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A scarce Knight Bachelor’s Great War group of seven awarded to Commander Sir Geoffrey E. Duveen, Royal Marines, a Motor Owner Driver attached Royal Naval Division in 1914, who later transferred to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and survived the sinking of H.M.S. Cassandra by a mine during the British intervention in the Russian Civil War Knight Bachelor’s Badge (2), 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1948, in Royal Mint case of issue; 3rd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Commander Sir E. G. [sic] Duveen V.D., R.N.V.R.’, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in Garrard, London, case of issue; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Temp. Lieut G. Duveen, R.M. Attd. R.N. Div.) gilded; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. E. Duveen. R.N.V.R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1928, cleaned, generally good very fine (8) £1,800-£2,200 --- Approximately 42 1914 Stars and 16 clasps issued to Motor Owner Drivers. Approximately 144 G.V.R. awards of the R.N.V.R. Decoration. Geoffrey Edgar Duveen was born at 16 York Street, Portman Square, London in July 1883, and was the son of Henry Duveen - an art dealer and an eminent philatelist who was considered one of the ‘Fathers of Philately’, who was in partnership with his brother Sir Joseph J. Duveen. He was educated at Bath and Merton College, Oxford and called to the Bar at the Inner Temple. Duveen was a Motor Owner Driver appointed to a Temporary commission in the Royal Marines as 2nd Lieutenant on 29 September 1914. These Motor Owner Drivers were ‘gentlemen’ car owners who volunteered to take their cars to the war zone and drive them under military command. They were all given Temporary commissions in the Royal Marines. Duveen served in the latter capacity at Antwerp, and advanced to Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in January 1915. He was subsequently posted to the Royal Naval Division Headquarters Staff at Crystal Palace, and advanced to Lieutenant in January 1916. Duveen was examined by the Medical Director General’s Department and found to be totally deaf in one ear in February 1916. As a consequence he was declared unfit for active service afloat, and continued to serve at Crystal Palace. Duveen was subsequently posted to H.M.S. Cormorant at Gibraltar, and held various posts there. He was posted to H.M.S. Cassandra (light cruiser),12 June 1918, and served with her during the British intervention in the Russian Civil War. The latter was sunk by a German mine, 5 December 1918, near Saaremaa in the Gulf of Finland. Cassandra quickly sank, but most of her crew were rescued by the destroyers Westminster and Vendetta with only eleven of her crew lost. Duveen survived the sinking, and was demobilised in March 1919. Duveen transferred to the Permanent List of the London Division, R.N.V.R. in August 1921, and advanced to Lieutenant Commander in January 1926. He received the Freedom of the City of London in 1927. Duveen retired as Commander in September 1934 (awarded R.N.V.R. Decoration in 1934), but was re-engaged for service as Temporary Commander in September 1939. His Second War service included with the Spartiate depot ship, Glasgow, the Baccante, Aberdeen, as President, Admiralty Trade Division, and as Yeoman, Staff of the Flag Officer in Charge, London. Commander Duveen retired in August 1945, and received a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours List of 1948, in recognition of services as Chairman of the Royal Ear Hospital, London. He was also Master of the Worshipful Company of Plumbers, a noted coin collector, and died in 1975. Sold with copied research.
Philately interest - An Academic Philatelist's meticulously collected and ordered Great Britain / Commonwealth and Worldwide stamp collection (Queen Victoria - George VI), contained in three albums, seven (7) Penny Blacks, three with good four margins, various plates and cancel marks, 1d Red, mint plate 200, eleven (11) further 1d Reds, 1841 2d Blue, plate 3, 1841 2d Blue, plate 4, AGL (Andrew G. Lajer) 1840 2d Blue, eight (8) further 2d stamps, Queen Victoria - Jubilee issue, unmounted mint near complete set (missing vermilion), together with many used, George V Seahorses, two (2) 1929 Postal Union Congress £1, unused, together with ½-1-1½-2½, unused, and others used, George VI 1951, unused stamps 2/6-5s-10s-£1, together with used, George VI blocks, many other stamps to include Postage & Revenue stamps mint and used, to include Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, etc etc, Universal Postal Union stamps, mint and used, to include New Hebrides, Grenada, British Guiana, Dominica, Australia, Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands Dependencies, Victorian stamped addressed envelopes with Two Penny Blue stamp and Penny Red stamp, etc. (many hundreds in total) * Viewing highly recommended. ** Beware - We are not experts in this field, please satisfy yourself before bidding.
Philately interest - A comprehensive collection of mint Guernsey stamps, displayed in ten Guernsey Post Office official binders with sleeves by Linder, dating 1969-2021 inclusive, (Albums complete or near complete), together with two binders depicting stamps from Alderney. (12 albums, large quantity)
Philately - Commemorative sheets / Smilers, twelve sheets predominantly 1st class to include British World Champion Grand Prix Drivers, London 2012 Olympic And Paralympic Venues, Doctor Who, Memories Of Wembley Stadium, Machin Definitives 40th Anniversary, England Winners 1966 and other, in excess of £160 face value.
Philately - Commemorative sheets / Smilers, nine Royal Mail sheets to include Christmas With Wallace & Gromit, Air Displays, Concorde First Flight 40th Anniversary, Jaguar E-Type, The Mini and other, in excess of £120 face value also included in the lot are two USPS sheets including Disney, a Victory And Peace Stamps 1945 - 1946 album and a stock book of pre-decimal mint stamps.
An extensive collection of stamps and philately across numerous albums and loose to include GB PHQ cards, Brooke Bond Tea cards, First Day Covers to include England World Cup Winners 18th August 1966, Ersttagsblatt german stamp collection 1976, German first day covers, Tuvalu etc. [two large boxes].
Philately and postcards, comprising black and white UK seaside postcards and coloured postcards, and album containing postage envelopes from 1920's with postage worn penny and half penny stamps, an album of 1940's and 1950's postage worn sorting office labels and stamps, Stanley Gibbons protector cover album and various others enclosed in five albums.
Russia 1922 pre-pair Michel U54 envelope with Romanov 14K postal rate overprinted with Soviet coat of arms and caption 'Philately for Children 19th August 1922' added as heading to make commemorative envelope posted within Moscow, cancelled 19/8/1922 Moscow with a 1st day of issue cancel on SG 277 10K 'Philately for children' overprinted definitive
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