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Auction: 8023 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 408

The Honours and Awards Bestowed Upon Chevalier R.L.J.M. Scheyven, Belgian Diplomat, Provincial Commissioner and Resident of Burundi a) Belgium, Kingdom, a Fine Quality Patent of Nobility to Chevalier Robert Lucien Jean Marie Scheyven, dated 30.3.1961, featuring nine illuminated sides of vellum, 355mm x 250mm, the Patent bound within a leather booklet with gilt inlay and coat of arms on cover, with attached wax seal, 102mm, housed in a fine-quality silver holder with crowned ´B´ on lid, all contained in a leather box b) Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Commander´s neck Badge, 83mm including crown suspension x 52mm, gilt and enamel, bi-lingual version, with neck riband c) Benin, French Colonial, Order of the Black Star, Commander´s neck Badge, 80mm including wreath suspension x 55mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver-marks on suspension loop, with neck riband, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, case of issue, the Orders generally very fine or better, with the following related documents &c.: - Bestowal Document for the Order of the Crown, Officer, named to Monsieur Robert Lucien Jean Marie Scheyven, Assistant District Commissioner, dated 15.11.1950 - Bestowal Document for the Order of Leopold, Officer, named to Monsieur Robert L.J.M. Scheyven, District Commissioner, dated 15.11.1956 - Bestowal Document for the Order of Leopold II, Commander, named to Monsieur Robert L.J.M. Scheyven, Provincial Commissioner, dated 8.4.1959 - Bestowal Document for the Medal for Colonial War Effort 1940-45, named to Monsieur R.L.J.M. Scheyven, Principal Territorial Administrator, dated 23.4.1948, together with named enclosure letter - Letter to the recipient authorizing him to wear one Star of Service, dated 8.11.1954 - Bestowal Document for the Medal for 50th Anniversary of the Belgian Congo 1958, named to Monsieur Robert L.J.M. Scheyven, District Commissioner, dated 18.10.1958 - Licence to accept and wear the insignia of the Commander of the Black Star of Benin, named to Robert Lucien Jean Marie Scheyven, dated 19.10.1954 - Letter to the recipient congratulating him on the award of the Order of the Black Star, dated New York, 25.8.1954 - Letter to the recipient announcing his appointment as a Chevalier, dated 25.11.1960, and accompanying enclosure (lot) Estimate £ 350-550

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