Guns, Ammo, and Militaria Auction
Lot 2093:
Extensive collection of 23 US Medals for Service in US Civil War to Post WWI VFW. Mix of original and older re-strikes, thick medals. Several are numbered on medal’s edge. See notes below. From top left to bottom right: 1) Service medal, The Civil War 1861-1865-US Navy. 2) and 3) Service Medals, With Malice Towards None With Charity for All. Two different ribbons. 4) Service Medal, The Civil War 1861-1865-United States Marine Corps. Numbered 1884. 5) and 6) Service Medals, Philippine Campaign 1899-1903, US Navy and US Marine Corps. 7) Service Medal, Army of Occupation Porto Rico. US Army. 8) US Navy Battle of Manila Bay The Dewey Medal. In Remembrance of Manila Bay. Re-strike. Stamped COPY. 9) Service Medal, West Indies 1898. US Marine Corps. Sticker “Wrong ribbon”. 10) Service Medal, Spanish Campaiign 1898. US Navy. 11) Service Medal, West Indies 1898. US Navy. Sticker “Wrong ribbon”. 12) Service Medal, West Indies 1898. US Marine Corps. Numbered 8025 on rim. 13) Service Medal, Indian Wars. US Army. Stamped Bronze Medallic Art Co on rim. 14) Sampson Medal. US Naval Campaign West Indies 1898. Matanzas April 27. Restrike? Front reads “COMMANDEE IN CHEE”. 15) Service Medal, Army of Occupation Military Government of Cuba, US Army. 16) School Award, American Legion. Circa WWI-WWII. 17) Service Medal, War With Spain 1898. US Army. No ribbon. 18) Service Medal, Philippine Campaign 1899-1903, US Marine Corps. Numbered 2471 on rim. 19) and 20) Service Medals, China Relief Expedition1900-1901, US Army. Both different generation medals. 21)-22)-23) Service Medals, China Relied Expedition1900. One Navy and two US Marine Corps examples. All in riker display mount 16”x12”x1”. An instant collection of the medals from the time when the United States of America was showing the World what it was capable of. See photos.
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