Philately, Royal Philatelic Society, silver award medals (2, first gilt), Crawford Medal, by C.W. Thomas, bearded bust of the Earl of Crawford three-quarters left, rev. legend on scrolled design, edge named (1920 Mr Hugo Griebert), hallmarked London 1920; Tilleard Medal, by Turner & Simpson, edge named (H.C.V. Adams 1946-1947), hallmarked London 1947, both 44mm [2]. Good very fine; second cased as issued £90-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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First only illustrated. Hugo Griebert (1867-1924) was the first winner of the Crawford medal for his exhibit ‘The Stamps of Spain 1850-1854’. Griebert, who was one of London’s largest stamp dealers, and who had unwittingly in 1903 bought the stolen collection of German stamps formed by Consul Weber, the well-known collector of ancient Greek coins, was one of the leading British philatelists of his day and a confidante of George V. He retired from business in 1920 and sold his stock to Stanley Gibbons