June 2003 Medal Newsletter

Medal Auctions at Spink
We are pleased to welcome a new member of the team, Andrew Hanham, who joins us from 1st June. Andrew is a specialist in British and European Orders. He and his expertise are a welcome addition to the Department. Arriving immediately after our very successful May sale, he will be thrown into the midst of the work in progress relating to our next auction on 5 November.

Last month we previwed more items from 'The Property of a Lady' which are to be sold in November. The disposal of this collection is being spread over several sales. Those of you who missed details of these items can link in to the May Medal Newsletter on this site.

Already we have two other small general collections for the November along with other interesting individual lots. There is still time enough to consign items for sale so please contact us if you would like to talk through having your property included.

John Hayward: 020 7563 4049


Spink Representatives Out and About
Our new representative in North America is William 'Bill' F. Brown Jr who can be contacted at:
PO Box 2221,
Lompoc,
CA 93438 2221,
USA
tel 805 740-9714
email: wbrown@utech.net
fax 805 740 9704

Our representative in Australasia is Mike Downey who can be contacted at:
PO Box 274,
Double Bay,
NSW 1360,
Australia
tel 0408 215 404
email: mikerayd@yahoo.com

New Auction Service
For those who prefer to engage an agent to bid on their behalf at the major auctions in London of Orders, Decorations and Medals, Spink now offer this as a free service. A representative from the Medal Department attends all major auctions and will be pleased to act on your behalf. The procedure for retaining Spink in this capacity is very straightforward, just contact John Hayward on 020 7563 4049.

Selling Medals at Spink
Although sale at auction of orders. medals and decorations is very successful, some clients still lean towards sale by private treaty. We at Spink are very interested in the straight purchase of both collections and individual items and will be pleased to discuss such arrangements.

Buying Medals on the Spink Website
During June there will be some unusual and interesting items going on the website, so it will be worth referring to the website sales list on a regular basis. Please note that items cannot be reserved, they will remain on the list available for purchase until a firm sale has been completed.

New Reference Works for Medal Collectors
The Spink Book Department has just published a 96 page catalogue of books on coins and medals, which can all be ordered through the Department. The bulk of the material listed in the catalogue are in-print books which are considered to be standard works for collectors, dealers, museum curators and those interested in any aspect of numismatic study. The catalogue is £3 including postage. If you would like a copy then contact

Philip Skingley,
Spink and Son Ltd,
Book Department,
69 Southampton Row ,
London WC1B 4ET

email: etran@spink.com
fax: +44 (0) 20 7563 4068.

Please include credit card details to cover the £3 charge.

A new works of reference for medal collectors is:

The Roll of Honour: Land Forces World War II Volume 6 by Joe Devereaux and Graham Sacker. London: Savannah Publications, 2003. 320 pages, ISBN 1 902366 15 8 Casebound. Price £27.95

This work lists both officers and others ranks who died during the 1939-35 conflict giving, where appropriate, regiment or unit, details of name, rank, number, awards, place of birth, place of domicile, place of death, date of death and regiment or unit at 1 September 1939. The compilers of these volumes have improved on the official manuscript roll - by cross-referencing they have been able to include more precise dates of death and to correct names that were recorded incorrectly. The roll is published in 10 parts; each hardbound volume is available individually.

VOLUME 6 comprises the following regiments:
(Durham Light Infantry, Highland
Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regt), Glasgow Highlanders, Seaforth
Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany¹s), Gordon Highlanders, London
Scottish (Donside), Queen¹s Own Cameron Highlanders, Liverpool Scottish,
Royal Ulster Rifles, London Irish Rifles, Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess
Victoria¹s), Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise¹s), Rifle
Brigade (Prince Consort¹s Own), Tower Hamlets Rifles, Artists Rifles, London
Rifle Brigade, Lowland Regt, Reconnaissance Corps, 9th Bn King¹s Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry, Loyal Regt (North Lancashire) (Recce),
Gloucestershire Regt (Recce), Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Recce), Tower
Hamlet Rifles (Recce), General List Infantry

Companions of Honour by Peter Galloway. 2003, approx 600 pages. Available from:

Dr P.J. Galloway,
c/o Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood,
St James's Palace,
London
SW1A 1BH.

Price: £50.00 (includes UK postage: p&p to Europe £4, elsewhere £10) Payment by Sterling Cheque or international money order only.

The book traces the history of the Order beginning with its institution in 1917. Limited to just 65 Members, its ranks have included writers, poets, artists, architects, sculptors, composers, conductors, actors, journalists, broadcasters, industrialists, trades unionists, clergy, social pioneers,
choreographers, and politicians.

Spink Contact Address

Spink & Son Ltd,
69 Southampton Row,
Bloomsbury,
London
WC1B 4ET

Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
E-mail: info@spink.com