Lot 2771
Sale 131 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Great Britain, 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot, 1830, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt brass. Hairlines on burnished back plate, otherwise extremely fine.
The 63rd Regiment of Foot Headquarter Company arrived in Sydney on 18 February 1830 and after landing its convict charges it sailed to Tasmania where it was joined by the rest of the regiment in the following month. Five companies of the 63rd embarked from Hobart for Madras in February 1833 and the rest of the unit sailed in March of the same year.
With research.
- Estimate
- $1,000
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $1,700