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Achievements
at Auction
Spink has a history of working closely with collectors to build great
collections. And, when the time comes, we advise our clients on the best
and most appropriate way to dispose of their property. Our specialists'
advice has always been based on detailed knowledge of our clients, their
collections and market conditions and it is this unique portfolio of expertise
which ensures that we achieve remarkable results for our clients time
and again.
Records
• Medals – Major Sales of Victoria Crosses
• Stamps
• Coins and Banknotes
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France 1849/50
1 fr vermillion Tête-Bêche block of four
• 17 November 2003
• Sold for €924,000 |
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Group
to Sergeant (Later Warrant Officer) N.C. Jackson
• 30 April 2004
• Sold for £ 230,000 |
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Charles II,
Pattern Crown, 1663
• 15 May 2003
• Sold for £ 138,000 |
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Palestine
Currency Board £100, 1929
• 9
April 2003
• Sold for £ 48,300 |
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CB
CBE Triple DSO, Double DFC Group of 19 to Air Vice-Marshal J
E Johnson, RAF
• 10 December 2001
• Sold for £ 241,500 |
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Australia,
George V 2d. Tête-Bêche pair
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20 March 2003
• Sold for £ 82,800 |
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Auction Records
| 1993 |
Auction record for an
English banknote, 1797 £1 note - £57,200 |
| 1996 |
Auction record for an English hammered
gold coin, Henry III gold penny - £159,500 |
| 1997 |
Auction record for a Scottish gold
coin - £77,000 |
| 1998 |
Auction record for a Byzantine seal
- £35,200 |
| 1998 |
Auction record for an Islamic coin
- £308,000 |
| 1999 |
Auction record for an English gold
coin, George III 1817 gold pattern crown - £170,500 |
| 2001 |
Auction record for an English campaign
medal group - £241,500 |
| 2002 |
Auction record for Scottish silver
coin at auction, Mary & Henry Darnley silver ryal, 1565 - £97,750 |
| 2003 |
2003 Auction record for individual
Hong Kong stamp - £70,000 - and Australian stamp - £ 82,800
- at auction |
| 2003 |
Auction record for a DSM Group at auction
- £59,800 |
| 2003 |
8 auction records set during
auction of the Slaney Collection of English Coins:
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Auction record for an English silver coin - £138,000
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Auction record for an Edward VI crown - £41,400
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Auction record for a Charles II halfcrown - £40,250
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Auction record for a James II 5 Guineas - £35,650
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Auction record for a Victoria Crown - £27,600
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Auction record for a Triple Unite - £25,300
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Auction record for Elizabethan copper - £9,430
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Auction record for an Edward VI halfcrown - £7,800 |
| 2003 |
Records set in 5 November Orders, Decorations,
Campaign Medals & Militaria Sale
• Auction record
for a Victoria Cross group - £178,250
• Auction
record for a Peninsular War group - £176,525
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Auction record for a Portuguese Commander’s War Cross - £20,700 |
| 2003 |
• Auction record for a
French Philatelic item sold at auction - €924,000 |
| 2004 |
• Auction record for a
Victoria Cross - £230,000 |
| 2004 |
• World record for
a British coin - Coenwulf gold penny - £230,000 |
| 2005 |
• New auction record for
a Queen Anne Vigo Five Guineas 1703 - £149,500 |
| 2006 |
• New world record for a British Coin Edward III Double Florin £460,000. This
is also the record price for any coin at auction in the U.K. |
Medals - Major Sales of Victoria Crosses
The staff of Spink's medal department have handled well in excess of 100
Victoria Crosses, some of which are listed below:
| July 1997 |
The Second World War VC, DFC Group of Nine
to Flight Lieutenant D S A 'Lumme' Lord, RAF |
£126,500 |
| July 1997 |
The Great War VC, MC Group of Five to Captain J A 'Oozy'
Liddell, Royal Flying Corps |
£97,750 |
| July 1997 |
The Second World War VC, DCM Group of Six to Captain
A G Horwood, Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment |
£80,500 |
| May 1998 |
The Second World War VC, DFC Group of Seven to Flying
Officer L A Trigg, Royal New Zealand Air Force |
£138,000 |
| November 1998 |
The Boer War VC, CSI, DSO and Bar Group of Eleven to
Brigadier-General F A Maxwell, Indian Army |
