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Browse Catalogue of Stack's January 2005 Auction Page 13 of 103  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII → Militaria → British Medals for Asian and African Chiefs → Certificate of Honor Chief's Medals, 1926-1956 → Southern Africa Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 361 Nyasaland Chief's Medal, 1953 AU $950.00 Bronze oval, 68.2 x 50.3mm. Jamieson --. About Uncirculated. Obv. Crowned Elizabeth II bust r. Rev. Lioness on rock, rising sun, NYASALAND/ PROTECTORATE. Red-gold patina. No ribbon or case. 362 Southern Rhodesia Chief's Medal, 1953 CH EF $850.00 Bronze oval, 46.4 x 33.9mm. Choice Extremely Fine. Obv. Types as above. Rev. Arms and supporters of this white-ruled self-governing Crown Colony. Suspended from yellow pinback ribbon. 363 Leopold II, King of the Belgians, Sovereign of the Independent State of the Congo, 1885-1908. Chief's Medal, ca. 1890 EF $1,300.00 Bronze nickelplate, 60.6mm. Extremely Fine. Obv. Star in circle of dots, TRAVAIL ET PROGRES, Work and Progress. Rev. State name around CHIFFERIE/ INDIGÉNE/ RECONNUE, Native Leadership Recognized. Ball-loop to base metal squirrel chain. An historic link to a dark era of exploitation brought to an end by the Congo Reform Association of E.D. Morel and Sir Roger Casement. The Independent...  more Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII → Militaria → British Medals for Asian and African Chiefs → Certificate of Honor Chief's Medals, 1926-1956 → Indian Ocean & Far Eastern Colonies Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 364 Aden Chief's Medal, 1937 AU $1,500.00 Bronze oval. 67.9 x 50mm. About Uncirculated. Obv. Crowned bust l., GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR. Rev. Arab dhow under full sail. With yellow moiré neck cravat. Red-green patina. 365 Ceylon Headmen's Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Instituted 1905 AU $1,300.00 Silver, 41.5mm. Jamieson 72. About Uncirculated. Obv Crowned bust l., GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR. Rev. Elephant facing in palm grove, FOR LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE. Silver pinback header, no ribbon. 366 Straits Settlements Certificate of Honor Medal, Instituted 1926 CH AU $2,400.00 Silver gilt, 41.8mm. Jamieson 70. Choice About Uncirculated. Obv. Crowned bust l. GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR. Rev. Quartered Arms of Straits Settlements, now part of the Federation of Malaysia. With short length or light blue ribbon. 367 Federated Malay State Certificate of Honor Medal, 1926 AU $2,200.00 Silver gilt, 41.8mm. Jamieson 67. About Uncirculated. Obv. Types as above. Rev. Quartered Arms supported by tigers. Malay and English legend. Tawny gold at the rims, with length of red-white-blue ribbon. 368 Federated Malay State Certificate of Honor Medal, 1926 CH EF $1,300.00 Silver gilt, 41.8mm. Jamieson 67. Choice Extremely Fine. Types as above with incuse SPECIMEN on edge, no ribbon. 369 Hong Kong Certificate of Honor Medal, Instituted 1929 AU $2,200.00 Silver gilt, 41.6mm. Jamieson 69. About Uncirculated. Obv. Types as above. Rev. Hong Kong harbor with sailing junks from colonial Badge. Pleasing gold surfaces. With length of red-white-blue ribbon. Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII → Militaria → War of 1812 Medals and Decorations → United States Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 370 Major General Jacob Brown. Julian MI.11 CH AU $500.00 Copper, bronzed. 64.7 mm. Choice About Uncirculated. Some stray marks. Brown. Carlson noted 128 struck. 371 Major General Jacob Brown. J.MI.11. White metal CH UNC $2,800.00 64.6 mm. Choice Uncirculated. Prooflike, with brightly reflective fields and frosty central devices. Some minor staining. Struck from perfect dies, not rusted and obverse rim unbroken. Extremely rare: Carlson noted only one auction record for a white metal Brown and wrote in 1981 that there were no records of one struck after 1854. Missing from Dreyfuss in this metal. 372 Major General Edmund Gaines. J.MI.13, Loubat 44. Silver AU $8,500.00 Overall Extremely Fine, sharpness of About Uncirculated. 64.4 mm. Rims 3.5 - 3.7 mm. thick. 1,783.3 gns. (115.4 gms.). Specific gravity 10.47 (per the late Ted Craige). Bright silver in color, once cleaned. Extremely rare: Carlson noted four auction records for a silver Gaines but the cataloguer can only trace three different specimens: this; Dreyfuss:5261 (Uncirculated, 1,774.8 gns.,...  more 373 Major General Edmund Gaines. J.MI.13 UNC $400.00 Copper, bronzed. 65.0 mm. Technically Uncirculated. Small obverse spot. Some stray marks. Mahogany. 374 Major General William H. Harrison. J.MI.14 CH UNC $425.00 Copper, bronzed. 65.1 mm. Choice Uncirculated. A nice example with good brown color. 375 Major General William H. Harrison J.MI.14 obverse/Governor Isaac Shelby J.MI.21 Battle of the Thames reverse muling CH UNC $525.00 Copper, bronzed. 65.1 mm. Choice Uncirculated. Good, even deep brown. Cabinet friction on Harrison's hair. Fairly rare: these mules made for partisans and collectors do not come up very often. The one in Kessler-Spangenberger, for example, went from there into David Dreyfuss' collection and was bought for Ambassador Middendorf at the Dreyfuss sale. There was another in Presidential Coin...  more 376 Major General Andrew Jackson. J.MI.15 GEM UNC $425.00 Copper, bronzed. 