Important Renaissance helmet sets record
An important Renaissance helmet made a world-auction record price of £120,000 in Thomas Del Mar’s auction of Fine Antique Arms, Armour
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Militaria
Victoria Cross medal sets new record
A new world auction record for the sale of a British military Victoria Cross was achieved when the medal fetched
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Bidders battle for American Civil War letter
Soldiers’ letters sent during the American Civil War formed part of a rare historical postal collection of early USA stamps
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Changi POW Camp archive is top lot
An extraordinary Second World War archive relating to Changi POW Camp in Singapore, and the building of the Siam-Burma Railway
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Christina Trevanion on The Dirty Dozen military watches
There is something enduringly appealing about military wristwatches. The simplicity of design retains a dignified and modest silence at what it must have
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Strong online bidding in Oxfordshire sale
Oxfordshire auctioneers Mallams has reported strong online bidding for its recent Home Sale earlier this month. Militaria remains popular and
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CIA intelligence officer medals in sale
An important group of Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A) medals presented to “one of America’s greatest intelligence officers” will be offered
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Medals in demand in North Yorkshire saleroom
Medals sold well throughout Tennants’ recent Auctioneers Militaria and Ethnographica Sale in December, with rare lots and those with provenance
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Rare WWII cryptology silk in Tennants’ sale
A very rare Second World War cryptology silk, printed with a list of French codes, estimated at £400 to £600, is
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Rare plaque rewrites Black History in WWI
A recently discovered Great War Memorial Plaque that rewrites Black History in World War One sold for a total of £10,540
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