Press Release 24 November 2005

SPINK’S MEDALS SALE DELIVERS SENSATIONAL RESULTS

Spink offered 481 lots of medals and militaria at auction today, which achieved a fantastic total result of £439,277 with 95% sold.

Highlights included:

Lot 161
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, a superb lesser George Garter Jewel, by Santarelli
Sold for £28,750

Lot 149
The Second War Bomber Command Conspicuous Gallantry Medal group of six to Warrant Officer J. ‘Jack’ Bettany, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, for his outstanding bravery over Pforzheim in saving the lives of the entire crew of his Lancaster, by throwing out a number of blazing incendiary bombs, through holes in the fuselage with his bare hands; the last to bale out from the stricken aircraft Bettany walked in full uniform, through enemy lines to safety.
Sold for £27,600

Lot 129
The superb and excessively rare G.C.S.I. Collar and Badge Bestowed upon General His Highness Al-Haj Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan, Abassi, Bahadur, Nawab of Bahawalpur
Sold for £25,300

Lot 160
The highly emotive and historic ‘Falklands’ group of three to Lieutenant Commander C.J. Pollard, Royal Naval Reserve, Late Lieutenant Royal Navy, who from H.M.S. Coventry shot down the leading aircraft from a wave of Argentinian skyhawks engaged in a low level bombing attack on Coventry and Broadsword.
Sold for £8,625

Lot 130
An outstanding C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E. group of twelve to Rear- Admiral W.J. Munn, Royal Navy, Commanding Destroyer H.M.S. Hereward at the Battle of Cape Matapan and during the evacuation of Greece and Crete, 1941, a Veteran of the Norwegian and Calabrian Operations, a Prisoner of War, and Commanding H.M.S. Kenya during the bombardment of Inchon 1950, Korean War
Sold for £8,625

Lot 242
Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. S. Stevenson. 1st or Royal Dragoons.)
Sold for £8,280

Lot 191
Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd Class, Set of Insignia by Edouard, St. Petersburg, neck badge.
Sold for £7,475

Lot 159
An extremely rare ‘Crowned Head’ Inter-War A.F.M. group of seven to flying Officer W.R. McCleery, Royal Air Force
Sold for £6,900

Lot 132
A Waterloo, K.H. pair to Major P. Bishop, 1st Battalion, 40th Regiment
Sold for £6,900

Lot 142
An interesting and emotive Great War ‘Seaplane Pilot’s’ D.S.C. group of six to Honorary Squadron Leader J.E.A. Hoare, Reserve of Air Force Officers, Late Flight Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service, for sinking a U Boat off the Scillies
Sold for £5,750

*All Prices include 15% Buyer’s Premium

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