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7 December 2022

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№ 73

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7 December 2022

Hammer Price:
£1,600

The Kaisar-I-Hind First Class in Gold attributed to the Reverend H. H. Weeks, Methodist Episcopal Mission to North India

Kaisar-I-Hind, G.V.R., 1st class, 2nd type, gold, with integral top suspension brooch bar, in its H.M. Mint Calcutta case of issue, extremely fine £1,000-£1,400

Kaisar-i-Hind Medal of the First Class London Gazette 1 January 1931: ‘The Reverend Harry Hanson Weak (sic), M. E. Mission, Garhwal, United Provinces.’

Sold together with a pencil note and a further typed note that reads:
‘“Kaiser-I-Hind” gold medal for Public Service in India 1931.
Awarded to Rev. H. H. Weeks, Methodist Episcopal Mission to North India.
Presented at an Official Durbar in Lucknow, United Provinces, in October, 1931, by Governor Meston, I.C.S. Govt. of India.
Mrs Week, and son Douglas, were present.’