£89,700 |
| October 1999 |
The Boer War VC Group to Sergeant J J Clements, Botha's
Scouts, late Rimington's Guides and Damant's Horse |
£74,750 |
| April 2000 |
A Great War (Mesopotamia) VC Group to Sergeant J
Readitt, South Lancashire Regiment |
£46,000 |
| November 2003 |
The Great War Victoria Cross, D.S.O., M.C. and bar
group to Major General D.M.W. Beak, formerly Commander, Drake Battalion,
Royal Naval Division
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£178,250 |
| April 2004 |
The Second War Bomber Command Victoria Cross Group
of Eight to Sergeant (Later Warrant Officer) N.C. Jackson, Royal Air
Force |
£230,000 |
| July 2004 |
The Second War Victoria Cross Group of Nine to Naik
(later Subedar-Major and Hon. Captain) Agansing Rai, 5 Royal Gurkha
Rifles |
£132,250 |
| July 2005 |
The Great War ‘Lancashire Landing’ Victoria
Cross Group of Seven to Sergeant A Richards, 1 Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
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£126,500 |
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Stamps
| April 1998 |
Great Britain Mulready: The Grunin Collection |
£539,900 |
| April 1999 |
Bahamas: The 'Staircase'Collection |
£550,000 |
| April 1999 |
New Brunswick & NovaScotia: The Koh Collection |
US$1,144,600 |
| May 1999 |
Cape of Good Hope: The Indhusophon Collection |
£1,146,400 |
| June 1999 |
Bermuda: The Morris Ludington Collection |
£1,101,100 |
| March 2000 |
New Zealand: The Henry Dumas Collection |
£531,600 |
| June 2000 |
Straits Settlements 1624-1867: The Pichai Collection
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S$2,019,500 |
| December 2000 |
Great Britain: The 'Peak' Collection |
£442,700 |
| December 2000 |
Essays & Proofs from the De La Rue Archive |
£399,700 |
| May 2001 |
Stamps & Covers from the Royal Philatelic Collection |
£763,900 |
| September 2001 |
Great Britain: The 'Cawardine' Collection |
£455,800 |
| September 2001 |
Trinidad: The Sir John Marriott Collection |
£768,900 |
| November 2001 |
China: The ‘Autumn’ Collection of the Liberated
Areas of
China |
HK$5,144,500 |
| November 2001 |
Great Britain: The H O Fraser Collection |
£929,100 |
| September 2002 |
Great Britain: The Sayeed Collection |
£309,800 |
| September 2002 |
East Africa: The 'Kilimanjaro' Collection |
£279,500 |
| October 2002 |
World: The 'Ambassador' Collection |
£1,089,000 |
| February 2003 |
Hong Kong: The RCK Chan Collection |
£338,500 |
| May 2003 |
Rare Stamps of Great Britain and the British Empire
from the Estate of William Frazer
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£655,000 |
| November 2003 |
The "La Fayette" Collection |
€5,047,750 (hammer price) |
Coins and Banknotes
| November 1996 |
The Douro Cargo Collection |
£1,546,600 |
| October 1997 |
Bruno Mantegazza Collection of Crowns |
£664,400 |
| November 1997 |
The Lucien LaRiviere & Myron Kaufman Collections |
£660,600 |
| November 1998 |
The Paul Karon Collection of English Crowns |
£343,200 |
| March 1999 |
The Herman Selig Collection of Coins of George III |
£887,800 |
| May 1999 |
The Turath Collection of Islamic Coins |
£664,600 |
| September 1999 |
The Keith Austin Collection of Scottish Banknotes |
£240,400 |
| September 1999 |
The Martin Hughes Collection of English Coins |
£246,200 |
| April 2000 |
The Dr Anton Dreesmann Collection of Ancient Coins
(Pt. I) |
£1,225,100 |
| May 2000 |
The Karl Gustav Collection |
£314,300 |
| July 2000 |
The Dr Anton Dreesmann Collection of Ancient Coins
(Pt. II) |
£427,900 |
| September 2000 |
The Clive of India Treasure |
£405,530 |
| March 2001 |
The Roger Shuttlewood Collection of Tudor Coins |
£508,300 |
| November 2001 |
The Edward Van Roekel Collection |
£464,400 |
| November 2001 |
The 'Gadeside'Collection of Banknotes |
HK$3,586,500 |
| January 2003 |
'Special Number' Bank of England notes (at the Bank
of England) |
£33,100 (estimate £23,000) |
| May 2003 |
The Slaney Collection of English Coins |
£1,067,000 |
| May 2003 |
The Pringle Collection of Scottish Banknotes |
£280,000 |
| June 2003 |
Italian coins and medals |
£947,337 |
| March 2004 |
The Marshall Collection of British and World Coins |
£719,359 |
| December 2004 |
The Adil Karouni Collection of English Banknotes part I |
£379,895 |
| April 2005 |
The Adil Karouni Collection of English banknotes part II |
£330,905 |
| May 2005 |
The Samuel King Collection of English Gold Coins |
£1,417,595 |
| September 2005 |
The Adil Karouni Collection of English Banknotes part III |
£239,480 |
| December 2005 |
The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns |
£660,715 |
| February 2006 |
The Lucien LaRiviere Collection of Irish Coins and Medals |
£366,120 |
| March 2006 |
The Lucien LaRiviere Collection of Scottish Coins |
£486,090 |
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