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[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 Wednesday 23 November 2016 Lots Single Campaign Medals 1 – 172 Single Orders, Single Decorations, Long Service Medals, Miniature Medals and Militaria 173 – 234 Foreign Orders, Decorations and Medals 235 – 237 The Historically Important Post War C.B.E., Second World War D.S.C., Post War A.F.C., group of seven to Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown, Royal Navy 238 Groups with Orders and Decorations 238A – 255 Campaign Groups and Pairs 256 – 365 World Banknotes 366 – 423 Provincial Banknotes 424 – 427 The Sir J.Q. Hollom Archive of Banknotes 428 – 439 Treasury and Bank of England Banknotes 440 – 459 Scottish, Welsh and Irish Banknotes 460 – 464 Ancient Coins 465 – 496 British Coins 497 – 700 Scottish and Irish Coins 701 – 731 World Coins 732 – 773 Historical Medals, Commemorative Medals, Coin Cabinets 774 – 798 3 SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS 1 3 SERINGAPATAM 1799, NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1793-1840, silver issue, 48mm diam.. Almost extremely fine. (1) one bar, Gut of Gibraltar 1801 12 July 1801 (James Giffard, Chaplain.). Lightly toned, extremely fine. (1) £700 - 900 €780 - 1,000 £5,000 - 7,000 €5,600 - 7,800 2 BURMA 1824-26, Confirmed on roll as serving as a Chaplain aboard H.M.S. Spencer. silver issue, with steel clip and ring suspension. Light contact marks, otherwise very fine. (1) Chaplain James Giffard, was baptised on the 28th January 1770 at All Saints’, Cambridge. He went to Eton College, and in November 1786 began studying at Trinity College, Cambridge. B.A. 1791, M.A. £600 - 800 1794. Chaplain of Whaplode, Lincs., Chaplain of Waterbeach, Cambs. €670 - 900 Served on H.M.S. Spencer in December 1800, no longer on Muster rolls after December 1803. Chaplain of West Meon, Hants. Chaplain of Wrawby Lincs. Vicar (and patron) of Wootton 1814-49. He was the Vicar of Cabourn, Lincolnshire from 1821 to 1849. He is noted as being a resident of Cheltenham, aged 70 in the 1841 census. He died on the 18th August 1849. Sold with copied research. 4 | BONHAMS 6 7 8 4 7 NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1793-1840, MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, one bar, Syria (William R****y). Good fine, surname erased. (1) three bars, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees (J.Durrant, 51st Foot.). Small edge bruise and light contact marks to obverse, otherwise very fine. (1) £200 - 240 €220 - 270 £800 - 1,200 €900 - 1,300 Possibly William Reilly. Confirmed on roll, also entitled to a Waterloo medal, noted as Private 5 J.Durrant serving with Captain J.T.Keyt’s Company. NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1793-1840, five bars, 1st June 1794, St.Vincent, Nile, Egypt, Trafalgar, erased. The 8 bars tailor’s copies, the suspension refixed, fine or better. (1) MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, three bars, Corunna, St.Sebastain, Toulouse (T.Ferney, R.Arty Drivers.). £100 - 150 Very fine. (1) €110 - 170 £800 - 1,200 6 €900 - 1,300 MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, one bar, Talavera (William Richards, 24th Foot). Very fine. (1) Confirmed on roll. £800 - 1,000 €900 - 1,100 Confrimed on roll. MEDALS, BANKNOTES AND COINS | 5 10 11 12 13 9 12 MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, WATERLOO 1815, three bars, Salamanca, Nivelle, Orthes (John Pickett, 51st Foot.). fitted with original steel clip and a later ring suspension (Corporal Traces of mounting on obverse at 3 and 9 o’clock, with edge bruising, W.Smith, 51st Reg. Light Infantry). Some light contact marks and edge good fine. (1) bruising, otherwise very fine. (1) £200 - 300 £1,500 - 2,000 €220 - 340 €1,700 - 2,200 Confirmed on roll. Ex Baldwin 1948. A Private William Smith is noted on the roll as serving with Captain Richard Storer’s Company. Entitled to a Waterloo medal, served with Captain Edward Kelly’s Company. Noted as Private John Pickitt. 13 ARMY OF INDIA 1799-1826, 10 short hyphen reverse, one bar, Bhurtpoor (W.Andrews, 11th Lt MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, Dragns). Some light contact marks, otherwise very fine. (1) eight bars, Corunna, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (B.Bartlett, Serjeant, 5th Foot.). Very fine. (1) £800 - 1,200 €900 - 1,300 £2,000 - 2,500 €2,200 - 2,800 Private William Andrews is confirmed on the roll. Confirmed on roll. Ex Hall 1983. Armoury 1986. 14 GHUZNEE 1839, 11 engraved on rim (Jon Cooper, 17th Regt). Very fine. (1) WATERLOO 1815, fitted with steel clip and ring suspension (John Detridge. 2nd £400 - 600 Batt. C*ldstream Gds.). Light edge bruise and scratch over “O” of €450 - 670 Coldstream, otherwise very fine. (1) 15 £1,500 - 2,000 CANDAHAR, GHUZNEE, CABUL 1842, €1,700 - 2,200 reverse, Cabul 1842, fitted with steel clip and straight bar suspension. An unnamed example. Some polishing otherwise very fine. (1) Confirmed on roll as serving with Lt.Colonel Hon.E.Acheson’s Company. £300 - 400 €340 - 450 6 | BONHAMS 21 24 16 21 CANDAHAR, GHUZNEE, CABUL 1842, SCINDE MEDAL 1843, reverse Ghuznee Cabul, with silver mount for a cord suspension. Good Meeanee, Hyderabad reverse, fitted with China 1842 style suspension, fine or better. (1) engraved (Captain Thomas Chute, 22nd Regt). Very fine. (1) £150 - 200 £1,000 - 1,500 €170 - 220 €1,100 - 1,700 17 Captain Thomas Chute: Ensign 24.2.1832; Lieutenant 9.12.1836; JELLALABAD 1842, Captain 18.2.1843. First type with Crown reverse, with silver ring and silver wire straight bar suspension. Very fine. (1) He served throughout the operations in Scinde (Medal), including the destruction of Imaumghur, and the battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad (severely wounded). £350 - 450 €390 - 500 22 18 SUTLEJ 1845-46, Moodkee reverse, one bar, Ferozeshuhur (William Wilson 50th Regt). JELLALABAD 1842, Lightly toned, otherwise extremely fine. (1) second type, Victory reverse, with silver straight bar suspension. Very fine. (1) £300 - 400 €340 - 450 £500 - 700 €560 - 780 23 19 SUTLEJ 1845-46, Moodkee reverse, three bars, Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal, Sobraon (Robert CHINA 1842, John Field 50th Regt). Light contact marks, very fine. (1) (George Wall, Sergeant, Royal Marines.). Very fine. (1) £800 - 1,200 £500 - 600 €900 - 1,300 €560 - 670 24 20 PUNJAB 1848-49, CHINA 1842, one bar, Chilianwala (E.Meade, 24th Foot.). Small edge bruise and (John Short. H.M.S.Melville.). Some contact marks and edge bruising, contact marks very fine. (1) otherwise nearly very fine. (1) £500 - 700 £400 - 600 €560 - 780 €450 - 670 3092 Private Edwin Meade was killed at Chilianwala.