Catalogue
World medals, all Independence issues, Fiji 1970 (2, one sterling silver, one cupro nickel), Papua New Guinea 1975, Solomon Islands 1978, Vanuatu 1980, and Zimbabwe 1980. All unnamed, the last medal with impressed edge number 07743. Display mounted on board using double sided tape, the first very fine, the rest extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $550
World medals, Indonesia, Police Presidential Commendation Medal (Satya Lancana Jana Utama); Vanuatu, Order of Vanuatu 3rd Class (Distinguished Service Medal), both unnamed as issued. Display mounted on board, virtually uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $140
France, miniature Legion of Honour Medal, 1870, in silver and gilt with sixteen diamonds. Very fine.
Estimate $400
Not offered
Germany, Brunswick War Merit Cross First Class, 1914, in bronze, pin back. With unofficial case, toned uncirculated.
Estimate $250
Not offered
Germany, Prussia, Trio: Koniggratz Cross 1866; Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-71; Kaiser Wilhelm Centenary Medal 1897. Swing mounted in German style, ribbons tatty, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Germany, Trio: Prussia, Merit Cross for War Aid; Silesian Eagle 1st Class; Prussia, Landwehr Long Service Medal 2nd Class. Court mounted German style, ribbons dirty, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $160
Germany, WWI Iron Cross First Class, pin back with additional pins at side to keep it straight when wearing, pin marked 'Godet.Berlin', of high quality manufacture. In unofficial case, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
Germany, WWI Iron Cross Second Class (much black paint missing); WWII Third Reich litzen pair of black embroidered swastika on white leather; other world chevron. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Germany, WWII, group of eight ribbon bar for Iron Cross; War Merit Cross with swords; NSDAP Blood Order; NSDAP Party District badge; Long Service Medal with silver eagle; Luftschutz Honour Cross Service Medal; West Wall Medal with miniature medal emblem; Sudetenland Medal with miniature medal emblem. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Thailand, Order of the Crown of Thai, 4th Class with ribbon; Italy, The Libyan Medal with ribbon. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
Not offered
Timor-Leste Solidarity Medals, in cases of issue together with miniatures and ribbon bars. Two sets of three, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
USA, Group of Nine: Air Medal; WWII Victory Medal; Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal; American Campaign Medal; Korean Service Medal with three stars; Armed Services Reserve Medal; Long Service Medal; National Defense Medal; UN Korea Medal, unnamed as issued; also US Presidential Unit Citation, dog tags, silver Navigator Wings in full size and miniature, collection of cloth WWII patches, metal rank insignia and ribbon bars, all these attributed to Lt later Major Duncan Ingraham, Army Air Corps; the lot also includes a massive collection of other material including large bag of 1943-44 period photographs taken in the Pacific of planes, locals, and other scenes, also numerous personal papers IDs, passes, documents, numerous letters home, A3 size comical discharge from Korea 1953, 2 x A4 studio portraits in uniform, half a dozen large official files of personal record of service, roles of unit members, operations and heaps more (5 inches thick), photograph album (approx 200 images) mostly pre war with focus on his Basketball team, and also included is a 1930s T-shirt with embroidered emblem on back and Dunk on front, also material University Basketball blazer patches (2), three University books 1940-41, 42 and squadron Unit History, hand painted desk plaque of mountains and sea with name of Lt Duncan G Ingraham unit patch and US Air Force, and finally a most significant service bombing in Balikpapan. Fine - extremely fine, a comprehensive collection compiled by a WWII officer of 72 Bombardment Group. (lot)
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Group of Six: Purple Heart; Vietnam Service Medal; South Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm; South Vietnam Star; State of New Jersey Medal for Meritorious Service; State of New Jersey Medal for Military Service in the Southeast Asia Theater of Operations. Very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $200
Not offered
Vanuatu, Order of Vanuatu 3rd Class (Distinguished Service Medal). No ribbon, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
World medals, Austria, Kaiser Karl Troops Cross (Truppenkreuz) 1916; Belgium, War Cross 1914-18; Germany Honour Cross with Swords 1914-1918; Germany WWI Ahlestedt Veterans Association Cross. Ribbons poor, fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
World military medals, buttons, France, Tonkin Campaign Medal (Navy) 1883-1885; Croix de Guerre with three bronze stars and two palms; Germany WWI Veterans Association Medal; Great Britain, buttons, c1850, Boy Scouts belt buckle, cloth badges. Very good - extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $130
SOLD $100
World medals, Germany, WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class (no ribbon); Italy, Facist Black Shirts Medal 2nd Divn 28 October; Japan, China Incident Medal 1937-45; Malta, George Cross 50th Anniversary Medal 1992; Netherlands, War Cross with East Asia South Pacific 1942-1945 clasp; North Vietnam, One Year Active Service Medal in gun metal with 2 stars; Poland, Cross of Valour (no ribbon); USA, Multinational Forces and Observers Medal; also a Japanese academy graduation fob. Mostly fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
World medals, Greece, Commemorative Medal for Greek-Bulgaria War 1913, no suspender on ribbon; Swiss Confederation, Commemorative Medal of the City of Sierre to its soldiers mobilised 1939-45 in bronze, no ribbon; USA, WWII Victory Medal 1941-1945, Vietnam Service Medal 1965-73, no ribbon or suspension ring. Very fine - extremely fine, the second scarce. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40