Medals
Medals have always been a big part of Charterhouse auctions. Richard Bromell, Director, was taken (or dragged) around medal & militaria fairs and auctions as a child by his father who had a huge passion for collecting.
Moving forward nearly 50 years, the interest and enthusiasm Richards’s father had has rubbed off onto Richard and he now heads up the medal, militaria, coins and stamp division at Charterhouse. Medals sold by Charterhouse are researched to make certain they bring their full potential.
Although medals can look the same, values can differ hugely depending upon rank, regiment, campaign and citation. A good example of this could be a pair of WWI medals. A pair awarded to a Private who served with The Royal Engineers, could sell for under £100, but a pair which look identical, but awarded to an Australian Gallipoli casualty could sell for over £2,000. We often sell medals straight from the family, and the highest price paid for a medal group at Charterhouse was sold for the son of the recipient.
The medals sold were awarded to Ft Lt Richard Trevor-Roper. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in The Dambusters Raid as Guy Gibson’s rear gunner in the lead Lancaster. The medal group sold for an astonishing £148,000 to a collector. If you have a medal or group of medals, contact Richard Bromell at our salerooms 01935 812277 or send him images to info@charterhouse-auction.com and Richard will get back to you with a valuation.
All of our auctions use live internet bidding platforms to ensure that every lot, whether it is worth £20 or £500,000, reaches the widest possible market and sells for the best price possible. In the run up to an auction we receive 100’s of emails requesting further information for lots in the sale. Attached to these email replies, we regularly send well over 1,000 digital images, such is the huge interest generated in our auctions.
Single Owner Collections Come to Charterhouse
Single Owner Collections Come to Charterhouse
There are 220 lots of medals from one collector and 300 lots of stamps from another collector being sold in the huge Charterhouse three day collectors sale on the 28th, 29th February and 1st March.
“The stamp collector is having a large sort out of his collection and the medals collector has decided to let other buyers enjoy them.” Commented Richard Bromell. “Overall, the stamps are estimated to sell for £30,000 and the medals £40,000, with interest expected from around the world.”
The owner of the medals, who lives near Dorchester, started collecting in the early 1950’s where he paid pennies for some of them. Medals in the collection date from the mid-19th century to the Korean War and include gallantry to coronation medals. Top lot in the collection is a group of medals awarded to an officer in the RAF which includes a rare Air Force Cross estimated at £2,000-3,000.
The stamp collector, who lives near Bridport, has also been collecting for decades. He has chosen to thin out and auction mint and used stamps also dating from the mid-19th century onwards, and feature GB, Commonwealth and world stamps. The star stamp in the collection is a rare Queen Victoria £5 orange stamp estimated at £1,200-1,400
Charterhouse are now accepting further entries for their specialist auctions of coins, medals & stamps on 29th February, classic motorbikes on 14th March, classic cars on 27th March and automobilia on 3rd April
Richard Bromell and the Charterhouse Team can be contacted for advice and valuations at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, 01935 812277 or via rb@charterhouse-auction.com
Drawers full of medals in the collection
Rare RAF Air Force Cross medal group £2,000-3,000
Queen Victoria £5 Orange stamp, used, £1,200-1,400
Single Owner Collections Come to Charterhouse
Single Owner Collections Come to Charterhouse There are 220 lots of medals from one collector and 300 lots of stamps from another collector being sold in the huge Charterhouse three day collectors sale on the 28th, 29th February and 1st March. “The stamp collector is having a large sort out of his collection and the…
