Adam Llewellyn Posted 21 March , 2012 Share Posted 21 March , 2012 Good Day All, I've been buying campaign medals, singles and groups for about three years now, and within that time I've only been lucky enough to get medals to men from my place of residence, Anstey Leicestershire on two occasions, the first time was on ebay and the second time was last Friday whilst visiting Loughborough market. To my surprise there were two or three stalls with medals displayed and I couldn't believe my luck when I saw a Second World War medal postal box with a Anstey address on it. The name on the box did ring a few bells and after getting the stall holders attention and asking if the box was empty I was again knock off my feet when he pointed to a set off medals which were connected to the box. After getting my feet back on the ground and first thinking that the medals must have been to the same man, it wasn't until I got home and checked the records that I realised the medals could only be to the father, First War Pair and son, Second War Pair along with a 39-45 and Burma Star, after finding the father was born in 1887. I'll mount the medals in a deep picture frame and put them on my medal wall with my other bits and pieces and will never even think about selling them on, but with the medals being what they are and me paying £90, did I get them at a very good price or what? Regards. Llew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor432 Posted 21 March , 2012 Share Posted 21 March , 2012 Llew All I can say is what price is a mans history and his service to his country ? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Llewellyn Posted 21 March , 2012 Author Share Posted 21 March , 2012 Dave, Very true sir, they are priceless. Llew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthornton1979 Posted 21 March , 2012 Share Posted 21 March , 2012 A WW1 pair would depend on who he served with (ASC, Line Regt, RFC etc)amongst other factors (officer? Casualty? etc), Full entitlement? I'd say as a guestimate £35-£55 for a non-officer and not a casualty. Maybe £15ish fo the Burma star, plus the other three medals - £25-£30 ? Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Llewellyn Posted 22 March , 2012 Author Share Posted 22 March , 2012 Hello Neil, Thanks for the reply, the pair are to a private in the 2nd London Regiment and I believe would be his full entitlement. I was thinking along the lines that with the medals being to a father and son the value for the complete set would probably be more than just a WWI pair and 4 WWII medals with the box and slip. Regards. Llew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old joe Posted 22 March , 2012 Share Posted 22 March , 2012 You have preserved a piece of a family's as well as local history, difficult to put a price on that. Neil's comments valuation wise are spot on as well, so the 90 is hopefully money well spent. Regards, Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony paley Posted 12 April , 2012 Share Posted 12 April , 2012 bear in mind that WW2 medals are unamed , unless a long service etc. Tony P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Llewellyn Posted 14 April , 2012 Author Share Posted 14 April , 2012 The first thing that caught my interest Tony was the postal box that the WW2 medals would have been sent in, namely the Anstey postal address. Thanks for the reply. Llew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarquebec Posted 4 May , 2012 Share Posted 4 May , 2012 Thanks Llew and well done. I keeping looking in hope of finding missing family medals. I keep a close eye on ebay and have noticed the recipient and regiment seems to make a diference to value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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