The Richard Magor Collection of Medals Relating to India and Africa, and other Fine Awards

2 July 2003

Lot No 1

Honourable East India Company Medal for Deccan 1778-84, silver, 32mm., fitted with later loop for suspension, polished, therefore good fine and scarce £400-450

2 July 2003

Lot No 2

Honourable East India Company Medal for Mysore 1790-92, silver, 38mm., an old cast copy, fitted with loop for suspension, nearly very fine £100-150

2 July 2003

Lot No 3

Honourable East India Company Medal for Ceylon 1795-96, silver, a slightly later striking showing rust marks but none of the usual die cracks of the very late strikings, sometime gilded and fitted with loop suspension, very fine £200-250

2 July 2003

Lot No 4

Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver-gilt, 48mm., Soho Mint, fitted...

2 July 2003

Lot No 5

Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver, 48mm., Soho Mint (Serjt. L. Graham, Bombay H.E.I.C. Regt.) fitted with bronze clip and ring suspension, nearly very fine £200-250

2 July 2003

Lot No 6

Honourable East India Company Medal for Egypt 1801, silver, later striking on wider flan showing vertical die crack to obverse, fitted with loop for suspension, very fine £250-300

2 July 2003

Lot No 7

Honourable East India Company Medal for Java 1811, silver, fitted with loop for suspension, overall signs of wear, otherwise nearly very fine £500-600

2 July 2003

Lot No 8

Honourable East India Company Medal for Nepaul 1814-16, silver, a slightly later striking, pierced and fitted with ring for suspension, good very fine £250-300

2 July 2003

Lot No 9

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Laswarree (J. Kernon, 8th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine £2000-2500

2 July 2003

Lot No 10

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul (J. Morris, 17th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £800-1000

2 July 2003

Lot No 11

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Kirkee and Poona (Private Appajee Angrea, 12th Regt. N.I.) long hyphen reverse, impressed naming, very fine £600-700

2 July 2003

Lot No 12

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Poona (Lieut. W. Wilkins, 4th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, extremely fine £2000-2500

2 July 2003

Lot No 13

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nagpore (Hy. Moore, 1st Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially engraved naming, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £1200-1500

2 July 2003

Lot No 14

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Maheidpoor (Shaik Moideen, 2d 3d Light Infy.) short hyphen reverse, naming impressed in large capitals, severe edge bruising and contact marks, good fine £400-500

2 July 2003

Lot No 15

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Corygaum (Havildar Cundojee Mullojee, 2nd N.I.) short hyphen reverse, naming officially engraved in running script, very fine and very rare £2500-3000

2 July 2003

Lot No 16

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Lt.-Col. Alfred Richards, Comg. In Assam) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruising and surface marks, therefore nearly very fine £1400-1800

2 July 2003

Lot No 17

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Havildar Shaick Goolam Hoosain, 6th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, naming engraved in running script, very fine £300-350

2 July 2003

Lot No 18

Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Allighur, Bhurtpoor (Seid Hussein, 31st N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially re-impressed naming, edge bruising and polished, therefore good fine £600-700

2 July 2003

Lot No 19

Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Seetabuldee & Nagpore, Bhurtpoor (Captn. L. H. Smith, 6th Cavy.) short hyphen reverse, officially engraved naming, some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £4000-5000

2 July 2003

Lot No 20

Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Assye, Argaum, Gawilghur (Havilr. Eshwar, Arty.) long hyphen reverse, impressed naming, some buckling to middle clasp, general contact wear, otherwise nearly very fine £900-1200

2 July 2003

Lot No 21

Honourable East India Company Medal for Burma 1824-26, gold, fitted with steel clip and ring...

2 July 2003

Lot No 22

Honourable East India Company Medal for Burma 1824-26, silver, fitted with replacement silver claw and straight bar suspension, good very fine £450-500

2 July 2003

Lot No 23

Honourable East India Company Medal for the Coorg Rebellion 1837, silver, sometime gilded, a later striking fitted with rings for suspension, very fine £400-500

2 July 2003

Lot No 24

Ghuznee 1839 (Private William Forrest, 13th Light Infantry) engraved in reverse field in running script, good very fine £350-400

2 July 2003

Lot No 25

Candahar 1842 (Sepoy Loll Pandy, Bengal 42nd Regt. N.I.) naming engraved in running script, fitted with steel clip and straight bar suspension, some corrections to naming and a few edge bruises, otherwise very fine £200-250

2 July 2003

Lot No 26

Cabul 1842 (James Tubb, 9th Regt.) naming impressed in the regimental style, fitted with steel clip but no suspension ring or bar, very fine £300-350

2 July 2003

Lot No 27

Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842, with ‘Victoria Regina’ obverse (Thos. Wilkes, 40th Regt.) impressed naming, fitted with scroll suspension, edge bruising and polished, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce £400-500

2 July 2003

Lot No 28

Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Mural Crown (Corl. Mellon, xiii P.A.L.I.) regimentally impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £500-600

2 July 2003

Lot No 29

Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory, unnamed as issued, fitted with steel clip and straight bar suspension, good very fine £500-600

2 July 2003

Lot No 30

Meeanee 1843, unnamed as issued, fitted with original silver clip and bar suspension, lightly scuffed, otherwise good very fine £200-250

2 July 2003

Lot No 31

Hyderabad 1843 (Bowany Deen, 3rd Lt. Cavy.) fitted with original silver clip and bar suspension, lightly scuffed, otherwise good very fine £250-300

2 July 2003

Lot No 32

Punniar Star 1843 (Private Charles Bowes, H.M. 9th or Queen’s Royal Lancers) original hook adapted for straight steel bar suspension, good very fine £350-400

2 July 2003

Lot No 33

Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845 (Native Dr. Aliff Khan, Govr. Genls. Dispensy.) suspension slack, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £200-250

2 July 2003

Lot No 34

Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal 1846, 1 clasp, Sobraon (Hy. Greenbank, 16th Lancers) extremely fine £300-350

2 July 2003

Lot No 35

Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Mooltan (Private Adjoodia Persad, Scinde C.B.C.) nearly very fine £150-200

2 July 2003

Lot No 36

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (E. Woolley, 32nd L.I.) good very fine £600-700

2 July 2003

Lot No 37

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Sirdar Peeroo, Lucknow Garison) naming officially re-engraved in running script, good very fine and scarce £400-500

2 July 2003

Lot No 38

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Bombr. M. M’Grath, 1st Bde. Bengal H. Art.) good very fine £500-600

2 July 2003

Lot No 39

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 4 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow, Central India (Bombr. John Cook, 1st Bn. Bengal Art.) contact marks, otherwise very fine and very rare £1200-1500

2 July 2003

Lot No 40

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Serjt. Thos. Gaffney, 18th Royal Irish Regt.) good very fine £140-160