Medal to J. Ebbarry 24th Foot 3. Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O. Neck Badge numbered C 66 4. Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal. Named to Lieut. V.L. Cameron RN. 1876 (Sold April 2010. Stacks Bowers Lot.3653) Wanted any other medals to Verney Lovett Cameron. 5. Wanted to complete group M.G.S. 6 clasps to Donal Andrew 79th Regiment of Foot. 6. Egypt Medal, 1 clasp Alexandria 11th July William Henry Johns HMS Condor 7. Victorian L.S. & G.C. to 1863 S/S/ T. GROGAN A.P.C. awarded July 1896. 8. Sutlej MedalReverse:- “Moodkee”Clasps: “Ferozeshuhur” and “Sobraon” Gunner Thomas Briggs; 3rd Troop 1st Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery. 9. Punjab Medal. No clasp. Sergeant Thomas Briggs; 3rd Troop 1st Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery. 10. Indian Mutiny Medal. 1 “Delhi”. Quarter Master Sergeant T. Briggs. 1st Brigade Horse Artillery Regimental School of Instruction If you have any of the above in your collection and would like to sell, please contact us.
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