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Medals, Bonds, Banknotes and Coins Bonds, Banknotes Medals, I Montpelier Street, London I 21 November 2018 I Montpelier Street, 24642 Medals, Bonds, Banknotes and Coins Montpelier Street, London I 21 November 2018 Medals, Bonds, Banknotes and Coins Montpelier Street, London | Wednesday 21 November 2018, at 10.30am BONHAMS ENQUIRIES IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGISTRATION Montpelier Street John Millensted The United States Government IMPORTANT NOTICE Knightsbridge + 44 (0) 20 7393 3914 has banned the import of ivory into Please note that all customers, London SW7 1HH [email protected] the USA. Lots containing ivory are irrespective of any previous activity www.bonhams.com indicated by the symbol Ф printed with Bonhams, are required to Fulvia Esposito beside the lot number in this complete the Bidder Registration VIEWING + 44 (0) 20 7393 3917 catalogue. Form in advance of the sale. 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Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams International Board Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Matthew Girling CEO, Emily Barber, Antony Bennett, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, India Phillips, Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Matthew Bradbury, Lucinda Bredin, Peter Rees, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Asaph Hyman, Caroline Oliphant, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, Veronique Scorer, Robert Smith, James Stratton, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Edward Wilkinson, Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Matthew Haley, Ralph Taylor, Charlie Thomas, David Williams, Jon Baddeley, Jonathan Fairhurst, Leslie Wright, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Rupert Banner, Shahin Virani, Simon Cottle. Charles Lanning, Grant MacDougall, Sale Information BIDS COLLECTION AND STORAGE PAYMENT +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 AFTER SALE All charges must be paid by the +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax All sold lots will remain in the time of collection. [email protected] Coins & Medals department at www.bonhams.com Knightsbridge. Payment in advance Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 PAYMENTS Please contact the department for to ascertain amount due by: cash, +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 shipping quotes. cheque with banker’s card, credit +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax card or bank draft. + 44 (0) 20 7393 3917 [email protected] ART COLLECTIONS, Payment at time of collection ESTATES & VALUATIONS by cash, cheque with banker’s +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 card, credit card or bank draft. +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax [email protected] CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTIONS To obtain other catalogues or take out an annual subscription: Subscriptions Department +44 (0) 1666 502200 +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax [email protected] Contents Lots Single Campaign Medals 1-9 Single Orders, Medals for Distinguished Service, Miniature Medals and Militaria etc 10-33 Foreign Orders, Decorations and Medals 34-42 The Orders and Medals to members of the Churchill family 43-53 The five groups of medals to the Maclear Brothers 54 Groups with Orders and Decorations for Gallantry 55-60 Campaign Groups and Pairs 61-69 Scripophily 70-80 World Banknotes 81-122 English Banknotes 123-146 Scottish, Channel Islands and Irish Banknotes 147-152 An important group of Banknote proofs and essays 153-187 Ancient Coins 188-194 English Coins 195-405 Scottish Coins 406-408 World Coins 409-489 Tokens and Commemorative Medallions and Coin Cabinet 490-548 3 4 SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS 1 5 WATERLOO 1815, SOUTH AFRICA 1877-79, fitted with replacement suspension, erased. Together with copy one bar, 1879 (29/1121. Pte J.McIver. 