65.0 mm. Gem Uncirculated. Prooflike. A lovely specimen with light brown color, pale rose iridescence, brightly reflective satiny fields. One of the nicest seen. Obverse broken from rim into field under EN; reverse rim crumbling in several places. 377 Major General Andrew Jackson. J.MI.15. White metal CH UNC $3,750.00 64.8 mm. Choice Uncirculated. Prooflike. Bright silver gray in color. The fields brightly reflective while the central devices are frosty. Quite rare and missing from the otherwise comprehensive Dreyfuss collection. 378 Major General Alexander Macomb. J.MI.16. White metal UNC $3,500.00 64.7 mm. Uncirculated. Prooflike. Frosty devices, brightly reflective fields. Some light spotting. Quite rare: missing from the Dreyfuss collection. Kessler-Spangenberger had one and Carlson noted one other auction record. Nagy had one once, too. 379 Major General Peter B. Porter. J.MI.18. White metal UNC $3,000.00 64.6 mm. Technically Uncirculated. Prooflike. Frosty devices, mirror fields. Some hairlines. While very scarce in white metal this is not rare on the order of the previous two. Carlson did not list any auction records for a WM MI.18 but the cataloguer knows of five examples. 380 Brigadier General Eleazer W. Ripley. J.MI.19 UNC $525.00 Copper, bronzed. 65.0 mm. Uncirculated. Reddish mahogany and brown, not entirely attractive. 381 Major General Winfield Scott. J.MI.20 UNC $650.00 Copper, bronzed. 65.0 mm. Uncirculated. Nice and fairly even mahognay color. Old obverse encrustation in right field. Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII → Militaria → War of 1812 Medals and Decorations → Great Britain → Navy Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 382 Naval General Service EF $7,500.00 One bar: ENDYMION Wh PRESIDENT. Edge: John Barnett. Extremely Fine. Once cleaned. Replacement ribbon. Barnett was aboard HMS Endymion as a Supernumerary Private, Royal Marines. U.S.S. President stood out to sea from New York harbor in the teeth of a howling snow storm in the evening of January 14, 1815. On the following day she fell in with the British squadron blockading the city. After a chase, at 2:30 that afternoon HMS Endymion began...  more 383 Endymion Crook EAM $5,250.00 Silver. 83.5 mm. 147.0 gns. Milford-Haven 570, Tancred p.164. Essentially as made. These are said to have been made for the midshipmen to wear while ashore, to distinguish them from the general run of middies who could not lay claim to a part in the capture of USS President. 384 Endymion Crook EAM $3,750.00 Silver. 83.7 mm. 144.1 gns. Milford-Haven 570, Tancred p.164. A second and also essentially as made. 385 Naval General Service EF $28,000.00 Two bars: SHANNON Wh CHESAPEAKE and NILE. Edge: Griffiths Morris. Extremely Fine. Once cleaned. Replacement ribbon. Griffiths was a Royal Marine private in both engagements (aboard HMS Audacious at the Nile). Only 44 NGS medals were authorized for this action and only one other also with the Nile bar. After a somewhat frustrating blockade of Boston harbor, on June 1, 1813 British Captain Philip Bowes Vere Broke sent a letter...  more 386 Naval General Service VF $32,500.00 One bar: PELICAN 14 AUGt 1813. Edge: Francis Fox. Very Fine. Once nail board mounted. Old ribbon. Fox was Pelican's cook. There are only four names on the NGS roll for this action. HMS Pelican had been searching for USS Argus for three days before finding her off St. David's Head on August 14, 1813. American Captain Allen shortened sail so his pursuer could catch up (his was the faster of the two brig-sloops) and...  more 387 Naval General Service EF $24,000.00 One bar: 29 APRIL BOAT SERVICE 1813. Edge: George Bishop, Lieut. R.N. Extremely Fine. Once cleaned. Replacement ribbon. Bishop is listed on the roll as part of H.M.S. Statira's (46) complement (vessel wrecked on Cuban coast two years later). Frenchtown, a hamlet of about 12 houses, and Havre-du-Grace, a larger place of some 60 homes, were shelled, invaded, and largely burned during the...  more 388 Naval General Service VF $9,000.00 One bar: AP & MAY BOAT SERVICE 1813. Edge: John Pilgrim. Very Fine. Once cleaned. Once nail board mounted. Replacement ribbon. Pilgrim was an Ordinary Seaman aboard HMS Maidstone. Also awarded for the Frenchtown and Havre-du-Grace actions. 389 Naval General Service EF $14,000.00 One bar: THE POTOMAC 17 AUG 1814. Edge: Thomas Marriott. Extremely Fine. Once cleaned. Once nail board mounted. Replacement ribbon. Apparently original paper box of issue. Marriott was a midshipman aboard the rocketship HMS Erebus. To Lossing's account the cataloguer should add that while the bombardment of Fort Washington was an easy affair and the capture of Alexandria not much harder, the descent down the Potomac...  more 390 Naval General Service CH VF $8,000.00 One bar: 14 DEC BOAT SERVICE 1814. Edge: Wm. Choppin. Choice Very Fine. Once cleaned. Replacement ribbon. Choppin was a landsman aboard HMS Royal Oak. On December 12, 1814, Commander N. Lockyer with 42 launches and 980 seamen and marines began an advance against American picket boats covering the approaches to Lake Pontchatrain and New Orleans, preparatory to the British landings against the...  more Page 13 of 103  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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