58th Foot.). Extremely fine. (1) MGS, Army of India, South Africa 1877-79, Queen’s Sudan. With minor WW1 and WW2 medals. Good fine or better. (Lot) £600 - 800 €680 - 910 £150 - 200 €170 - 230 Confirmed on roll. 2 6 INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1854-95, QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, bronze issue, one bar, Burma 1885-7 (6 Shepherd Indhur Com Dep. no bar (6501 Pte P.Ryan. E.Lanc: Regt). Light bruising and contact Mad.). Lightly polished very fine. (1) marks, otherwise very fine. (1) £80 - 120 £40 - 60 €90 - 140 €50 - 70 3 Enitled to Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1902 bars. CANADA GENERAL SERVICE 1866-70, one bar, Fenian Raid (Capt.C.D.Rose Montreal G.A.). With 7 corresponding miniature. Toned, extremely fine. (2) QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, no bar (Nursing Sister A.Lamb.). A couple lof light edge bruises, £400 - 600 otherwise very fine. (1) €460 - 680 £300 - 400 4 €340 - 460 SOUTH AFRICA 1877-79, one bar, 1879 (2025 Pte J.S.Hurdus. 3/60th Foot.). A couple of very Confirmed on roll as one of the Civil and Colonial Nurses. light edge bruises, otherwise very fine. (1) 8 £600 - 800 €680 - 910 1914-15 STAR, (3-7499, Pte.M.Hughes, A. & S. Highrs.). Victory Medal (461W.T.S. H.P.Winnett. W.T.O. R.N.R.; R.M.A. 14580 GR. W.J.Barmer). 1939- Confirmed on the roll. 1945 Star; Africa Star. Burma Star. Italy Star. Jubilee 1935. Volunteer Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, V.R. unnamed. Africa Service Medal. Efficiency Medal with Territorial suspension, G.VI.R., erased. Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Robert Alexander). Special Constabulary Long Service and Good Conduct, G.VI.R. (Arthur H.Calder.). Very fine. (13) £60 - 80 €70 - 90 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 4 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 9 13 WORLD WAR ONE MEDALS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL, 1914-15 Star (20687 Pte I.Jones. R.W.Fus:; PO.574-S. G.VI.R. (921008. F/Sgt. W.C.Isted. R.A.F.). With Caterpillar club Pte.W.Cosgrove. R.M.L.I.). British War Medal (316153 badge (F/LT. W.C.Isted), dog tag, Log book, POW ID tag from Stalag Pte.H.G.Jones. Ches.R.). Victory Medal (M2-203145 Pte.H.Helliwell. Luft 1 numbered (4145). Extremely fine. (Lot) A.S.C.; 2880 Pte.H.Roberts. R.W.Fus.; 16768 Cpl.R.Buckley. L’Pool R.; 78144 Pte.R.C.Price. R.W.Fus.). British War and Victory £1,800 - 2,200 Medal Pairs (130108 3.A.M. T.O.Jones. R.A.F.; 36934 Pte.H.Ward. €2,000 - 2,500 R.W.Fus.; 73214 Pte.W.T.Roberts. Welsh R.; 58047 Pte.J.H.Williams. Y.&L.R.). Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Edgar D.F.M. London Gazette 11.6.1943. R.Oakley.). Africa Star; Defence Medal; War Medal. Generally very fine or better. (19) This N.C.O. has carried out many successful sorties as Navigator against Germany and Italian objectives. He also took part in daylight £200 - 300 attacks on Brest, Le Creusot and Danzig. Flight Sergeant Isted €230 - 340 maintained a high level of navigational skill throughout his tour and has been an example to other Navigators of his unit. SINGLE ORDERS, MEDALS FOR DISTINGUISHED Flight Lieutenant W.C.Isted began his training at No.45 Air School SERVICE, MINIATURE MEDALS AND MILITARIA in Oudtshoorn in South Africa in December 1940. In April 1941 he ETC moves to No.42 Air School at Port Elizabeth. On completion of his training he returns to the UK and is based at No.25 OTU Finningley. 10 He moves to No.97 Squadron at Coningsby in October and has DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER, his first raid on Emden in a Manchester on the 15th November, G.V.R., in Garrard & Co box of issue, attributed to Lieutenant E.Evans on the 8th December the raid is on Aachen and on the 18th he of the Royal Naval Reserve. Together with a RNR Officer’s sword attacks Brest (Scharnhorst & Gneisnau). In January 1942, they by the Army & Navy Coop Society, the blade engraved (Presented attack St.Nazaire on the 2nd and on the 10th Wilhelmshaven. He by the Inhabitants of Aberporth. Lieut E.Evans, R.N.R., D.S.O. in has his first Op on a Lancaster as a Navigator on the 8th May to recognition of gallant service as Master of S.S.Kingsley. January Warnemunde and on the 29th Genneviliers and the following night 2.